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1.9.2021

…And a call comes in from the main grid control centre…

It is a Monday morning, and a call comes in from the main grid control centre. Over the weekend, the Swedish transmission system operator Svenska kraftnät (Svk) began limiting the transmission of electricity from Finland to Central Sweden. I recalled a moment last summer when Svk was forced to limit the transmission of electricity from Norway, leading to confusion in the electricity markets – surely history will not repeat itself on the border between Finland and Sweden...?

1.9.2021

Working together and individually in the name of occupational safety

The safety theme for 2021 is “Think before you act!” writes Karri Koskinen.

7.5.2021

What are reputation and trust made of?

An organisation’s reputation can be measured and influenced. Assertive, proactive steps should be taken to boost the organisation’s reputation.
If action is taken too late, it can be difficult to appear credible, writes Riku Ruokolahti.

4.3.2021

Even monopolies need to provide personal service

Although it is important for us to discharge our statutory duties properly, we are also able to generate significant added value by investing in value chains that are visible to customers and offering expert resources for them, writes Jussi Jyrinsalo, Fingrid's Senior Vice President of Grid Services and Planning.

4.3.2021

Think before you act

An occupational safety campaign will begin in 2021 with the aim of ingraining a “think before you act” mindset into everything we do, writes Timo Kiiveri, Senior Vice President of Asset Management from Fingrid.

2.11.2020

Markets enable transformation

Twenty-five years of open electricity markets have gone by in a flash. The markets have expanded, and marketplaces and connections have improved, writes Fingrid's Executive Vice President Asta Sihvonen-Punkka.

18.9.2020

Good practices are meant to be shared

The safety year of 2020 has truly been a year of change and exceptional times. At the latest, the abnormity of this year has shown that the knowledge of safety needs to be shared as efficiently as possible, beyond the organizational boundaries, writes Fingrid's ‎Head of Grid Management Unit Janne Eskelinen.

31.8.2020

When a monopoly’s brand and reputation are good, everyone benefits

Fingrid is a transmission system operator with a monopoly and a proven brand. But why does a monopoly need a brand, asks Fingrid's President & CEO Jukka Ruusunen,

16.6.2020

A wise energy strategist understands things at grassroots level

Finland has set itself a truly ambitious climate target: Finland will be climate neutral in 2035, and carbon-negative soon after! A key means of reducing emissions is to eliminate the emissions of industry, heating and transport by electrifying them, writes Jukka Ruusunen, Fingrid's President & CEO.