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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!

The survey project consisted of three research sections: long-term measurements, a survey, and listening experiments. VTT led the implementation of the project and carried out the project's infrasound measurement campaign in areas where residents were known to associate their symptoms with the infrasound of wind power plants. The project did not provide evidence of the health effects of infrasound in wind farms. Read more about the project in the press release of the Prime Minister's Office!

The Finnish Wind Power Association (STY) published a press release, according to which a record amount of new wind power was built in Finland last year. 141 new wind farms were built in Finland and wind power capacity increased by 26% from the previous year. Full-year wind power production was 8,061 TWh (or 11.7%) of all electricity production in our country. Read more here in the article of the Finnish Wind Power Association!