Nord Stream Extension EIA Programme – Finland, 2013

FI = Finnish SW = Swedish EN = English nord Stream Extension EIA Programme – Finland

The nord Stream Extension is a project for up to two offshore natural gas pipelines from Russia to Germany EIA through the Baltic Sea. Route options run from a landfall in Russia through Finnish, Swedish and Danish waters to a landfall in Germany. Within the Finnish Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) the route follows the existing nord The purpose of the environmental impact assessment (EIA) procedure is Stream Pipelines 1 and 2. The overall length of the route options are in the order of 1,250 km. The environmental to ensure that environmental impacts of a project are assessed and then impact assessment (EIA) and the permitting of the project are scheduled to be conducted to enable pipeline considered as part of the decision­making process. The EIA procedure construction from 2016 to 2018. itself is not a decision­making process. The EIA assesses and compares different realistic project alternatives and provides information to citizens as a basis for public participation. Background Technical description

The Nord Stream Extension provides a robust pipeline Each of the Nord Stream Extension pipelines is planned Finnish alternatives infrastructure connecting Russia’s natural gas fields to the to be able to transport approximately 27.5 bcm (billion Nord Stream Pipelines 1 & 2 European energy markets and safeguarding reliab le and cubic metres) per annum of natural gas. Each pipeline will EEZ boundary secure natural gas supply. It helps to ensure the fulfillment be comprised of approximately 12 metre long individual Territorial water limit of existing long­term supply contracts between Russian steel pipes that are welded together on the pipelay and EU companies and offer additional supply options to barge. The outer diameter of the pipes is about 1.4 North West Europe. These compensate for its declining metres. Main construction activities in the Finnish EEZ ALT 1a domestic gas production, benefiting the EU with increased are munitions clea rance to allow safe installation of the reliability and security of supply. Experience from the pipeline, rock placement to support the pipeline and construction of the two Nord Stream pipelines indicates pipelay by dynamically positioned and / or anchored lay that from an environmental, technical and economic point barges. It is possible that part of the rock material will be Alternatives in the Finnish EIA of view, a subsea natural gas transportation system transported from the Kotka area. through the Baltic Sea is a feasible solution. The results of The Finnish EIA includes following alternatives: the Nord Stream environmental monitoring in the Finnish • non­implementation as Alternative 0 (ALT 0) EEZ from 2009 to 2012 showed that the impacts from the ALT 1 • the section of the Nord Stream Extension route within the Finnish pipeline construction were minor in significance. EEZ as Alternative 1 (ALT 1) • sub­alternative south of Porkkala to the north of ALT 1 (ALT 1a).

The length of ALT 1 in the Finnish EEZ is approximately 370 km and the width from 1.6 to 4.7 km. The length of ALT 1a is approximately 21 km with a width of 2 km.

Impacts to be assessed for the phases Category Sub-category Construction operation Marine policies, strategies and plans Objectives of the policies, strategies and plans X X Seabed integrity X X Seabed morphology and sediments X X Physical and chemical environment Hydrology and water quality X X Air quality and climate X Noise X X Benthos X X Fish X Biotic environment Marine mammals X Impacts to be assessed Birds (only impacts from munitions clearance) X Protected areas X X The table opposite presents the impact targets in the Ship traffic X X EIA. The assessment will focus on the impacts of the Fishery X X

project alternatives (ALT 1 / ALT 1a). The assessment of offshore impact target Military areas X X onshore impacts will focus on the Kotka area. Existing and planned infrastructure X X Socio­economic conditions Utilization of natural resources X X Transboundary assessments will concentrate on phys­ Scientific heritage X X ical and chemical environment and biotic environment. Cultural heritage X X Also ship traffic, fishery, scientific heritage and social Tourism and recreation X Social impacts X X impacts will be considered. Potentially affected coun­ Land use X tries are Russia, Estonia and Sweden. Additionally some Air quality and climate X Physical and chemical environment transboundary impacts related to fishery and ship traf­ Noise X fic may affect Denmark, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Traffic and safety X pact target Socio­economic conditions onshore im- People and society X Germany.

The Finnish national EIA procedure and time schedule EIA Programme phase The Finnish EIA procedure began on 25 March 2013 Authority provides its statement on the EIA programme when the Developer submitted the EIA programme to the Developer. According to the preliminary schedule to the Coordinating Authority, which officially notified this will be in early July 2013. about the public display. A public announcement has EIA Report phase been published electronically and in newspapers in the The second phase is the assessment phase. The as ­ southern coastal area and on Åland. sess ment results will be compiled into an EIA report. The EIA programme is on public display from 8.4.2013 to According to the preliminary schedule, the EIA report will 6.6.2013. The Coordinating Authority will review state­ be on public display in the beginning of 2015. The EIA ments and opinions and issue its statement on the EIA procedure will end in spring 2015 when the Coordinating programme within one month of the end of the public Authority has provided its statement on the EIA report. display. The first phase will end when the Coordinating Permitting will follow the EIA procedure in 2015 – 2016.

Time-schedule for the Finnish EIA procedure.

Phase 2013 2014 2015 Month 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 91011121 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 91011121 2 3 4 5 6 EIA Programme phase Preparation of EIA Programme Submission of EIA Programme Notification by the Coordinating Authority Public hearing Statement by the Coordinating Authority EIA Report phase Impact assessment and preparation of EIA Report Submission of EIA Report Notification by the Coordinating Authority Public hearing Statement by the Coordinating Authority Public meetings EIA Programme phase EIA Report phase

Finnish public participation International consultation During the public display period, authorities and other interested In accordance with the Espoo Convention on parties have the opportunity to provide their statements and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) in a opinions on the EIA programme to the Coordinating Authority. Transboundary Context, the Finnish Ministry of the Environment invites affected parties to participate Public meetings will be organised during the hearing period of in the national EIA procedure. If an affected party the EIA programme in Helsinki 16.4.2013, Turku 17.4.2013, decides to participate, it will put the EIA programme Hanko 18.4.2013, Kot ka 22.4.2013 and Mariehamn 24.4.2013. on public display, collect statements and return The Nord Stream Extension project will provide project and EIA them to the party of origin. The Finnish Ministry of information on its website: www.nord­stream.com/extension. the Environment will for ward the feedback to the The website includes a link to a map portal and feedback national Coordinating Authority, to be taken into channel. account in its statement on the EIA programme.

ConTACT InFoRmATIon FI = Finnish SW = Swedish Developer EIA consultant EN = English Nord Stream AG Ramboll Grafenauweg 2, CH­6304 Zug, Switzerland P.O.Box 25, FI­02601 Espoo, Finland Tel. +358 40 777 7855, Fax +41 41 766 91 92 Tel. +358 40 187 2607, Fax: +358 20 755 6201 info@nord­stream.com [email protected] Contact persons: Contact persons: Tiina Salonen (FI, EN), Simon Bonnell (EN) Tore Granskog (FI, SW, EN), Heikki Surakka (FI, EN)

Coordinating Authority for the EIA procedure International consultation Uusimaa Centre for Economic Development, Ministry of the Environment Transport and the Environment P.O.Box 35, FI­00023 Government, Finland P.O.Box 36, FI­00521 Helsinki, Finland Tel. +358 20 610 100, Fax: +358 9 1603 9320 Tel. +358 295 021 000, Fax +358 9 615 008 29 Contact persons: Contact person: Saara Bäck, tel. +358 400 285 410 Päivi Blinnikka, tel. +358 295 021 377 Jorma Jantunen, tel. +358 40 517 3446 [email protected] [email protected]