The permitting process for special transports of wind turbine parts is congested

The transport of parts for wind turbines has exploded, according to Yle's article. This contributes to the congestion of special transport permit applications, where there are currently 270 applications in the queue and the processing time has been extended to 10 days. However, the transportation of parts of the wind farm will not suffer from the lengthening of the permitting process. Most special transports related to wind power construction depart from the ports of Raahe and Kokkola. Read more about the permitting process for wind farms from here.