Photograph of Santavuori on a cloudy day. A wind farm sits on the hill.
Santavuori, as of July 2023

Santavuori is a hill in Ilmajoki municipality, South Ostrobothnia. It rises 145 metres above sea level.[1][2]

In 2009, assessment began for a wind farm containing approximately 20 wind turbines to be constructed on the hill.[3] Construction began on the Santavuori Wind Park [fi] in 2015, and concluded in 2016, with 17 wind turbines being completed.[4] Santavuori was given its name in 1597, during the Cudgel War.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Karttapaika" [Map location] (in Finnish). NLS. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  2. ^ "3. Lähtäkohdat" (PDF) (in Finnish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Ilmajoki-Kurikan tuulivoimapuistohanke" [Ilmajoki-Kurika wind farm project]. www.ely-keskus.fi (in Finnish). 16 November 2012. Archived from the original on 17 February 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Santavuori Wind Park". Peikko. Archived from the original on 2025-01-05. Retrieved 2025-02-15.
  5. ^ Nuijasota – Ilmajoki Archived 2021-09-17 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)

62°39′10″N 22°28′49″E / 62.652677°N 22.48028°E / 62.652677; 22.48028

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