I participated in a training session in which we discussed the joy of work and creativity. What maintains joy and what kills it? Text by Senior Vice President Tiina Miettinen, HR and Communications. PUBLISHED 27.2.2018
The world is changing and Fingrid has to change with it. Major change factors are the energy system revolution and changes taking place in society. Today’s Fingrid will not be enough for our customers in the future. PUBLISHED 23.11.2017
The days when electricity flowed in one direction from combustion plants to consumer outlets are over. We are now in the midst of a global energy revolution caused by decentralised technologies and digitalisation – and Finland should take advantage of it. PUBLISHED 24.11.2017
I have followed the revision of the Finnish Working Hours Act with great interest. The need for this reform is apparent and, therefore, it was quite unfortunate that the working group tasked with it never reached a conclusion, writes Tiina Miettinen, Fingrid’s Senior Vice President, HR and communications, in her blog posting. PUBLISHED 19.9.2017
One of the goals of the UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is to “by 2030, ensure that people everywhere have the relevant information and awareness for sustainable development and lifestyles in harmony with nature.” Consumers are being asked to take action to prevent climate change around the world. Large problems are solved by small acts on the part of consumers. Information and the right attitudes turn into responsible choices in a trivial way. I like to call this kind of wishful thinking the myth of the green consumer.
Finland has been taken over by digitalisation fever. It seems to be reaching all sections of society and is approaching hype proportions. Fingrid has already been carrying out digitalisation for years, especially in the automation of power system operations and proactive maintenance solutions. Today, digitalisation is used to achieve efficiency and cost benefits in all sections of business. Published 8.9.2017.
“Last November, the European Commission announced a bunch of legislative proposals concerning the Energy Union. Since then, the proposals, called the Winter Package, have received a new name,” writes Asta Sihvonen-Punkka, Fingrid’s Senior Vice President, Markets, in her blog posting. PUBLISHED 5.4.2017
The change in work is now on everyone’s lips. Repeatable, routine work is increasingly being transferred to machines and algorithms. Many challenging tasks, such as cancer diagnoses, will soon be better made by artificial intelligence than human beings. Any remaining work will involve either creative expertise or human interaction – for the time being, these tasks are difficult to replace with machines.
“We have plenty to offer, but our weakness is a lack of cooperation. Let’s change this through active interaction with nearby countries, since a common voice is a louder and more influential voice – and this also applies in the EU,” writes Tiina Miettinen, Fingrid’s Senior Vice President, HR and communications, in her blog posting.
PUBLISHED 24.11.2016
A sharp increase in the use of renewable energy, wind power and solar power presents many challenges to Central Europe’s large electricity system. Issues such as real time balancing production and consumption and, in particular, unexpected changes in transmission flows have caused a lot of headaches for our colleagues in terms of maintaining security of supply. Fortunately, they’ve been able to avoid extensive electricity blackouts since 2006.
PUBLISHED 23.11.2016
