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Environment

Green corridors for flying squirrels

The flying squirrel is an endangered species. Within the European Union, it can only be found in Finland and
Estonia. Fingrid safeguards the breeding and resting sites of the species by establishing green corridors along the transmission line routes required for the green transition.

Environment

New calculation model guides emissions reduction measures

Last year, Fingrid introduced a calculation model that takes into account the greenhouse gas emissions from its own operations and those of its service providers. The results serve as the basis for planning emissions reductions.

Environment

Clearing vegetation increases biodiversity

Regular vegetation management around transmission lines improves
electrical safety and transmission reliability and also maintains vital open habitats for many animal and plant species.

Environment

Gigantic green steel project

Blastr Green Steel, a Norwegian entity, is planning a low-carbon steel mill in Inkoo, where it plans to produce steel with significantly lower carbon dioxide emissions than conventional production.

Environment

Preserving nature and maintaining the main grid

Fingrid’s main grid comprises more
than 14,000 kilometres of transmission lines. When the lines undergo maintenance, Fingrid strives to preserve natural values. In some cases, it is even beneficial to biodiversity.

Environment

Safeguarding biodiversity

Fingrid trains its contractors to identify harmful invasive alien species, limit the spread of such species, and combat them correctly.

Environment

Biodegradable ester oil for transformers?

A high-voltage transformer in the main grid may contain as much as 100 tonnes of mineral oil, which is used as an electrical insulator and cooling medium. The environmental risks associated with transformer oils are very unlikely to be realised, but it is still necessary to make contingencies for them.

Environment

Has the day come for industrial-scale solar power?

Experts believe that technological advances and a strong electricity grid will pave the way for new solar power projects in Finland. At present, Finland’s largest solar power plants are fairly small by international comparison, mainly consisting of projects constructed to meet the needs of specific properties or companies.

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