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During 2021, about 1,000 megawatts of new wind power will be built in Finland, and the amount will increase Finland's wind power capacity by 40 percent, according to an article published by the Wind Power Association on June 8, 2021. According to an investment survey published by the Confederation of Finnish Industries (EK), fixed investment in industry in 2021 is estimated at EUR 5.2 billion. Based on the investment decisions, it can be said that the amount of investments in the sector will remain in the same range as in the past…

Heikki Peltomaa has been elected the new chairman of the Finnish Wind Power Association (STY). Heikki Peltomaa is the CEO of wpd Finland Oy and has solid experience in the wind power industry since 2006. An article published by STY on 12 May 2021 states that Peltomaa has strong expertise in the project development of both onshore and offshore wind projects. Read more about Peltomaa's appointment and other STY's Board of Directors for the 2021–2022 term here.

On 6 June 2021, the Finnish Broadcasting Corporation (YLE) published an article entitled “Two large wind farms in Kajaani - city residents have a say in the plans”. The energy company Fortum is planning a maximum of 55 wind farms on the southern shore of Kajaani in Katajanmäki, where there is mainly commercial forest. An information and discussion event on the plans will be held by Fortum today, June 9. Murtomäki office in Murtsika, be involved and read more about the project here!

Helsingin Sanomat (HS) published an article on 29 May 2021 “The wind became a billion-dollar business”, which states that Finland needs more zero-emission electricity to reach its climate target. The story says that more than 200 new wind power plants with a total capacity of almost a thousand megawatts will be built in Finland this year. The article also talks about how a wind power plant currently under construction can produce up to three times as much electricity as a power plant built in 2009. Explore…

The Finnish Broadcasting Corporation (YLE) published an article on 26 April 2021 “Will 500 wind farms rise in Åland's sea areas? The billion-dollar project is moving in the wind, ”which presents Åland's ways to become an energy province and energy independent. Initially, 1,000 square kilometers have already been set aside for the construction of wind farms in Åland's nearby waters, and this may increase once the final zoning is completed. See the article and read more about how Åland might use wind power on the Archipelago's connecting vessel.  

In its press release of 17 February 2021 “The potential of Finnish wind power capacity to eightfold in wind power projects”, the Finnish Wind Power Association (STY) pointed out that the number of wind power projects has increased within a year 18 % and there is potential for eightfold Finnish wind power capacity in wind power projects. Read the full article and support increasing our country's renewable energy production!

Wind measurements at Mastokangas and Palkisvaara-Kannusvaara have been completed. Instrumentation placed at different heights on the met mast have recorded, among other things, wind direction and speed, humidity, temperature and other weather information relevant to wind power construction. The measurements have been used to determine the best possible locations for wind turbines and to estimate in advance the…