Press releases

The dam bridge of the Melo hydropower plant in Nokia is once again open for bicycle and pedestrian traffic. The renovation work that closed the earth dam for a long time have ended, and the finishing work for the area after the clos…

Installation work for the Kalasydän fishway has started at the Pohjolan Voima power plant in Raasakka, located on the Iijoki river. The new fishway is planned for deployment in June, after the spring floods. The new solution is par…

Kemijoki Oy and PVO-Vesivoima Oy are renewing the operations of Voimalohi Oy, owned jointly by the two companies. In the future, Voimalohi’s scope of operation will expand to cover the development and implementation of actions in…

Pohjolan Voima, one of Finland’s largest energy companies, has launched a biodiversity programme created in cooperation with important stakeholders, including personnel, owners, and young environmentalists. The aim of the programm…

The hydraulic fishway Fishheart will be in use at the lowermost power plant on the Iijoki river, PVO-Vesivoima Oy’s Raasakka power plant, from 2023 to 2025. The system will be used not only as a migration solution for fish to bypa…

PVO-Vesivoima is planning the commissioning of a 3 MW ultracapacitor at its Kierikki power plant on the Iijoki river. An ultracapacitor is a short-term energy reserve that improves the performance of a hydropower plant and meets the…

The project to reduce the plant’s minimum output has been completed at the Kaukaan Voima Oy biopower plant in Lappeenranta. The reduction of the minimum output of the boiler and the turbines increases energy efficiency and the fle…

Kymin Voima’s biopower plant has generated reliable heat and electricity for the inhabitants of Kouvola and for the UPM Kymi mill for already 20 years. The power plant is again ready for the winter alter the summer overhaul and fuel…

Eetu Loikkanen has been appointed as Power plant manager of Kymin Voima Oy as of 17 October 2022. He will work at the Kymin Voima bioenergy power plant in Kuusankoski in Kouvola. He will report to Antti Rainio, the Managing Director…

Energy company Pohjolan Voima has strengthened its public relations management. Miikka Koski has started as the new public relations manager. Mr Koski furthers Pohjolan Voima’s relations by increasing dialogue between policymakers a…