The Port of Kaskinen takes part in the development of Finland’s first offshore wind farm
The swift growth of wind power in Finland has had a great impact on the Port of Kaskinen that celebrates its 70th birthday in 2025, the same year the City of Kaskinen turns 240. After the first onshore wind turbine components arrived at the port in 2023, about 2,000 of them were imported through it in less than two years. To better accommodate the large turbine parts, the port was expanded by 4.5 hectares during the first year – at one point, over 500 components were stored in the port area at the same time.
However, the next expansion is already on the horizon after the Port of Kaskinen signed a letter of intent with Vattenfall, one of Europe’s largest energy producers. Together with Metsähallitus, Vattenfall will build Finland’s first offshore wind farm in Korsnäs, only 50 kilometres from Kaskinen.
“As the closest port to the wind farm, the Port of Kaskinen would be an ideal partner not only for logistics, but also for assembling the turbines and operating them”, says the port’s CEO Patrik Hellman.
The goal of the letter of intent is to examine together if the Port of Kaskinen is able to offer all the necessary infrastructure and services for building, storing, and transporting the turbines.
“Everything needs to be ready in the port when the wind farm’s investment decision is finalised in a few years. Since offshore wind turbines are much larger than their onshore counterparts, it is necessary that we expand the port even more. Our fairway must be deepened to 12 metres, but we also need more space on land.”
Hellman highlights the Korsnäs project’s positive impact on both the port and the whole region’s future – the building and operation of the wind farm would create 500–1000 new jobs. The farm is expected to be operational in the early 2030s.
“In the future, we are aiming to participate in other offshore projects as well, both near and far”, Hellman states.
In addition to expansion, the Port of Kaskinen is also focusing on digitalising its operations further with Fintraffic.
“One of the latest improvements is making our facility checks easier – now, any problem can be reported digitally via the Port Activity App. This enables even faster reaction times”, Hellman says.
Furthermore, in 2026, all Finnish ports will switch to using the new maritime information management system NEMO that allows ships to submit port call notifications.
“This system will make data more available and the whole logistics chain better optimised, saving time and lowering emissions.”
