News
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There is potential in wind power projects
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!
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The decision of the Supreme Administrative Court on the Mastokangas project
The Supreme Administrative Court has rejected the appeals made against the partial master plan decision of the Mastokangas wind farm by its decision of 13 March 2018. The sub-master plan is thus legally binding.
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Thanks to those who attended the road meeting!
The meeting of the Kursu Forest Road Cooperative was held on 27 February 2018 at the Kopsa Observatory. Thank you for arranging the meeting and participating!
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Dismantling of met masts in progress in both Raahe and Sodankylä
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…
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Downtime in e-mails on February 15, 2018
We apologize for the inconvenience in the emails and website on February 15, 2018.
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Presentation of tenders for renewable energy production support to Parliament
On 9 November 2017, the Government sent a Government proposal to Parliament for consideration, which includes a proposal for a bonus system based on a renewable energy tender. More about this on the TEM website
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The Siikajoki municipal government provided a reply to the Supreme Administrative Court regarding the proposed rezoning for the Mastokangas Wind Farm
At its meeting on 4 September, the Siikajoki municipal government approved response to the complaint filed against the proposed Mastokangas Wind Farm Zone. The case is now continuing in the Supreme Administrative Court.
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The Ministry of Employment and the Economy's report on the health and environmental effects of wind power has been published
The report is available on the Ministry of Employment and the Economy's website
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Decision of the Administrative Court on the partial master plan of Palkisvaara
No appeal has been lodged with the Supreme Administrative Court against the decision of the Administrative Court regarding the partial master plan of Palkisvaara. The interpretation of the Administrative Court regarding the entry in the formula for the effect of a wind farm on air surveillance has changed. Since the end of 2016, several partial master plan decisions for wind farms have overturned in Finland for the same reason by a decision of the Administrative Court. We are waiting for new guidance on formula designation. After a partial master plan crashes, the alternative is to start the zoning process from the beginning. We will provide more information as soon as possible. We apologize for the ambiguity…
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Decision of the Administrative Court on the partial master plan of Palkisvaara
Appeals against the decision of the Administrative Court of Northern Finland regarding the partial master plan decision of the Palkisvaara wind farm have been reported in Lapin Kansa and Pohjolan Sanomat on 3 March 2017. Tuulikolmio Oy will discuss the decision with the municipality of Sodankylä and will report the matter in more detail.