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Finland lives on electricity
Fingrid is building the electricity grid to meet the needs of a changing electricity system faster and more efficiently, but also responsibly.
13.3.2026
Fingrid is building the electricity grid to meet the needs of a changing electricity system faster and more efficiently, but also responsibly.
The European Network Codes and Guidelines entered into force about ten years ago. As markets and power system needs have evolved since then, the time has come for updating them.
Program Manager Antti Raininko tackles the key challenges of the energy transition.
Regional cooperation should be put in the centre, as a stepping stone for a European approach, to build common understanding of bottlenecks and to agree on prioritisation of projects and solutions, as well as to ensure effective follow-up of project implementation.
The average time required to obtain an expropriation permit is currently between one-and-a-half and two years, when it used to be only six months.
The energy transition requires new kinds of solutions, which Suvi Peltoketo is developing in her work.
Electricity market developments and new electricity market solutions, together with the construction of the main grid, will enable the acceleration of the green transition, the cost-efficient growth of the power system and the safeguarding of operational capacity.
Could there be a more relevant and interesting topic for a safety toolbox talk than a safety observation made by your team?
Municipalities play a crucial role in enabling
the energy transition.
