UPM supports the demolishing of Hiitolanjoki river’s third dam and the return of landlocked salmon to their old spawning waters
(UPM, Helsinki, 1 November 2023 at 14.00 EET) – UPM supports the third and final phase of the Hiitolanjoki river restoration project in South Karelia, where the dam of the Ritakoski hydropower plant was demolished and the rapid restored. The restoration will allow Ladoga’s landlocked salmon to rise to its old spawning waters and improves the status of the aquatic habitat of the river.
The Hiitolanjoki project started in 2021. During the project two other dams have been demolished and rapids restored – Kangaskoski in 2021 and Lahnasenkoski in 2022. The restoration of Ritakoski will be
