Finland commissioned 439 MW of new wind capacity this year, with another gigawatt expected by year-end

Finland commissioned 439 MW of new onshore wind capacity in the first half of this year, and the Finnish Wind Power Association expects development to accelerate further in the second half. The total installed capacity of Finnish wind farms could therefore exceed 7 GW by the end of this year. The information was reported by international news service Argus.

The 439 MW of new wind capacity commissioned in Finland between January and June 2023 brought the total installed capacity of the country’s wind farms to 6.1 GW. That is around 2 GW more than in June 2022.

According to published information, 75 wind turbines were commissioned in Finland in the first half of this year, just under half the 154 turbines commissioned over the same period last year.

International news service Argus reported that all wind turbines installed in Finland come from just two suppliers. Nordex Acciona accounted for 68% of deliveries, with the remainder supplied by Denmark’s Vestas.