Finnish company Ilmatar Energy is developing a 200MW wind farm in Northern Pirkanmaa, Finland.
The planning and permit process for the Vermassalo wind farm will kick off towards the end of 2022 with the construction work planned to take place in 2025-2026. Electricity generation should start around 2027-2028, according to the target schedule.
The areas are owned by the Finnish forestry and natural capital company Finsilva plc.
The tentative size of the project area owned by the company is roughly 3200 hectares, allowing 20-25 wind turbines to be placed in the area.
The Vermassalo project area is located roughly seven kilometres from Ilmatar’s Tuuramaki wind power project, for which the component master plan process and concurrent EIA procedure were launched in June 2022.
“Finsilva is a stable and well-known forest owner in Northern Pirkanmaa, which lays a good foundation for project development and long-term partnership,” said Ilmatar vice-president of projects Erkka Saario
“Our companies’ values match well, since accountability, local presence, and consideration of and engagement with interest groups and local communities play an important role in each company’s operating model. We are also happy about the fact that our projects will have a broad and long-term impact on Northern Pirkanmaa’s regional economy.”
Managing Director of Finsilva Juha Hakkarainen added: “Creating facilities for renewable energy, such as wind power, is an important part of our strategy. Renewable energy is the fastest evolving form of energy in the world, and it presents our company with interesting opportunities that we have decided to take.
“We want to be at the forefront in the responsible and diverse utilisation of forest and natural capital.”