Trust-based and conflict-avoiding wind power construction in reindeer husbandry area

The aim of the project is to study how wind power construction can be planned and carried out in a socially and culturally sustainable manner in a reindeer herding area. The motive for producing information is to minimise the harm caused to reindeer husbandry, to develop fair and just planning processes and to prevent land use conflicts in advance. The practical objective of the project is to study what measures can be taken to improve trust and the exchange of information between the wind power sector and reindeer husbandry, and what are the conditions for the social sustainability of wind power construction. The project also aims to define best practices for the wind power sector in the reindeer herding area.

The project will have a preventive effect on Finnish society in preventing land use conflicts. This will bring benefits to reindeer husbandry and promote sustainable wind power construction and the green transition.