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environment

Apply for support to manage traditional biotopes

Support for managing the landscape under transmission lines is available from Fingrid if certain criteria are met. The support encourages people to take action. The applicant can be a landowner, other private person or, for example, a recreational association.

Precautions are necessary when eliminating hogweed

In Finnish nature, hogweed is an invasive alien species that smothers the native vegetation as it spreads. It is also dangerous to people, because the sap causes burns when it reacts with sunlight. There is good reason to be careful when eliminating the plant.

New environmental system encourages continuous improvement

This autumn, Fingrid introduced the new ISO 14001 environmental system, which applies to reserve power plant operations.

Fairy slipper – the northern orchid

The fairy slipper is a rare beauty found in the forests of northern Finland and Lapland. Calypso bulbosa is a protected species and a member of the orchid family. According to law, it may not be picked, cut or moved.

Fingrid issued a Green Bond

Finland’s first corporate-level Green Bond has attracted a lot of international interest.

Manage environmental risks – start using the environmental pack

Main grid use, maintenance and construction affect the environment in many ways. Environmental safety is vital to Fingrid, so we compiled a pocket-sized information package – an environmental pack – for convenient use at worksites.