Pipeline welding work for the onshore section of Balticconnector, linking Finland and Estonia, has been completed in Inkoo, Finland. The Balticconnector project comprises the construction of pipelines, stations, and systems to connect the existing gas networks in Finland and Estonia. Balticconnector’s onshore pipeline running from Pölans in Siuntio to Fjusö in Inkoo has been welded together and lowered in the excavated trench. The work on the pipeline route started with tree removals in winter 2018 and continued with excavation work in June 2018. At the moment, the work is progressing with finishing work on the site and repair of subsurface drains in the fields. The pressure tests and drying of the pipeline will be carried out in June, and the pipeline will be completed for commissioning in July. “We thank the landowners for their patience and amicable attitude towards our project. We will ensure the work site is left in the same or even better condition than before we came into the site,” said Tom Främling, Project Director of Baltic Connector Oy. The finishing work will last until late autumn 2019. The connecting work of the pipeline will be done at the end of August in Pölans, after which the pipeline is filled with gas. The commissioning and trial running of the compressor station will take place in September-October, after which the pipeline is ready for use. The Balticconnector pipeline will be fully ready at the end of 2019. The Finnish gas market will be opened up on January 01, 2020 when the gas starts to flow in the Balticconnector gas pipeline. 21 kilometers of the pipeline is constructed in Finland, 77 kilometers under the sea, and 55 kilometers in Estonia. The gas pipeline is bi-directional, and its transmission capacity is 7.2 million cubic meters of gas per day. 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The performance of new and existing jack-ups, vessels […] Siuntio castle for sale and beautiful--or freezing--weather on the wayFinland's Russia and EU policy dominated the Finnish news agenda and got some coverage in the foreign press Elsewhere a castle for sale is in the news while the tabloids' weather articles offered a confusing view of the forecast but perhaps revealed a little of their worldviews who broke the world record in the same race) Helsingin Sanomat ledOpens an external website with Merkel's comments that EU sanctions on Russia She told the press conference that the situation in eastern Ukraine is anything but peaceful and also gave cautious approval to the nuclear reactor Finland is planning to build with the help of Rosatom the Russian state-owned nuclear firm--but said that could change if Russia continues to challenge 'basic values' The Financial Times, incidentally, picked up the deepening row over Fennovoima in a storyOpens an external website quoting Olli Rehn's reservations over the project Not until 'good weather' arrives "This means that we have a very pragmatic and common-sense approach in all of our Russia policies knowing we will be in this relationship 'in sickness and in health'," said Stubb Hesari asked three foreign policy experts to analyse Stubb's speech in that context Former PM Esko Aho criticised Stubb's assessment of Russia in the 90s said that Finland's special situation was not emphasised enough former diplomat Pertti Torstila said his style was 'American' director of the Finnish Institute of International Affairs said it was a 'snappy speech' that did not answer the central question it posed--what to do about Russia now Have you got a spare few million euros to invest you might be interested ina  castle the Finnish government is currently selling off in the south-coast town of Siuntio Helsingin Sanomat reports that the 15th-century castle is up for grabs as Senate Properties It's not exactly cheap, at over ten million euros, but Hesari's videoOpens an external website gives a glimpse of the kind of palatial splendour the new owners will be able to enjoy The paper quotes Senate Properties' sales chief Esa Pentikainen as saying they are looking for wealthy individuals tourism businesses and non-profits to bid for the castle leading HS to observe that this castle just west of Helsinki could soon be in Russian hands IS is going with the professionals' more accurate five-day forecast miserable outlook is prompted by the much less accurate 30-day outlook but both papers agree that the coming weekend at least is likely to be fine Demands for conflict of interest investigation into Vapaavuori-Rosatom linkPublished 20142014Sources: Yle Ville Rajahalme was selected as the preparation director for finances The position of the preparation director for the area of procurements will not be filled as such; instead it will be organised as a part of the administration department Timo Kivistö and Emilia Kortelainen were selected as the project managers to act under the preparation director for administration. The positions are fixed-term until the end of 2022. A list of the preparation directors selected previously The preparatory body decided to issue a statement to the municipalities of Kirkkonummi Siuntio and Inkoo regarding the adoption schedule of the Apotti patient data system: Kirkkonummi Siuntio and Inkoo have planned to adopt Apotti in November 2022 it is essential to postpone the adoption of Apotti in Kirkkonummi Siuntio and Inkoo to a later date from 2022 in order to ensure both the establishment of the Western Uusimaa wellbeing services county and patient safety The decision on the customer and patient data system solutions of the Western Uusimaa wellbeing services county will be made by the county council at a later date The meeting materials are available in Finnish and Swedish Kannanotto kokonaisuudessaan(external link, opens in a new window) in Finnish Kokousaineistot(external link, opens in a new window) in Finnish In Swedish Organisation and decision-making Western Uusimaa wellbeing services county P.O. Box 1, 02070 CITY OF ESPOOEspoo Info | switchboard 09 816 21 The new wastewater treatment plant will handle the wastewater of approximately 400,000 residents in Espoo and the surrounding areas The modern Blominmäki wastewater treatment plant will serve as a more efficient replacement for the current Suomenoja wastewater treatment plant both in terms of purification efficiency and capacity The new wastewater treatment plant will handle the wastewater of approximately 400,000 residents from the areas of Espoo The construction of the new wastewater treatment plant in Blominmäki began in 2018 after the completion of excavation works in the area The modern Blominmäki treatment plant will be more efficient in terms of both treatment capacity and purification performance compared to the current Suomenoja wastewater treatment plant The new plant will handle the wastewater of approximately 400,000 residents from Espoo The wastewater treatment plant is being commissioned by HSY (Helsinki Region Environmental Services Authority) and the project management contractor YIT selected ARE as their partner for the technical project management ARE has experience in implementing building services in demanding rock space projects and automation works of the treatment plant The treatment plant has been excavated mainly within the rock and the actual water purification takes place underground The above-ground structures include administration The underground facilities at Blominmäki allow for future expansion to handle wastewater from even over a million residents The plant utilizes the latest technology to remove nitrogen and phosphorus from the wastewater The goal is to purify over 96 percent of phosphorus and organic matter and over 90 percent of nitrogen contained in the wastewater the Blominmäki project will be one of the most modern wastewater treatment plants in the Nordic countries and the project’s magnitude is also reflected in the amount of materials used which is equivalent in size to ten football fields such as 12,000 meters of ventilation ducts The working conditions at the construction site vary as the underground caverns are at their deepest point 40-50 meters below the ground.” according to ARE’s Project Manager Jukka Järvinen Project: Blominmäki new wastewater treatment plant Builder: HSYThe project management contractor: YIT successfully constructed Hyria’s state-of-the-art educational… a major energy efficiency and energy recycling project… The construction of Kaitaa and Soukka west metro stations was implemented through… Privacy notices | | © ARE 2023 Open image viewerSiuntio train station is about 50 km west of Helsinki. Image: YleYle News3.7.2018 11:23•Updated 3.7.2018 12:18State Railways VROpens an external website reported delays of 15-30 minutes on the heavily-trafficked rail line between Helsinki and the south-western port city of Turku on Tuesday Local Y trains between Kirkkonummi and Siuntio were cancelled due to a track infrastructure disruption that was first noticed on Tuesday morning Long-distance trains from Helsinki to Turku were stopping in Kirkkonummi to take local passengers to Siuntio Travellers heading the other way were being taken by bus from Siuntio to Kirkkonummi “After track work was completed between Kirkkonummi and Siuntio it was noticed that a safety device that safeguards train travel was not working perfectly,” Jorma Laaksonen of the Finnish Transport Agency’s rail traffic centre told Yle The agency says it cannot predict how long repairs will take Meanwhile a morning departure from Helsinki to Joensuu was delayed by 15 minutes due to track work eastern Finland was 25 minutes late "due to a fault in the railway system," says VR There are also ongoing disruptions to local rail service in Helsinki with some arriving trains on going as far as Pasila due to track work between there and the Central Railway Station 11.30: Added information about Parikkala delay Image: YleYle News19.6.2018 13:21On Monday a homeowner in the southern rural municipality of Siuntio tried to get rid of a bothersome snake by spraying petrol on it but drops of the fuel landed on a nearby lawnmower which was warm enough to set the gas ablaze the fire quickly spread to the wooden duplex house and the blaze reached up the exterior wall all the way to the attic In an effort to extinguish the growing blaze the homeowner then sprayed the burning house with water from a garden hose until rescue units arrived at the scene A public safety official said that the fire caused up to 15,000 euros in damage to the 100-square-meter house but that its interior was not damaged nor was the duplex's second apartment The official estimated that the homeowner would have to tear out and replace about five square meters of the exterior wall and about three square meters of the roof The extremely dry conditions have caused many brush fires across the country in recent weeks Monday was a particularly busy day for Finnish fire-fighters with some 30 units being called out simultaneously to various fires that required attention the Department for Rescue Services continues to urge residents to be particularly careful with fires pushes passengers to use appHelsinki Regional Transport (HSL) approved new fare zones on Tuesday ushering in steep cuts in prices for some and small increases for others Open image viewerImage: Henrietta Hassinen / YleYle News30.10.2018 16:17•Updated 30.10.2018 18:01Public transport in the Helsinki region got a bit of a shake-up on Tuesday as the regional transport authority HSL announced new fares and fare zones and brought in incentives for passengers to swap their travel cards for an app The new zones will be brought in next spring to end the previous system Under that system Helsinki functioned as one zone and crossing the border into Espoo or Vantaa required the purchase of a regional ticket at a higher price After the new zones are introduced there will be four zones: A so the cheapest tickets will be valid for zones A and B large areas of Espoo and Vantaa have been brought into cheaper bands as the zones are based on distance from Helsinki city centre rather than city council boundaries HSL runs local transport in the capital on behalf of the municipalities of Helsinki Open image viewerImage: Yle / Uutisgrafiikka“The fare zone remodelling will increase public transport usage especially in zones B and C,” claimed HSL CEO Suvi Rihtniemi in a press release “Public transport journeys will increase and at the same time car journeys will decrease especially towards Helsinki The number of kilometres travelled by public transport will increase by five percent because of the changes HSL also announced new smartphone apps to be rolled out as it renews ticket machines and travel cards Holders of the old cards should change them at HSL offices Passengers can also decide to do away with cards altogether and switch to the new ticketing app and take advantage of a discount if they sign up for 360 days of recurring monthly tickets commuters in eastern Espoo or southern Vantaa will be able to buy a monthly ticket covering a commute to central Helsinki for half the 106.50 euros it currently costs Open image viewerImage: Yle / UutisgrafiikkaA monthly ticket covering zones A and B will cost 59.70 euros as a one-off purchase or 53 euros per month as a recurring purchase over at least 360 days via the app That compares to a current cost of 54.70 euros per month for a single-zone adult monthly ticket Old-style travel cards will not be usable next spring when the ticketing revamp is complete and the new fare zones come into force Single tickets within one two-zone area will cost 2.80 if purchased via the card or app or four euros if bought from the bus driver as their 50 percent discount on monthly tickets will become a 45 percent reduction and cheaper single tickets for students will disappear entirely Holders of monthly tickets will be able to purchase extension tickets for 2.50 euros if they want to travel outside the area covered by their normal ticket Some Helsinki commuters have switched to third-party mobility app Whim to supply their public transport tickets in recent months as it has aggressively cut prices to try and bring in new customers Those passengers no longer buy direct from HSL a joint local authority responsible for local transport in the capital city region The firm told Yle that it had not yet decided how to adjust to the new prices but will evaluate the situation in December when it starts selling monthly tickets rather than a package of unlimited single-use tickets as it does at present “We will look again at the monthly price for the package in December when we get the monthly tickets rather than the single tickets which you have to activate each time,” said Sampo Hietanen “That’s when we’ll have a new look at the monthly pricing of those packages And the same will apply when the new tarriffs and new zones come into place next year There is more information on the new fares and zones on the HSL websiteOpens an external website Each summer tens of thousands of youngsters go to the countryside for a week of activities with other local youngsters Open image viewerRippileirillä laulellaan virsiä hieman rennommalla otteella luonnon rauhassa ja kitaran säestyksellä Image: YLE11.7.2011 20:36•Updated 11.7.2011 21:32Some parishes provide confirmation camps free of charge Some parishes even wondered if the confirmation camp should be shortened to save money This summer more than 50,000 young people will attend a confirmation camp organized by a parish and four out of five 15-year-olds attend one The cost of attending a confirmation camp varies widely but for example in Helsinki a normal week-long confirmation camp can cost up to 250 euros camps have been free for a couple of years “It’s not much,” said Siuntio confirmation camper Heikki Törrönen and there is a lot of food and bus travel included.” In eastern Finland a five-day confirmation camp has even been considered for budgetary reasons In the spring the Church Council urged parishes to maintain at least a week-long camp Siuntio camper Karoliina Mustola also supports a week-long camp “You couldn’t make this any shorter,” said Mustola “A week is just the right time because it takes a couple of days to get used to all of this.” Mustola says on the contrary that many find the last evening of the camp difficult when they realize that it will end the following day