Kuusivuoma is a permitting phase wind farm
Kuusivuoma wind farm project is at permitting phase and located in Finland in the municipality of Ylitornio, region of Lapland. The idea for the project came from the local landowners. The municipality of Ylitornio has shown a positive attitude for wind power in the muncipality by accepting the Land Use Plan Initiative during the spring 2023. After the latest changes, a maximum of wind farm with 31 wind turbines is planned for the area. According to the plan, the power lines related to the project will be located in the areas of Ylitornio and Tervola municipalities and the city of Tornio. Connection to the main grid is planned at the new Louepalo substation.
Kuusivuoma wind farm is 100% owned by the funds managed by Taaleri Energia. Taaleri Energia is a Finnish renewable energy fund manager with one of the largest dedicated renewables investment teams in Europe. The team manages a 9.3 GW wind, solar and battery storage portfolio in Europe and the US. The windfarm is being developed by Etha, a leading Finnish project developer and wind energy expert.
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and land use planning of the area have been initiated. The EIA program and the Program for Participation and Evaluation will be available for public viewing in August–September 2025. Nature and archaeological surveys conducted in the area will be completed during 2025.
The first phase of the EIA procedure, the EIA program, is a plan for how the environmental impact assessment will be carried out. The EIA program presents information about the project, its alternatives, the impacts to be assessed, and the assessment methods to be used. The actual assessment of impacts will be carried out in the next phase of the EIA procedure (EIA report). The Program for Participation and Evaluation for the initiation phase of the planning process outlines what is being planned and where, who the stakeholders are, when and how the parties can participate in the planning, an estimated schedule, the objectives and starting points of the planning, the necessary studies, and the plan for assessing impacts. Land use planning is progressing in parallel with the EIA procedure.
After the EIA program and Program for Participation and Evaluation, the EIA report and land use plan draft will be prepared and made available for public viewing before summer 2026. After this, land use plan proposal be drafted and is expected to be made available for public viewing at the end of 2026. Final approval of the land use plan could take place in 2027.
This operation benefits from support from the European Union under the InvestEU Fund.
