Fingrid’s transmission lines are mainly located on land owned by private individuals. The aim of active communication is to facilitate interaction between the authorities, Fingrid, contractors and landowners throughout the various phases of transmission line projects.
An electric snowmobile starts up. The lights come on, but it makes no sound. There is no smell of petrol fumes as it sets off for the snowy forest.
Fingrid’s network map now contains information about environmental sites that must be taken into consideration when power lines are planned, built and maintained.
Fingrid pays attention to the needs of the environment in many ways, including when it maintains the transmission network, refurbishment substations and clears power line corridors.
At Fingrid, responsibility is part of the daily routine. Responsibility applies to personnel well-being, occupational safety, data protection, environmental impacts, and the tax footprint. The following examples illustrate that it also includes responsibility for procurements and contractual partners. Business is open so that Fingrid can deliver. Reliably.
Main grid maintenance involves a lot of construction work and dismantling of old structures. Most of the materials at worksites can be reused, but Fingrid still wants to improve its recycling efficiency.
The low rumble of an excavator breaks the silence of the riverbank at Tallikangas, in Vaala, Finland. Furrows one metre wide and half a metre deep criss-cross the field in a grid pattern, as excavation work enters its second day. The aim is to investigate whether the planned route for a 400 + 110 kilovolt transmission line runs through an archaeologically valuable area, perhaps containing remains of Stone-Age settlements.
The city of Tampere and Fingrid have cooperated on a project to restore an outdoor park running through Perkkoonpuisto right-of-way in the Multisilta district of Tampere. The goal is to manage nature and landscape in the area and promote its recreational use.
The North Karelia main grid is located near Lake Pielinen. The Lieksanjoki River that flows into it and the Ala-Koitajoki River flowing into Pielisjoki River provide sites for landlocked salmon to reproduce naturally in Finland. Fingrid is one of the funders in the Saimaa landlocked salmon restoration project launched by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.
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.
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Fingrid is Finland’s transmission system operator. We secure reliable electricity cost effectively for our customers and society, and shape the clean, market-oriented power system of the future.
