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Fortum News Desk, newsdesk [at] fortum.com, +358 40 198 2843 © Fortum 2025 Metrics details How does personally tailored climate impact information affect attitudes towards climate policy paths We developed an online tool to depict the outcomes of downscaled climate models and a personalised vulnerability estimate A survey representing Finnish public was conducted to find out the attitudes towards climate policies and psychological distance of climate change among different demographic groups before and after using the tool We found that tailored information increases knowledge on climate impacts but the effect on policy attitudes depends on demographic attributes (especially age and income) and related personal vulnerability the respondents’ confidence in their knowledge increased and the potential of climate policies to alleviate changes in the environment was perceived as higher Most respondents perceived climate impacts as spatially proximal while temporally and socially there was more variation climate impacts appeared as more distant after obtaining tailored information Climate policies and emission reduction efforts at the national level are essential for the transition to carbon neutrality and for implementing the Paris Agreement the transformation cannot be imposed on a democratic society: it requires broad social support and acceptance which is built upon public perceptions about the potential risks needs and fairness of proposed policy paths the lack of knowledge regarding the variety of consequences that different strategies have leads to tunnel vision (narrow focus e.g. on immediate costs instead of the full spectrum of impacts) which distorts the process of forming an opinion about the fairness of those strategies and framing policy solutions in terms of what can be gained from immediate action and suggest researchers of PD to narrow the focus from ’climate change’ to specific contexts within it Sivonen observed that support for policy instruments at the global level was typically higher than at the national level and that higher climate risk perception predicted strong support for certain specific policy instruments (such as national carbon tax) Small differences between urban and rural citizens were found in this study There is a gap in prior studies regarding the relationship between climate communication techniques we investigate the connection of climate impact information to the level of PD among Finnish public and perceptions of climate policy paths We propose an interactive tool for communicating future consequences of different climate policy paths including personally tailored climate scenario information in the form of different metrics (climatic techno-economic) and a personalised vulnerability estimate We seek to find out whether this information affects the PD to climate change and people’s attitudes about alternative climate policy paths Our expectation is that for climate action it is important to communicate about climate change both in a way that is relevant to individuals (bringing the phenomenon closer) and on a global level (highlighting serious global consequences) the study indicates how for some demographic groups attitudes may be particularly influenced by personal information This study addresses the identified gap in research regarding PD to climate change a communication technique for conveying personally tailored climate scenario information and their connection to climate policy support in Finland by investigating the following research questions: How do Finnish people regard their knowledge level about local climate impacts in different emission scenarios What is the actual level of knowledge and is it linked to attitudes What is the level of psychological distance to climate change in Finland and is there differences between demographic groups Does personally tailored climate scenario information affect (a) knowledge and (c) attitudes towards climate policies The structure of the rest of the paper is as follows: “Results” describes the results of the study “Discussion” highlights the conclusions that can be drawn based on the results and “Methods” introduces the climate scenario data and models that were used the interactive tool that was developed to convey the scenario data and the survey that was conducted among the Finnish public An example output of the interactive tool showing the changes in five metrics projected to occur at the given location by the year 2040 as compared to the level of present-day in two scenarios and the person’s vulnerability to climatic risks (Source: Climateguide.fi web portal and the Finnish Meteorological Institute) The actual and perceived knowledge level about local climate impacts in different emission scenarios, and whether it could be linked to the attitudes towards climate science and policy, was tested with five claims in connection to knowledge test as listed in Table 4 The knowledge test consisted of two questions: (1) What kind of changes do you expect in your living environment by year 2040 and (2) What kind of changes do you expect in your living environment by year 2040 the respondent was asked to indicate the direction and magnitude of changes they expect regarding the five metrics (described in “Metrics”): will decrease significantly The respondents perceived their knowledge level regarding local climate impacts to be good with 72.5% partly or fully agreeing with the claim I know how climate change will affect me and my living environment by year 2040 if emissions continue increasing before using the interactive tool Responses “Fully agree” increased by 50.5% (+10.5 percentage points) after obtaining the tailored information The responses of the knowledge test were compared to actual climate model outputs for the domicile of each respondent and scored The total average score from the knowledge test was 6.4/20 No significant differences between demographic groups could be found When combining the knowledge test scores with the respondents’ perceived knowledge level (responses to the claim “I know how climate change will affect me and my living environment by year 2040 if emissions continue increasing”) and their responses to the claim “There is scientific background for the need to mitigate climate change” we found that the lowest average score (3.5/20) was in the subgroup that strongly agreed with the first claim and strongly disagreed with the latter claim High confidence in own knowledge combined with a strong negative attitude towards climate science and policy could thus predict a poor result in knowledge test regarding local climate impacts the highest average score (8.0/20) was in the group of respondents who strongly disagreed with the first claim and strongly agreed with the latter claim low confidence in own knowledge combined with a strongly positive attitude towards climate science and policy co-occurred with higher than average performance in the knowledge test there is a coexistence of these predictions while the knowledge about climate change impacts and attitudes towards climate policies does not negate the value of self-appraisal of knowledge 81% of the respondents agreed with the claim “The tool was clear and illustrative” Some (n = 131) had left feedback regarding technical challenges with interpreting the graph or the respondents’ firewall preventing the graph from appearing Changes in the number of heat wave days by year 2040 was the most relevant piece of information for 34.0% of the respondents Changes in diseases attributable to air quality were the metric with the most drastic improvement in the scenario with decreasing emissions and that was regarded as the most relevant piece of information by 25.8% of the respondents Changes in electricity consumption was the most relevant piece of information for 19.5% of the respondents and changes in the number of heavy rain days for 6.6% Distribution of the responses of the total survey sample to five claims measuring attitude towards climate policy Responses before and after using the interactive tool to obtain personally tailored information about local climate scenarios are shown (Source: Authors) The popularity of the view “Fully agree” to the claim “There is scientific background for the need to mitigate climate change” correlated with the education level of the respondents The claim “It is justified to advance climate action in Finland” received similar responses before and after the respondents had used the interactive tool and no differences between demographic groups or urban vs The claim “Finland’s goal to be carbon neutral by the year 2035 is justified” received slightly different responses depending on the demographic group The fraction of respondents fully agreeing with the claim was the highest among the elderly the view “Fully agree” increased by 3.9 percentage points with obtaining the tailored scenario information the view “Partly disagree” became more popular by 11.4 percentage points the view “Partly agree” was the most popular before using the interactive tool the views shifted mostly from class “Fully disagree” to “Fully agree” and a larger relative shift towards a more positive attitude regarding Finland’s national carbon neutrality goal occurred among men than among women The view ”Fully disagree” with the claim “Implementing climate policies will have harmful or negative impacts on my life” was the most popular among the subgroup age > 65 (27%) and unchanged after obtaining tailored climate information the view “Partly agree” was the most popular (31%) and both “Partly agree” and “Fully agree” were reinforced with the information Agreeing views were reinforced (by up to 11 percentage points) also among the respondents with high income (>70,000 EUR) age and income level brought differences to how the climate scenarios were regarded This was expected as those attributes also affect the vulnerability of a person It could be possible that the young people with low vulnerability conclude e.g the decreasing number of heat waves in the ’decreasing emissions’ scenario as a harmful impact of climate policies High income is another factor protecting against climate risks so a similar mechanism could explain why seeing one’s own vulnerability level makes wealthy people agree with the claim The view “Partly agree” was the most popular for both subgroups urban domicile and rural domicile but obtaining the tailored information made more respondents with urban domicile fully agree with the claim while a shift to response class “Partly disagree” was observed among those with rural domicile tailored climate information made wealthy and urban respondents regard the impacts of climate policies more negatively whereas an opposite shift occurred among the rural population The majority of respondents in all age groups agreed partly or fully with the claim “By implementing climate policies the changes in my living environment can be alleviated or even mitigated” The view ”Fully agree” became more popular after using the tool and the change away from disagreeing and from having no opinion was accentuated among the young respondents and those with urban domicile this result would partly contrast the interpretation above The dimensions of psychological distance to climate change impacts as indicated by survey responses Results for the full sample representing Finnish adults before and after using the interactive tool to obtain personally tailored information about local climate scenarios are shown (Source: Authors) climate change impacts are deduced to be perceived as proximal or hardly distant by the majority of the respondents the majority (more than 50%) of respondent perceptions fell into class “proximal” whereas in other age groups the views were more distributed between classes “proximal” Only marginal changes in the distribution (mainly from class “proximal” to class “hardly distant”) occurred after the respondents had used the interactive tool climate change impacts appear as fairly distant to 34.4% of the respondents regards climate change impacts as fairly distant regards climate change impacts as temporally proximal A slightly larger fraction of all respondents falls into classes “fairly distant” and “very distant” (+1.5 percentage points in each class) after the respondents have obtained tailored climate scenario information regarding year 2040 as compared to today A statistically significant shift (paired samples t-test p < 0.001) occurs in the perceived social dimension of distance with using the interactive tool Before obtaining tailored climate scenario information 34.5% of respondents regarded climate change impacts as socially proximal a shift of results occurs away from classes “proximal” and “hardly distant” to classes “fairly distant” and “very distant” The social dimension of PD (PDsocial) increases in all age groups after obtaining the tailored information: by 10% as total average and at most (by 15%) in the subgroup with birth year between 1990 and 1999 Regarding subgroups formed based on other attributes than age income level and pre-existing medical conditions are relevant for how distant climate change impacts appear socially Respondents with urban domicile regarded climate change impacts as socially proximal before and after tailored information whereas those with rural domicile regarded climate change impacts mostly as socially hardly distant in the beginning and changed their view towards increased distance (PDsocial +15%) after using the tool Responses in class “Fully agree” to the claim “Climate change will affect the living conditions in Finland but the effects will not concern me” increased in all except the highest income group (>70,000 EUR) where the opposite view (“Fully disagree”) increased with obtaining the tailored information climate change impacts were perceived as socially more distant among respondents with basic diseases than among those without the PDsocial increased by 12% with obtaining the tailored climate scenario information while in the subgroup with medical conditions the view remained effectively unchanged Overall psychological distance to climate change impacts calculated as average of its dimensions increased among the respondents with obtaining the tailored climate scenario information. Results in classes “fairly distant” and “very distant” increased, as can be observed in Fig. 3 which represents the full sample of Finnish adults and the shift in the distribution was statistically significant (paired samples t-test Total PD to climate change increased with using the tool in all age groups except subgroup birth year 1950–1959 in all education level subgroups except the lowest while for those with rural domicile the increase in total PD was 11% Each individual open response could be classified into more than one category The most prevalent responses to the question about changes induced by the tailored information (Table 2) were about receiving more information getting reinforcement for prior knowledge or obtaining an unexpected result The respondents were surprised to learn that the impacts on them are so small or so large that their vulnerability is so low or so high the information affected their motivation and attitude towards climate action positively The question about information needs (Table 3) obtained a variety of responses The most common category was “Global perspective” with 26% of responses The respondents hoped for an opportunity to compare the impacts on Finland and/or Finland’s contribution to emission reductions with other countries The category “An objective truth” received 14.4% of the responses which indicates that many respondents regarded the provided scenario information as somewhat political or not objective Concrete specifics and details about climate policies were also hoped for as well as more information about the impacts on nature in different scenarios some tenth of the Finns have indicated only a little trust in science and research and the influence of politics on scientists’ opinions has been indicated as a cause for concern among almost half of the Finns The research presented in this study was built around climate scenarios with high spatial resolution produced with downscaled climate models an interactive visualisation tool to convey their results to the public and a survey for investigating how the tailored information affects the knowledge and attitudes of the Finnish public (a representative sample 1017 respondents) regarding climate policy paths The aim of the study was to answer the three research questions detailed in the Introduction Regarding the first research question on the level of knowledge the respondents perceived their knowledge about local climate impacts as good but the knowledge test produced relatively poor results The lowest scores were achieved by those who strongly believed their knowledge level to be high and had a strong negative attitude towards climate science and policy Confidence in own knowledge and attitude towards climate information can be concluded to somewhat predict the actual level of knowledge on climatic changes Our second research question was related to the psychological distance of climate change in Finland and the differences between demographic groups No significant polarisation in attitudes towards climate science and policy was found between respondents with urban and rural domiciles was associated with significant differences in attitudes and psychological distance to climate change impacts the elderly can be concluded to regard climate policies more positively and climate impacts as more proximal than the young do and the propensity to shift one’s view towards a more negative attitude and increased distance with obtaining the tailored information is concluded to be higher among the young the Finnish public perceives climate change impacts as spatially proximal or hardly distant while the temporal and social dimensions of distance indicate more variation and are prone to change due to the conveyed scenario information Both temporally and socially climate change impacts appeared as more distant after the respondents had familiarised themselves with the scenario information tailored for them PDsocial increased especially among the young and healthy which was somewhat unexpected as younger generations are typically considered to be conscious of climate change our study further highlights the role of climate information Our results show that providing tailored information about climate scenarios can increase people’s knowledge about climate impacts but the effect on the attitudes towards climate policies depends on individuals’ demographic attributes and their personal vulnerability This study contributes to the multidisciplinary research aiming to increase understanding on how climate scenarios are perceived by the public and what affects those perceptions The concept of the study is reproducible and it would be interesting to see a corresponding study executed in another geographic area with possibly more drastic climate impacts to be conveyed to the public The limitations of the survey relate to limited resources the survey did not include a control group a group of respondents who would have received general information about climate change on a global level A control group would have enabled us to analyse the impact of tailored climate information in more detail the addition of a third subgroup which would have received both tailored and global information would have enabled an even more sophisticated analysis of the impact of information content in climate change communication our aim was to select the most relevant metrics for the visualisation tool the selection could have been done differently which might have led to different results in the survey 11% of the survey participants would have liked to see more information about the impacts of climate change on nature and biodiversity as the impacts of climate change are expected to be relatively small in Finland when compared with more vulnerable regions it is highly likely that regardless of the selected metrics we would have found the increase in PDsocial due to the low vulnerability of some participants the findings of this study are relevant for climate policy planning and communication Localised information is useful in climate communication as it brings the topics closer to the daily lives of individuals as low vulnerability is correlated with PD it is important to also communicate the big picture of climate change and remind people that adverse impacts of climate change in some other places may also be reflected negatively around the world highly vulnerable people are present also in countries with lower risks thus they should be taken into account when planning climate policies Whether climate policy paths are viewed as fair or not is relevant to the level of public acceptance but tapping into its determinants will require an even wider selection of perspectives to be covered Our recommendation is for future studies to enable the public to obtain comparative results (an opportunity to compare the projected impacts and emission reductions for different locations and to include more variables describing the impacts of policy paths from different perspectives This study was designed with quantitative and qualitative research techniques including climate scenarios produced with downscaled climate models the development of an interactive visualisation tool for conveying tailored climate information and a survey for investigating how the tailored information affects the PD to climate change knowledge level and attitudes regarding climate policy paths The survey analysis consisted of statistical indicators including percentual shares and changes in them linear regression and paired samples t-test a data-driven thematic analysis was conducted to systematically review and categorise the responses based on recurring themes that emerge from the data itself The data was accessed via the Microsoft Planetary Computer Ensemble mean over the listed model outputs was calculated for each variable The resolution of the model output is 1.9 × 1.9° The interactive information tool (see “Interactive tool”) was designed to depict changes occurring between the present day (year 2020 given as average of 2018–2022) and the scenario year 2040 (average of model outputs for 2035–2045) in the following metrics derived from the climate and air quality model outputs: Average change by year 2040 in the number of heat wave days in Finland is +18% in the SSP1-2.6 scenario based on the ensemble mean of downscaled model outputs The yearly number of days with heavy rain characterises the local climate and to guide the need for preparation to floods heavy rain days were defined as days when precipitation exceeds the threshold of 15 mm Average change by year 2040 in the number of heavy rain days in Finland is +14% in the SSP1-2.6 scenario The projected duration of winter is relevant information for many sectors and people in a Nordic country it was defined as the number of days with sub-zero air temperature Average change by year 2040 in the duration of winter in Finland is −5% in the SSP1-2.6 scenario Health issues due to air quality include respiratory and cardiovascular diseases AD) can be numerically evaluated with an exposure-response function that calculates AD as a function of the relative risk of disease (RRE) at the the long-term average concentration E of an ambient pollutant (here PM2.5) Average change by year 2040 in the disease burden attributable to PM2.5 in Finland is −37% in the SSP1-2.6 scenario the average change in electricity consumption linked to heating demand in Finland by the year 2040 is −3% in the SSP1-2.6 scenario An interactive tool was developed to communicate the climate scenario information and the vulnerability level described in Sections “Metrics” and “Vulnerability”. The tool is available in English at https://www.climateguide.fi/articles/how-could-climate-change-affect-you/ All the information depicted in the graph is also given as text and numbers appearing under the graph in the user interface A national survey representative of Finnish population in regards of age gender and geographic distributions (only participants with ages > 15 years) was conducted by the company Online Research Finland Ltd as commissioned by the authors Participants’ interest in climate change was not surveyed beforehand Responses were collected during a period from June 29th to July 18th 2023 and has been translated into English afterwards The survey consisted of the following sections: Claims about climate change and climate policy paths Knowledge test: changes in the living environment in a scenario of increasing/decreasing emissions Familiarising oneself with the interactive tool and the tailored climate impact information Repeated: Claims about climate change and climate policy paths All participants used the interactive tool after responding to the first survey, and returned to the second survey immediately after using the tool. 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Downloadable spatial datasets. https://www.syke.fi/en-US/Open_information/Spatial_datasets/Downloadable_spatial_dataset (2023) Download references The authors gratefully acknowledge the 2035LEGITIMACY project funding (project number 335559) from The Strategic Research Council (SRC) Harri Kokkola has received funding from Horizon Europe programme under Grant Agreement No 101137680 via project CERTAINTY (Cloud-aERosol interactions & their impacts on the earth system) and Writing (Review & Editing) and H.K The authors declare no competing interests Publisher’s note Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations Download citation DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s44168-024-00136-y Anyone you share the following link with will be able to read this content: a shareable link is not currently available for this article Sign up for the Nature Briefing: Anthropocene newsletter — what matters in anthropocene research Finland has just suddenly overtaken America Japan and China and introduced the world to the fuel of the future and it’s not the ethanol we are developing in our country and one that experts have asked us to pay attention to for the future and everything points to the fact that it will be an unstoppable trend that will make the country take the lead Finland has made a giant leap towards the future by establishing a new hydrogen and ammonia plant in Kokkola This novel project from the companies of Hy2Gen and Flexens will manufacture renewable fuels for a new energy industry as a much-needed replacement for the scarce of renewable resources in mobility across the area to be situated in the Kokkola Industrial Park will be capable of making 760,000 metric tons of renewable ammonia a year using 1 GW of renewable electricity for hydrogen production by Plug Power at an adjoining site This project is related to a larger plan for decreasing carbon footprints and implementing effective and efficient solutions for energy consumption Kokkola plant’s plan is to make 85 metric tons per day of liquid renewable hydrogen through 1 GW of Plug Power’s PEM electrolyzers This hydrogen will be used to make 760,000 metric tons of renewable ammonia every year which will enable exports of the ammonia produced to happen easily since Kokkola is near the harbour The plant is planned to start operating by the end of the year 2027 which will be a major step towards financing Finland’s low-carbon future is also expected to develop a green ammonia and hydrogen project in the same region This plant will primarily focus on green hydrogen and ammonia generation; the plan is to bring it online before the end of the calendar year 2027 The project was expected to reduce the level of energy dependence and enhance the sector of domestic fertilizers for agriculture (you can remember that we have already developed some similar projects here in America) there are some keys that can explain the Kokkola project: the production of renewable ammonia also has potential for related industries Renewable ammonia can be used in cars as fuel which is a more environmentally friendly option in comparison to conventional fuel sources Ammonia engines for cars have the potential to decrease greenhouse emissions hence the product will satisfy the environmental concerns of consumers The idea of developing ammonia as a fuel could be promising several carmakers are exploring this option with a certain optimism that Finland is showing they have even relegated their hydrogen industry (which was not so powerful anyway) to the background The idea is to continue generating it not only for boats but also to manufacture the first ammonia car engines which we had to deny that Toyota was developing a leader in emissions-free methane-splitting technology opens Europe’s largest methane-splitting plant in Kokkola the nominal capacity of Hycamite’s Customer Sample Facility  will reach 2,000 tonnes of low-carbon hydrogen and 6,000 tonnes of high-quality carbon annually The decarbonization capacity of the CSF can be up to 18,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide per year when liquefied natural gas is used “Hycamite’s CSF demonstrates the viability of the new methane-splitting technology Hycamite will open several other methane-splitting plants in other parts of the world in the future,” says Hycamite CEO Laura Rahikka Hycamite’s technology decomposes large volumes of methane into its component elements — hydrogen and carbon — while avoiding the release of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere Clean hydrogen can be used as either an industrial raw material or fuel The company’s technology requires only 13% of the energy needed to produce hydrogen via electrolysis Using a methane feedstock — whether from geologic natural gas biomethane or synthetic natural gas — allows production to scale up rapidly The new CSF is near the Hycamite headquarters and the small test facility in Kokkola Industrial Park (KIP) KIP is northern Europe’s largest ecosystem of the inorganic chemical industry where several companies leading in the chemical and metal processing industries operate utilization and storage (CCUS) technology to capture the carbon in a solid form and provide it to customers as graphite and other high-value industrial-quality products Hycamite offers a diverse and environmentally friendly carbon product portfolio They provide scalable plants for large volumes and offer custom solutions tailored to specific needs Hycamite’s catalysts are sustainable as they are recyclable and can be produced from industrial side streams Top News,Greece Greece has approved an international tender for hydrocarbon exploration in four blocks in the Mediterranean Sea Top News,World Top News,Energy World,Word newsletter The Panama Maritime Authority (PMA) participated in the 2025 edition of Sea Asia one of the premier maritime industry events in the Asia-Pacific… Leading mental health support provider MHSS is proud to confirm its commitment to diversity and inclusion with the appointment of two psychologists… Design & Development by P.KAN.DESIGNER Design & Development by P.KAN.DESIGNER You don't have permission to access this resource. The building site is located in the intersection between the roads leading to the inner harbour and the large-scale industry area. The truck traffic in need of monitoring and security services has been directed to pass by the lot that also hosts parking space for cargo transport. © Antti LuutonenThe building volume consists of a four storey horizontal part where diverse services and flexible and convertible business premises are located, and a nine storey tower, on top of which are located the training premises and a Visit Center with its conference rooms and sauna facilities. The clearly perceivable figure of the building and the openings blurring the scale of the façades are ways to emphasize the building’s status as a landmark. © Antti LuutonenDemanding climate conditions in the proximity of the large-scale industrial area and the shore as well as participation of the close-by Boliden zinc factory in the project led to the selection of pre-patinated zinc as façade material. Whole external envelope with its battens is covered with sheet metal refined in Germany from zinc shipped from Kokkola, and later rolled in Finland into flute shape. © Antti LuutonenThe concrete walls and columns left visible of the building’s framework have been fair-face casted in situ. On top of the smooth grey concrete surfaces and dark zinc plate walls, the interior is determined by white lattice ceilings, light granite floors in the foyers, and colored accents in partition walls here and there. © Antti LuutonenA landmark should originate from the genius loci urban environment and other external circumstances but also from local culture and interaction In a similar vein to industrial construction rational functional concept has given Port Tower a memorable character that has been emphasized by architectural means You'll now receive updates based on what you follow Personalize your stream and start following your favorite authors If you have done all of this and still can't find the email Wasa Dredging and joint-venture partners Van Oord have completed the Kokkola dredging project according to schedule The Kokkola fairway opened on the 30th of September 2020 with a new navigational depth of 14m The project started in May 2018 when Wasa mobilised two vessels: the 360-ton backhoe dredger “Optimus” alongside the 250 ton “Optimus” took care of the “risk masses” that could contain left-over explosives from the war While “Optimus” handled the risk masses “Harald” started to dredge polluted material using a specially constructed water tight clam-shell bucket the project continued with the dredging of non-contaminated “Harald” replaced “Hector” for the remainder of the season as “Hector” had to take care of other projects 2019 also saw the mobilisation and work of the Van Oord’s 4,500 m3 trailing suction hopper dredger Volvox Atalanta In April 2020 the works continued for the third straight season “Optimus” again continued with the hard masses while “Hector” started blasting from the outer parts of the fairway During the summer of 2020 Wasa had to mobilise both “Boulder” and “Harald” to meet the time-schedule “Harald” stayed in Kokkola to finish up some additional work while “Hector” “Optimus” and “Boulder” moved on to new projects the value of the dredging project was around 50 million euro of which Wasa Dredging had about 90% of the work and Van Oord around 10% of the work The work area stretched about 17 km from start to finish Daily news and in-depth stories in your inbox Finland has received a major boost with news that US-headquartered Plug Power will invest $6bn in the country's green hydrogen industry Plug Power, a US-based company engaged in the development of hydrogen fuel cell systems and turnkey solutions for the mobility, material handling and stationary power markets, has announced plans to develop three green hydrogen projects across Finland The company will invest $6bn (€5.61bn) to develop the three production plants in Finland and will create around 1,000 direct jobs and 3,000 indirect jobs Plug Power will develop a 1GW electrolyser plant that will generate green hydrogen for green steel production exported from the Port of Kristinestad the company will generate 85 tonnes (t) per day of liquid green hydrogen and up to 700 kilotonnes of green ammonia per year The liquid green hydrogen will be produced for local use and for export to western Europe from the Port of Kokkola and the green ammonia will also be exported the site will produce up to 100t of green hydrogen per day by 2030 which will be used for local mobility and exported to western Europe Plug Power was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in New York It held almost $6bn worth of assets as of the end of 2022 Don’t let policy changes catch you off guard Stay proactive with real-time data and expert analysis Give your business an edge with our leading industry insights View all newsletters from across the GlobalData Media network (Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Eric Kokkola is an unemployed ski resort receptionist and restaurant server due to layoffs from the coronavirus He's been out of work since April and has received state unemployment benefits including a $600-per-week federal relief check He had a job as a front desk agent at Park City’s Deer Valley Resort until those frantic weeks in March when the specter of COVID-19 led to the shuttering of Utah’s tourism and hospitality sectors Eric Kokkola filed an application for unemployment benefits as soon as he was eligible. And like millions of Americans and tens of thousands of Utahns thrown out of work by the pandemic, the 29-year-old Cottonwood Heights resident has welcomed the $600 a week in federal relief that came on top of the standard state payment. “It’s been a really helpful lifeline for me and my spouse,” Kokkola said they’ve paid rent on their two-bedroom apartment kept up with other bills and even put aside some money His husband has a steady job with a nonprofit but recent months have still meant personal sacrifice to keep their budget afloat The Utah native doesn’t like to imagine where they’d be without the extra help Congress is hotly debating a potential extension as part of a larger relief package Lawmakers planned to phase out the $600 stipend and other pandemic relief with the expectation that coronavirus infections would continue to decline But with those cases now rising dramatically in as many as 40 states the prospect of losing the stipend has many unemployed people on edge as they balance a return to the workplace with worries about their health Kokkola is not so sure he wants a job similar to what he had in March “I am aware that I may not have a job for an extended period of time,” Kokkola said but because I may not feel comfortable or safe going back to such a customer-facing position.” the second lowest in the country and almost half the national rate of 11.1% about 88,000 Utahns were filing ongoing unemployment claims as of last week down from a peak of 126,190 residents in early May New claims seem to have plateaued at a high level of around 5,000 per week for the past two months reflecting the persistent economic disruption director of Utah’s unemployment insurance system said several factors seem to be contributing to the high unemployment stats Christopher Cherrington | The Salt Lake Tribune Some employers who furloughed workers aren’t seeing customer demand pick up quickly enough to merit bringing them all back And higher COVID-19 infections in Utah since Memorial Day may be dampening consumer confidence Workplaces that took early advantage of the federal Paycheck Protection Program loans shortly after they were approved in April to cover payrolls may now be running out of money which could lead to additional job losses in the weeks to come Burt also said the “staying power” of the $600 stipend is a likely contributor in keeping claims at high levels Some employers may be alternating staff between work shifts and furloughs to let them collect unemployment “in a scenario that maybe wouldn’t have worked without that rich benefit.” For some unemployed workers — the state reports nearly 70% of those claiming unemployment say they are furloughed and have a job to go back to — the prospect of the $600 going away means they could see their benefit cut in half or more in one week State benefits usually cover between 40% and 50% of lost income — while they last “Unemployment was never intended to take us through the length of this pandemic,” Burt said “It’s supposed to be a stabilizer until businesses have adjusted and now many businesses have made that adjustment so you have to look for where those job opportunities are.” a 32-year-old health care worker in South Jordan sees real potential for hardship as the added benefit expires The mother of two is caring for a 3-year-old son with respiratory problems and she fears she might expose him to COVID-19 if she goes back to her job as a phlebotomist faces a similar health worry as a schoolteacher and may be forced to take unpaid leave when classes resume this fall Hadden has 11 more weeks left of extended jobless benefits paid for under a separate provision of the CARES Act Congress remains divided along party lines on the expanded unemployment benefits as the House and Senate negotiate a new pandemic relief bill The latest GOP Senate proposal could preserve the stipend but adjust it to around $200 a week Republicans have argued the increased unemployment benefit has created a class of idled workers who would rather stay home and collect assistance than go back to work because the benefits pay better than minimum wage said he’s heard concerns from businesses in his district that are trying to reopen (Francisco Kjolseth | Tribune fil ephoto) Utah Congressman John Curtis at an appearance in Salt Lake City on Friday “I’m really surprised that there is a partisan divide on this extra $600 for unemployment,” Curtis said in an interview that has been a real impediment to a recovery.” Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer of New York has pushed back on the cut to benefits in the GOP package arguing Republicans are putting businesses before lives “If you’ve lost your job through no fault of your own and can’t go back to work because this administration has mismanaged the crisis Republicans want you to take a pay cut in the middle of this crisis.” The $600 stipend isn’t the only relief program that is expiring On Friday, a moratorium on evictions of residents living in federally insured apartment complexes ended. Early August will bring a cutoff for businesses to apply for those forgivable Paycheck Protection loans. Payroll support for passenger air carriers such Delta Air Lines — a major Utah employer — is supposed to go away in September as is a freeze on more than $42 billion in deferred student loan payments A national expert on unemployment said the canceling of the $600 stipend now was “fast hurtling the U.S toward an economic and humanitarian cliff.” “Nothing in the rate of decline in ongoing claims should give policymakers the impression that the $600 supplement is no longer needed,” said Andrew Stettner with The Century Foundation The Utah Department of Workforce Services has paid out more than $1.1 billion in total unemployment assistance since mid-March — a historic number that far exceeds amounts spent on jobless aid during the Great Recession nearly $730.8 million has flowed to out-of-work residents through the $600 stipend economist and senior fellow at the University of Utah’s Kem C said while that seems like a gigantic number the four-month cash infusion represents somewhere around 1% of Utah’s estimated total nonfarming wages for 2020 “But in terms of what it does for the economy Weeks ago, state officials began warning jobless residents the federal stipend may soon evaporate, nudging them to learn new job skills and seek work in other industries if necessary. Workforce Services held virtual job fairs in April and June to highlight more than 26,000 openings listed on jobs.utah.gov Burt said the state has been preparing to direct people in need to other forms of government aid such as food stamps Medicaid and a new $20 million fund for rental assistance Half that rental assistance fund is being kept in reserve “just in case things do blow up after the expiration of the $600.” The Utah Legislature, meanwhile, has pumped $9 million in federal dollars into what the state is calling “Live & Work in Utah.” That will pay for short-term worker training and certificate programs at Utah’s colleges and universities to teach sidelined workers skills more in demand among the state’s major employers. Tiffany Young is a 49-year-old corporate trainer based in Salt Lake City who worked as an independent contractor — until the pandemic shut down air travel and large meetings, leaving her on an ever-lengthening furlough. Young, who also rescues birds, qualified for a CARES Act program that for the first time has paid unemployment for contractors, the self-employed and other gig workers — and that’s given her some breathing room. The benefits, she said, “have been lifesaving” while she’s also been caring for her medically frail parents, ages 75 and 80, since March. Unsure her old job will ever return, Young said she may instead become a grade-school math tutor for disadvantaged students as they learn online. She’s got some financial cushion, though it might not last long enough. “I will not, you know, lose my house this year,” Young said. “But I guess if this goes on beyond December, then I’m going to be in trouble.” Senate Republicans are expected to release their plan Monday, and it is possible that Congress will vote on a new relief package as soon as the end of the week. For e-edition questions or comments, contact customer support 801-237-2900 or email subscribe@sltrib.com sltrib.com © 1996-2025 The Salt Lake Tribune A slower exposure frozen by strobes of an oceanic whitetip shot in the Red Sea AFRY will continue to offer specialist refinery expertise from Finland although the BFS will be run out of AFRY USA Australia-based Jervois Global will redirect its bankable feasibility study (BFS) for a planned refinery expansion at Finland’s Kokkola Industrial Park to a greenfield cobalt refinery in the US The pending BFS will be based on the flowsheet prepared by Jervois Finland and consulting company AFRY Finland for initially expanding Kokkola’s capacity to 6,000 metric tonnes per annum of contained cobalt sulphate for electric vehicles (EVs) is to deliver specialist support for the US BFS across environment and permitting The refinery expansion is aimed at meeting the soaring demand for commodities in the EV segment Funding talks for the development of a US cobalt refinery and a Finnish refinery expansion are currently ongoing with governments and industry partners Jervois stated that financing for the BFS could become available from the US Department of Defense under the Defense Production Act Title III programme.  The company is in discussions with US automakers in the US and Europe on long-term cobalt sulphate contracts from Jervois Finland’s existing production capacity this year Jervois said: “Current Jervois Finland cobalt sulphate sales into the battery sector primarily long-standing relationships in Japan are sold on either annual or short-term contracts.” View all newsletters from across the GlobalData Media network. ProductionConstruction begins at Europe’s largest turquoise hydrogen facilityHycamite plans to produce 2,000 tonnes of H2 from methane pyrolysis at a demo project in Finland The Port of Kokkola Ltd and the Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency VAYLA have just presented the latest video update from the ongoing Kokkola Harbor and Fairway Deepening Project in Finland Wasa Dredging is responsible for dredging of the harder materials and heavily polluted soils drilling and blasting of rock and removal of unexploded ordnance (UXO-risk) masses in the Kokkola area The dredging operations started one year ago and the project completion is set for the end of 2020 the new 14 meter safe draft will allow a more effective utilization of the cargo carrying capacities of Panamax and Capesize class vessels YIT Corporation Press release 29 March 2022 at 10:00 a.m has signed a contract for the development stage of Kokkola Sports Park The main contractor of the alliance is YIT and the main design and architectural design is by UKI Arkkitehdit Oy and Arkkitehtitoimisto Jääskeläinen Oy structural design by Ramboll Finland Oy and building system design by Granlund Pohjanmaa Oy The client of the alliance is Kokkolan urheilupuisto Ltd The initial development phase of the project is expected to last until the end of 2022 during which time the content and implementation of the alliance will be planned and the target cost and implementation plan with timetable will be defined a decision will be taken to move on to the implementation phase The estimated total value of the contract for the alliance group is EUR 50 million of which the share of the development stage is approximately EUR 2 million “We are now enthusiastically continuing the teamwork that started during the competition phase between the alliance partners and the client in order to implement the sports park,” says the alliances Project manager Markus Kaustinen at YIT "The Kokkola Sports Park complex is a good continuation of the significant stadium and ice rink projects that have already been implemented in Ostrobothnia," says Reima Paananen "Energy recycling and energy efficiency are cornerstones of our operations We are delighted that the Kokkola Sports Park project has made this important topic a key focus of its objectives," says Kari Rintamäki "I am very pleased with the broad range of expertise that we have brought into the alliance Cooperation with these players will ensure that the project proceeds as planned," says Timo Sivula Managing Director of Kokkolan Urheilupuisto The Kokkola Sports Park consists of a multipurpose hall for indoor sports and events two new training rinks with indoor running tracks and the renovation of the existing ice rink and sports hall The project also includes an UEFA category 2 football stadium which will be built adjacent to the multipurpose hall will expand and enable the entire region to have a wonderful setting for sports conferences and concerts will also receive new and modern facilities The planned energy recycling systems will have a significant impact on the project’s energy costs during its lifecycle condensate heat from the ice rink will be utilised in the multipurpose hall The project encompasses approximately 30,000 floor square metres which will be specified during the development stage YIT is the largest Finnish and a significant North European development and construction company we have been creating better living environments for our customers: we develop and build functional homes for sustainable living future-proof public and commercial buildings and infrastructure for smoother flow of people We employ 7,000 professionals in ten countries: Finland YIT Corporation’s share is listed on Nasdaq Helsinki Oy To start the industrial production of emission-free hydrogen and clean solid carbon ABB brings its strong expertise in automation The first delivery package to Hycamite’s production facility in Kokkola comprises the 800xA automation system “We are very happy to collaborate with Hycamite to promote a new type of hydrogen and carbon production in Kokkola There is a huge demand for emission-free hydrogen in the industry and clean carbon is vital for the battery industry,” says Eero Koski “Alongside the construction of the pilot facility we are already developing further projects with Hycamite We are very much looking to the future and the pilot facility enables us to demonstrate to our customers how this will work on an industrial scale whilst also receiving feedback from them on the concept,” Koski explains integrates the facility’s systems and applications which increases the facility’s energy efficiency and usability and creates the conditions for scaling the equipment to systems of different sizes.” Hycamite plans to start building its Customer Sample Facility this year “We are planning to build the facility in Kokkola Industrial Park KIP thanks to the high demand for our products With the help of our small pilot facility opened last year we have also progressed quickly in the development of our process,” shares Laura Rahikka With the help of catalysts developed by Hycamite hydrogen can be produced sustainably from methane without emissions from otherwise unused industrial effluents hydrogen can be produced in large quantities at a very competitive price Our new pyrolysis technology requires only 13 per cent of the energy needed to produce hydrogen by electrolysis,” Rahikka explains “The demand for emission-free hydrogen is growing rapidly The emission-free production of hydrogen produced with catalysts complements the production of hydrogen produced in an electrolysis” solid carbon produced in Hycamite’s process is suitable for demanding applications such as Li-ion batteries “Because Hycamite’s solution is a state-of-the-art carbon capture it can also be used to create carbon sinks,” Rahikka says The need for emission-free hydrogen is growing rapidly The background of Hycamite’s new technology lies in the University of Oulu’s long-term applied chemistry research low-carbon hydrogen can also be produced from industrial effluent processes the carbon footprint can be reduced even in the production process ABB promotes a low-carbon society in accordance with its Sustainability Strategy 2030 The many possibilities of using hydrogen directly as a carbon-free fuel or for storing and transporting renewable energy help significantly in reducing carbon dioxide emissions and integrating renewable energy into industrial value chains all over the world both in transport and in the energy and construction sectors.  ABB's website uses cookies. 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Learn more I agree the hydrogen-dedicated subsidiary of Total Eren a Finnish developer of large commercial-scale electrofuels facilities have teamed up to develop electrofuel (e-fuel) facility for industrial sectors and the shipping industry The partnership will see the two companies implement the Vanadis Fuels Project in Kokkola Industrial Park (KIP) The facility will be designed to produce low-carbon e-fuels it will synthesize e-methanol by capturing biogenic carbon dioxide from biomass while producing green hydrogen with electrolyser powered by renewable energy such as offshore and onshore wind farms and/or solar power plants Aliceco will focus on the local development in Kokkola and Total Eren will bring its know-how in the development construction and operation of solar and wind projects as well as hydrogen production facilities Total Eren and Aliceco said they will also rely on partners such as local energy supplier Kokkolan Energia Kokkola Industrial Park – an inorganic chemical industrial park the Port of Kokkola – the third largest general cargo port in Finland The e-methanol production capacity is expected to reach up to 400,000 tons per year with the first production starting in 2029 The Vanadis Fuels Project will benefit from Total Eren’s experience in working on several large-scale green hydrogen projects worldwide through TEH2, such as its giga-scale green hydrogen project H2 Magallanes totalling up to 10 GW of wind installed capacity to be located in the Magallanes region, Southern Chile. The project will also utilize Aliceco Energy’s oxygen-combustion solution which will be used for the first time on a commercial scale. As explained, this technology concentrates and captures the biogenic CO2 flue gas from Kokkola Energia’s biomass boilers without using chemical substances on a large-scale like conventional technologies. In a separate announcement today (25 July), Total Energy revealed that 100% of its shares were acquired by TotalEnergies after a five-year period of strategic alliance. The deal follows the strategic agreement signed between TotalEnergies and Total Eren in 2017, according to which TotalEnergies could exercise its right to fully acquire Total Eren after a five-year period. Follow Offshore Energy’s Clean Fuel on: The Pioneers of Offshore Engineering GustoMSC, part of NOV’s Marine and Construction business, is recognized for providing advanced design & engineering consultancy for mobile offshore units and reliable equipment. 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The performance of new and existing jack-ups, vessels […] ProductionSimpler regulatory ride | Plug Power plans three green hydrogen plants in Finland totalling 2.2GWLow-carbon Finnish grid makes H2 production there more ‘straightforward’ says electrolyser maker — but it will still need to prove it is using renewables not nuclear Home page » Festivals » Multi-Arts Festivals » Kokkola Winter Accordion Festival We shall bring a cosy mood to this wintry seaside resort with a fine programme including the première of a topical Jaeger-themed musical drama and an Italian-themed Guardia Nueva concert plus all the musical trimmings The accordion will meet opera-minimalism in the style of Adams and Glass and Jazz master Klaus Paier will also bring a fresh breeze from Austria Finland Festivals brings together the finest festival experiences in Finland Finland Festivals is a non-profit organisation that serves the culture and tourism sector focusing on representing the collective interests of festivals In association with: This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Today is the official start of the new silver recovery plant at Boliden’s zinc smelter Kokkola in Finland The SEK 250 million-investment will result in a production of 25 tonnes of silver annually In April of 2012 Boliden launched a project for extracting silver from zinc concentrates the background being higher contents of silver in concentrates including the feed from the recent expanded zinc silver mine Boliden Garpenberg The new plant will produce silver concentrate The amount of silver in concentrate will be approximately 25 tonnes annually “This new process is of great importance for Boliden Kokkola since it will improve both profitability and raw material efficiency Silver concentrate will now be one of Boliden Kokkola’s most valuable by-products,” says Jarmo Herronen The inauguration at Kokkola takes place at the same day as Boliden’s 90 years celebration “Based on 90 years of knowledge and experience Boliden has developed a strong competitive position and the recently inaugurated Garpenberg zinc- silver mine expansion are both in line with our strategy to maximize the metal and by- product production from incoming raw materials,” says Lennart Evrell Boliden’s CEO Facts:With its annual production capacity of 315 000 tonnes Boliden Kokkola is the second largest zinc smelter in Europe with pure zinc and zinc alloys as main products Boliden Kokkola was the first smelter in the world to introduce the direct leaching process for concentrates The majority of the zinc produced in Kokkola is sold to the European steel industry and is later used within the automotive and construction industries Half of the global silver production is used in electrical and electronics industries other users include photographic and jewellery industries Boliden is a metals company with a commitment to sustainable development The company’s core competence is within the fields of exploration Boliden has a total of approximately 4,800 employees and a turnover of SEK 34 billion Its shares is listed on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm INTERNATIONAL mining company Freeport-McMoran has agreed to sell Europe’s largest cobalt refinery to Umicore is the largest cobalt refinery outside of China where almost all of the world’s cobalt is processed plus the value of the working capital at the time of close Umicore will acquire the 15,000 t/y refinery in addition to its related cobalt cathode precursor business The precursor business represents 60% of the refinery’s historical revenues Freeport will separate its cobalt business – Freeport Cobalt – prior to completing the transaction and with its partners retain remaining operations in Kokkola The retained cobalt business is a leading producer of cobalt fine powders Transaction completion is expected by the end of 2019 a partner in Freeport Cobalt is entitled to 30% of the transaction proceeds The acquired operations will supply precursors for Umicore’s cathode materials production plant in Nysa, Poland. 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According to the Financial Times Umicore is Europe’s largest producer of cobalt-based battery cathodes said: “This acquisition underlines our commitment to support the rapid growth of our battery materials customers in Europe and supply them with locally-produced materials of the highest quality with a certified and clean origin I am proud of Umicore’s contribution to the accelerating transition to cleaner mobility in Europe and the rest of the world.” Article by Amanda Jasi GFG Alliance to invest US$1bn in Arrium Worsley Alumina signs contracts to receive 1.75m t of LNG Pilbara Minerals raises US$62.7m in equity EnergyX partners with ProfMOF to improve lithium extraction technology UK sets up centre to advise on critical minerals, amid warnings of supply risks Process Engineer - Safety Specialist Process Engineering Lead Process Engineer - Upstream Process Engineer - Lower Carbon A conversation with the experts: watch the recordings of our previous webinars and sign-up to attend future online webcasts You do not have to be a chemical engineer to join IChemE Our global membership community includes people from a range of disciplines who have an interest in and/or relevant experience in chemical engineering View a wider selection of the archive from within the Magazine section of this site We offer readers a flexible range of subscription options and you are certain to find one that suits your needs Process Engineer - Safety Specialist view job Process Engineering Lead view job Process Engineer - Upstream view job Process Engineer - Lower Carbon view job Quality Engineer view job Process Control and Simulation Lead view job Process Controls Engineer view job Process Controls Engineer - Alarm Management view job © 2025 Institution of Chemical Engineers Site by Technical Labs In 2014, 25 projects of foreign companies in the Centre-Val de Loire region were listed and a total of 2.115 jobs were created/maintained. 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ProteiNext is an annual symposium that offers a platform for sharing insights on protein analysis Open image viewerThe 300 MW plant will be built in the Kokkola Industrial Park Image: Raila Paavola / YleYle News15.11.2022 15:09Åland-based firm Flexens has announced plans for a 300 megawatt hydrogen plant in Kokkola Central Ostrobothnia at a press conference on Tuesday The plant will be built in the Kokkola Industrial Park—an area critical for Finland's chemical production industry— and use electrolysis to separate hydrogen from water Hydrogen fuel created from the plant offers a carbon-free alternative to fossil fuels The hydrogen will also be further processed as green ammonia which can be used as an agricultural fertiliser and as fuel for marine engines Electrolysis is an energy-intensive process and one of the reasons the firm decided on Kokkola was its central location in the "hot spot" of Finland's wind energy production along the country's west coast While Flexens will not have its own power supply it will negotiate clean energy contracts with local providers Flexens stated that the estimated cost of the plant is 500 million euros and is expected to be operational in 2027 The firm also noted that it would employ dozens of people in the new plant The firm also added that there are ongoing negotiations to feed waste heat from the plant into Kokkola's municipal heating network A nationwide hydrogen network is currently being planned and developed by Gasgrid Finland A functioning infrastructure and market could be ready by 2030 Finnish and Swedish hydrogen production plants will be connected by pipeline under the initiative an industry adviser at the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment said that the 300 megawatt Kokkola plant sounded like a big project There are currently around twenty hydrogen plants in Finland around 20-40 megawatts and not specifically designed around clean energy an estimated 200 MW plant is planned for Kristiinankaupunki Only one hydrogen project is currently under construction in Finland Power2X Solutions is building a 20 MW hydrogen plant in Harjavalta "Finland could produce 45 percent of Europe's clean hydrogen and the hydrogen network fits in well with that," said Gasgrid CEO Olli Sipilä Sipilä said that the project requirements will be identified next year and the Flexens project is a good starting point Sipoo crashesA van carrying six people slid off a road on the west coast Police do not believe that alcohol was involved Open image viewerKokkola police station (file photo) Image: Juha Kemppainen / YleYle News11.9.2021 11:28One person died and three were seriously injured when a van carrying six people swerved off a road late Friday in Kokkola on Finland's west coast According to the Ostrobothnian police department The Rescue Department was alerted to the crash around 9.30 pm There were five people in the vehicle besides the driver One of the passengers died from injuries sustained during the crash Three other passengers were seriously injured The police and the Safety Investigation Authority are investigating the accident declined to reveal the age or gender of the deceased passenger or to comment on the possible causes of the accident at this stage he told the Finnish News Agency that police did not believe that alcohol played a role in the incident The accident happened on Kajaanintie in Kälviä the driver of a car died in a traffic accident in Sipoo Eastern Uusimaa police said on Twitter that one passenger car was involved in the accident The Rescue Department received a report of the accident shortly after 7 pm It took place on Keravantie (Route 148) near the Inex Partners' logistics centre Timo Tuomainen of the Eastern Uusimaa Rescue Department told local paper Itäväylä that units from the Eastern and Central Uusimaa Rescue Services participated in the rescue and clearing work Police are investigating the cause of the accident National youth player Alex Marshall (File photo) St George's College and Cavalier youth player Alex Marshall arrived in Germany on Tuesday morning for a six week trial stint with Division 2 club St Pauli FC Marshall was invited for the trial after being viewed by scouts from the club Marshall's Cavalier teammate Chevon ‘Messi’ Marsh has signed a season-long loan deal with Finland Division 1 team KPV Kokkola Marsh had a failed trial stint at a different club who decided to acquire his services until the end of the season in October Copyright © 2025 Multimedia Jamaica Ltd The routes serve the regional airports of Kokkola-Pietarsaari Finland’s national airline Finnair will continue to operate state-subsidised flights between five provincial airports and Helsinki for at least the next two years Finnair won the tender to operate the routes put out at the beginning of this year by the Finnish Transport and Communications Agency This means that flights to the five regional airports — Kokkola-Pietarsaari Kajaani and Kemi-Tornio — can continue with state support until at least March 2026 The continuation of the routes has been criticised due to the low passenger numbers and environmental impact of the flights Stefan Baumeister, a researcher at the University of Jyväskylä who studies the environmental impacts of domestic air travel, previously told Yle that from a climate change perspective “It is just plain stupid that we have empty planes flying around Finland,” Baumeister said last spring The regional route subsidies can amount to as much as 1,000 euros per passenger, but airlines were still unable to profit on the arrangement, according to figures released last year Canada: Air North cancels winter flights between Whitehorse, Yellowknife and Toronto, CBC News Finland: Record December passenger numbers for airports in Arctic Finland Norway: Air France launches flights to three destinations above the Arctic Circle For more news from Finland visit Yle News and website in this browser for the next time I comment HELSINKI FINLAND JUser: :_load: Unable to load user with ID: 58 After a several-month break necessitated by the coronavirus pandemic Kemi and Kokkola for the period between 25 October and 27 March FINNAIR on Thursday announced it is resuming domestic flights to five regional airports after a several-month hiatus caused by the coronavirus pandemic but discontinuing them altogether after the upcoming winter season The Finnish majority state-owned airline said it will operate commercial flights to airports in Joensuu Kemi and Kokkola between 25 October and 27 March the profitability of which was an issue also before the pandemic will be discontinued due to the travel restrictions imposed to mitigate the pandemic in Finland Finnair is currently set to operate only 70–80 flights a day next month signalling a year-on-year drop of at least 270 from the previous year The airline suspended commercial flights to the five airports last April They are being resumed temporarily in an attempt to meet the needs of tourism and export-oriented companies “We recognise the importance of flight connections to the economies of regions and seek to respond to the demand for flights arising from the tourism industry and export companies,” he commented “These flights will make some connections possible during the upcoming winter season while a task force mulling over the future of regional flights is exploring options to maintain the accessibility of the regions.” The Ministry of Transport and Communications has stated that its objective is to ensure the seamless continuation of flights to the airports also after 27 March A task force appointed by the ministry has proposed that the state iron out a service purchase agreement to provide the flights until the end of 2021 regional chambers of commerce and provinces have held talks with several airlines about the flights since last summer News of the resumption of flights after a several-month hiatus – even if only for the time being – was welcomed at and around the regional airports “The best news is that the services that came to a halt due to the coronavirus will get going again at Kokkola-Pietarsaari Airport. That’s a really big and positive thing for our export industry,” Jonne Sandberg, the development director at the City of Kokkola, said to YLE “It’s a big thing for the regional municipality that the solution was found,” echoed Sari Moisanen a regional head at Sea Lapland Development Centre “The mood is currently quite relieved because Finnair has promised to operate the winter season These decisions create an outlook that there’s a desire that our export industry recovers as quickly as possible And the export industry needs flight connections.” Advertisement inquiries and other after-sales issues: info@helsinkitimes.fi Helsinki Times is the first and only English language newspaper providing news about Finland in English A weekly print edition of Helsinki Times was published from March 2007 up until Feb Helsinki Times is an online-only publication and other groups and individuals interested in Finland from all around the world © Helsinki Times All rights reserved.  Terms of Use | Privacy Policy Open image viewerFile photo of Helsinki Airport Image: Silja Viitala / YleYle News9.5.2024 9:37Passengers and crew were evacuated from a flight at Helsinki Airport on Wednesday evening "Crew on the aircraft detected the smell of an electrical fire," police spokesperson Jere Pääkkönen told Yle Emergency services responded to a report of a major aviation incident at about 5:30pm on Wednesday evening as smoke was seen coming from the cockpit of the aircraft as it prepared for departure The crew evacuated passengers from the aircraft as per safety protocol before several emergency units arrived at the scene "We are now investigating where the smell of smoke came from," Pääkkönen said the flight was due to fly to the city of Kokkola on the west coast of Finland and the passengers on board included Education Minister Anna-Maja Henriksson (SPP) as well as Centre Party MPs Mika Lintilä and Janne Jukkola Helsingin Sanomat reported that Finns Party MPs Pia Sillanpää and Antti Kangas were also among the list of passengers No injuries were reported as a result of the incident Users with an Yle ID can leave comments on our news stories. You can create your Yle ID via this link. Our guidelines on commenting and moderation are explained here. Open image viewerSome 13 percent of men and 10 percent of women in Finland smoke daily according to the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) Image: YleYle News21.9.2019 14:24•Updated 21.9.2019 18:28For almost a year the western town of Kokkola has encouraged city workers to quit smoking by offering to foot the bill for all nicotine replacement and drug therapies for up to six months only seven city employees have signed on to the campaign "A disappointingly small number of people have taken us up on the offer," said Eija Pienimäki personnel director for the city of Kokkola "Smoking is a risk factor for many diseases and statistically smokers take more sick days." While enthusiasm for the campaign has been low an occupational health nurse for city workers "Most of the people who began the drug therapy were able to stop smoking The drug decreases the pleasure people get from smoking and smokers are able to quit in a shorter period of time," Marttila explained In addition to nicotine replacement and drug therapies the city has also offered individual and peer support groups Kokkola previously provided one month's free nicotine therapy supply to city workers trying to quit the habit Some 13 percent of men and 10 percent of women in Finland smoke daily facing charges including human trafficking they forced a Nepalese employee to work massive amounts of overtime and reclaimed most of his wages Open image viewerOikeudenkäynti ihmiskauppajutussa alkoi Kokkolassa torstaina 19.3 Image: Kalle Niskala / Yle19.3.2015 16:29•Updated 19.3.2015 16:33A prosecutor at Central Ostrobothnia District Court on Thursday demanded that the owners face suspended prison sentences and a corporate fine They stand accused of forcing a Nepalese man to do 750 hours of overtime work over a period of four months including seven-day working weeks and 12-hour days without breaks they had access to the worker’s banking codes which they used to transfer most of his pay back to the restaurant’s account the employee’s net wages were only 300 euros a month The restaurant allegedly benefitted to the tune of 46,000 euros The prosecutor demands that the owners pay a corporate fineof 25,000 euros and forfeit their ill-gotten gains to the state The worker is also seeking 49,000 euros in back pay and 10,000 euros in damages The company is based in Kokkola and also has operations in another west-coast town The new route operates from Umeå via Kokkola-Pietarsaari Airport in Kruunupyy to Skellefteå and back to Umeå via Kokkola-Pietarsaari The route will initially operate twice a week, on Mondays and Tuesdays, with a 19-seat aircraft. Flights can be booked at www.jonair.se The Amapola Flyg airline is starting flights from Kokkola-Pietarsaari Airport to Stockholm Among the reasons for the top rating are the close convenient location and a devoted and efficient medical team that is always prepared for emergencies Open image viewerImage: Kreeta-Maria Kivoja / Yle 13.4.2015 10:36•Updated 13.4.2015 13:14Statistics gathered by the National Institute for Health and Welfare comparing cardiac care centres throughout Finland show that patients undergoing treatment at the Central Ostrobothnia Central Hospital in the western city of Kokkola are on the mend the earliest “Statistics should always be taken with caution but of course we are thrilled to hear the news These results prove that central hospitals can provide excellent and effective acute care of heart attacks There is no need to focus care in a few university hospitals that are located a long trip away,” says the Kokkola hospital’s Chief Physician and Cardiologist Jussi Sia Sia says the hospital's entire team is the reason for its success “We doctors cannot emphasize enough that this is a cooperative effort We are lucky to have a great group of employees here that is dedicated to their work so it is no problem to come to work in the middle of the night if you have to,” he says The Central Ostrobothnia Central Hospital conducts 650 angiography sessions each year a medical imaging technique used to visualize the inside of organs they also perform 350 angioplasty procedures annually to widen narrowed or obstructed arteries or veins The team has two doctors and 12 x-ray and nursing specialists Emergency situations that require immediate attention are handled on a voluntary basis with an alarm system there are three nurses and a doctor here within the half-hour.” Sia emphasises that an unbroken chain of care is paramount to heart attack patient recovery emergency care and the angioplasty are carried out quickly “At least as important is the follow-up care or intervening in the risk factors that cause heart attacks and strokes Our hospital region has an excellent cardiovascular health care programme in place for this purpose,” says Sia The quality of service in Finnish health care is widely considered to be good According to a survey published by the European Commission in 2000 Finland has the highest number of people satisfied with their hospital care system in the European Union The EU average for health care satisfaction in the 28 member countries is 41.3 percent