Case Study 1: Wind Turbines in Finland: Pricing Sustainability and Economic
Incentives
Tuulivoimala Finland LTD is one of several major corporations devoted to sustainable
energy. The company wishes to provide electricity to neighbourhoods using methods other
than the national power grid, such as wind turbines. This case study examines the
advantages and challenges of neighbourhood associations owning their own turbines, as
presented by a group of Finnish scholars.
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During the second half of the 20th century, Finland, sharing a major boundary with Russia,
transformed from a farm and forest economy to a diversified modern industrial economy.
The country’s per capita income ranks as one of the highest in Western Europe. Finland
became a member of the European Union in 1995 and was the only Nordic state to join the
euro system at the time.