Fingrid Current
Fingrid Current 3 September 2026 klo 13.00-16.40 (EET) for invited guests.
Simultaneous interpretation of the event for in-person participants.
13.00 Welcome to Fingrid Current!
Hosted by communications professional and journalist Katri Makkonen
Fingrid updates
Asta Sihvonen-Punkka, CEO / Fingrid Oyj
A changing world – Perspectives on electricity adequacy
Tuomas Rauhala, Executive Vice President, Power System Operation / Fingrid Oyj
How to secure electricity adequacy – The case of Estonia
Kalle Kilk, CEO / Elering AS, Estonia
Panel discussion: How can electricity keep up with growing demand?
Participants: Riku Huttunen, Director General / Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment; Mika Tuuliainen, Public Affairs Manager / Google Finland; Antti Keskinen, Executive Vice President, Electricity Markets / Fingrid Oyj; and Members of Parliament
14.45 Pause
15.15 The event continues
Keynote: Grid connection challenges and solutions in Denmark
Stine Grenaa Jensen, Senior Vice President / Energinet, Denmark
Steel and solutions – Enabling efficient grid use
Daniel Kuosa, Head of Construction / Fingrid Oyj
Laura Ihamäki, Key Account Manager / Fingrid Oyj
Panel discussion: Power grid as an engine of economic growth
Participants: Ulla Heinonen, Director / Confederation of Finnish Industries (EK); Juho Ikonen, Specialist / MTK; Anni Mikkonen, CEO / Renewables Finland; Jussi Jyrinsalo, Executive Vice President, Customers and System Planning / Fingrid Oyj
Summary of the day
Interview with Asta Sihvonen-Punkka, CEO / Fingrid Oyj
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Fingrid Current 23 November 2021
The Fingrid Current event will be held for invited guests on Tuesday 23 November 2021 (at 13.00-16.30 EET) at the Scandic Grand Central Hotel at Helsinki Central Railway Station.
At the event, we will focus on the electricity market and how the electricity market supports Finland's competitiveness. The event will be held mainly in Finnish.
It is also possible to follow Fingrid Current online through this link.
Programme
1.00 pm Opening of the event / Jukka Ruusunen, President and CEO, Fingrid Oyj
What kind of electricity market can promote investments in Finland? / Jussi Jyrinsalo, Director, Fingrid Oyj
What kind of new EU regulation on electricity market is about to come? / Christian Zinglersen, Director, European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulations (ACER)
Interdependence strongly characterizes electricity market projects / Asta Sihvonen-Punkka, Executive Vice President, Fingrid Oyj
2.30 pm Pause
3.00 pm Panel discussion
Elina Kivioja, President and CEO, Vattenfall Oy
Jan Rönnback, Head of Business Development, Trading and Asset Optimisation, Fortum Oyj
Herkko Plit, Founder & CEO, P2X Solutions Oy
Jori Sahlsten, VP, Oil Products, Production, Neste Oyj
Anne Särkilahti, Director, Business Services and Initiatives, UPM Energy Oy
Event summary: Jukka Ruusunen, President and CEO, Fingrid Oyj
Warm welcome!
Fingrid Current 20 April 2021
Current webinar on 20 April 2021 at 13 - 15 EET. This time the event is held only on Finnish.
Fingrid Current 3 November 2020
The theme of the event was the electricity market and its major changes. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, this time the event was only organised as a webinar over the Internet. Translation services were provided.
Programme
1.00 pm Opening of the event
Asta Sihvonen-Punkka, Executive Vice President, Fingrid Oyj
1.05 pm Experiences from the Dutch datahub
Miriam Withagen, Manager Markets, DNWG Infra B.V
Roger Brouwers, Manager Clients & Markets, Stedin, DNWG Infra B.V
1.25 pm Access to data is a must to engage customers to energy transition
Hando Sutter, CEO, Eesti Energia AS
1.45 pm Datahub – challenging joint project enables a new era
Pasi Aho, Director, Fingrid Datahub Oy
2.05 pm Break
2.15 pm The electricity market balances production and consumption
Asta Sihvonen-Punkka, Executive Vice President, Fingrid Oyj
2.35 pm How market participants see the development of the electricity market
Petteri Haveri, Senior Advisor, Finnish Energy
2.55 pm How electricity users see the development of the electricity market
Pasi Kuokkanen, Managing Director, Association of Energy Users in Finland
3.15 pm Event summary
Jukka Ruusunen, President & CEO, Fingrid Oyj
3.30 pm The event ends
Fingrid Current 10 March 2020
The Baltic Sea Region as a Forerunner in the European Electricity Market
Follow the event online 10 March 12.30 pm: https://prospectumlive.com/event/fingrid_20200310_en
Agenda:
12.30–12.40 Opening of the Event
Jukka Ruusunen, President & CEO, Fingrid Oyj
12.40–1.10 European Green Deal and the Baltic Sea Region Electricity Market
Catharina Sikow-Magny, Acting Director, Head of Unit, European Commission, DG Energy
1.10–1.40 Vision of the Baltic Sea Region's Electricity Market
Lotta Medelius-Bredhe, Director General, Svenska kraftnät
1.40–2.10 Vision of Off-Shore Wind in the Baltic Sea Area
Taavi Veskimägi, CEO, Elering AS
2.10–2.50 Break
2.50–3.20 Three Scenarios for the Development of the Baltic Sea Region Electricity System
Jussi Jyrinsalo, Senior Vice President, Fingrid Oyj
3.20–3.50 Towards more integrated Baltic Sea Region Power Market
Simon-Erik Ollus, Vice President, Trading and Asset Optimisation, Fortum Oyj
3.50–4.20 How do the Nordic Regulators see the Future of the Nordic (Baltic Sea) Electricity Markets
Simo Nurmi, Director General of Energy Authority of Finland, Energiavirasto and Chair of NordREG
4.20–5.00 Future?
Jukka Ruusunen, President & CEO, Fingrid Oyj