Exilion has chosen Caverion as its technical maintenance partner for the Kalajoki wind farm - Caverion hires maintenance technicians in Kalajoki

Exilion, the owner of Mustilankangas wind farm in Kalajoki, has signed an agreement with Caverion for the technical maintenance service for Mustilankangas wind farm, covering preventive and corrective maintenance of the wind turbines and the park's electricity distribution. The wind farm will be under Caverion's supervision 24 hours a day every day of the year. The agreement will take place by summer 2026. The companies will not disclose the value of the contract. Caverion hires maintenance technicians for permanent employment in Kalajoki.

In addition to the Kalajoki wind farm, Caverion is responsible for example maintenance of the Tervola Varevaara wind farm, owned by Exilion. This successful partnership for Tervola wind farm led to even stronger cooperation now for Kalajoki wind farm.

"We wanted to expand the technical maintenance partnership with Caverion. In Tervola, we’ve had a good experience of the cooperation, the level of service and quality. For us, the key criteria when choosing a partner are comprehensive domestic management of the wind farm and a responsible and safe operating method", says Eero Länsimäki, Operations Manager of Exilion.

The agreement strengthens the development of Finnish wind power expertise

Renewable energy has become a significant part of Finnish energy production. There are 215 wind farms and 1,835 wind turbines in Finland. In 2024, wind power was the second largest form of electricity production, generating 19.8 terawatt hours (TWh). Exilion has 15 wind farms, which generated approximately 1 TWh of electricity last year. 

Maintenance and upkeep of wind farms ensures that the power plants produce energy as efficiently as possible.

"We are very pleased that Exilion has the courage to challenge the common known operating models in the industry. Together we have the opportunity to develop Finnish wind power expertise and the entire industry forward. Our goal is to maximize the energy production of Kalajoki wind farm throughout its entire life cycle and at the same time act as transparently as possible towards Exilion", says Kari Koivikko, Head of District, Renewable Energy Services at Caverion.

Koivikko says that as a builder and maintainer of clean energy infrastructure, the company has gained a very deep understanding over the years of both the needs and requirements of companies and the functioning of the electricity market, i.e. the dynamics of production, consumption and distribution. This allows the company to effectively plan service and maintenance schedules.
 

Caverion hires service technicians in Kalajoki

Under the agreement, Caverion will hire wind power maintenance technicians for permanent, full-time employment in Kalajoki. The company already has over 70 professionals working in wind power. The maintenance technicians to be hired will be trained in their work tasks. For job applicant it will be beneficial to already have expertise in wind power or industrial electrical maintenance. In Mustilankangas, one of the wind turbines has a pole height of 137 meters and a blade length of 63 meters. Koivikko wants to emphasize the importance of occupational safety.

"Our experienced experts inspect wind turbine from the foundations to the tips of the blades. The most important thing for us is that our employees are able to work safely in all wind turbine tasks, and we also implement this principle in daily maintenance".

Mustilankangas wind farm: 
-In full production since 2016.
-The wind farm has 28 wind turbines.
-Annual production is approximately 265 gigawatt hours.
-Approximately 110 million euros have been invested in the construction of the wind farm.

Exilion Wind Co:
-Founded in 2019.
-Partners: Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Company, Veritas Pension Insurance Company and the State Pension Fund.
-Owns 15 wind farms in Finland and nearly 480 MW of operational wind power capacity, which corresponds to approximately one tenth of the entire capacity in Finland. In addition, Exilion has a 70 MWp solar park under construction.
-Annual production is over 1 terawatt hour, which corresponds to the annual electricity consumption of households in Helsinki.

Caverion Finland:
-Builder and maintainer of clean energy infrastructure.
-Market leader in technical maintenance and installations of properties.
-Offers design, installation, maintenance and upkeep services throughout the entire life cycle, as well as ensuring the use of properties, production facilities and infrastructure.
-Over 12,000 corporate customers.
-Approximately 5,800 professionals.
-Turnover approximately EUR 903 million
- Part of Assemblin Caverion Group from 2024, with over 21,000 employees in nine countries, turnover EUR 3.7 billion

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