# Hitachi Energy to build $170M transformer plant in Vaasa, Finland

Hitachi Energy is constructing a 30,000 sqm transformer factory and technology center in Vaasa, Finland, with a €170 million investment. The facility will double transformer production and testing capacity and create about 200 jobs, with operations starting in 2027.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2025-10-24
- Where: Vaasa, Finland
- Value: $184.0M (170.0M EUR)
- Jobs: 200
- Starts operating: 2027
- Status: under construction
- Products: transformers
- Sectors: [Electrical Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/electrical-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Hitachi Energy](https://endata.com/companies/15140.md)

## Sources

- [hitachienergy.com](https://www.hitachienergy.com/us/en/news-and-events/features/2025/10/fi-uusi-muuntajatehdas-harjakorkeudessa-sisa-tyot-kaynnissa), 2025-10-24: "Uuden Hitachi Energy Park -tuotanto- ja teknologiakeskuksen rakennustyöt etenevät vauhdilla."

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