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At its meeting on April 8, 2022, the Pelkosenniemi Municipal Government approved the zoning initiatives of Siiamonselä and Matalaisenvaara. We are now starting to draw up a partial master plan for the projects and to determine the environmental impact, on the basis of which the delimitation of the project area and the number of wind turbines will be specified. We will work closely with landowners and other stakeholders throughout zoning. We will also continue to enter into land lease agreements. We encourage landowners to contact project development managers Tuomas Rautajoki (Matalaisenvaara) and Antti Marttila (Siiamonselkä) if you miss…

Pension companies, municipalities and the Cooperative have rushed the wind power boom into major owners. Many of these operators do not make a direct profit but supply electricity to their owners at cost price. This way, the owners get the cheapest possible electricity and are not dependent on price fluctuations on the power exchange. Read more about Yle's news about the major owners of the wind power industry!

The goal of Finland's energy economy is to increase energy self-sufficiency, and the EU is also investing in renewable energy production and energy networks. Domestic wind power construction meets both goals, and therefore wind power construction is growing strongly this year as well. According to the Finnish Wind Power Association, 42 % of the planned wind power capacity is located in Northern Ostrobothnia, more than 10 % in Ostrobothnia, more than 8 % in Lapland, 5 % in Southern Ostrobothnia, 5 % in Kainuu and 4 % in Central Finland.

Simo, located in the province of Lapland and has a population of about 3,000, is the windiest municipality in Finland. Of the Finnish municipalities, Simo generates the most wind power. These state-of-the-art power plants are significantly more efficient than the old ones, says the association's CEO Anni Mikkonen. Read the full news here!

The Pihtiputa municipal government has decided that the preparation of a partial master plan for the Leppäkangas wind farm can begin. The distance of the wind farms planned for the Pihtipudas area to the protected Natura area is about one kilometer. Read the full article here! 

The municipal government of Toholammi approved the zoning initiative of Tuulikolmio and the zoning plan for the preparation of a partial master plan for the wind farm in the Pitkälehto area. Next, the municipality will start drawing up a partial master plan and a zoning agreement will be drawn up before zoning begins. The 3,800-hectare project area is located mainly on privately owned land. The project is planned, planned and built in close cooperation with OX2 Finland Oy. Read the news here!

The Finnish Wind Power Association STY published a bulletin on the results of a study by Turku University of Applied Sciences, according to which people living near wind farms did not have more diseases or symptoms than in the comparison area. An in-depth study shows that wind power is built in Finland at a sufficient distance from settlement. The study also compared that the annoyance of wind power noise and road traffic noise was at the same level when the noise exposure in noise types is in the order of 30-40 dB. From this study you can…

The wind power company Vestas Finland will establish a service point for wind farms in Kannus. The service point will permanently employ about twenty employees. Work management encourages you to apply for jobs at a low threshold! Read more about Yle's article here!

In the Finnish electricity grid, the instantaneous power of wind power exceeded the maximum power of nuclear power (2800 MW) for the first time in January. Wind power peaked in January at 2929 MW, but 3.2. wind power production fell to bottom levels, to rise again on 4.3. peak readings of 3007 MW. In Finland, exceeding the 3 GW limit is known to be the first time ever and at the same time a new wind power record. Read more in the article Technology & Economy!

According to a recent study, a new potential area for wind power has been found in Luumäki's Suurikanka, South Karelia. The radar systems of the Defense Forces, which were previously an obstacle, are no longer an obstacle to the construction of wind power and the design of the wind power plant can be continued. Read more here in the article published by Yle!