BALTICCONNECTOR, NATURAL GAS PIPELINE BALTICCONNECTOR Natural gas pipeline between Finland and Estonia January 2014 Environmental Impact Assessment Programme BALTICCONNECTOR, NATURAL GAS PIPELINE BETWEEN FINLAND AND ESTONIA, EIA-PROGRAMME Contact information Developer Gasum Oy Add. Miestentie 1, P.O.BOX 21, FI-02151 Espoo, Finland Email:
[email protected] Tel.: +358 20 4471 Contact person: Eero Isoranta Coordinating Authority for the EIA procedure in Finland Uusimaa Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment (ELY Centre) Add. Opastinsilta 12 B, P.O. BOX 36, FI-00521 Helsinki, Finland Email:
[email protected] Tel.: +358 295 021 000 Contact person: Leena Eerola Permitting Authority for the EIA procedure in Estonia Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications Add. Harju 11, Tallinn 15072 Email:
[email protected] Tel.: +372 62 56 342 Fax: +372 6 313 660 Contact person: Taivo Linnamägi EIA programme consultant Ramboll Add: Säterinkatu 6, P.O. Box 25, FI-02601 Espoo, Finland Email:
[email protected] Tel.: +358 20 755 611 Fax: +358 20 755 6201 Contact persons: Tommi Marjamäki Veronika Verš Publication Gasum Ltd ISBN 978-952-93-3480-3 ISBN (pdf) 978-952-93-3481-0 Maps © Logica, maanmittaustoimisto lupa nro 3/MML/13 Printing Picaset Oy, Helsinki 2 FOREWORD Foreword Gasum Oy is planning for a natural gas pipeline, which connects Finland and Estonia. The name of the project is Balticconnector. This environmental impact assessment programme launches the environmental impact assess- ment procedure (EIA procedure) in Finland and Estonia. The EIA procedure will be applied in both countries ac- cording to national legislation.