Safety and sustainability

Safe operations is the main operating principle of Floating LNG Terminal Finland Oy. Continuous improvement of safety and operational quality enable us to achieve our goals according to our strategy. Our goal is zero accidents in our own operations and those of our subcontractors and partners. We take care of the safety of all workers by trainings and conducting  hazard and risk assessments. We monitor the safety level constantly, train, observe deviations, and deal with safety-related issues in various forums with the personnel. Our safety principles are as following:

• We maintain and develop our safety and security culture systematically.  
• Everyone is permitted and obliged to address unsafe activities and take care of people’s wellbeing.  
• We train and follow the specified safety instructions and safe working methods 
• We record and investigate all safety and security related events. 
• We take safe access and mobility into account in our operations.  
• We require a similar safety culture from our partners.  

We act responsibly and require that our service providers and critical suppliers as well as partners in various projects follow the safety and operating principles set by the company. 

We also require that the subcontractors of our direct contractual partners comply with a corresponding level of safety and security. If deviations occur in the operation, they must be reported to us immediately. Every accident, environmental disturbance, property damage or threat thereof is investigated collaboratively to determine corrective measures. We train every person working in the company in occupational safety and the way of working. We require partners to complete a security online course in advance. 

To guarantee safety, working in the FSRU and the Terminal area requires a permit, and our company instructs everyone operating and visiting the area on safe operation. We follow the development work related to FSRU Terminal operations in Finland and abroad and take the best practices from them into our operations. 

Everyone who visits the LNG-terminal area is required to do the online terminal safety course in advance.

Also, if you are working inside the terminal area in Inkoo, Inkoo harbour has its own safety online course, which has to be completed as well. Read more about these courses and our safety procedures from our parent company’s Gasgrid Finland’s safety site.  

The LNG terminal is a subsidiary of Gasgrid Finland Oy and follows the sustainability program and actitivies of its parent company. To read more about the group’s sustainability program please visit Gasgrid’s sustainability site.  

The LNG terminal in Inkoo uses natural gas as the main fuel, which cases least emissions off fossil-based fuels, meeting the limitation values set forth in Class III (Tier III) of annex VI of the MARPOL Convention. LNG carriers arriving to the Terminal as well as any other boats, including tugboats, must use fuel with up to 0.1% sulphur. The import of Russian gas to the LNG terminal is prohibited. 

From the very beginning, interaction with local residents has been important to us at the terminal, and we have therefore regularly organised various information sessions for local communities and other interested parties. At these events, we have provided information about the terminal’s operations and collected feedback.

Based on noise-related feedback from residents as well as regulatory requirements, official noise measurements and noise modelling have been carried out in the area. Based on stakeholder input feedback, the most disruptive noise was when the pressure dropped on the ship’s deck. The official noise measurements, on the other hand, identified the terminal ship’s fans as the loudest noice source.   

We implemented the measures outlined in the noise prevention plan in 2025. The largest fans, located on the ship’s deck, are now enclosed in sound-insulating structures. In addition, the noise-emitting pressure control has been permanently transferred to Inkoo compressor station. New noice measurements took place in late autumn 2025 and the results will be presented to local stakeholders during winter 2026.