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96% of Pohjolan Voima’s electricity production is already CO2 neutral, and the responsibility goals set for 2020 were even exceeded.
Pohjolan Voima has now set ambitious objectives: it wants electricity production to be 99% carb…

According to a unanimous decision of the shareholders of Pohjolan Voima Oyj on 25 March 2021, the following members were appointed to the Board of Directors: Tapio Korpeinen, UPM-Kymmene Corporation, personal substitute Jussi Pesone…

The overhaul of PVO-Vesivoima’s Jumisko hydropower plant in Kemijärvi has begun. The overhaul will improve the power plant’s capacity to produce regulating energy that will provide an important balance to the national power sup…

PVO-Vesivoima’s hydropower plants on the Iijoki, Kemijoki and Kokemäenjoki rivers will introduce a new central control system in March. The selected system is Valmet DNA, and the supplier is Valmet.
The system will provide PVO-V…

Pohjolan Voima’s subsidiary PVO-Vesivoima Oy and Caverion have signed a follow-up agreement concerning operation and maintenance for the Kokemäenjoki, Iijoki and Kemijoki hydropower plants in Finland. The agreement will ensur…

We have donated the money reserved for Christmas greetings to charity. We support the Good Holiday Spirit campaign 2020 The Good Holiday Spirit campaign is a joint fundraising initiative of the Mannerheim League for Child Welfare an…

The caisson innovation designed by PVO-Vesivoima’s specialists saves effort and money when repairing hydropower plants. The innovators received Pohjolan Voima’s initiative award for their idea. Performing concrete repair work wh…

The Regional State Administrative Agency for Northern Finland decided to grant a water management permit for the Raasakka fishway in Iijoki. The decision is significant for the work to revive stocks of migratory fish in the Iijoki r…

Pohjolan Voima reached excellent results in its personnel satisfaction survey for 2020. Pohjolan Voima is one the most inspiring employers in Finland in 2020. This recognition can only be achieved by organisations reaching optimal r…

A construction project worth more than EUR 1.5 million will be started in November at Haapakoski rapids in the Iijoki river to secure the downstream migration of salmonids.    “The construction of a downstream migration…