Finland News Thread

Arkwright · Tar Sands Joined: Jan 01, 2005 Posts: 87 Location: Finland

Instead of making a new thread whenever something energy-related happens in Finland, I thought to create a bigger thread where to collect news of things happening here.

I'll start with the big news of last friday:

New nuclear reactors planned.

Even though the 5th reactor hasn't been completed yet, nuclear energy company TVO left application for building a new 1000-1800 MW reactor to Olkiluoto. Goverment expects to get two other applications this year, one from national Fortum to add a new reactor to Loviisa and one from Fennovoima, owned by German Eonin and Finnish energy-intensive industry to build a reactor in Simo municipality near the city of Kemi. Its believed that at least one reactor will get the permit when applications are processed early next year.

Link in Finnish: http://www.talouselama.fi/docview.do?f_id=1350331&s=r

Tuike · Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 4:48 pm Post subject: Re: Finland News Thread

There's an article on HS newspaper's website that rising diesel costs hinder public transport in capital area and the article spells hard times for bus travellers.

I can't link it because the link has letter a with two dots but I can run it through Google translation tool which can now translate texts from Finnish to English.

HS wrote:

Arkwright · Tar Sands Joined: Jan 01, 2005 Posts: 87 Location: Finland

Was in todays main news in national tv:
Food costs have risen more in Finland (10%)than in rest of EU (6%), especially dairy products and meat. Main reason presented was risen energycosts of production and transportation, but there was also speculation of higher profit margins of industry and traders.

Link in Finnish: Ruoka kallistunut Suomessa EU-keskiarvoa enemman

Link to Google Translation