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Important guidelines to promote renewable energy investments made in the government discussion on spending limits
According to the Finnish Wind Power Association’s estimate, at least EUR 5.5 billion worth of wind power investments are pending before the administrative courts and the Supreme Administrative Court. It is important that the additional resources available for administrative rights are used to dismantle queues for zoning and building permits. In its discussion on spending […]
12.4.2022
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Wind power is the key to increasing Finland’s energy self-sufficiency
According to the Project List updated by the Finnish Wind Power Association in March, Finland’s domestic wind power construction is strongly growing again this year. An increase in energy self-sufficiency is also supported by a statement issued by the European Commission in March, which said that the EU would significantly reduce its energy dependence on […]
25.3.2022
Press releases
Wind Power Award 2021 for the transmission system operator Fingrid
The Finnish transmission system operator Fingrid Oyj has been selected as the winner of the Wind Power Act 2021 in the competition organized by the Finnish Wind Power Association (FWPA). The audience voted Lestijärvi municipality’s wind power plant as their favorite. The competition jury justifies its choice by saying: “Fingrid is an extremely important part […]
17.3.2022
Publications
Economic research and FCG: Wind power plants do not affect residential property prices
The first study of its kind in Finland shows that wind farms have have no effect on residential property prices. Municipalities in which wind power was built between 2012 and 2021 were selected for the study commissioned by the Finnish Wind Power Association and carried out by the Finnish Consulting Group (FCG) and Taloustutkimus (independent […]
10.3.2022
Publications
New research data from Finland: wind power does not cause health problems
According to a recently published study, people living near a wind power plant did not have more diseases or symptoms than in the reference area. An in-depth study shows that wind power is planned and built in Finland at a sufficient distance from the population. A study by the Turku University of Applied Sciences’ Built […]
18.2.2022
