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| Landfall | Sottunga, Åland | — |
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The Finlandskabeln project, a 158‑kilometre 100 MW, 80 kV HVDC submarine cable located entirely within Finland, is reported as being under operation as part of the offshore linear infrastructure in the Baltic Sea.
Authority: Ålands miljö- och hälsoskyddsmyndighet (ÅMHM) · Licence: Miljötillstånd enligt miljöskyddslagen och vattenlagen för utläggning av kabeln
Ålands miljö- och hälsoskyddsmyndighet (ÅMHM) granted Kraftnät Åland Ab an environmental permit under the Environmental Protection Act and Water Act for the laying of the approximately 160 km long cable, which passes through multiple water areas across several municipalities and villages. The decision, dated 5 October 2011, confirms that all legal conditions for the permit are fulfilled and sets detailed conditions to prevent, avoid and limit negative environmental impacts, including noise limits during construction and operation, requirements for marking the cable according to maritime directives, and obligations to inform the relevant VTS station and authorities before and after the works.
Authority: Ålands miljö- och hälsoskyddsmyndighet (ÅMHM) · Licence: Environmental Impact Assessment (MKB) for the Finlandskabeln subsea cable project
Kraftnät Åland Ab prepared and submitted an Environmental Impact Assessment (MKB) for the Finlandskabeln HVDC subsea cable between Jomala (Åland) and Nådendal, as part of the environmental permitting process handled by Ålands miljö- och hälsoskyddsmyndighet (ÅMHM). The authority’s permit decision notes that the project underwent an MKB procedure, including seabed inspections and multiple public announcements during the MKB and subsequent environmental permit processes.
Installation of the Finlandskabeln interconnector cable between Nådendal on the Finnish mainland and Jomala on Åland began in the spring, with the cable being laid during the spring and early summer period as part of a €125 million project to secure electricity supply to Åland.
Preparatory onshore works for the Finlandskabeln interconnector have begun in Naantali, where an electrical substation is being built near the local power plant to connect the new cable that will supply Åland with reserve power from the Finnish mainland. The article notes that these preparatory works started the previous week, marking the start of onshore construction activities associated with the project.
ABB is identified as the converter manufacturer for the Ål-link – Finland VSC HVDC scheme associated with the Finlandskabeln project, a 2×50 MW, ±60 kV, 70 km link listed among future HVDC installations planned for commissioning in 2015.
Installation of the Finlandskabeln interconnector was completed, with the 16 km long subsea cable laid between Nådendal on the Finnish mainland and Jomala on Åland during the spring and early summer, forming a new HVDC cable link supplemented by an optical cable. Remaining works mentioned relate to local adjustments in Korpo rather than the primary laying of the cable itself.