Nature

In the design of the bridges of the causeway to be built in Hailuoto, the aim is to include the nearby Natura 2,000 areas. For example, there is no lighting on the road.

There are several Natura 2,000 areas around Luodonselkä in the vicinity of Hailuoto’s land connection. According to nature surveys, the area contains endangered plant species, a rare sea urchin beetle and plenty of rare bird species. Based on these, the design of the road and bridges is guided by the Natura requirements, according to the designer.

For the Huiku bridge, a so-called reinforced concrete composite girder bridge has been chosen, where the concrete bridge deck and steel beams work together as a load-bearing structure. The load-bearing structure of the second bridge is reinforced concrete, where the beams of the reinforced concrete deck structure are in tension.

Because the bedrock in the area is exceptionally deep, the foundations of the bridges use long concreted steel pipe piles that rest on the hard moraine layer.

– The depth of the water is quite shallow at the causeway. Long bridges come in deep places and with bridge openings we ensure that water can continue to flow and change in the sea area. In addition, harsh sea conditions such as ice and waves challenge the bridge designer, says Mosorin.

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The street environment will also be changed so that some of the old birch trees will be felled.

In the Laanila district of Oulu, a blooming meadow area will be established along Hintantie.

The change is related to the change in the street environment, where part of the grassy area will be turned into a meadow.

At the same time, some of Hintantie’s old birches will also be felled, because they can cause a safety risk.

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For example, in Hämeenlinna, birds can only be fed in the site plan area if the property owner allows it.

The winter feeding season for birds is beginning. Birdlife Finland recommends that winter feeding starts when the ground freezes or is covered with snow. However, birds may not be fed anywhere.

For example, according to the health protection order of Hämeenlinna and Hattula, feeding birds is allowed in the site plan area only with the permission of the owner of the property or area. To feed the birds on the balconies, you need the consent of the housing association.

Pests must not enter the feeding area, and feeding must be stopped if it causes harm, such as the reproduction of rats.

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According to Metsähallitus’ estimate, the roe deer population has strengthened in, for example, Puruvedi and Suur-Saimaa. On the other hand, north of Savonlinna, the number of norps has not increased.

The population of Saimaa norpeg has strengthened.

Metsähallitus published a new estimate today, according to which the roe deer population has increased by 10 individuals. It is estimated that around 430–440 norpa live in Saimaa now.

The roe deer population has strengthened especially in Puruvedi and Pyhäselä and Suur-Saimaa, where roe deer have moved from nearby areas with denser populations. Also in Pihlajavedi, the number of norps has continued to grow.

On the other hand, north of Savonlinna in Haukivedi, Joutenvedi and the Pyyvesi-Enonvesi area, the size of the stock has remained the same or slightly decreased.

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The population of Saimaan norpi has strengthened – there are now an estimated 430–440 norpi live in SaimaaRead More »

According to the Finnish Forestry Center, forest owners should be prepared for an increase in woodpecker damage in risk areas.

The number of typewriter pests has increased in Finnish forests, says the Finnish Forestry Center. The bookworm is the worst pest of spruce trees, and its population increases as the summer heats up.

By the beginning of November, the Metsäkeskus has received reports of insect-killing logging from a total of approximately 3,400 hectares. Compared to the previous year, the number is more than triple.

The most logging notifications have come from Southeastern Finland, Kymenlaakso and South Karelia, and Uusimaa. The number of notifications has also increased in Central Finland and Southern and Northern Savo.

In addition to bookworms, the logging also involves damage caused by other pests such as the spruce star beetle.

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The number of insect-killing fellings more than tripled in Finland – according to an expert, elderly spruces need to be watched more closelyRead More »

A dispute broke out over small game hunting competitions. We went to the games to find out why the parties received threats and why they couldn’t seem to find common ground.

Here we are waiting for it.

There is not enough snow, it is not easy to go on the trail. In the afternoon, the American foxhound Smirre can’t bear to sniff the same morning tracks anymore, and Tanskanen also wants to go to the sauna.

Danskanen’s team has caught one fox. Tanskanen himself has not yet made it further than the traces in the competition.

– As you can see, this is not about killing for us, Tanskanen says.

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The municipality has approximately 300 employees. The municipal manager Tuomas Aikkila has already received good feedback about the season ticket idea.

The municipality of Ranua has decided to reward all employees of the municipality for extending the corona period by giving them a season ticket to the Ranua zoo.

Aikkila says that the municipality has around 300 employees, whose average age is 47.7 years. The season ticket is personal, which means you cannot lend it to, for example, your own child.

According to Aikkila, the prize was thought about among a few people. Feedback has already come, he says.

– Yes, it has been praised, he states.

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Two large offshore wind farm projects located on the Pohjalahti coast have progressed to the EIA phase.

Kokkola and Pietarsaari demand clarifications to the EIA programs of the two giant offshore wind farms. Parks are planned for the suburbs of both cities, about 30 kilometers from the coast.

Skyborn Renewables Offshore Finland plans 120 offshore power plants in its Reimari project. The maximum height of the power plants would be 390 meters.

Electricity transmission would take place from the sea with cable and pipe lines and on the mainland with overhead lines. In Kokkola, the lines would land in Kvikanti or Puotiniemi. In Pietarsaari, on the other hand, in the Alholma industrial area or Storlöten.

About 150 power plants would be coming to the OX2 company’s wind farm. The distance to the lighthouse island Tankari, for example, is about 30 kilometers.

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The effects of offshore wind farms on underwater nature, animals and farmland should be studied in more detail, demand Kokkola and PietarsaariRead More »

Ylöjärvi needs to make a new plan so that water does not spread from the waste area to the neighbor’s side. Some of the ditches were not made during the renovation.

A surprising flooding problem has appeared in the waste area of \u200b\u200bthe former Haveri gold mine located in Ylöjärvi. More water accumulates than expected at the edges of the tailings area rehabilitated by the city of Ylöjärvi.

Pirkanmaa’s ely center has asked Ylöjärvi for a new plan to control the waters of the area.

This fall, the city of Ylöjärvi already had time to rejoice at the results of the renovation work, even though some of the ditches were still unfinished. Ylöjärvi and ely center announced in October that the ground-breaking renovation of the Viljakkalan Haveri mining waste area was completed.

– The exceptional renovation project of the Haveri mining waste area ended in Ylöjärvi in \u200b\u200bthe summer of 2022, at least according to expectations, if not even better, the release said.

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The renovation of the waste area of \u200b\u200bthe former gold mine was completed \”according to expectations, if not better\” in Pirkanmaa – now there is floodingRead More »

The first ice on the Finnish coast has formed in the innermost bays of the northern part of the Bothnian Sea, off Tornio and Kemi. Off Oulu, thin ice is present in shallow, sheltered bays.

The first sea ice maps of the winter have been published. There is thin ice in the bays at the bottom of the Bothnian Sea, although the water is about one degree warmer than in normal winters.

The sea ice is almost on a normal schedule, as the first ice is usually observed in the second or third week of November in the Bothnian Sea.

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