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Investments in wind power

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 11:11:51 GMT

New investments in wind power

Ii wind farm will use the latest wind turbine technology

Ii Olhava wind farm is located next to Oulu - Kemi highway and the railway is also in close proximity.

The investment is done by TuuliWatti. Ii wind farm continues TuuliWatti investment program. Launched construction assembly erects up to 140 meters-high.

These Finnish highest wind turbines represent the latest technology and are equivalent to production that corresponds to about 35,000 blocks of flats in electricity consumption. The invest amounts to around EUR 40 million.

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Investors are welcome

Mon, 11 Apr 2011 10:52:33 GMT

Investors are welcome

Clean technology in the most beneficial environment

Conditions for constructing and producing wind power, in particular, are exceptional in Ii Municipality as well as in the northern part of the Gulf of Bothnia on the whole.

The Bothnian Arc area - from Ii to the border of Lapland province - is by far Finland’s most windy region. Taming this natural resource for environmentally friendly production has been taken into account in the reinforcement of business prerequisites.

In addition to favorable natural conditions, Ii, as a part of the Oulu region, is an excellent operating environment for new investments. Oulu Region as a whole is one of the most rapidly growing areas in Finland as far as innovations, research and high technology are concerned. The foundation for business in Ii is, therefore, a solid one.

Ii Municipality is ready to meet the EU's emissions trading requirements and the growth demands for renewable energy.

For more information:
Mayor Markku Kehus, tel. + 358 50 388 1800, markku.kehus(a)ii.fi
Managing Director Ari Alatossava, tel. + 358 40 567 6700, ari.alatossava(a)ii.fi

World speed record

Fri, 01 Apr 2011 09:36:20 GMT

World speed record on ice

Rally champion, Juha Kankkunen achieves 205.48 mph (330.695 km/h) in extreme conditions. Kankkunen drove Bentley convertible on the coast of Ii 15 February 2011.

Finland’s four-time world rally champion Juha Kankkunen drove a Bentley Continental Supersports convertible on the hazardous frozen waters of the Baltic Sea, off the coast of Finland in Ii Municipality, at a breathtaking 205.48 mph (330.695 km/h) to set a new world speed record on ice.

With the help of his own experienced team and Bentley engineers, Kankkunen overcame the challenges of temperatures as low as minus 30 degrees, sudden snow blizzards and potentially dangerous crosswinds on the 16.5km track on a 70cm-thick layer of sea ice.

The record attempt was driven on a 1000m long measured distance with the speed certified by officials from the Finland Traffic Police. His new world record was based on the average of two runs in opposite directions with measured speeds ratified by a representative of The Guinness Book of Records.