Mitta Oy and Kemijoki Oy sign a five-year service agreement

Kemijoki Oy will continue to procure obligation, dam safety and environmental services from Mitta Oy for the next five years. Mitta Oy has been Kemijoki Oy’s partner since 2014.

Kemijoki Oy will continue to procure obligation, dam safety and environmental services from Mitta Oy for the next five years. Mitta Oy’s areas of responsibility include Kemijoki Oy’s dam safety work, measurement work, flow modelling as well as environmental, spatial data and real estate tasks. Mitta Oy has been Kemijoki Oy’s partner since 2014.

“Mitta Oy supports us in producing hydropower in a way that is sustainable for nature, people and the economy. Measured in kilometres, we own the most dams in Finland, and ensuring dam safety requires expertise and continuous work. Environmental work, on the other hand, improves the diverse use of river basins and the attractiveness of riverside habitats,” says Tuomas Timonen, CEO of Kemijoki Oy.

“Cooperation with Kemijoki Oy is valuable to us. Mitta’s wide range of services as well as expertise in waterways and dam safety will be put to excellent use here. Close cooperation provides an opportunity to develop our services and strengthen our corporate responsibility programme with concrete environmental actions. We can be genuinely happy about this agreement,” says Sami Kangasharju, CEO of Mitta Oy.

Sustainability actions and utilisation of the latest technology

One of the most important selection criteria for Kemijoki Oy is that its partners commit to the company’s corporate responsibility programme. Kemijoki Oy and Mitta Oy are jointly assisting SamiSoster ry’s Mokta hut in the Sodankylä area. The project supports the everyday life of the elderly in the Vuotso Sámi community and strengthens the participation and sense of community of the Sámi.

In the cooperation between Kemijoki Oy and Mitta Oy, the utilisation of the latest technology and solutions is also crucial. A good example of this is the snow measurement development project, which utilizes drone lidar technology. Lidar measurements flown with drones are used to determine the depth of snow over larger areas. The results of the measurements will be used in estimating the magnitude of spring floods and preparing for floods.

Kemijoki Oy is an expert and client organisation in hydropower production and a developer of hydropower expertise. Kemijoki Oy procures most of the functions required for the production of domestic and climate-friendly electricity from its partners. Together with its partners, Kemijoki Oy maintains, for example, self-sufficiency in electricity production and security of supply, strengthens regional employment and is multi-skilled in responsible hydropower.

Mitta Group is a Finnish internationally operating measurement and geotechnical consulting company founded in 1989. The Group operates extensively in the construction value chain and its divisions include suveying, laboratory, geotech, environmental services, IoT monitoring solutions and final disposal solutions for nuclear waste. Mitta Oy employs approximately 500 professionals in more than 30 locations in Finland and Sweden.

For more information

Tuomas Timonen
CEO Kemijoki Oy
Phone 020 703 4410
Email tuomas.timonen@kemijoki.fi

Sami Kangasharju
CEO Mitta Oy
Phone 041 731 4224
Email sami.kangasharju@mitta.fi

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