Onshore wind / Under development

Vornankorpi

Pielavesi – Finland

Est. 130 MW Total power

Max. 13 Number of turbines

Max. 225 / 350 M Hub height / Tip height

Est. 2028 To be operational

Ilmatar is preparing a wind farm with a total of 18 wind turbines in the Pielavesi and Kuopio (formerly Maaninka) areas of Northern Savonia. The Vornankorpi planning area is located between Iso-Panka and Petäjäjärvi, bordering the Tervo municipality to the south. The plan includes up to 13 turbines in the Pielavesi area and five in the Kuopio area. In Phase 2 of the Northern Savonia Regional Plan 2040, the Vornankorpi area has largely been designated as a potential wind power area. This page focuses on the Pielavesi section of the project. You can access information about the Kuopio area here.

The Pielavesi Technical Board approved Ilmatar’s planning initiative for the Pielavesi section on February 21, 2023. The environmental impact assessment (EIA) program for the Vornankorpi wind power project was available for public review from August 7 to September 6, 2023, and the coordinating authority issued its statement on the EIA program on October 6, 2023.

If the project continues to progress favorably, the approval of the partial master plan is expected around the turn of 2025–2026.

According to the preliminary schedule, the construction of the wind farm is planned for 2026–2027.

Current Situation

The Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Report for the Vornankorpi Wind Power Project has been completed, and the Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment for North Savo (ELY Centre) has made the EIA Report available for public review on 30 April 2025.

You can access the project’s EIA Report on the project’s EIA website at www.ymparisto.fi/vornankorpituulivoimaYVA.

Information and public events regarding the project, the EIA procedure, and zoning will be organised at the following locations:

Suojala Community Hall (Puistotie 8, Pielavesi) on 26 May 2025 from 17:00 to 19:00
Maaninkajärvi School Centre (Maaningantie 49, Maaninka, Kuopio) on 27 May 2025 from 17:00 to 19:00.

Remote participation will also be possible. The participation link will be published closer to the events at www.ymparisto.fi/vornankorpituulivoimaYVA.