Dialogue

 

Finnish forest reindeer and wind power development on a collision course: Situation overview and paths to resolving tensions in Central Ostrobothnia

Akordi's new publication examines the rapidly developing situation in Central Ostrobothnia in the context of wind power and Finnish forest reindeer from different perspectives and proposes initial steps to resolve tensions. The case is important because it reflects the broader friction associated with…
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Interim review of the natural resources plan for the Sámi homeland for 2022–2027

An interim review of the 2022–2027 natural resources plan for the Sámi homeland was held in Inari at the beginning of the week. The working group involved in drawing up the plan and representatives of Metsähallitus met to evaluate the plan and the implementation of the measures included in it. On…
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Blog: In Vaasa this week, the acceptability of hydrogen projects was discussed in our seminar and training

Small municipalities in Ostrobothnia have become the driving force behind hydrogen development in Finland. According to representatives of four business development companies, this can be explained by investing in the early stages of project development and learning from shared experiences. The discussion…
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Working together towards more meaningful activities of large carnivore observers

We participated in four regional workshops organized by the Natural Resources Institute Finland and the Finnish Wildlife Agency, which surveyed the opinions of large carnivore observers (LCOs) on how to develop their activities, increase its significance, and improve interaction between Luke and large…
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The green transition and ways to build social acceptance for it were discussed at the Kristiinankaupunki Community Days

Akordi participated in Kristiinankaupunki Community Days on July 9–11 as a speaker, moderator, and active listener. Kristiinankaupunki is one of the project locations where we are working in our new foundation-funded project to help anticipate and resolve conflicts related to the green transition.  …
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Kristiinankaupunki councilors discussing the prospects for a green transition with Akordi experts 17.6.2025

Significant funding to Akordi for anticipating and resolving green transition conflicts on the local level

The TAH Foundation and the RELEX Foundation have joined forces to fund Akordi, a Helsinki based organization specialised in environmental collaboration and conflict resolution. The funding allows Akordi to get out on the ground, and help municipalities, enterprises and local communities in finding fair…
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Establishing the nature conservation area of the Kvarken archipelago

The establishing process of the Kvarken archipelago nature conservation area has been Finland’s largest environmental conflict resolution process assisted by a neutral third party. Over the decades, deep tensions have developed between environmental administration and local actors in the Kvarken area.…
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Talvimaisemassa käppyräinen mänty

The Western Reindeer Herding District and wind energy companies met in cooperation on 27-28 January.

There is pressure in Finland to increase the minimum distances between wind power plants and settlements. This means a growing interest in finding sites for power plants in the sparsely populated reindeer husbandry area, which covers more than a third of Finland's territory. However, the areas that look…
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Wind Power Meets Reindeer Husbandry – Recognition as Basis for Just Energy Transition

On November 21st, 2023, Akordi released a new report examining the results of a collaborative process between wind power and reindeer herding. You can download the report here [In Finnish - English version to appear later] The transition to clean energy involves increasing usage of wind power and…
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