Hukkalansalo

The zoning process for the project began in autumn 2021, and the Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment (ELY Centre) issued a reasoned conclusion on the project’s Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) procedure in February 2024. Following this, Ilmatar abandoned two turbine locations previously planned on the Puolanka side (Julkuvaara), and the maximum height of the turbines was reduced from 350 metres to 310 metres to minimize visual impacts. Turbine locations were also refined to take into account valuable natural sites and cultural heritage identified during the EIA process.

The draft plan was available for public viewing from March 4 to April 3, 2025, and an open public event on the zoning process was held on March 13, 2025, at Paltamo Town Hall. Based on feedback received during the proposal stage, additional nature surveys were conducted in the area in spring 2025. As a result of these surveys, the locations of some turbines were adjusted to better safeguard natural values. On December 15, 2026, the Paltamo municipal board decided in its meeting to make the draft plan available for public viewing again from January 2 to February 2, 2026. The approval of the partial master plan is scheduled for spring 2026.

The construction schedule of the wind farm depends on the renovation timetable of Fingrid’s Nuojuankangas–Seitenoikea power line. A new 400+110 kV transmission line will be built alongside the existing 220 kV line north of Hukkalansalo, to which the Hukkalansalo wind farm will be connected.