National Emergency Supply Agency
Finnish: Huoltovarmuuskeskus Swedish: Försörjningsberedskapscentralen | |
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Formed | January 1, 1993[1] |
Headquarters | Helsinki, Finland 60°10′08″N 24°56′31″E / 60.1687976°N 24.9420424°E |
Employees | 65[2] |
Parent Ministry | Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment |
Website | www |
The National Emergency Supply Agency of Finland (NESA) (
Strategic reserves and warehouses
The exact locations and contents of the Finnish emergency supply depots are classified, but they are based on a network of warehouses throughout Finland. Substantial Finnish strategic reserves are based on legally mandated responsibility for companies and organizations on critical areas to maintain certain level of stockpiles. The National Emergency Supply Agency also contracts certain companies to maintain preparedness for operations during crisis.[3][4] While the precise items of the strategic reserves are classified, the general contents are:
- Fossil fuelsfor 5 months consumption
- peat, oil or wood)
- Cereal for 6 months consumption
- Cereal seeds
- Fodder for a few weeks
- Medicinesfor 12 months (as a legally mandated stockpiles in hospitals, pharmacies and medical companies)
- Ammunition and gunpowder, details are classified[5]
Ownership of critical companies
National Emergency Supply Agency owns stock of several companies important for the security of supply in Finland. The agency owns 24,9 % of the Finnish electricity grid operator
COVID-19 pandemic
During the
As the mask shortage worsened NESA attempted to purchase 1.1 million
References
- ^ "Huoltovarmuuden historiaa / 1990-luku" [History of the National Emergency Supply / 1990s] (in Finnish). Retrieved 2022-03-12.
- ^ a b "Huoltovarmuuskeskus" [The National Emergency Supply Agency] (in Finnish). Retrieved 2022-03-12.
- ^ "Methods and tools". Retrieved 2022-03-12.
- ^ a b Valtavaara, Marjo; Saavalainen, Heli (2020-03-24). "Poikkeusolojen varmuusvarastot avataan: Näin Suomen Huoltovarmuuskeskus toimii" [Emergency supply depots opened: this is how The Finnish National Emergency Supply Agency works]. Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Sanoma. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
- YLE(in Finnish). Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ "Muutos Fingrid Oyj:n omistusrakenteessa" [Change in Fingrid Oy ownership]. Fingrid (in Finnish). 2015-05-08. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- ^ "Neste Oil jättää varustamotoiminnan" [Neste Oil leaves shipping operation] (in Finnish). Ilta-Sanomat. 2013-09-19. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- ^ Pieti, Pasi (2020-04-11). "HS: Tämän verran Huoltovarmuuskeskuksella oli maskeja ja hengityssuojia maaliskuun lopussa" [HS: This many masks and breathing protectors National Emergency Supply Agency had at the end March]. Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 24 April 2022.
- YLE. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
- ^ Nyberg, Henrietta; Rosvall, Maria (2021-11-04). "Huoltovarmuuskeskuksen ex-johtajille ei syytteitä koronakevään epäonnistuneista maskikaupoista – syyttäjän mukaan kolmikko oli monin tavoin pakkoraossa" [No charges for NESA ex-managers for the failed mask purchase - according to prosecutor the trio was in a forced situation] (in Finnish). Suomenmaa. Retrieved 30 April 2022.