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Why is the transmission grid not extended to the sea in Finland?

Fingrid treats all connection applicants equally. In accordance with the Electricity Market Act, a connection line serving a single customer is the responsibility of the connecting party and is therefore not part of the transmission grid. Extending the transmission grid to the sea would, in practice, constitute a subsidy at a single generation technology.

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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.

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Congestion management

Program Manager Antti Raininko tackles the key challenges of the energy transition.

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Does EU’s trans-European networks policy need a rehaul?

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.

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Could we accelerate grid construction?

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.

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