Fingrid Group's financial statements and annual report 2010

Profit improved significantly and capital investements continued to stay at a high level


Helsinki, Finland, 2011-02-16 10:00 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Fingrid Oyj

Stock exchange release 16 February 2011 at 11.00 EET

 

Fingrid Group’s financial statements and annual report 2010:
Profit improved significantly and capital investments continued to stay at a high level

- operating profit of the Group 74 million euros (51 million euros in 2009)
- operating profit of the Group in the last quarter 23 (16) million euros
- revenue 456 (359) million euros
- capital investments 144 (136) million euros
- equity ratio 28.6 (27.2) %
- interest-bearing net borrowings 855 (798) million euros
- the Board of Directors proposes that a dividend of 2,018.26 euros per share be paid.


Jukka Ruusunen, Fingrid’s President & CEO, on the financial statements:

“Fingrid’s financial result improved significantly as a result of growing electricity consumption, increases made in the grid tariff, and operational improvements. All the key indicators improved. However, net borrowing by the company is growing due to our sizeable capital investment programme.

In 2010, Fingrid issued a total of 86 million euros worth of bonds in the form of private placements, and withdrew a long-term loan of 20 million euros from the Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) and a long-term loan of 150 million euros from the European Investment Bank (EIB).

Fingrid is making capital investments totalling 1,700 million euros in the transmission grid and reserve power in the next 10 years. On an annual level, this means capital investment costs of 100 to 200 million euros. The capital investments require additional borrowing and also increases in the transmission tariffs in the coming years.

The high-voltage transmission grid in Finland survived the summer storms with little damage. There were no significant disturbances in the transmission grid in 2010, although the average time with no electricity, caused by disturbances at the connection points, grew somewhat from the previous years.

The year 2010 was significant in terms of the enlargement of the electricity market. The largest electricity market in the world was created in November, when the Nordic countries were integrated with Western Continental Europe. The market was also integrated between Finland and Estonia, when the full capacity on the present Estlink connection was made available to the market. A capital investment decision on the construction of a new submarine cable between Finland and Estonia was also made in 2010.”

Financial result

Revenue of the Fingrid Group in 2010 was 456 million euros (359 million euros in 2009). Other operating income was 7 (2) million euros. 

Grid revenue rose by 24 million euros on the previous year as a result of the tariff increase of 4.5 per cent and higher electricity consumption. The sales of imbalance power were 160 (92) million euros and purchases of imbalance power 145 (85) million euros. Cross-border transmission income remained at the same level as in the previous year.

The loss energy costs rose by 13 million euros to 65 million euros due to an increase in the volume of loss energy procured and a rise in the average area price for Finland. The depreciation and reserve costs also grew from the previous year.

The maintenance management costs and personnel costs remained at the same level as in 2009. There were no essential changes in the net income from the feed-in tariff for peat and from the peak load power arrangement as compared to the previous year. 

Revenue and other operating income (million €) 1-12/10 1-12/09 10-12/10 10-12/09
Grid service revenue 211 188 64 57
Sales of imbalance power 160 92 49 26
Cross-border transmission 24 24 6 6
Estlink congestion income 9 0 6 0
Nordic congestion income 9 5 1 1
Peak load reserve 14 13 2 4
ITC income 19 28 5 6
Feed-in tariff for peat 1 3 0 3
Other revenue 9 5 4 0
Other operating income 7 2 4 1
         
Revenue and other income total 463 361 142 105

 

Costs (million €) 1-12/10 1-12/09 10-12/10 10-12/09
Purchase of imbalance power 145 85 49 25
Purchase of loss energy 65 52 19 15
Depreciation 67 65 17 16
Reserves 22 21 6 5
Personnel 20 20 6 6
Maintenance management 18 18 5 6
Peak load reserve 13 13 3 3
ITC charges 10 16 2 4
Estlink grid rents 9 0 6 0
Feed-in tariff for peat 1 3 0 3
Other costs 21 19 7 5
         
Costs total 391 312 120 89
         
Operating profit* 72 49 22 16

* excluding the change in the fair value of electricity derivatives

The operating profit of the Group was 74 (51) million euros. Of the change in the fair value of electricity derivatives, +2 (+2) million euros were recognised in the income statement.

In the last quarter, the operating profit was 23 (16) million euros.

The Group’s profit for the year was 42 (25) million euros. The company’s Board of Directors will propose to the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders that 2,018.26 euros of dividend per share be paid.

The return on investment was 5.1 (3.9) per cent and the return on equity 8.7 (5.7) per cent. The equity ratio was 28.6 (27.2) per cent at the end of the review period.

The Fingrid Group and Fingrid Oyj employed 263 persons, including temporary employees, at the end of 2010. The corresponding figure a year before was 260. The number of permanent personnel was 249 (245).

Capital investments

Fingrid’s gross capital expenditure in 2010 was 144 million euros (136 million euros in 2009). Of this amount, a total of 109 (126) million euros were used for the transmission grid and 31 (5) million euros for reserve power. IT-related capital expenditure was approximately 4 (4) million euros.

Research and development were allocated a total of 1.5 (1.3) million euros. Some 60 research and development projects were in progress in 2010. The foremost R&D input was placed on the development work for transmission line towers and on promoting the system security of the grid and market integration.

Fingrid’s annual expenditure in the transmission grid has increased considerably from the level of 40 million euros in the early part of the millennium to over 140 million euros. The sharp increase in capital investments is the result of the promotion of the functioning of the electricity market, connection of new generating capacity to the transmission grid, renewal of the ageing grid, and regional changes in electricity consumption and production patterns in Finland.

ENTSO-E’s Ten Year Network Development Plan was drawn up in 2010 between the European transmission system operators. The plan encompasses significant capital investment proposals worth approx. 25 thousand million euros so as to enhance the European transmission system.

Power system

Electricity consumption in Finland in 2010 totalled 87.5 terawatt hours (81.3 terawatt hours in 2009), which was almost 8 per cent more than in the previous year. A total of 68.1 (62.8) terawatt hours of electricity was transmitted in Fingrid’s grid, representing 78 per cent of the electricity consumption in Finland.

A total of 2.8 terawatt hours (2.7 terawatt hours in 2009) of electricity was imported from Sweden to Finland during 2010, and 5.7 (4.1) terawatt hours was exported from Finland to Sweden.

The volume of electricity imports from Estonia to Finland on the Estlink connection was 2.0 (1.8) terawatt hours, and 0.2 terawatt hours of electricity was exported from Finland to Estonia.

Electricity imports from Russia to Finland totalled 11.6 (11.7) terawatt hours in 2010.

Electricity market

The weather was cold in all the Nordic countries in the early part of 2010. This was reflected in the price spikes of wholesale electricity. Towards the end of the year, the prices were raised by cold weather and scant water reservoirs in Norway. As a result, the price level in the spot market was clearly higher than in 2009. The average system price was 53 euros per megawatt hour (35 €/MWh in 2009), and the average area price for Finland was 57 €/MWh (37 €/MWh).

Fingrid accumulated 9 million euros of Nordic congestion income in the year under review. This was mainly created on the border between the bidding areas of Southern Norway and Denmark, but in accordance with the allocation principles applied until the end of November 2010, Fingrid also received a share of this income. In the future, congestion income will only be allocated between the countries creating the income.

In 2010, Fingrid used 0.2 million euros for counter trade (0.7 million euros in 2009). This mainly resulted from disturbances on the cross-border connections and partly from transmission restrictions within Finland.

Events after the closing of the financial year and estimate of future outlook

Changes are taking place in Fingrid’s ownership arrangements, because the EU’s directive concerning the internal electricity market requires that transmission system companies are unbundled from electricity generating and selling companies by March 2012. By virtue of a preliminary agreement, Fortum Power and Heat Oy is selling its shareholding of 25 per cent in Fingrid to the State of Finland and Mutual Pension Insurance Company Ilmarinen. Pohjolan Voima Oy is also negotiating the divestment of its holding of 25 per cent in Fingrid to the State of Finland and Ilmarinen. After the share transaction, the holding of the State of Finland in Fingrid would be 53.1 per cent and that of Ilmarinen 19.9 per cent. The other shareholders, which are mainly Finnish pension insurance and insurance companies, would have a holding of 27 per cent.

Fingrid is making capital investments totalling 1,700 million euros in the transmission grid and reserve power in the next 10 years. The investments on an annual level are about 100-200 million euros. The extensive capital investments have a negative impact on cash flow and will require additional borrowing. This is why Fingrid will have to raise its grid transmission tariffs in the coming years.

On 28 January 2011, international rating agency Standard & Poor’s Rating Services (S&P) placed Fingrid Oyj’s long-term corporate credit rating of A+ and short-term corporate credit rating of A-1 on CreditWatch with positive implications.

In other respects, there have been no material events or changes in Fingrid’s business or financial situation after the closing of the financial year.

These financial statements have been audited.

The financial statements and annual review are appended to this stock exchange release, and a separate corporate governance statement of Fingrid Oyj has also been provided.

Appendices

Fingrid Oyj’s financial statements and annual report 2010 (can also be found at www.fingrid.fi)
Fingrid Oyj’s corporate governance statement (can also be found at www.fingrid.fi)

Further information:

Jukka Ruusunen, President & CEO, tel. +358 (0)30 395 5140 or +358 (0)40 593 8428

Tom Pippingsköld, CFO, +358 (0)30 395 5157 or +358 (0)40 519 5041

  

English translation  

FINGRID OYJ

ANNUAL REVIEW AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1 January 2010 - 31 December 2010

CONTENTS

1. Annual review            

Report of the Board of Directors

Key indicators

The Board of Directors’ proposal for the distribution of profit 

2. Financial statements

Consolidated financial statements (IFRS)  

Income statement

Balance sheet 

Statement of changes in equity

Cash flow statement

Notes to the financial statements

Parent company financial statements (FAS)

Profit and loss account

Balance sheet

Cash flow statement

Notes to the financial statements

3. Signatures for the annual review and for the financial statements
 

1. REPORT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Financial result

Revenue of the Fingrid Group in 2010 was 456 million euros (359 million euros in 2009). Other operating income was 7 (2) million euros.

Grid revenue rose by 24 million euros on the previous year as a result of the tariff increase of 4.5 per cent and higher electricity consumption. The sales of imbalance power were 160 (92) million euros and purchases of imbalance power 145 (85) million euros. Cross-border transmission income remained at the same level as in the previous year. Due to the high Nordic congestion income in the early part of the year, Fingrid’s portion of the congestion income grew by 4 million euros on the previous year. The costs of 9 million euros of the Estlink 1 cross-border transmission connection rented for use by the price area of Estonia were covered by the congestion income received from the link. Fingrid’s share of the European inter-TSO compensations decreased by 2 million euros.

The loss energy costs rose by 13 million euros due to an increase in the volume of loss energy procured and a rise in the average area price for Finland. The depreciation and reserve costs also grew from the previous year. The maintenance management costs and personnel costs remained at the same level as in 2009. There were no essential changes in the net income from the feed-in tariff for peat and from the peak load power arrangement as compared to the previous year. The corresponding changes during the last quarter of the financial year are shown in the table below (in million euros).

Revenue and other operating income 1-12/10 1-12/09 10-12/10 10-12/09
Grid service revenue 211 188 64 57
Sales of imbalance power 160 92 49 26
Cross-border transmission 24 24 6 6
Estlink congestion income 9 0 6 0
Nordic congestion income 9 5 1 1
Peak load reserve 14 13 2 4
ITC income 19 28 5 6
Feed-in tariff for peat 1 3 0 3
Other revenue 9 5 4 0
Other operating income 7 2 4 1
         
Revenue and other income total 463 361 142 105

 

Costs 1-12/10 1-12/09 10-12/10 10-12/09
Purchase of imbalance power 145 85 49 25
Purchase of loss energy 65 52 19 15
Depreciation 67 65 17 16
Reserves 22 21 6 5
Personnel 20 20 6 6
Maintenance management 18 18 5 6
Peak load reserve 13 13 3 3
ITC charges 10 16 2 4
Estlink grid rents 9 0 6 0
Feed-in tariff for peat 1 3 0 3
Other costs 21 19 7 5
         
Costs total 391 312 120 89
         
Operating profit* 72 49 22 16

* excluding the change in the fair value of electricity derivatives

The operating profit of the Group was 74 (51) million euros. Of the change in the fair value of electricity derivatives, +2 (+2) million euros were recognised in the income statement.

In the last quarter, the operating profit was 23 (16) million euros.

The Group’s profit for the year was 42 (25) million euros.

The return on investment was 5.1 (3.9) per cent and the return on equity 8.7 (5.7) per cent. The equity ratio was 28.6 (27.2) per cent at the end of the review period. Revenue of the parent company was 456 (356) million euros and profit for the financial year 6 (5) million euros.

Grid development and maintenance

Fingrid’s annual expenditure in the transmission grid has increased considerably from the level of 40 million euros in the early part of the millennium to over 140 million euros. The sharp increase in capital investments is the result of the promotion of the functioning of the electricity market, connection of new generating capacity to the transmission grid, renewal of the ageing grid, and regional changes in electricity consumption and production patterns in Finland.

Four new substations and approx. 150 kilometres of new transmission lines were completed for Fingrid in 2010. Fingrid also brought to completion the 220 kilovolt upgrades in Lapland, used for improving system security in Northern Finland. There were also several projects within the life cycle management of the transmission grid. Among these were the overhaul of main transformers and gas-insulated substations, reinforcement of guy structures of towers, and the renovation of the 220 kilovolt line between Leväsuo and Ventusneva. Moreover, the Tahkoluoto reserve power plant was modernised and the fuel storage at the Vaskiluoto reserve power plant was renewed. 

Fingrid’s Board of Directors made a capital investment decision concerning the construction of the second direct current transmission link (650 megawatts) between Estonia and Finland in co-operation with the Estonian transmission system operator Elering. The European Union granted the project a subsidy of 100 million euros. The total construction costs of the connection are expected to be approx. 320 million euros, about half of which will be covered by Fingrid.

A total of 255 million euros worth of new procurement decisions were made in 2010. Among others, these covered procurement related to the Forssa reserve power plant, the direct current link between Finland and Estonia, and the transmission connection between Yllikkälä and Huutokoski.

ENTSO-E’s Ten Year Network Development Plan was drawn up in 2010 between the European transmission system operators. The plan encompasses significant capital investment proposals worth approx. 25 thousand million euros so as to enhance the European transmission system.

Fingrid’s gross capital expenditure in 2010 was 144 million euros (136 million euros in 2009). Of this amount, a total of 109 (126) million euros were used for the transmission grid and 31 (5) million euros for reserve power. IT-related capital expenditure was approximately 4 (4) million euros.

Research and development were allocated a total of 1.5 (1.3) million euros. Some 60 research and development projects were in progress in 2010. The foremost R&D input was placed on the development work for transmission line towers and on promoting the system security of the grid, and market integration.

Power system

Electricity consumption in Finland returned to the growth track in 2010, approaching the pre-recession level. Electricity consumption was raised by the rapid increase in industrial electricity use and by the cold winter weather. Electricity consumption in Finland in 2010 totalled 87.5 terawatt hours (81.3 terawatt hours in 2009), which was almost 8 per cent more than in the previous year. A total of 68.1 (62.8) terawatt hours of electricity was transmitted in Fingrid’s grid, representing 78 per cent of the electricity consumption in Finland.

Electricity transmissions between Finland and Sweden consisted mainly of exports to Sweden with the exception of the late summer. Construction or maintenance work on the transmission grid did not cause significant restrictions in the transmission capacity made available to the electricity market. A total of 2.8 terawatt hours (2.7 terawatt hours in 2009) of electricity was imported from Sweden to Finland during 2010, and 5.7 (4.1) terawatt hours was exported from Finland to Sweden.

Electricity was exported from Finland to Estonia in the late summer and autumn, but at other times the transmissions were dominated by imports from Estonia to Finland. Fingrid took care of the operation of the Estlink connection together with Elering Oü, the transmission system operator in Estonia. The volume of electricity imports from Estonia to Finland on the Estlink connection was 2.0 (1.8) terawatt hours, and 0.2 terawatt hours of electricity was exported from Finland to Estonia.

The electricity import capacity from Russia was in full use as in previous years. However, the annual service of the connection restricted the import capacity in July. Electricity imports from Russia to Finland totalled 11.6 (11.7) terawatt hours in 2010.

The number of disturbances in the Finnish grid was at the average level as compared to the previous years. There were no significant disturbances in the transmission grid in 2010, although the average time with no electricity, caused by disturbances at the connection points, grew somewhat from the previous years.

Promotion of electricity market

The weather was cold in all the Nordic countries in the early part of 2010. This was reflected in the price spikes of wholesale electricity. Towards the end of the year, the prices were raised by cold weather and scant water reservoirs in Norway. As a result, the price level in the spot market was clearly higher than in 2009. The average system price was 53 euros per megawatt hour (35 €/MWh in 2009), and the average area price for Finland was 57 €/MWh (37 €/MWh).

Significant steps were taken in electricity market integration in 2010. The spot markets in the Nordic countries and Western Continental Europe were integrated on 9 November 2010. As a result of the integration, the transmission capacity between the price areas is now used more efficiently, and there is more competition especially in Western Continental Europe. Market integration in the Baltic Sea region also made swift progress. The Nordic electricity exchange expanded to Estonia at the beginning of April, and trading in the price area of Estonia started actively.

Fingrid accumulated 9 million euros of Nordic congestion income in the year under review. This was mainly created on the border between the bidding areas of Southern Norway and Denmark, but in accordance with the allocation principles applied until the end of November 2010, Fingrid also received a share of this income. In the future, congestion income will only be allocated between the countries creating the income.

In 2010, Fingrid used 0.2 million euros for counter trade (0.7 million euros in 2009). This mainly resulted from disturbances on the cross-border connections and partly from transmission restrictions within Finland.

Financing

The financial position of the Group continued to be satisfactory. During the year, Fingrid issued a total of 86 million euros worth of bonds in form of private placements, and withdrew a long-term loan of 20 million euros from the Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) and a long-term loan of 150 million euros from the European Investment Bank (EIB). The company has increased the hedging level of its interest costs by entering into primarily interest rate cap contracts extending over the next 3 to 5 years.

The net financial costs excluding the change in the fair value of derivatives decreased considerably to 12 (20) million euros. Interest income was 2 (4) million euros. The net financial costs in accordance with the IFRS were 18 (18) million euros, including the negative change of -6 (2) million euros in the fair value of derivatives.

The cash flow from the operations of the Group deducted by capital expenditure and dividends was -19 (-74) million euros.

The financial assets at 31 December 2010 totalled 222 (204) million euros. The interest-bearing borrowings, totalled 1,077 (995) million euros, of which 878 (679) million euros were long-term and 199 (316) million euros were short-term. The counterparty risk arising from the currency derivative contracts and interest rate derivative contracts was 56 (25) million euros.

The company has a fully undrawn revolving credit facility of 250 million euros.

International rating agencies updated Fingrid’s credit ratings in 2010. On 9 August 2010, Fitch Ratings downgraded Fingrid Oyj’s long-term issuer default rating (IDR) from AA- to A+, and the short-term IDR from F+ to F1 and a senior unsecured debt rating from AA to AA-. Fitch Ratings assessed Fingrid’s outlook to be negative. Standard & Poor’s Rating Services (S&P) affirmed Fingrid’s credit ratings on 20 September 2010, the long-term rating A+ and the short-term rating is A-1. S&P assessed Fingrid’s outlook to be stable. On 20 December 2010, Moody’s Investors Service affirmed Fingrid’s long-term rating A1 and short-term rating P-1. Moody’s assessed Fingrid’s outlook to be negative.

Personnel and rewarding systems

The Fingrid Group and Fingrid Oyj employed 263 persons, including temporary employees, at the end of 2010. The corresponding figure a year before was 260. The number of permanent personnel was 249 (245).

Of the personnel employed by the company, 22.4 per cent (22.7 per cent in 2009) were women and 77.6 (77.3) per cent were men at the end of the year. Among permanent personnel, those in age group 24 - 29 years of age numbered 21 (24) in 2010, 30 - 34 years 36 (33), 35 - 39 years 37 (40), 40 - 44 years 35 (31), 45 - 49 years 41 (42), 50 - 54 years 37 (35), 55 - 59 years 21 (23), and age group 60 - 65 years 21 (17).

During 2010, a total of 17,564 (15,317) hours were used for personnel training, with an average of 67 (59) hours per person. Employee absences on account of illness in 2010 accounted for 1.7 per cent of the total working hours. In addition to a compensation system which is based on the requirements of each position, Fingrid applies quality and incentive bonus schemes.

Board of Directors and corporate management

Fingrid Oyj’s Annual General Meeting was held in Helsinki on 17 March 2010. Timo Rajala, President and CEO, was elected as the Chairman of the Board until 30 June 2010, and Lauri Virkkunen, President and CEO, from 1 July 2010. Timo Karttinen, Executive Vice President, was elected as the First Deputy Chairman of the Board, and Arto Lepistö, Deputy Director General, as the Second Deputy Chairman of the Board. The other Board members elected were Risto Autio, Director, Alternatives, Ari Koponen, Vice President, Ritva Nirkkonen, Fund Raising Manager, and Anja Silvennoinen, Senior Vice President, Energy Business Area.

PricewaterhouseCoopers Oy was elected as the auditor of the company.

The Board of Directors has two committees: an audit committee and a remuneration committee. The members of the audit committee in 2010 were Ritva Nirkkonen (Chairperson), Risto Autio, Arto Lepistö and Anja Silvennoinen. The remuneration committee consisted of Timo Rajala until 30 June 2010 (Chairperson), Lauri Virkkunen from 1 July 2010 (Chairperson), Timo Karttinen and Arto Lepistö.

Jukka Ruusunen serves as the President & CEO of the company.

An account of the governance and control systems of the company, required by the Finnish Corporate Governance Code, has been provided separately. The account and other information required by the Code are also available on the company’s website at www.fingrid.fi.

Internal control, risk management, internal audit

Fingrid’s internal control is based on independent internal audit, internal operating principles and guidelines, financial reporting, supervision, documentation, and transparent processes and procedures. Internal control intends to make sure that Fingrid works efficiently and productively, that financial reporting is reliable, and that the laws, regulations and the company’s own procedural guidelines are followed.

The Board of Directors approves the risk management policy and any changes in it annually. The Board approves the risk management measures as part of the corporate strategy, performance indicators, action plan and budget. The audit committee of the Board of Directors obtains an annual report of the foremost risks pertaining to the company’s operations and of their management.

The internal auditor monitors issues such as adherence to the internal rules of the company, acts and official regulations, and reports his findings concerning the company’s procedural guidelines, authorisation and rules to the audit committee. The audit committee of the Board of Directors examines the functioning of internal control and reports to the Board of Directors.

As part of internal control, internal audit audited in 2010 issues such as the company’s continuity planning and outsourced payroll administration as well as processes related to the acquisition of land areas. Internal audit is also responsible for auditing business risk management, and it reports the results of its work to the audit committee.

Fingrid’s risk management is divided into the management of operative risks and strategic risks. The heads of the units are responsible for the identification, reporting and risk management measures of operative risks in their respective areas of responsibility. Responsible managers in each function attend to the implementation and follow-up of risk management in their areas of responsibility.

The foremost strategic risks are identified as part of the company’s strategy work under the executive management group. The corporate strategy presents the primary corporate-level risks and the related risk management. These risks are monitored, co-ordinated and managed by the executive management group, but each function and/or business process is responsible for implementing its own risk management. The executive management group identifies and assesses regularly the strategic risks pertaining to personnel and expertise, corporate finances, customers and stakeholders, and business processes. Moreover, the risks are assessed in view of society with regard to the functioning of the electricity market, system security, safety, and the environment. The financial administration of the Group is responsible for the control structures relating to the financial reporting process.

Foremost risks and factors of uncertainty

The foremost business risks of the company include risks relating to the functioning of the power system, such as a major disturbance or a power shortage, and incorrect or unanticipated capital expenditure projects, for example due to a change in regional electricity consumption or changes in generation. Risks related to official regulation, such as changes in the Finnish or the European regulation, can also weaken the financial position of the company or its opportunities to pursue the objectives related to the development of the electricity market. Other significant risks include counterparty risk as well as risks pertaining to the price of electricity and changes in the interest rate level. Other risks include personnel risks related to issues such as electrical safety.

Fingrid is prepared for a wide-spread disturbance concerning Finland or the Nordic power system by means of various reserves, procedural guidelines, contingency plans, and exercises. In its strategy, the company also focuses on the versatile utilisation of the operation control system, expedited disturbance management, and management of power shortage situations. A wide-spread disturbance in the power system may be caused by several simultaneous faults in the grid, inoperability of Fingrid’s operation control system, insufficiency of production capacity, or an external event which prevents grid operation entirely or partially.

The objective is to avoid incorrect or unanticipated capital expenditure by updating the grid plans regularly, by means of constant interaction with the customers, and by conducting co-operation with the other transmission system operators. 

Fingrid’s operations are subject to official regulation and supervised by the Energy Market Authority. The company aims to establish well-working and transparent co-operation and interaction with the various stakeholders, to contribute actively to the reports and task forces of authorities, and to focus on working within ENTSO-E, the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity.

An unanticipated increase in costs or decrease in income is restricted by enhancing financial control in the Group and assessment concerning financial latitude. Derivatives are used for hedging against changes in the price of electricity or the interest rate level. The counterparty risk involved in the obligations of parties which have a contractual relationship with Fingrid is limited contractually by using various limits and by regularly monitoring the financial standing of the counterparties.

The expertise and occupational safety risks pertaining to personnel risks are limited by the company's strategic long-term personnel planning, allocated training programmes for both the company’s own personnel and service providers and by auditing the work sites systematically in order to attain the best practices and to enhance occupational safety.

As part of its corporate social responsibility, Fingrid has identified the risks that have a major impact on society. These include a major disturbance or an extensive disturbance with a long duration, diminished confidence in the electricity market, postponement of cross-border line construction projects, delayed reinforcement programme for the trunk grid, and unexpected and long-term restrictions in transmission capacity.

In its selected strategic focal areas, Fingrid has also taken the management of these risks into account and made preparations for the risks in its action plan using various means, such as those described above in conjunction with a major disturbance. The company aims to contribute to the integration of the European electricity market and intensification of market mechanisms by constructing new cross-border transmission connections and by publishing market information which has bearing on the transparency of the market. The company prepares and allocates resources for projects which reinforce the cross-border connections and the trunk grid, and takes environmental impacts into account in planning and construction with a long time span. Long-term restrictions in transmission capacity inflict financial disadvantage on the customers and society. This disadvantage is minimised by securing the critical items in the transmission grid and on the cross-border connections and by means of efficient outage planning, for example by optimising the timing of outages so that the financial impact on the customers is kept to a minimum.

Share capital

The minimum share capital of the company is 55,900,000 euros and the maximum share capital is 223,600,000 euros, within which limits the share capital may be increased or lowered without amending the Articles of Association. At present, the share capital is 55,900,000 euros. The shares of the company are divided into series A shares and series B shares.

The number of series A shares is 2,078 and the number of series B shares is 1,247. The votes and dividends related to the shares are described in more detail in the notes to the financial statements and in the Articles of Association available on the website of the company.

Environmental matters

The environmental principles of the company have been described in Fingrid Oyj’s way of working in environmental matters, published on the company’s website. The primary environmental impacts of Fingrid's operations are caused by transmission lines which constitute the backbone of the electricity transmission system together with areas required by these plus substations serving as nodes in the transmission grid.

Fingrid has a total of 26,514 tonnes of creosote-impregnated or CCA-impregnated wooden towers and cable trench covers, categorised as hazardous waste. The related disposal costs of approx. 1.9 million euros have been entered in the financial statements under provisions for liabilities and charges, which in turn have been added correspondingly to property, plant and equipment. Equipment used in Fingrid’s substations contains 25.9 tonnes of sulphur hexafluoride (SF6 gas), which is categorised as a greenhouse gas. However, no provision has been made for the disposal cost of this gas because it can be re-used after cleaning.

Fingrid serves as the issuing body for guarantees of origin of electricity in Finland. The guarantee is included in the system required by the RES-E directive of the European Union.

Events after the closing of the financial year and estimate of future outlook

Changes are taking place in Fingrid’s ownership arrangements, because the EU’s directive concerning the internal electricity market requires that transmission system companies are unbundled from electricity generating and selling companies by March 2012. By virtue of a preliminary agreement, Fortum Power and Heat Oy is selling its shareholding of 25 per cent in Fingrid to the State of Finland and Mutual Pension Insurance Company Ilmarinen. Pohjolan Voima Oy is also negotiating the divestment of its holding of 25 per cent in Fingrid to the State of Finland and Ilmarinen. After the share transaction, the holding of the State of Finland in Fingrid would be 53.1 per cent and that of Ilmarinen 19.9 per cent. The other shareholders, which are mainly Finnish pension insurance and insurance companies, would have a holding of 27 per cent.

Fingrid is making capital investments totalling 1,700 million euros in the transmission grid and reserve power in the next 10 years. The investments on an annual level are about 100-200 million euros. The extensive capital investments have a negative impact on cash flow and will require additional borrowing. This is why Fingrid will have to raise its grid transmission tariffs in the coming years.

On 28 January 2011, international rating agency Standard & Poor’s Rating Services (S&P) placed Fingrid Oyj’s long-term corporate credit rating of A+ and short-term corporate credit rating of A-1 on CreditWatch with positive implications.

In other respects, there have been no material events or changes in Fingrid’s business or financial situation after the closing of the financial year.

 

CONSOLIDATED KEY INDICATORS   2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
    IFRS IFRS IFRS IFRS IFRS
             
Extent of operations            
Turnover million € 351.3 334.6 382.3 358.9 456.3
             
Capital expenditure, gross million € 69.6 79.2 87.9 135.6 144.1
- of turnover % 19.8 23.7 23.0 37.8 31.6
             
Research and development expense million € 1.2 1.2 0.9 1.3 1.6
- of turnover % 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.3
             
Personnel, average   238 241 241 251 260
Personnel, end of year   233 244 249 260 263
             
Salaries and bonuses, total million € 13.8 14.6 15.8 16.0 17.2
             
Profitability            
Operating profit million € 79.5 90.7 68.4 50.8 74.4
- of revenue % 22.6 27.1 17.9 14.1 16.3
             
Profit before taxes million € 51.5 56.5 37.5 33.2 56.3
- of revenue % 14.7 16.9 9.8 9.3 12.3
             
Return on investment (ROI) % 6.4 7.3 5.8 3.9 5.1
Return on equity (ROE) % 10.4 10.3 6.6 5.7 8.7
             
Financing and financial position            
Equity ratio % 25.5 27.5 26.7 27.2 28.6
Interest-bearing net borrowings million € 766.3 754.6 726.7 797.5 855.2
             
Share-specific indicators            
Earnings per share 11,531 12,616 8,379 7,417 12,562
Dividends per share 2,082 2,156 2,018 2,022 2,018*
Equity per share 115,952 129,338 125,600 134,676 154,654
             
Number of shares at 31 Dec            
- Series A shares qty 2,078 2,078 2,078 2,078 2,078
- Series B shares qty 1,247 1,247 1,247 1,247 1,247
Total qty 3,325 3,325 3,325 3,325 3,325
             
*The Board of Directors' proposal to the General Annual Meeting.            

 

CALCULATION OF KEY INDICATORS

 

Return on investment, % = Profit before taxes + interest and other finance costs x 100
    Balance sheet total - non-interest-bearing liabilities (average for the year)  

 

Return on equity, % = Profit for the financial year x 100
    Shareholders’ equity (average for the year)  

 

Equity ratio, % = Shareholders’ equity x 100
    Balance sheet total - advances received  

 

Earnings per share, € = Profit for the financial year  
    Average number of shares  

 

Dividends per share, €  = Dividends for the financial year  
    Average number of shares  

 

Equity per share, € = Shareholders’ equity  
    Number of shares at closing date  

 

Interest-bearing net borrowings, € = Interest-bearing borrowings - cash and cash equivalents  

 

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS' PROPOSAL FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF PROFIT

Fingrid Oyj's distributable funds in the financial statements are 7,208,616.08 euros. After the closing of the financial year, there have not been essential changes in the financial position of the company, nor does the proposed dividend distribution threaten the solvency of the company according to the Board of Directors.

The company’s Board of Directors will propose to the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders that

- 2,018.26 euros of dividend per share be paid in accordance with article 5 of the Articles of Association, totalling 6,710,698.27 euros

- 497,917.81 euros to be carried over as unrestricted equity. 

  2. Financial statements      
       
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (IFRS)    
       
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME   1 Jan - 31 Dec 2010 1 Jan - 31 Dec 2009
  Notes 1,000 € 1,000 €
       
REVENUE 2 456,326 358,938
Other operating income 3 6,978 2,248
       
Raw materials and consumables used 4 -253,593 -188,468
       
Employee benefits expenses 5 -20,385 -19,803
       
Depreciation 6 -66,813 -64,612
       
Other operating expenses 7, 8, 9 -48,096 -37,522
       
OPERATING PROFIT   74,416 50,780
       
Finance income 10 2,040 4,084
Finance costs 10 -20,508 -21,911
Finance income and costs   -18,468 -17,827
       
Portion of profit of associated companies   384 284
       
PROFIT BEFORE TAXES   56,332 33,238
       
Income taxes 11 -14,564 -8,575
       
PROFIT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR   41,768 24,663
       
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME      
       
Cash flow hedges 12 31,159 11,760
Translation reserve 12 224 456
Available-for-sale financial assets 12 1 8
     
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEAR 73,152 36,886
       
       
Profit attributable to:      
Equity holders of parent company   41,768 24,663
Total comprehensive income attributable to:      
Equity holders of the company   73,152 36,886
       
Earnings per share, € 13 12,562 7,417
       
   
Undiluted earnings per share, € 13 12,562 7,417
Diluted earnings per share, € 13 12,562 7,417
         

 

Notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET      
       
ASSETS   31 Dec 2010 31 Dec 2009
  Notes 1,000 € 1,000 €
       
NON-CURRENT ASSETS      
       
Intangible assets:      
Goodwill 15 87,920 87,920
Other intangible assets 16 89,692 88,039
    177,613 175,960
       
Property, plant and equipment: 17    
Land and water areas   13,509 11,410
Buildings and structures   82,991 76,877
Machinery and equipment   403,357 412,155
Transmission lines   607,389 607,996
Other property, plant and equipment   3,097 3,253
Advance payments and purchases in progress   142,930 69,447
    1,253,273 1,181,139
       
Investments: 18    
Equity investments in associated companies   7,718 7,110
Available-for-sale investments   366 329
    8,084 7,439
       
Receivables:      
Derivative instruments 30 79,400 11,740
Deferred tax assets 26 10,893 6,711
    90,293 18,451
       
TOTAL NON-CURRENT ASSETS   1,529,263 1,382,988
       
CURRENT ASSETS      
       
Inventories 19 6,101 5,415
Derivative instruments 30 295 2,115
Trade receivables and other receivables 20 57,563 54,184
Financial assets recognised in
income statement at fair value
21 217,903 199,766
Cash and cash equivalents 22 3,780 4,105
       
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS   285,642 265,585
       
TOTAL ASSETS   1,814,905 1,648,573

 

Notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET      
       
EQUITY AND LIABILITIES   31 Dec 2010 31 Dec 2009
  Notes 1,000 € 1,000 €
       
EQUITY ATTRIBUTABLE TO EQUITY HOLDERS
OF THE PARENT COMPANY
     
       
Share capital 25 55,922 55,922
Share premium account 25 55,922 55,922
Revaluation reserve 25 19,768 -11,392
Translation reserve 25 312 88
Retained earnings 25 382,299 347,255
       
TOTAL EQUITY   514,224 447,796
       
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES      
       
Deferred tax liabilities 26 149,262 121,774
Borrowings 28 877,530 679,124
Provisions 29 1,899 1,921
Derivative instruments 30 116 24,042
    1,028,807 826,862
CURRENT LIABILITIES      
       
Borrowings 28 199,327 315,974
Derivative instruments 30 481  
Trade payables and other liabilities 31 72,066 57,940
    271,874 373,915
       
TOTAL LIABILITIES   1,300,681 1,200,776
       
TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES   1,814,905 1,648,573

 

Notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

   
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY, 1,000 €  
               
 
Attributable to equity holders of the parent company
  Notes Share capital Share premium account Revaluation reserve Translation reserve Retained earnings Total
Balance at 1 Jan 2009   55,922 55,922 -23,159 -368 329,303 417,621
Comprehensive income        
Profit or loss 25         24,663 24,663
Other comprehensive income              
Cash flow hedges 12     11,760     11,760
Translation reserve 12       456   456
Available-for-sale financial assets 12     8     8
Total other comprehensive income       11,768 456   12,224
Total comprehensive income     -11,392 88 24,663 36,886
Transactions with owners              
Dividends relating to 2008           -6,711 -6,711
Balancc at 31 Dec 2009   55,922 55,922 -11,392 88 347,255 447,796
               
Balance at 1 Jan 2010   55,922 55,922 -11,392 88 347,255 447,796
Comprehensive income              
Profit or loss 25         41,768 41,768
Other comprehensive income              
Cash flow hedges 12     31,159     31,159
Translation reserve 12       224   224
Available-for-sale financial assets 12     1     1
Total other comprehensive income       31,160 224   31,384
Total comprehensive income       31,160 224 41,768 73,152
Transactions with owners              
Dividends relating to 2009 25         -6,724 -6,724
Balance at 31 Dec 2010 55,922 55,922 19,768 312 382,299 514,224
                       

 

Notes are an integral part of the financial statements. 

       
CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW STATEMENT   1 Jan - 31 Dec 2010 1 Jan - 31 Dec 2009
  Notes 1,000 € 1,000 €
       
Cash flow from operating activities:      
Profit for the financial year 25 41,768 24,663
Adjustments:      
 Business transactions not involving a payment transaction 36 63,677 62,841
 Interest and other finance costs   20,508 21,911
 Interest income   -2,035 -4,080
 Dividend income   -4 -4
 Taxes   14,564 8,575
Changes in working capital:      
 Change in trade receivables and other receivables   -3,270 -5,376
 Change in inventories   -686 -787
 Change in trade payables and other liabilities   -496 707
Change in provisions 29 -23 -34
Financial assets at fair value    -133 -3,081
Interests paid   -19,450 -43,703
Interests received   2,167 7,157
Taxes paid 11 -1,760 -1,956
Net cash flow from operating activities   114,827 66,833
       
Cash flow from investing activities:      
Purchase of property, plant and equipment 17 -137,982 -127,585
Purchase of intangible assets 16 -4,814 -6,937
Purchase of other assets 18 3 1
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment 17 904 116
Repayment of loans receivable      
Dividends received 10 4 4
Contributions received   15,000  
Net cash flow from investing activities   -126,885 -134,400
       
Cash flow from financing activities:      
Withdrawal of loans   475,688 365,396
Repayment of loans   -439,094 -293,391
Dividends paid 25 -6,724 -6,711
Net cash flow from financing activities   29,870 65,294
       
Net change in cash and cash equivalents   17,812 -2,273
       
Cash and cash equivalents 1 Jan   203,871 206,144
Cash and cash equivalents 31 Dec 21,22 221,683 203,871

 

Notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1. ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Fingrid Oyj is a Finnish public limited company established in accordance with Finnish law. Fingrid's consolidated financial statements have been drawn up in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as adopted by the EU. Fingrid's registered office is in Helsinki at address P.O. Box 530 (Arkadiankatu 23 B), 00101 Helsinki.

A copy of the consolidated financial statements is available on the internet at www.fingrid.fi or at Fingrid Oyj's head office.

The amounts in the financial statements are in thousands of euros and based on the original acquisition costs unless otherwise stated in the accounting principles or notes.

Fingrid Oyj's Board of Directors has accepted the publication of these financial statements in its meeting on 14 February 2011. In accordance with the Finnish Companies Act, the shareholders have an opportunity to adopt or reject the financial statements in the shareholders' meeting held after their publication. The shareholders' meeting can also amend the financial statements.

Primary business areas

Fingrid Oyj is the national transmission system operator responsible for the main electricity transmission grid in Finland. The company's responsibilities are to develop the main grid, to maintain a continuous balance between electricity consumption and generation, to settle the electricity deliveries between the parties on a nation-wide level, and to promote the electricity market. The company is also in charge of the cross-border transmission connections to the other Nordic countries, Estonia and Russia.

The consolidated financial statements contain the parent company Fingrid Oyj and its fully-owned subsidiary Finextra Oy. The consolidated associated companies are Porvoon Alueverkko Oy (ownership 33.3%) and Nord Pool Spot AS (ownership 20.0%). The Group has no joint ventures.

All intercompany transactions, internal margins on inventories and property, plant and equipment, internal receivables and liabilities as well as internal profit distribution are eliminated in consolidation. Ownership of shares between the Group companies is accounted for under the purchase method of accounting. The associated companies are consolidated using the equity method of accounting. The portion corresponding to the Group's ownership in the associated companies is eliminated of unrealised profits between the Group and its associated companies. If necessary, the accounting principles applied by the associated companies have been adjusted to correspond to the principles applied by the Group.

Segment reporting

The entire business of the Fingrid Group is deemed to comprise transmission system operation in Finland with system responsibility, only constituting a single segment. There are no essential differences in the risks and profitability of individual products and services. This is why segment reporting in accordance with the IFRS 8 standard is not presented. The operating segment is reported in a manner consistent with the internal reporting delivered to the Chief Operating Decision Maker. The Chief Operating Decision Maker is the government.

Revenue and sales recognition

Sales recognition takes place on the basis of the supply of the service. Electricity transmission is recognised once the transmission has taken place. Balance power services are recognised on the basis of the supply of the service. Connection fees are recognised on the basis of the relevant time. Indirect taxes and discounts, among others, are deducted from the sales income when calculating revenue.

Public contributions

Public contributions received from the EU or other parties related to property, plant and equipment are deducted in the acquisition cost of the item of property, plant or equipment, whereby the contributions reduce the depreciation made on the property, plant or equipment. Other contributions received are presented in other operating income.

Pension schemes

The pension security of the Group's personnel is arranged by an outside pension insurance company. The Group has both contribution-based pension schemes in accordance with IAS 19 and benefit-based schemes. Pension premiums paid for contribution-based schemes are charged to the income statement in the year to which they relate. In contribution-based schemes, the Group has no legal or factual obligation to pay additional premiums if the party receiving the premiums is unable to pay the pension benefits. The present value of the commitment at the closing date is recorded as a liability in the balance sheet of benefit-based pension schemes. The fair value of the assets included in the scheme is deducted from this present value, and it is adjusted by unrecorded actuarial gains and losses and by expenses based on retroactive long-term work performance. The amount of the commitment resulting from benefit-based schemes is based on annual calculations by impartial actuaries, with the calculations employing the projected unit credit method. The present value of the commitment is determined by discounting the estimated future cash flows by an interest rate which corresponds to the interest rate of high-quality bonds issued by business enterprises. Actuarial gains and losses, which result from empirical adjustments and changes in actuarial assumptions and which exceed 10% of the fair value of the assets included in the scheme or 10% of the present value of the commitment resulting from a benefit-based scheme (depending on which of these two is higher), are recognised in the income statement at fair value.

Research and development

Research and development by the Group aim to intensify intra-company operations. No new services or products sold separately are created as a result of R&D. This is why R&D costs are recorded in the income statement as expenses in the accounting year in which they are created.

Leases

Lease obligations where the risks and rewards incident to ownership remain with the lessor are recorded as other leases. Lease obligations paid on the basis of other leases are recorded in other operating expenses, and they are recognised in the income statement as equally large items during the lease period. The other leases primarily concern office facilities, land areas and network leases. In accordance with the principles of standard IAS 17 Leases, those leases where the company is transferred substantially all the risks and rewards incident to ownership are categorised as finance leases.

Foreign currency transactions

The consolidated financial statements are presented in euros, which is the currency used by the parent company. Commercial flows and financial items denominated in foreign currencies are booked at the foreign exchange mid-rate quoted by the European Central Bank (ECB) at the transaction value date. Receivables and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated at the mid-rate quoted by ECB at the closing day and recognised in the financial statements. Foreign exchange gains and losses from business are included in corresponding items above operating profit. Foreign exchange gains and losses from financial instruments are recorded at net amounts in finance income and costs.

Foreign exchange gains and losses from translating the income statement items of the foreign associated company to the mid-rate and from translating its balance sheet items to the rate at the closing date are presented as a separate item in shareholders' equity.

Income taxes

Taxes presented in the consolidated income statement include the Group companies' accrual taxes for the profit of the financial year, tax adjustments from previous financial years and changes in deferred taxes. In accordance with IAS 12, the Group records deferred tax assets as non-current receivables and deferred tax liabilities as non-current liabilities.

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recorded of all temporary differences between the tax values of asset and liability items and their carrying amounts using the liability method. Deferred tax is recorded using tax rates valid at the closing date.

The largest temporary differences result from the depreciation of property, plant and equipment and from financial instruments. No deferred tax is recorded of the undistributed profits of the foreign associated company, because receiving the dividend does not cause a tax impact by virtue of a Nordic tax agreement (and the difference will not likely be realised in the foreseeable future). The deferred tax asset from temporary differences is recorded up to an amount which can likely be utilised against taxable income created in the future.

Earnings per share

The Group has calculated the undiluted earnings per share in accordance with standard IAS 33. The undiluted earnings per share are calculated using the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the financial year.

Since Fingrid has no option systems or benefits bound to the shareholders' equity nor other equity financial instruments, there is no dilution effect.

Goodwill and other intangible assets

Goodwill created as a result of the acquisition of enterprises and businesses is composed of the excess of the acquisition cost over the identifiable net assets of the acquired business valued at fair value. Goodwill is allocated to cash-generating units and it is tested annually for impairment. With associated companies, goodwill is included in the value of the investment in the associated company.

Other intangible assets comprise computer systems and land use rights. Computer systems are valued at the original acquisition cost and depreciated on a straight line basis during their estimated economic lives. Land use rights with unlimited economic lives are not depreciated but tested annually for impairment.

The depreciation periods of intangible assets are as follows:

Computer systems  3 years

Subsequent expenses relating to intangible assets are only capitalised if their financial benefit for the company              increases above the former performance level. In other cases, the expenses are recorded in the income statement when they materialise.

Emission rights

Emission rights acquired free of charge are valued in intangible assets at their nominal value, and purchased emission rights are recorded at the acquisition cost. A liability is recorded of emission rights to be returned. If the Group has a sufficient volume of emission rights to cover the return obligations, the liability is recognised at the carrying amount corresponding to the emission rights in question. If there are not sufficient emission rights to cover the return obligations, the liability is recognised at the market price of the emission rights in question. No depreciation is recorded of emission rights. They are derecognised in the balance sheet at the time of transfer when the actual emissions have been ascertained. The expense resulting from the liability is recorded in the income statement under the expense item Materials and services. Capital gains from emissions rights are recorded under Other operating income.

Property, plant and equipment

Land areas, buildings, transmission lines, machinery and equipment constitute most of the property, plant and equipment. These are recognised in the balance sheet at the original acquisition cost less accumulated depreciation and potential impairment. Interest expenses during the construction period are not capitalised. If an asset is made up of several parts with economic lives of different lengths, the parts are recorded as separate items.

The revised standard IAS 23 Borrowing Costs requires that borrowing costs that are directly attributable to the acquisition, construction or production of a qualifying asset are included in the acquisition cost of that asset. The Group has applied the revised standard to those qualifying assets the capitalisation of whose borrowing costs has commenced at 1 January 2009, when the value of the assets exceeds 50,000 euros and when the completion of the investment takes more than 12 months. Borrowing costs capitalised to the acquisition cost are calculated on the basis of the average borrowing cost of the Group.

When a separately recorded part of property, plant and equipment is renewed, the costs relating to the new part are capitalised. Other subsequent costs are capitalised only if it is likely that the future financial benefit relating to the asset benefits the Group and the acquisition cost of the asset can be determined reliably. Repair and maintenance costs are recognised in the income statement once they have materialised.

Straight-line depreciation is recorded of property, plant and equipment on the basis of their economic lives. Depreciation on property, plant and equipment taken into use during the financial year is calculated asset-specifically from the month of introduction. Land and water areas are not depreciated. The expected economic lives are verified at each closing date, and if they differ significantly from the earlier estimates, the depreciation periods are amended accordingly.

The depreciation periods of property, plant and equipment are as follows:                 

Buildings and structures:

Substation buildings and separate buildings 40 years

Substation structures 30 years

Buildings and structures at gas turbine power plants 20-40 years

Separate structures 15 years

Transmission lines:

Transmission lines 400 kV 40 years

Direct current lines  40 years

Transmission lines 110-220 kV 30 years

Creosote-impregnated towers and related disposal expenses 30 years

Aluminium towers of transmission lines (400 kV)  10 years

Optical ground wires 10-20 years

Machinery and equipment:

Substation machinery 10-30 years

Gas turbine power plants  20 years

Other machinery and equipment 3-5 years

Gains or losses from the sale or disposition of property, plant and equipment are recorded in the income statement under either other operating income or expenses. Property, plant and equipment are derecognised in the balance sheet when the planned depreciation period has expired, the asset has been sold, scrapped or otherwise disposed of to an outsider.

Impairment

The carrying amounts of asset items are assessed at the closing date to detect potential impairment. If impairment is detected, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated. An asset is impaired if the balance sheet value of the asset or of a cash-generating unit exceeds the recoverable amount. Impairment losses are recorded in the income statement.   

The asset items subject to depreciation are examined for impairment also when events or changes in circumstances suggest that the amount corresponding to the carrying amount of the asset items may not be recovered.

The impairment loss of a cash-generating unit is first allocated to reduce the goodwill of the cash-generating unit and thereafter to reduce in proportion the other asset items of the unit.

The recoverable amount of intangible assets and property, plant and equipment is defined so that it is the higher of the fair value reduced by the costs resulting from sale or the value in use. When defining the value in use, the estimated future cash flows are discounted at their present value based on discount rates which reflect the average capital cost of the said cash-generating unit before taxes. The specific risk of the assets in question is also considered in the discount rates.

An impairment loss relating to property, plant and equipment and intangible assets other than goodwill is reversed if a change has taken place in the estimates used for defining the recoverable amount of the asset. An impairment loss is reversed at the most up to an amount which would have been defined as the carrying amount of the asset (reduced by depreciation) if no impairment loss had been recorded of it in the previous years. An impairment loss recorded of goodwill is not reversed.

Available-for-sale investments

Available-for-sale investments are long-term assets unless executive management intends to sell them within 12 months from the closing date. Publicly quoted securities are classified as available-for-sale investments and recorded at fair value, which is the market value at the closing date. Changes in fair value are recorded in the shareholders' equity until the investment is sold or otherwise disposed of, in which case the changes in fair value are recorded in the income statement. Permanent impairment of assets is recorded in the income statement. Unlisted securities are recorded at the acquisition cost as their fair values are not reliably available.

Inventories

Inventories are entered at the lower of the acquisition cost or net realisable value. The acquisition cost is determined using the FIFO principle. The net realisable value is the estimated market price in normal business reduced by the estimated future costs of completing and estimated costs required by sale. Inventories consist of material and fuel inventories.

Loans receivables and other receivables

Loans receivables and other receivables are recorded initially at fair value. The amount of bad receivables is estimated based on the risks of individual items. An impairment loss of receivables is recorded when there is valid evidence that the Group will not receive all of its receivables at the original terms (e.g. due to the debtor's serious financial problems, likelihood that the debtor will go bankrupt or subject to other financial rearrangements, and negligence of due dates of payments by more than 90 days). Impairment losses are recorded directly to reduce the carrying amount of receivables and under item Other operating expenses.

Derivative instruments

Trading derivatives are classified as a derivatives asset or liability. Derivatives are initially recognised at fair value on the date a derivative contract is entered into are subsequently re-measured at their fair value. The method of recognising the resulting gain or loss depends on whether the derivative is designated as a hedging instrument, and if so, the nature of the item being hedged. The company uses derivative contracts only for hedging purposes according to a specific risk management policy.

Electricity derivatives

The company enters into electricity derivative contracts in order to hedge its electricity purchases in accordance with the loss energy forecast.

The company applies hedge accounting for electricity derivatives based on cash flow hedging of loss energy purchases. The company documents at the inception of the contract the relationship between the hedged item and the hedging instrument. Similarly are the risk management objectives and strategy documentated for undertaking various hedging transactions. The effective portion of changes in the fair values of instruments that are designated and qualify as cash flow hedges are recorded in equity. The gain or loss relating to the ineffective portion is recognised immediately in the income statement within other gains and losses. Amounts accumulated in equity are reclassified to profit or loss in the periods when the hedged item affects profit and loss. Changes in fair value of instruments which are designated and qualify for hedge accounting are recorded in equity, hedging reserve. Changes in the fair values of other electricity derivatives continue to be recorded in the income statement. Hedge accounting is applied to publicly quoted annual and quarterly instruments bought by the company.  When a hedging instrument expires, is sold or no longer meets the criteria for hedge accounting, any cumulative gain or loss existing in equity at that time remains in equity, and is recognised only when the forecast transaction is ultimately recognised in the income statement within other gains and losses.

Instruments quoted at NASDAQ OMX Commodities are valued at the market prices at the closing date.

Interest rate and currency derivatives

The company enters into derivative contracts in order to hedge the financial risks (interest rate and foreign exchange exposures) in accordance with the primary principles for financing approved by the Board of Directors. Fingrid does not apply hedge accounting to the derivatives.

Derivative assets and liabilities are recognised at the original acquisition cost. Derivatives are measured at fair value at the closing date, and their change in fair value is recorded in the income statement in finance income and costs. The fair values of derivatives at the closing date are based on different calculation methods. Foreign exchange forwards have been measured at the forward prices. Interest rate and cross-currency swaps have been measured at the present value on the basis of the yield curve of each currency. Interest rate options have been valued by using generally accepted option pricing models in the market.

Financial securities

Financial securities at fair value through profit or loss are financial assets held for trading. The category includes money market securities and investments in short-term money market funds. Financial securities are recorded in the balance sheet at fair value at the settlement day. Subsequently financial securities are measured in the financial statements at fair value, and their change in fair value is recognised in the income statement in finance income and costs.

Financial assets recognised in the income statement at fair value primarily comprise certificates of deposit, commercial papers and municipality bills with maturities of 3 - 6 months, and investments in short-term money market funds.

Financial securities are derecognised when they mature, are sold or otherwise disposed of.

Assets in this category are classified as current assets.

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents include cash in hand and bank deposits. Bank deposits are classified as held-to-maturity assets and they are recognised at the original acquisition cost. In the financial statements, bank deposits are measured at the amortised acquisition cost.

Cash and cash equivalents are derecognised when they mature, are sold or otherwise disposed of.

Assets in this category are classified as current assets.

Borrowings

Borrowings include bond and commercial paper issuance and loans raised by the company, recognised initially at fair value net of the transaction costs incurred. Transaction costs consist of bond prices above or below par value, credit fees, commissions and administrative fees. Borrowings are subsequently carried at amortised cost; any difference between the proceeds and the redemption value is recognised in the income statement over the period of the borrowings using the effective interest rate method. Borrowings are derecognised when they mature and are repaid.

Provisions

A provision is recorded when the Group has a legal or factual obligation based on an earlier event and it is likely that fulfilling the obligation will require a payment, and the amount of the obligation can be estimated reliably.            

The provisions are valued at the present value of costs required to cover the obligation. The discounting factor used in calculating the present value is chosen so that it reflects the market view of the time value of money at the assessment date and of the risks pertaining to the obligation.

Fingrid uses creosote-impregnated and CCA-impregnated wooden towers and cable trench covers. Decree YMA 711/2001 by the Finnish Ministry of the Environment categorises decommissioned impregnated wood as hazardous waste. A provision was recorded in 2004 of the related disposal costs materialising in the future decades.

Dividend distribution

The Board of Directors' proposal concerning dividend distribution is not recorded in the financial statements. This is only recorded after a decision made by the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders.

Critical accounting estimates and judgements

When the consolidated financial statements are drawn up in accordance with the IFRS, the company management needs to make estimates and assumptions which have an impact on the amounts of assets, liabilities, income and expenses recorded and conditional items presented. These estimates and assumptions are based on historical experience and other justified assumptions which are believed to be reasonable in the conditions which constitute the foundation for the estimates of the items recorded in the financial statements. The actual amounts may differ from these estimates. In the financial statements, estimates have been used for example in the drawing up of impairment testing calculations, when specifying the economic lives of tangible and intangible asset items, and in conjunction with deferred taxes, provisions, and valuation of assets and liabilities related to benefit-based pensions.

Imbalance power purchase and sale estimate

The income and expenses of imbalance power are ascertained through nation-wide imbalance settlement procedure, which is based on the decree by the Ministry of Employment and Economy on 9 December 2008 disclosure obligation related to settlement of electricity delivery. The final balance settlement is completed is completed no later than two months from the delivery month, which is why the income and expenses of imbalance power in the financial statements are partly based on preliminary balance settlement. The preliminary settlement has been made separately for consumption balance, production balance and foreign balances. For the two first balances, the volume of unsettled imbalance power has been estimated using reference group calculations.

For foreign balances, the calculations have been verified with the foreign counterparties.                                                                                                             

ITC compensation

Inter-compensations for the transit transmissions of electricity have been agreed upon through the ITC agreement between the European transmission system operators. The centralised calculations are carried out by ENTSO-E, the European Network of Transmission System Operators of Electricity. The ITC compensations are determined on basis of the compensation paid for the use of the grid and transmission losses in Europe. The ITC compensations are calculated considering the electricity transmissions between the various ITC agreement countries plus the price of electricity in Europe. Fingrid's portion of the ITC compensation is determined on the basis of the cross-border electricity transmissions and imputed grid losses.

The ITC compensation invoicing is monthly in arrears after all parties to the ITC agreement have accepted the invoice sums, approximately 3 to 5 months in arrears for the allocated month. This is why the uninvoiced ITC compensations for August to December 2010 have been estimated in the financial statements. The estimate has been made using actual energy border transmissions in Finland and unit compensations, which have been estimated analysing the actual figures in previous months and data on grid transmissions during these months.

Estimated impairment of goodwill

Goodwill is tested annually for potential impairment, in accordance with the accounting principles stated in note 15.

Application of new or revised IFRS standards and IFRIC interpretations

In preparing these interim financial statements, the group has followed the same accounting policies as in the annual financial statements for 2009 except for the effect of changes required by the adoption of the following new standards, interpretations and amendments to existing standards and interpretations on 1 January 2010. These new or revised standards and interpretations do not have a material impact on the 2010 financial statements.

IFRS 3 (Revised) Business Combinations

The revised standard continues to apply the acquisition method to business combinations, with some significant changes. For example, all payments to purchase a business are to be recorded at fair value at the acquisition date, with contingent payments classified as debt subsequently re-measured through the income statement. There is a choice on an acquisition-by-acquisition basis to measure the non-controlling interest in the acquiree at fair value or at the non-controlling interest’s proportionate share of the acquiree’s net assets. All acquisition-related costs should be expensed.

IAS 27 (Revised) Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements

The revised standard requires the effects of all transactions with non-controlling interests to be recorded in equity if there is no change in control and these transactions will no longer result in goodwill or gains and losses. The standard also specifies the accounting when control is lost. Any remaining interest in the entity is remeasured to fair value, and a gain or loss is recognised in profit or loss.

IFRIC 12 Service Concession Arrangements

The interpretation applies to contractual arrangements whereby a private sector operator participates in the development, financing, operation and maintenance of infrastructure of public sector services.

IFRIC 15 Agreements for the Construction of Real Estate

The interpretation provides guidance on how to determine whether an agreement for the construction of real estate is within the scope of IAS 11 Construction Contracts or IAS 18 Revenue and when revenue from the construction should be recognised.

IFRIC 16 Net Investment in a Foreign Operation

IFRIC 16 clarifies the accounting for the hedge of a net investment in a foreign operation in an entity’s consolidated financial statements. It eliminates the possibility of an entity applying hedge accounting for a hedge of the foreign exchange differences between the functional currency of a foreign operation and the presentation currency of the parent’s consolidated financial statements. The requirements of IAS 21, ‘The effects of changes in foreign exchange rates’, do apply to the hedged item.

IFRIC 17 Distribution of non-cash assets to owners

This interpretation provides guidance on accounting for arrangements

whereby an entity distributes non-cash assets to shareholders either as a distribution of reserves or as dividends. IFRS 5 has also been amended to require that assets be classified as held for distribution only when they are available for distribution in their present condition and the distribution is highly probable.

IFRIC 18 Transfers of Assets from Customers

The interpretation clarifies the requirements of IFRS standards for agreements in which an entity receives from a customer an item of property, plant and equipment or cash to be invested in an item that the entity must then use either to connect the customer to a network or to provide the customer with ongoing access to a supply of goods or services.

IFRIC 9 and IAS 39 (Amendment) Reassessment of embedded derivatives on reclassification

The amendments to IFRIC 9 and IAS 39 clarify that on reclassification of a financial asset out of the ‘at fair value through profit or loss’ category, all embedded derivatives have to be assessed and, if necessary, separately accounted for in the financial statements. 

IAS 39 (Amendment) Financial instruments: Recognition and measurement – Eligible Hedged Items’

The amendment prohibits designating inflation as a hedgeable component of a fixed rate debt. It also prohibits including time value in the one-sided hedged risk when designating options as hedges.

IFRS 2 (Amendment) Share-based Payment – Group Cash-settled Share-based Payment Transactions

The amendment to IFRS 2 clarifies that an entity that receives goods or services from its suppliers must apply IFRS 2 even though the entity has no obligation to make the required share-based cash payments. 

IASB published changes to 12 standards or interpretations in April 2009 as part of the annual Improvements to IFRSs:

IFRS 2 (Amendment) Scope of IFRS 2 – Share-based Payment

The amendment is to confirm that in addition to business combinations as defined by IFRS 3 (revised) ‘Business combinations’, contributions of a business on formation of a joint venture and common control transactions are excluded from the scope of IFRS 2, ‘Share-based payment’.

IFRS 5 (Amendment) Non-current Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations

The amendment clarifies that IFRS 5, ‘Non-current assets held for sale and discontinued operations’, specifies the disclosures required in respect to non-current assets (or disposal groups) classified as held for sale or discontinued operations. It also clarifies that the general requirements of IAS 1 still apply, particularly paragraph 15 (to achieve a fair presentation) and paragraph 125 (sources of estimation uncertainty) of IAS 1

IFRS 8 (Amendment) Operating Segments

Minor textual amendment to the standard, and amendment to the basis for conclusions, to clarify that an entity is required to disclose a measure of segment assets only if that measure is regularly reported to the chief operating decision-maker.

IAS 1 (Amendment) Presentation of Financial Statements

The amendment clarifies that the potential settlement of a liability by the issue of equity is not relevant to its classification as current or non-current. By amending the definition of current liability, the amendment permits a liability to be classified as non-current (provided that the entity has an unconditional right to defer settlement by transfer of cash or other assets for at least 12 months after the accounting period) notwithstanding the fact that the entity could be required by the counterparty to settle in shares at any time.

IAS 7 (Amendment) Statement of Cash Flows

The amendment is to require that only expenditures that result in a recognised asset in the statement of financial position can be classified as investing activities.

IAS 17 (Amendment) Leases

The amendment deletes specific guidance regarding classification of leases of land, so as to eliminate inconsistency with the general guidance on lease classification. As a result, leases of land should be classified as either finance or operating using the general principles of IAS 17

IAS 18 (Amendment) Revenue

Additional guidance added to the appendix to IAS 18 Revenue regarding the determination as to whether an entity is acting as a principal or an agent.

IAS 36 (Amendment) Impairment of Assets

The amendment clarifies that the largest cash-generating unit (or group of units) to which goodwill should be allocated for the purposes of impairment testing is an operating segment as defined in IFRS 8, ‘Operating segments’ (that is, before the aggregation of segments with similar economic characteristics permitted by IFRS 8).

IAS 38 (Amendment) Intangible Assets

The amendment clarifies the requirements under IFRS 3 (2008) regarding accounting for intangible assets acquired in a business combination.

IAS 38 (Amendment) Intangible Assets

The amendment clarifies the description of valuation techniques commonly used by entities when measuring the fair value of intangible assets acquired in a business combination that are not traded in active markets

IAS 39 (Amendment) Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement

The amendment clarifies that pre-payment options, the exercise price of which compensates the lender for loss of interest by reducing the economic loss from reinvestment risk, should be considered closely related to the host debt contract

IAS 39 (Amendment) Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement

The amendment to the scope exemption in paragraph 2 (g) of IAS 39 is to clarify that: (a) it only applies to binding (forward) contracts between an acquirer and a vendor in a business combination to buy an acquiree at a future date, and the term of the forward contract should not exceed a reasonable period normally necessary to obtain any required approvals and to complete the transaction; and (b) the exemption should not be applied to option contracts (whether or not currently exercisable) that on exercise will result in control of an entity, nor by analogy to investments in associates and similar transactions.

IAS 39 (Amendment) Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement

The amendment clarifies when to recognise gains or losses on hedging instruments as a reclassification adjustment in a cash flow hedge of a forecast transaction that results subsequently in the recognition of a financial instrument. The amendment clarifies that gains or losses should be reclassified from equity to profit or loss in the period in which the hedged forecast cash flow affects profit or loss.

IFRIC 9 (Amendment) Reassessment of Embedded Derivatives

The amendment to the scope paragraph of IFRIC 9 clarifies that it does not apply to possible reassessment, at the date of acquisition, to embedded derivatives in contracts acquired in a combination between entities or businesses under common control or the formation of a joint venture.

IFRIC 16 (Amendment) Hedges of a net investment in a foreign operation

The amendment states that, in a hedge of a net investment in a foreign operation, qualifying hedging instruments may be held by any entity or entities within the group, including the foreign operation itself, as long as the designation, documentation and effectiveness requirements of IAS 39 that relate to a net investment hedge are satisfied.

The following new standards, interpretations and amendments to existing standards and interpretations issued during the year 2010 will be adopted by the group in 2011:

IAS 24 (Revised) Related Party Disclosures

The revised standard simplifies the disclosure requirements for government-related entities and clarifies the definition of a related party. The revised standard still requires disclosures that are important to users of financial statements but eliminates requirements to disclose information that is costly to gather and of less value to users. It achieves this balance by requiring disclosure about these transactions only if they are individually or collectively significant.

The Group will adopt the revised standard in its 2011 financial statements.The interpretation does not have an impact on the consolidated financial statements.

IAS 32 (Amendment) Financial Instruments: Presentation – Classification of Rights Issues

The amendment addresses the accounting for rights issues (rights, options or warrants) that are denominated in a currency other than the functional currency of the issuer. Previously such rights issues were accounted for as derivative liabilities. However, the amendment requires that, provided certain conditions are met, such rights issues are classified as equity regardless of the currency in which the exercise price is denominated.

The Group will adopt the amendment in its 2011 financial statements. The interpretation does not have an impact on the consolidated financial statements.

IFRIC 19 Extinguishing Financial Liabilities with Equity Instruments

Extinguishing Financial Liabilities with Equity Instruments

The interpretation clarifies the accounting when an entity renegotiates the terms of its debt with the result that the liability is extinguished by the debtor issuing its own equity instruments to the creditor. IFRIC 19 requires a gain or loss to be recognised in profit or loss when a liability is settled through the issuance of the entity’s own equity instruments. The amount of the gain or loss recognised in profit or loss will be the difference between the carrying value of the financial liability and the fair value of the equity instruments issued.

The interpretation does not have an impact on the consolidated financial statements.

IASB published changes to 12 standards or interpretations in May 2010 as part of the annual Improvements to IFRSs:

IFRS 3 (amendments)

a)   Transition requirements for contingent consideration from a business combination that occurred before the effective date of the revised IFRS. The amendment clarifies that the amendments to IFRS 7, ‘Financial instruments: Disclosures’, IAS 32, ‘Financial instruments: Presentation’, and IAS 39, ‘Financial instruments: Recognition and measurement’, that eliminate the exemption for contingent consideration, do not apply to contingent consideration that arose from business combinations, whose acquisition dates precede the application of IFRS 3 (as revised in 2008).

b)   Measurement of non-controlling interests

The choice of measuring non-controlling interests at fair value or at the proportionate share of the acquiree’s net assets applies only to instruments that represent present ownership interests and entitle their holders to a proportionate share of the net assets in the event of liquidation. All other components of non-controlling interest are measured at fair value unless another measurement basis is required by IFRS.

c)   Un-replaced and voluntarily replaced share-based payment awards

The application guidance in IFRS 3 applies to all share-based payment transactions that are part of a business combination, including unreplaced and voluntarily replaced share-based payment awards.

IFRS 7 (amendment) Financial instruments: Financial statement disclosures

Financial instruments: Financial statement disclosures

The amendment emphasizes the interaction between quantitative and qualitative disclosures about the nature and extent of risks associated with financial instruments.

The amendment does not have a material impact on the financial statements.

IAS 1 (amendment) Presentation of financial statements – statement of changes in equity

Clarifies that an entity shall present an analysis of other comprehensive income for each component of equity, either in the statement of changes in equity or in the notes to the financial statements.

The amendment does not have a material impact on the financial statements.

IAS 27 (amendment) Consolidated and separate financial statements

Clarifies that the consequential amendments from IAS 27 made to IAS 21, ‘The effect of changes in foreign exchange rates’, IAS 28, ‘Investments in associates’, and IAS 31, ‘Interests in joint ventures’, apply prospectively for annual periods beginning on or after 1 July 2009, or earlier when IAS 27 is applied earlier.

The amendment does not have a material impact on the financial statements.

IAS 34 (amendment) Interim financial reporting

The change provides guidance to illustrate how to apply disclosure principles in IAS 34 and add disclosure requirements around:

  • The circumstances likely to affect fair values of financial instruments and their classification;
  • Transfers of financial instruments between different levels of the fair value hierarchy;
  • Changes in classification of financial assets; and
  • Changes in contingent liabilities and assets.

The amendment does not have a material impact on the financial statements.

 

2. INFORMATION ON REVENUE AND SEGMENTS

REVENUE, 1,000 € 2010 2009
     
Transmission revenue 211,462 187,850
Sale of imbalance power 159,812 92,497
Cross-border transmission 23,865 24,353
ITC income 19,298 27,904
Peak load power 13,962 13,469
Estlink congestion income 9,465  
Nordic congestion income 9,045 4,855
Feed-in tariff for peat 895 3,408
Other operating revenue 8,520 4,602
Total 456,326 358,938

Through the grid services, a customer obtains the right to transmit electricity to and from the main grid through its connection point. Grid service is agreed by means of a grid service contract signed between a customer connected to the main grid and Fingrid. Fingrid charges a consumption fee, use of grid fee, connection point fee and market border fee for the grid service. The contract terms are equal and public.

Transmission services on the cross-border connections to the other Nordic countries enable participation in the Nordic Elspot and Elbas exchange trade. Fingrid makes transmission services on the cross-border connections from Russia available to all electricity market parties. The transmission service is intended for fixed electricity imports. When making an agreement on transmission services from Russia, the customer reserves a transmission right (in MW) for a period of time to be agreed upon separately. The smallest unit that can be reserved is 50 MW. The contract terms are equal and public.

Each electricity market party must ensure that its electricity balance is in balance by making an agreement with either Fingrid or some other party. Fingrid buys and sells imbalance power in order to balance the hourly power balance of an electricity market party (balance provider). Imbalance power trade and pricing of imbalance power are based on a balance service agreement with equal and public terms and conditions.

Fingrid is responsible for the continuous power balance in Finland by buying and selling regulating power in Finland. The balance providers can participate in the Nordic balancing power market by submitting bids of their available capacity. The terms and conditions of participation in the regulating power market and the pricing of balancing power are based on the balance service agreement.

The congestion income is revenues that the transmission system operator receives from market actors for use of transmission capacity for those transmission links, on which the operational reliability of the power system restricts the power transmission. Fingrid receives a contractual portion of the Nordic congestion income.

ITC-compensation are income and/or costs for Fingrid, which the transmission system operator receives for the use of its grid by other European transmission operators and/or pays to other transmission system operators when using their grid when servicing its own customers.

Peak load power includes condensing power capacity, when it is under threat of being closed down, to be kept in readiness for use (peak load power) and the feed-in tariff for peat includes compensation for peat condensing power.

Information on segments is not presented, because the entire business of the Fingrid Group is deemed to comprise transmission system operation in Finland with system responsibility, only constituting a single segment. There are no essential differences in the risks and profitability of individual products and services.

 

3. OTHER OPERATING INCOME, 1,000 € 2010 2009
     
Rental income 1,632 1,751
Contributions received 138 105
Other income 5,207 392
Total 6,978 2,248

 

4. MATERIALS AND SERVICES, 1,000 € 2010 2009
     
Purchases during financial year 243,000 169,427
Change in inventories, increase (--) or decrease (+) -686 -787
Materials and consumables 242,314 168,640
     
External services 11,279 19,828
Total 253,593 188,468

 

5. EMPLOYEE BENEFITS EXPENSES, 1,000 € 2010 2009
     
Salaries and bonuses 17,177 16,028
Pension expenses - contribution-based schemes 2,891 2,800
Pension expenses - benefit-based schemes (note 28) -456 -340
Other additional personnel expenses 773 1,314
Total 20,385 19,803
     
Salaries and bonuses of top management (note 37) 1,376 1,358

The Group uses a compensation system, of which the general principles have been approved by the Board of Directors on 23 October 2007. The principles for the bonus programme for the Executive Management Group have additionally been determined in a meeting held on 12 December 2007 by the Remuneration Committee. The base salary and the profit-based compensation for the Executive Management Group, is based on the strategic indicators of the company. The members of the Executive Management Group are paid a bonus decided by the Remuneration Committee of the Board of Directors, of which the maximum amount is 35 % for the President & CEO and 25 % for the other members of the Management Executive Group of the annual salary. The system changed from a one-year to a three-year review period as of 1 January 2010, when the compensation will be based on a three-year average of the strategic indicators from 2008 until 2010. 

Number of salaried employees in the company during the financial year: 2010 2009
Personnel, average 260 251
Personnel, 31 Dec 263 260

 

6. DEPRECIATION, 1,000 € 2010 2009
     
Intangible assets 2,792 3,665
Buildings and structures 3,669 2,997
Machinery and equipment 32,631 31,760
Transmission lines 27,299 25,824
Other property, plant and equipment 423 367
Total 66,813 64,612

 

7. OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES, 1,000 € 2010 2009
     
Contracts, assignments etc. undertaken externally 32,618 30,696
Gains/losses from measuring electricity derivatives at fair value -2,282 -1,683
Rental expenses 11,543 2,199
Foreign exchange gains and losses -649 -289
Other expenses 6,866 6,599
Total 48,096 37,522

 

8. AUDITORS FEES, 1,000 € 2010 2009
     
Auditing fee 42 34
Other fees 46 8
Total 88 42

 

9. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, 1,000 € 2010 2009
     
Research and development expenses 1,556 1,302
Total 1,556 1,302

 

10. FINANCE INCOME AND COSTS, 1,000 € 2010 2009
     
Interest income on held-for-trading financial assets -2,005 -3,982
Interest income on cash and cash equivalents and bank deposits -30 -98
Dividend income -4 -4
  -2,039 -4,084
     
Interest expenses on borrowings 21,242 24,932
Net financial expenses on interest and foreign exchange derivatives -7,645 -863
Gains from measuring derivative contracts at fair value -4,008 -16,637
Losses from measuring derivative contracts at fair value 10,258 13,973
Net foreign exchange gains and losses 0 22
Other finance costs 760 548
  20,607 21,974
     
Capitalised finance costs, borrowing costs (note 17) -100 -63
Total 18,468 17,827

 

11. INCOME TAXES, 1,000 € 2010 2009
     
Direct taxes 2,207 1,779
Deferred taxes (note 26) 12,357 6,796
Total 14,564 8,575
     
Reconciliation of income tax:    
Profit before taxes 56,332 33,238
     
Tax calculated in accordance with statutory tax rate in Finland 26 % 14,646 8,642
Non-deductible expenses and tax-free income -82 -67
Tax expense in income statement 14,564 8,575

 

12. TAXES RELATED TO OTHER ITEMS IN TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME, 1,000 €
  2010 2009
  Before taxes Tax impact After taxes Before taxes Tax impact After taxes
Cashflow hedges 38,084 -6,924 31,159 15,891 -4,132 11,760
Translation reserve 224   224 456   456
Items related to long-term asset items available for sale 1 0 1 11 -3 8
Total 38,308 -6,924 31,384 16,358 -4,135 12,224

 

13. EARNINGS PER SHARE 2010 2009
     
Profit for the financial year, 1,000 € 41,768 24,663
Weighted average number of shares, qty 3,325 3,325
     
Undiluted earnings per share, € 12,562 7,417
Diluted earnings per share, € 12,562 7,417

 

14. DIVIDEND PER SHARE    
     
After the closing date, the Board of Directors has proposed that a dividend of 2,018.26 (2009: 2,022.29) euros per share be distributed, totalling 6.7 (2009: 6.7) million euros.

 

15. GOODWILL, 1,000 € 2010 2009
     
Cost at 1 Jan 87,920 87,920
Cost at 31 Dec 87,920 87,920
     
Carrying amount 31 Dec 87,920 87,920

The entire business of the Fingrid Group comprises transmission system operation in Finland with system responsibility, which the full goodwill of the Group concerns.

In impairment testing, the recoverable amount from business is defined by means of value in use. The cash flow forecasts used in impairment calculations are based on ten year strategic financial estimates. The cash flows used in the imparement test are based on income and expenses deriving from the business operations and replacement capital expenditure according to the capital expenditure programme. The estimated cash flows cover the following ten year period. The expected cash flows during the subsequent years are estimated by extrapolating the expected cash flows using a growth estimate of zero per cent. The discount rate before taxes used in the calculations is 5.0%.

According to the view of the management, reasonable changes in the primary assumptions used in the calculations will not lead to a need for recording impairment losses.

 


16. INTANGIBLE ASSETS, 1,000 €
2010 2009
     
Land use rights    
Cost at 1 Jan 82,114 78,935
Increases 1 Jan - 31 Dec 2,545 3,179
Decreases 1 Jan - 31 Dec -59  
Cost at 31 Dec 84,600 82,114
Carrying amount 31 Dec 84,600 82,114
     
Other intangible assets    
Cost at 1 Jan 21,623 18,370
Increases 1 Jan - 31 Dec 1,959 3,252
Cost at 31 Dec 23,582 21,623
Accumulated depreciation according to plan 1 Jan -15,697 -12,032
Depreciation according to plan 1 Jan - 31 Dec -2,792 -3,665
Carrying amount 31 Dec 5,092 5,925
     
Carrying amount 31 Dec 89,692 88,039

 

17. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, 1,000 € 2010 2009
     
Land and water areas    
Cost at 1 Jan 11,410 10,832
Increases 1 Jan - 31 Dec 2,098 583
Decreases 1 Jan - 31 Dec 0 -4
Cost at 31 Dec 13,509 11,410
Carrying amount 31 Dec 13,509 11,410
     
Buildings and structures    
Cost at 1 Jan 97,842 73,883
Increases 1 Jan - 31 Dec 9,783 23,959
Decreases 1 Jan - 31 Dec    
Cost at 31 Dec 107,624 97,842
Accumulated depreciation according to plan 1 Jan -20,964 -17,967
Decreases, depreciation according to plan 1 Jan - 31 Dec    
Depreciation according to plan 1 Jan - 31 Dec -3,669 -2,997
Carrying amount 31 Dec 82,991 76,877
     
Machinery and equipment    
Cost at 1 Jan 663,983 612,269
Increases 1 Jan - 31 Dec 23,836 51,714
Decreases 1 Jan - 31 Dec -4  
Cost at 31 Dec 687,816 663,983
Accumulated depreciation according to plan 1 Jan -251,828 -220,068
Decreases, depreciation according to plan 1 Jan - 31 Dec    
Depreciation according to plan 1 Jan - 31 Dec -32,631 -31,760
Carrying amount 31 Dec 403,357 412,155
     
Transmission lines    
Cost at 1 Jan 869,911 806,702
Increases 1 Jan - 31 Dec 27,130 63,626
Decreases 1 Jan - 31 Dec -668 -417
Cost at 31 Dec 896,373 869,911
Accumulated depreciation according to plan 1 Jan -261,915 -236,219
Decreases, depreciation according to plan 1 Jan - 31 Dec 230 128
Depreciation according to plan 1 Jan - 31 Dec -27,299 -25,824
Carrying amount 31 Dec 607,389 607,996
     
Other property, plant and equipment    
Cost at 1 Jan 13,830 12,838
Increases 1 Jan - 31 Dec 266 991
Cost at 31 Dec 14,096 13,830
Accumulated depreciation according to plan 1 Jan -10,577 -10,210
Depreciation according to plan 1 Jan - 31 Dec -423 -367
Carrying amount 31 Dec 3,097 3,253
     
Advance payments and purchases in progress    
Cost at 1 Jan 69,447 81,081
Increases 1 Jan - 31 Dec 127,274 84,961
Transfers to other property, plant, and equipment and to other intangible assets 1 Jan - 31 Dec -53,890 -96,659
Borrowing costs capitalised in the financial year (note 10) 100 63
Cost at 31 Dec 142,930 69,447
Carrying amount 31 Dec 142,930 69,447
     
Carrying amount 31 Dec 1,253,273 1,181,139

Advance payments and purchases in progress contains the advance payments of noncurrent property, plant and equipment and intangible assets, and acquisition costs caused by capital investments in progress.

 

18. INVESTMENTS, 1,000 € 2010 2009
     
Available-for-sale investments    
Cost at 1 Jan 329 324
Increases 1 Jan - 31 Dec 39  
Decreases 1 Jan - 31 Dec -3 -7
Changes in fair value 1 Jan - 31 Dec 1 11
Carrying amount 31 Dec 366 329
     
The changes in fair value are recorded in equity (note 25).    
     
Equity investments in associated companies    
Cost at 1 Jan 7,110 6,370
Portion of profit 1 Jan - 31 Dec 384 284
Translation differences 1 Jan - 31 Dec 224 456
Carrying amount 31 Dec 7,718 7,110
     
Carrying amount 31 Dec 8,084 7,439
     
Goodwill contained in the carrying amount of associated companies
 at 31 Dec
 3,245 3,245

There are no such essential temporary differences with associated companies of which deferred tax assets or liabilities would have been recorded.

Financial summary of associated companies, 1,000 €

2009 Assets Liabilities Revenue Profit/loss Ownership (%)
Nord Pool Spot AS, Lysaker, Norway 292,049 273,554 12,346 1,215 20.0
Porvoon Alueverkko Oy, Porvoo, Finland 5,931 5,832 5,066 96 33.3
           
2010 Assets Liabilities Revenue Profit/loss Ownership (%)
Nord Pool Spot AS, Lysaker, Norway 340,747 319,121 13,839 2,002 20.0
Porvoon Alueverkko Oy, Porvoo, Finland 5,797 5,209 4,949 12 33.3
           
Subsidiary shares 31 Dec 2010        Ownership (%) Ownership (%)
Finextra Oy, Helsinki, Finland       100 100

 

19. INVENTORIES, 1,000 € 2010 2009
     
Materials and consumables at 1 Jan 5,542 5,318
Work in progress 559 97
Total 6,101 5,415

The cost of inventories recognised as expense was 0.2 (2009: 0.5) million euros.

 

20. TRADE RECEIVABLES AND OTHER RECEIVABLES,
 1,000 €
2010 2009
     
Trade receivables 45,300 39,419
Trade receivables from associated companies (note 37) 3,219 777
Prepayments and accrued income 9,001 13,956
Other receivables 43 32
Total 57,563 54,184
     
Essential items included in prepayments and accrued income 2010 2009
Accruals of sales 3,606 8,996
Accruals of purchases/prepayments 857 533
Interest receivable 4,334 3,917
Rents/prepayments 205 205
Total 9,001 13,650
     
Age distribution of trade receivables 2010 2009
Unmatured trade receivables 47,970 39,840
Trade receivables matured by 1-30 days 501 274
Trade receivables matured by 31-60 days 32 3
Trade receivables matured by more than 60 days 16 79
Total 48,519 40,196

On 31 December 2010 or on 31 December 2009, the company did not have matured trade receivables of which impairment losses would have been recorded. Based on earlier payments, the company expects to receive the matured receivables in less than 3 months.

Receivables where the due dates have been renegotiated are not included in matured trade receivables.

Trade receivables and other receivables broken down by currencies, 1,000 € 2010 2009
EUR 57,546 54,174
GBP   7
SEK 17 4
Total 57,563 54,184

The fair value of trade receivables and other receivables does not differ essentially from the balance sheet value.

 

21. FINANCIAL ASSETS RECOGNISED AT FAIR VALUE, 1,000 € 2010 2009
     
Certificates of deposit 99,659 74,881
Commercial papers 118,244 124,885
 Total 217,903 199,766

Financial assets are recognised at fair value and the change in fair value is presented in the income statement in finance income and costs.

 

22. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, 1,000 € 2010 2009
     
Cash and bank accounts 1,111 1,812
Pledged accounts 2,669 592
Money market deposits   1,700
Total 3,780 4,105

 


23. CARRYING AMOUNTS OF FINANCIAL ASSETS AND LIABILITIES BY
 MEASUREMENT CATEGORIES, 1,000 €
Balance sheet item
31 Dec 2010
Loans and other receivables
 
 
 
 
Assets/ liabilities recognised in income statement at fair value
 
Available-for-sale financial assets
 
 
 
Financial assets/ liabilities measured at amortised cost Total
 
 
 
 
 
 
Note
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-current financial assets            
Available-for-sale investments     366   366 18
Interest rate and currency derivatives   52,798     52,798 30
Current financial assets            
Interest rate and currency derivatives   4,629     4,629 30
Other financial receivables            
Trade receivables and other receivables 57,563       57,563 20
Cash and cash equivalents recognised in
income statement at fair value
  217,903     217,903 21
Cash in hand and bank receivables 3,780       3,780 22
Financial assets total 61,343 275,330 366   337,039  
             
Non-current financial liabilities            
Borrowings       877,530 877,530 28
Interest rate and currency derivatives   116     116 30
Current financial liabilities            
Borrowings       199,327 199,327 28
Interest rate and currency derivatives   1,679     1,679 30
Trade payables and other liabilities 58,556     9,843 68,398 31
Financial liabilities total 58,556 1,795   1,086,700 1,147,051  

 

Balance sheet item
31 Dec 2009
Loans and other receivables
 
 
 
 
Assets/ liabilities recognised in income statement at fair value
 
Available-for-sale financial assets
 
 
 
Financial assets/ liabilities measured at amortised cost Total
 
 
 
 
 
 
Note
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-current financial assets            
Available-for-sale investments     329   329 18
Interest rate and currency derivatives   11,740     11,740 30
Current financial assets            
Interest rate and currency derivatives   6,032     6,032 30
Other financial receivables 1       1  
Trade receivables and other receivables 54,184       54,184 20
Cash and cash equivalents recognised in
income statement at fair value
  199,766     199,766 21
Cash in hand and bank receivables 4,105       4,105 22
Financial assets total 58,290 217,538 329   276,156  
             
Non-current financial liabilities            
Borrowings       679,124 679,124 28
Interest and currency derivatives   7,595     7,595 30
Current financial liabilities            
Borrowings       315,974 315,974 28
Trade payables and other liabilities 45,548     8,665 54,213 31
Financial liabilities total 45,548 7,595   1,003,763 1,056,906  

 

24. FAIR VALUE HIERARCHY,
 1,000 €
2010 2009
             
  Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Financial assets held at fair value            
Available-for-sale investments 49 265   48 265  
Interest rate and currency derivatives   56,645     11,567  
Electricity forward contracts, NASDAQ OMX Commodities 26,602          
Financial assets recognised at fair value   217,903     199,766  
Financial assets held at fair value total 26,651 274,813   48 211,598  
             
Financial liabilities held at fair value            
Interest rate and currency Derivative instruments   1,013     1,391  
Electricity forward contracts, NASDAQ OMX Commodities       17,605    
Electricity forward contracts, others         182  
Financial liabilities held at fair value total   1,013   17,605 1,574  

Fair value measurement of assets and liabilities are categorised in a three-level hierarchy in the fair value presentation. The appropriate hierarchy is based on the input data of the instrument. The level is determined on the basis of the lowest level of input for the instrument in its entirety that is significant to the fair value measurement.

Level 1: inputs are publicly quoted in active markets.

Level 2: inputs are not publicly quoted and are observerable market parameters either directly or indirectly.

Level 3: inputs are unobserverable market parameters.

 

25. EQUITY

Equity is composed of the share capital, share premium account, fair value reserve (incl. hedge and revaluation reserves), translation reserve, and retained earnings. The hedge reserve includes the changes in the fair value of hedging instruments for loss energy. The fair value reserve includes the changes in the fair value of available-for-sale investments. The translation reserve includes translation differences in the net capital investments of associated companies in accordance with the purchase method of accounting. The profit for the financial year is recorded in retained earnings.

Share capital and share premium account, 1,000 € Share capital Share premium account Total
1 Jan 2009 55,922 55,922 111,845
Change      
31 Dec 2009 55,922 55,922 111,845
Change      
31 Dec 2010 55,922 55,922 111,845
       
The share capital is broken down as follows: Number of shares
 qty
Of all shares
 %
 Of votes
 
%
Series A shares 2,078 62.49 83.32
Series B shares 1,247 37.51 16.68
Total 3,325 100.00 100.00
       
Number of shares, qty Series
 A shares
Series
B shares
Total
1 Jan 2010 2,078 1,247 3,325
Change      
31 Dec 2010 2,078 1,247 3,325

The maximum number of shares is 13,000 as in 2009. The shares have no par value.

Series A shares confer three votes each at a shareholders’ meeting and series B shares one vote each. When electing members of the Board of Directors, series A share confers 10 votes each at a shareholders’ meeting and each series B share one vote each.

Series B shares have the right before series A shares to obtain the annual dividend specified below from the funds available for profit distribution. After this, a corresponding dividend is distributed to series A shares. If the annual dividend cannot be distributed in some year, the shares confer a right to receive the undistributed amount from the funds available for profit distribution in the subsequent years; however so that series B shares have the right before series A shares to receive the annual dividend and the undistributed amount.

The shareholders' meeting decides on the annual dividend.

The determination of the dividend: the amount of the annual dividend is calculated on the basis of calendar years so that the subscription price of the share added by amounts paid in conjunction with potential increases of share capital and reduced by potential amounts paid in refunds of equity, is multiplied by the dividend percentage; however so that the minimum dividend is 6 %. The dividend percentage is defined on the basis of the yield of the 30-year German Government Bond.

The dividend proposal for the year 2010 is 6.0 %.

There are no minority interests.

Shareholders by different categories Number of shares
qty
Of all
shares
%
Of votes
 
 %
       
Public enterprises 834 25.08 33.44
Private enterprises 844 25.38 33.57
Public organisations 410 12.33 16.44
Financial and insurance institutions 1,237 37.20 16.55
Total 3,325 100.00 100.00

 

Shareholders Number of shares
qty
Of all
shares
%
Of votes 
 
%
       
Fortum Power and Heat Oy 834 25.08 33.44
Pohjolan Voima Oy 834 25.08 33.44
Republic of Finland 410 12.33 16.44
Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company 405 12.18 5.41
Mutual Pension Insurance Company Ilmarinen 350 10.53 4.68
Tapiola Mutual Pension Insurance Company 150 4.51 2.01
Suomi Mutual Life Assurance Company 75 2.26 1.00
Pohjola Insurance Ltd 75 2.26 1.00
Mandatum Life Insurance Company Limited 54 1.62 0.72
Tapiola General Mutual Insurance Company 50 1.50 0.67
Tapiola Mutual Life Assurance Company 47 1.41 0.63
If P&C Insurance Company Ltd 25 0.75 0.33
Imatran Seudun Sähkö Oy 10 0.30 0.13
Fennia Life Insurance Company 6 0.18 0.08
Total 3,325 100.00 100.00

Share premium account

The share premium account includes the difference between the counter value of the shares and the value obtained. According to the Finnish Companies Act the premium fund means tied equity. The share capital can be increased by transferring funds from the premium fund account. The premium fund account can be decreased in order to cover losses or it can under certain conditions be returned to the owners.

Fair value reserves                        

The fair value reserves include the changes in the fair value of derivative instruments used for hedging cash flow (hedge reserve) and the changes in the fair value of available-for-sale investments (publicly quoted and unquoted securities) (revaluation reserve).

Hedge reserve, 1,000 € 2010 2009
     
1 Jan -11,452 -23,211
Changes in fair value during financial year 38,084 15,891
Taxes -6,924 -4,132
Hedge reserve 31 Dec 19,708 -11,452
     
Revaluation reserve, 1,000 € 2010 2009
     
1 Jan 60 52
Changes in fair value during financial year 1 11
Taxes on changes in fair value during financial year 0 -3
Revaluation reserve 31 Dec 61 60
     
Translation reserve, 1,000 € 2010 2009
Translation reserve 31 Dec 312 88
The translation reserve includes the translation differences resulting from converting the financial statements of the foreign associated company.
     
Dividends, 1,000 € 2010 2009
Dividends paid 6,724 6,711
The proposal for dividend distribution for the financial year 2010 is presented in
note 14.
   
     
Retained earnings, 1,000 € 2010 2009
Profit from previous financial years 340,531 322,592
Profit for the financial year 41,768 24,663
Retained earnings 31 Dec 382,299 347,255

 

26. DEFERRED TAX ASSETS AND LIABILITIES, 1,000 € 2010 2009
     
Deferred tax assets    
Valuation of derivative contracts and other financial
assets and liabilities at fair value
1,924 6,198
Other temporary differences 8,970 513
  10,893 6,711
Deferred tax liabilities    
Accumulated depreciation difference 113,453 103,074
Tangible and intangible assets 17,522 14,997
Valuation of derivative contracts and other financial
assets and liabilities at fair value
16,515 2,683
Other temporary differences 1,772 1,019
  149,262 121,774
     
Total* 138,368 115,063
     
*Deferred net tax liability is broken down in the balance sheet as follows:    
Deferred tax assets 10,893 6,711
Deferred tax liabilities 149,262 121,774
     
Deferred tax assets    
Deferred tax asset to be recovered after more than 12 months 8,710 5,334
Deferred tax asset to be recovered within 12 months 2,183 1,378
  10,893 6,711
     
Deferred tax liabilities    
Deferred tax liability to be recovered after more than 12 months 147,377 119,889
Deferred tax liability to be recovered within 12 months 1,885 1,885
  149,262 121,774
     
Total 138,368 115,063

 

Changes in deferred taxes in 2010:        
  31 Dec 2009 Recorded in income statement at fair value Recorded in other comprehensive income 31 Dec 2010
Deferred tax assets        
         
Provisions 500 -6   494
Current financial assets 1,376 516   1,892
Non-current financial assets 196      
Interest-bearing liabilities   10,242   8,464
Derivative instruments 4,625 -571 -4,024 30
Other items 15 -1   13
Total 6,711 10,179 -4,024 10,893
         
Deferred tax liabilities        
Accumulated depreciations difference -103,074 -10,379   -113,453
Property, plant and equipment, tangible and intangible assets -14,997 -2,525   -17,522
Available-for-sale investments -39   0 -39
Other receivables -1,020 -109   -1,128
Financial assets recognised in income statement at fair value -148 35   -113
Non-current financial assets   -9,634   -9,438
Interest-bearing liabilities -1,778      
Derivative instruments     -6,924 -6,924
Trade payables and other liabilities -718 75   -644
Total -121,774 -22,536 -6,925 -149,262
         
Deferred net liabilities -115,062 -12,357 -10,949 -138,368

 

Changes in deferred taxes in 2009:        
  31 Dec 2008 Recorded in income statement at fair value Recorded in equity 31 Dec 2009
Deferred tax assets        
         
Provisions 508 -9   500
Current financial assets 1,408 -32   1,376
Non-current financial assets 548 -353   196
Derivative instruments 9,194 -437 -4,132 4,625
Other items 19 -4   15
Total 11,678 -835 -4,132 6,711
         
Deferred tax liabilities        
Accumulated depreciation difference -100,355 -2,719   -103,074
Property, plant and equipment, tangible and intangible assets -12,557 -2,440   -14,997
Available-for-sale investments -36   -3 -39
Other receivables -57 -963   -1,020
Financial assets recognised in income statement at fair value -949 801   -148
Interest-bearing liabilities -865 -913   -1,778
Trade payables and other liabilities -990 272   -718
Total -115,810 -5,961 -3 -121,774
         
Deferred net liabilities -104,132 -6,796 -4,135 -115,062

 

27. PENSION COMMITMENTS    

The most important pension scheme of the Group is a contribution-based scheme in accordance with TyEL (Finnish Employee Pensions Act), where the benefits are determined directly on the basis of the beneficiary's earnings.

The Group has a benefit-based supplementary pension scheme covering those born between 1945 and 1949 who have worked at Fingrid at least as of 1 September 1997. These persons can retire at certain discretionary conditions at the earliest at an age of 60 and at the earliest in 2006. The payment of the supplementary pension will finish when the person reaches old age pension and at the latest at the age of 63, after which the person's pension will be composed of the statutory pensions incurred by that time.

The accumulation of benefit-based supplementary pension scheme for those employees who are part of the supplementary pension scheme has been terminated at 31 December 2009.

*)The pension expense and pension liabilities are zero euro starting from 31 December 2009.

Benefit-based pension expense in income statement, 1,000 € 2010 2009
Expenses based on service during financial year   46
Expected return on scheme assets   -35
Interest expenses   36
Other   24
Actuarial gains (--) and losses (+)   -164
Total   -94
     
*) Benefit-based pension liability in balance sheet, 1,000 € 2010 2009
Present value of funded obligations    
Fair value of scheme assets    
Deficit/surplus    
Unrecognised net actuarial gains (+) and losses (--)    
Net liability    
     
Changes in present value of benefit obligations, 1,000 € 2010 2009
Present value of benefit obligations 1 Jan   600
Service cost   46
Interest cost on benefit obligations   36
Other   -681
Actuarial gains (+) and losses (--)    
Present value of benefit obligations 31 Dec    
     
Fair value of plan assets, 1,000 € 2010 2009
Fair value of plan assets 1 Jan   593
Expected return on plan assets   35
Contributions by employer   77
Other   -705
Actuarial gains (+) and losses (--)    
Fair value of plan assets 31 Dec    
     
Principal actuarial assumptions used    
Discount rate (%)   5.00
Expected return on scheme assets (%)   5.00
Rate of increase in future compensation levels (%)   3.30
Future pension increases (%)   0.00
Inflation (%)   2.00

 

28. BORROWINGS, 1,000 € 2010 2009
Non-current Fair value Balance sheet value Fair value Balance sheet value
Bonds 675,619 663,218 638,106 627,655
Loans from financial institutions 212,976 214,312 53,139 51,469
  888,595 877,530 691,245 679,124
         
Current Fair value Balance sheet value Fair value Balance sheet value
Current portion of long-term borrowings maturing within
 a year
105,888 104,768 95,594 94,304
Other loans / Commercial papers (international and domestic) 94,897 94,559 222,371 221,671
  200,785 199,327 317,965 315,974
         
Total 1,089,380 1,076,858 1,009,209 995,098

The fair values of borrowings are based on the present values of cash flows. Loans raised in various currencies are measured at the present value on the basis of the yield curve of each currency. The discount rate includes the company-specific and loan-specific risk premium. Borrowings denominated in foreign currencies are translated into euros at the mid-rate quoted by ECB at the closing day.

Bonds included in borrowings, 1,000 € 2010 2009
           
International: Maturity date Interest    
EUR 10,000 31.03.2010 interest rate structure   10,000
EUR 10,000 16.03.2011 3.625 % 10,000 10,000
EUR 25,000 23.03.2011 variable interest 25,000 25,000
EUR 15,000 24.03.2011 variable interest 15,000 15,000
EUR 20,000 07.04.2011 variable interest 20,000 20,000
EUR 25,000 16.03.2012 variable interest 25,000 25,000
EUR 25,000 12.04.2012 variable interest 25,000 25,000
EUR 10,000 16.04.2013 variable interest 10,000 10,000
EUR 20,000 28.04.2013 variable interest 20,000 20,000
EUR 20,000 15.10.2013 4.30 % 20,000 20,000
EUR 24,000 02.07.2014 variable interest 24,000 24,000
EUR 18,000 11.11.2014 variable interest 18,000 18,000
EUR  8,000 11.11.2014 variable interest 8,000 8,000
EUR 10,000 20.11.2014 3.26 % 10,000 10,000
EUR 20,000 11.04.2017 variable interest 20,000 20,000
EUR 25,000 11.04.2017 variable interest 25,000 25,000
EUR 30,000 15.06.2017 3.07 % 30,000  
        305,000 285,000
           
FIM 160,000 19.08.2013 5.20 % 26,908 26,906
        26,908 26,906

 

JPY 1,000,000 12.07.2010 2.00 %   7,510
JPY 2,000,000 16.10.2010 1.022 %   15,020
JPY 3,000,000 05.07.2011 1.31 % * 27,612 22,529
JPY 3,000,000 25.07.2012 1.3575 % ** 27,612 22,529
JPY 3,000,000 20.04.2015 1.45 % 27,612 22,529
JPY 500,000 22.06.2017 1.28 % 4,602  
        87,437 90,117
           
CHF  39,000 15.03.2010 2.24 %   26,287
CHF  39,000 22.05.2012 2.475 % 31,190 26,287
        31,190 52,575
           
CZK 750,000 05.05.2010 variable interest   28,331
          28,331
           
NOK 170,000 19.11.2014 4.68 % 21,795 20,482
NOK 200,000 17.10.2016 5.15 % 25,641 24,096
NOK 200,000 11.04.2017 5.16 % 25,641 24,096
NOK 200,000 10.11.2017 5.12 % 25,641 24,096
NOK 200,000 12.11.2019 5.37 % 25,641 24,096
        124,359 116,867
           
SEK 225,000 03.04.2012 variable interest 25,096 21,947
SEK 225,000 11.04.2012 variable interest 25,096 21,947
SEK 100,000 21.03.2013 variable interest 11,154 9,754
SEK 200,000 03.04.2013 3.70 % 22,308 19,508
SEK 175,000 04.04.2014 4.30 % 19,519 17,070
SEK 300,000 15.06.2015 3.195 % 33,462  
SEK 100,000 17.06.2015 3.10 % 11,154  
SEK 220,000 01.12.2015 interest rate structure 26,994 24,779
SEK 100,000 15.01.2016 3.297 % 11,154  
        185,936 115,005
           
Bonds, long-term total     663,218 627,655
Bonds, short-term total     97,612 87,147
Total       760,830 714,802
             

*call option not exercised 5 July 2004

**call option not exercised 25 July 2006

 

Maturity of non-current borrowings, 1,000 €
               
  2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2015+ Total
Bonds 97,612 158,994 110,369 101,314 99,221 193,320 760,830
Loans from financial institutions 7,156 9,156 11,156 4,000 16,424 173,576 221,469
Total 104,768 168,150 121,526 105,314 115,645 366,896 982,299

 

Capital structure

The corporate finances are planned over a long time span, and the company is ensured sufficient latitude and independent power of decision in the management of finances. The company aims to secure sufficient cash flow for the long-term development of transmission capacity, secured operational reliability and development of the electricity market so that the tariff level remains moderate. The company pursues as low average capital costs as possible by utilising a lower cost through debt financing as compared to equity cost. However, the goal is to keep the cash flow and debt service ratios of the company at such a level that the company retains its high credit rating. The high credit rating enables the company to tap the international and domestic money and capital markets.

 

29. PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES AND CHARGES, 1,000 € 2010 2009
     
Provisions 1 Jan 1,921 1,955
Provisions used -23 -34
Provisions 31 Dec 1,899 1,921

 

30. DERIVATIVE  INSTRUMENTS, 1,000 € 2010 2009 
Interest rate and currency derivatives Fair value
Positive
31 Dec 2010
Fair value
Negative
31 Dec 2010
Net fair value 31 Dec 2010 Nominal value
31 Dec 2010
Net fair value
31 Dec 2009
Nominal value
31 Dec 2009
Cross-currency swaps 48,940 -479 48,462 426,467 -1,391 399,576
Forward contracts  245   245 1,747 218 14,079
Interest rate swaps 300 -1,313 -1,013 241,000 223 191,000
Interest rate options, bought 7,938   7,938 880,000 11,125 750,000
Total 57,424 -1,792 55,632 1,549,214 10,176 1,354,654
             
Electricity derivatives Fair value
Positive
31 Dec 2010
Fair value Negative
31 Dec 2010
Net fair value 31 Dec 2010 Volume
 TWh
31 Dec 2010
Net fair value
31 Dec 2009
Volume
TWh
31 Dec 2009
Electricity forward contracts, designated as hedge accounting, NASDAQ OMX Commodities 26,625 -400 26,225 3.66 -17,528 3.61
Electricity forward contracts, NASDAQ OMX Commodities 377   377 0.03 -77 0.02
Electricity forward contracts, others         -182 0.02
Total 27,002 -400 26,602 3.69 -17,787 3.65

Interest rate options included in interest and currency  derivatives are interest rate cap contracts with identical structures. The reference rate of the contract is the 6 month Euribor, and at the effective date a contract includes 6 or 8 caplets. The option premium has been paid in full to the counterparty at the contract date.

Electricity forward contracts, others, include bilateral financial and physical purchase commitments concerning electricity purchases, not cleared separately by a clearing organisation. The derivatives hedge future electricity losses.

The net fair value of derivatives indicates the realised profit/loss if they had been reversed on the last business day of 2010.

Maturity of derivative contracts:

Nominal value, 1,000 € 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2015+ Total
Interest rate swaps 10,000 55,000 80,000 36,000 30,000 30,000 241,000
Interest rate options 0 30,000 185,000 445,000 220,000 0 880,000
Cross-currency swaps 27,612 108,994 33,642 41,314 96,766 118,320 426,647
Forward contracts 1,743           1,743
Total 39,354 193,994 298,642 522,314 346,766 148,320 1,549,390

 

TWh 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2015+ Total
Electricity derivatives 1.12 0.99 0.79 0.53 0.26   3.69
Total 1.12 0.99 0.79 0.53 0.26   3.69

 

31. TRADE PAYABLES AND OTHER LIABILITIES, 1,000 € 2010 2009
     
Trade payables 30,805 28,047
Trade payables to associated companies 324 146
Interest liabilities 9,843 8,665
Value added tax 3,051 3,169
Electricity tax 616 559
Accruals 26,782 16,767
Other debt 644 589
Total 72,066 57,940
     
Essential items included in accruals 2010 2009
Personnel expenses 4,409 4,028
Accruals of sales and purchases 22,361 12,727
Other 12 12
Total 26,782 16,767

 

32. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES, 1,000 € 2010 2009
     
Pledges    
Pledge covering property lease agreements 46 46
Pledged account in favour of the Customs Office 150 150
Pledged account covering electricity exchange purchases 1,878 396
  2,074 592
     
Unrecorded investment commitments 385,012 177,277
     
Other financial commitments    
Counterguarantee in favour of an associated company 1,700 1,700
Credit facility commitment fee and commitment fee:    
Commitment fee for the next year 120 158
Commitment fee for subsequent years 89 255
  1,908 2,113
     
Donation of five-year professorship to Helsinki University of Technology
for 2006 - 2010
  120

 

33. OTHER LEASE AGREEMENTS, 1,000 € 2010 2009
     
Minimum rental obligations of other irrevocable lease agreements:    
In one year 2,038 1,793
In more than one year and less than five years 9,664 3,840
In more than five years 16,003 1,869
Total 27,706 7,501

The foremost lease agreements of the Group relate to office premises. The durations of the lease agreements range from less than one year to ten years, and the contracts can usually be extended after the original date of expiration. The index, renewal and other terms of the different agreements vary.

The Group has rented for instance several land areas and some 110 kilovolt transmission lines and circuit breaker bays.

 

34. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS AND PROCEEDINGS BY AUTHORITIES    

There are no ongoing legal proceedings or proceedings by authorities that would have a material impact on the business of the company. In relation to transmission line projects there are many times complaints made to different instances of justice. According to the management of the company there are no ongoing legal proceedings or other such legal proceedings relating to other areas, which final outcome would have a material impact on the financial position of the Group.

In December 2008 the Market Court reached a decision concerning Fingrid's appeal to the Energy Market Authority´s decision 13 December 2007 "Determination of the methodology for the assessment of the return of the grid owners' grid operations transmission services pricing for the review period starting on 1 January 2008 and ending on 31 December 2011". The Market Court partly changed the Energy Market Authority's decision according to Fingrid's appeal. The Energy Market Authority in turn appealed the decision to the Supreme Administrative Court. The Supreme Administrative Court partly approved the Energy Market Authority's appeal.

 

35. RISK MANAGEMENT          

The objective of Fingrid's risk management is to make preparations for cost-effective measures providing protection against damage and loss relating to risks and to make the entire personnel committed to considering the risks pertaining to the company, its various organisational units and each employee. In order to fulfil these objectives, risk management is continuous and systematic. The significance of individual risks or risk entities is assessed against the present level of protection, taking into account the probability of a disadvantageous event, its financial impact and impact on corporate image or on the attainment of the business goals. The Board of Directors approves the primary principles for risk management and any amendments to them. The Board of Directors approves the primary action for risk management as part of the corporate strategy, indicators, operating plan, and budget. The control committee of the Board of Directors receives a situation report of the major risks relating to the operations of the company and of the management of such risks.

FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT

Fingrid Oyj is exposed to market, liquidity and credit risks when managing the financial position of the company. The company's objective is to reduce risks such that the fluctuations of Fingrid's cash flow remain low.

Primary principles for financing

The Board of Directors of Fingrid Oyj approves the primary principles for financing, stating the guidelines for external funding, financial asset management, market, liquidity, refinancing and credit risks.

Risk management execution and reporting

The treasury is responsible for executing the external funding, the financial asset management and manages the market risks which the company is exposed to. The financial activities of the company are reported four times a year to the Board of Directors. The treasury is responsible for identifying, measuring and reporting the financial risks, which the company may be exposed to.

Risk management processes

The treasury is in charge of risk management monitoring, systems and models as well as methods, for risk calculation and assessment. The internal audit additionally ensures that there is compliance with the primary principles for financing activities and the internal guidelines.

Market risks

Fingrid Oyj uses derivative agreements in order to hedge market risks such as foreign exchange, interest rate risk and commodity risks. Derivatives are only used for hedging purposes, and therefore the company does not enter into any deals for market speculation. The hedging instruments are defined in the primary principles for financing or in the loss power procurement policy, and chosen in order to achieve efficient hedging of a risk exposure.

Foreign exchange risk

The functional currency of the company is the euro. The basic rule of the company is to hedge against foreign exchange risks, but can according to the primary principals for financing, leave an exposure unhedged, which may not exceed 10 % of the financial assets.

Transaction exposure

The company issues securities in the domestic and international money and capital markets. The loan portfolio of the company is distributed between different convertible currencies and the total debt portfolio and the related interest rate flows are hedged against currency risk.

The foreign exchange risk of each bond is done in conjunction with the underlying debt issuance. Business related currency risks are small and they are hedged. Therefore there is no sensitivity analysis presentation. During the financial year the company used foreign exchange forwards and cross currency swaps for hedging the transaction exposure. The tables below first illustrate currency distribution and the hedging rate of the interest bearing debt of the company and then the sensitivity analysis of the euro against the foreign currencies, which also proves that the company does not have any open foreign exchange risk.

 

Currency distribution and hedging degree of borrowings, 1,000 €  
Currency distribution
31 Dec 2010
Carrying amount Portion % Hedging degree Currency distribution
 31 Dec 2009
Carrying
 amount
Portion % Hedging
 degree
               
EUR 647,936 60   EUR 592,203 60  
CHF 31,190 3 100 CHF 52,575 5 100
CZK       CZK 28,331 3 100
JPY 87,437 8 100 JPY 90,117 9 100
NOK 124,359 12 100 NOK 116,867 12 100
SEK 185,936 17 100 SEK 115,005 12 100
Total 1,076,858 100 100 Total 995,098 100 100

The sensitivity analysis of foreign exchange rate is measured as a 10 % change between the euro and the currency in question. The company's result will not be subject to exchange rate differentials, since the debt denominated in foreign currencies are hedged against foreign exchange changes. In the figures presented in the tables below, a negative figure would increase foreign exchange loss and a positive figure would correspondingly increase foreign exchange gain. 

Exchange rate changes, 1,000 €
 
31 Dec 2010 Bonds
 
 
Commercial papers
 
Total
 
 
Cross-currency swaps Forward contracts
 
Total
 
 
Net exposure
 
 Total
CHF +10 % -3,608   -3,608 3,608   3,608 0
  - 10 % 2,952   2,952 -2,952   -2,952 0
JPY +10 % -9,442   -9,442 9,442   9,442 0
  - 10 % 8,135   8,135 -8,135   -8,135 0
NOK +10 % -14,280   -14,280 14,280   14,280 0
  - 10 % 11,684   11,684 -11,684   -11,684 0
SEK +10 % -20,583   -20,583 20,583   20,583 0
  - 10 % 16,841   16,841 -16,841   -16,841 0

 

Exchange rate changes, 1,000 €
 
31 Dec 2009 Bonds
 
 
Commercial papers
 
Total
 
 
Cross-currency swaps Forward contracts
 
Total
 
 
Net exposure
 
 Total
CHF +10 % -6,033   -6,033 6,033   6,033 0
  - 10 % 4,936   4,936 -4,936   -4,936 0
CZK +10 % -3,164   -3,164 3,164   3,164 0
  - 10 % 2,588   2,588 -2,588   -2,588 0
JPY +10 % -10,209   -10,209 10,209   10,209 0
  - 10 % 8,354   8,354 -8,354   -8,354 0
NOK +10 % -13,158   -13,158 13,158   13,158 0
  - 10 % 10,765   10,765 -10,765   -10,765 0
SEK +10 % -12,738   -12,738 12,738   12,738 0
  - 10 % 10,422   10,422 -10,422   -10,422 0

 

Translation exposure

The company holds an equity investment in an associated company denominated in a foreign currency. This translation risk is unhedged. The sensitivity analysis (10 % changes) is presented in the following table. The table shows a 10 % change of the Norwegian krone and the impact of the change on the company's equity.

 

Translation exposure, 1,000 € 2010 2009
    Equity
31 Dec 2010
Equity
31 Dec 2009
       
NOK +10 % 481 429
  - 10 % -393 -351

 

Interest rate risk

The company is only exposed to interest rate risk in euros, because the interest bearing debt are both in terms of principal and interest payments hedged against exchange rate risk, and the financial assets are denominated in euros. The interest-bearing liabilities are mainly linked to floating rates.

Interest rate risk is managed in accordance with the main principles of financing so that 30 - 70 % of the interest costs are hedged over the next five years. When the interest rates are high, the hedging level is kept close to the lower limit of the range, and when the interest rates are low, the hedging level is kept close to the upper limit of the range. The specified low level of interest rates is 3 % or less, and high level of interest rates is 5 % or more. At the end of 2010, 70 % of the interest costs for the next five years were hedged, and correspondingly 50 % were hedged at the end of 2009.

The sensitivity of the interest rate risk is measured as a 1 percentage unit interest rate fluctuation and by using the CfaR method (Cashflow at Risk). The assumed fluctuation in interest rates is the effect of a 1 percentage unit fluctuation during the next 12 months from the closing date. The analysis of interest rate sensitivity is carried out on borrowings including exchange rate hedging, the derivatives portfolio hedging the interest rate exposure, and on cash and cash equivalents, which result in a net debt position exposed to interest rate fluctuations.

Interest rate sensitivity, 1,000 € 2010   2009  
  -1 %-unit +1%-unit -1%-unit +1%-unit
Borrowings 6,692 -6,692 7,664 -7,664
Interest rate derivatives -1,034 1,034 -442 442
Borrowings total 5,658 -5,658 7,222 -7,222
Cash and cash equivalents -1,772 1,772 -1,740 1,740
Net borrowings total 3,887 -3,887 5,482 -5,482

 

The following table presents how the CfaR method is used for measuring the impact of borrowings, derivatives, and cash and cash equivalents, with a given confidence level and a time horizon of 12 months, on the cash flow of the company. The other finance costs of the company are not included in the calculation.

 

 

Cashflow at Risk, 1,000 €   2010        2009
    31 Dec 2010     31 Dec 2009
Confidence level Net finance costs Confidence level Net finance costs
96 %   min. 16,511 96 %   min. 12,306
    max. 22,339     max. 20,073
98 %   min. 16,264 98 %   min. 11,908
    max. 22,642     max. 20,720

 

 Commodity risk

The company is exposed to price and volume risk through transmission losses. Loss energy purchases are hedged in accordance with the loss energy purchasing principles accepted by the Board of Directors. The time span of price hedging is five years, divided into three parts: basic, budgetary and operative hedging. Moreover, the company has a loss energy purchasing policy for hedging and for physical electricity purchases and operative instructions, instructions for price hedging and control room instructions. For the price hedging of loss energy purchases the company mainly uses NASDAQ OMX Commodities quoted products. The company can also use OTC products, corresponding products at NASDAQ OMX Commodities, these products are settled at the power exchange.

If the market prices of electricity derivatives had been 20 % higher or lower on the closing date, the change in the fair value of electricity derivatives would have been 39.9 million euros higher or lower (30.7 million euros in 2009).

Liquidity risk and refinancing risk

Fingrid is exposed to liquidity and refinancing risk deriving from redemption of loans, payments and fluctuations in cash flow from operating activities.

The liquidity of the company must be arranged so that 100 % of the refinancing need for the next 12 months is covered by means of liquid assets and available long-term committed credit lines; however, so that the refinancing need may not account for more than 45 % of the total amount of the company's debt financing. As back-up for the liquidity the company has a revolving credit facility of 250 million euros. The revolving credit facility will mature on 16 November 2012. The revolving credit facility has not been drawn.

The company's funding is carried out through debt issuance programmes. The company operates in the international capital market by issuing bonds under the Medium Term Note Programme: The Programme size is 1.5 billion euros. Short-term funding is arranged through commercial paper programmes; a Euro Commercial Paper Programme of 600 million euros and a domestic commercial paper programme of 150 million euros. The refinancing risk is reduced by an even maturity profile so that the refinancing need over periods of 12 months in excess of one year must not exceed 30 % of the company's amount of debt financing. Contractual repayments and interest costs of borrowings are presented in the next table. The interest rate percentages of variable-interest loans are defined using the zero coupon curve. The repayments and interest amounts are undiscounted values. Finance costs relating to cross-currency swaps, interest rate swaps and forward contracts are often paid in net amounts depending on their nature. In the following table, they are presented in gross amounts.

Fingrid's existing loan agreements, debt or commercial paper programmes are uncollateralized. Neither does any of these agreements or programmes include any financial covenants.

Contractual repayments and interest costs of borrowings and payments and receivables of financial derivatives, which are paid in cash 1,000 €

31 Dec 2010    2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2015+ Total
                 
Bonds - repayments 97,612 158,994 110,371 101,314 99,220 193,319 760,830
  - interest costs 19,783 19,224 17,421 14,616 11,095 17,101 99,240
                 
Loans from financial - repayments 7,156 9,156 11,156 4,000 16,424 173,576 221,469
institutions - interest costs 5,543 5,757 6,145 6,256 6,486 31,746 61,933
                 
Commercial papers - repayments 94,559           94,559
  - interest costs 441           441
                 
Cross-currency swaps - payments 33,729 105,101 38,878 46,613 93,957 121,436 439,715
                 
Interest rate swaps - payments 4,142 4,353 4,222 2,277 1,829 2,037 18,860
                 
Forward contracts - payments 1,501           1,501
                 
Guarantee commitment* - payments 1,700           1,700
Total   266,166 302,586 188,194 175,076 229,011 539,215 1,700,248
                 
Cross-currency swaps - receivables 40,966 122,059 44,602 51,635 105,320 130,876 495,457
                 
Interest rate swaps - receivables 3,811 3,941 3,573 2,429 1,941 1,842 17,537
                 
Forward contracts - receivables 1,743           1,743
Total   46,520 126,000 48,175 54,064 107,261 132,718 514,737
Grand total   219,646 176,586 140,019 121,012 121,750 406,497 1,185,511
                 
*Counterguarantee in favour of an associated company. No payment claims have been presented to Fingrid.
                 
31 Dec 2009    2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2014+ Total
                 
Bonds - repayments 87,147 92,529 142,711 106,169 97,552 188,694 714,802
  - interest costs 16,289 18,046 17,422 15,207 12,012 22,627 101,603
                 
Loans from financial - repayments 7,156 7,156 9,156 11,156 4,000 20,000 58,626
institutions - interest costs 982 1,316 1,410 1,192 964 2,620 8,484
                 
Commercial papers - repayments 221,671           221,671
  - interest costs 829           829
                 
Cross-currency swaps - payments 79,965 36,259 107,470 39,178 46,019 158,754 467,646
                 
Interest rate swaps - payments 1,843 3,441 3,631 3,062 764   12,741
                 
Forward contracts - payments 7,496 1,501         8,997
                 
Guarantee commitment* - payments 1,700            
Total   425,079 160,249 281,800 175,965 161,311 392,695 1,597,099
                 
Cross-currency swaps - receivables 87,834 32,962 103,084 37,928 45,443 158,013 465,264
                 
Interest rate swaps - receivables 2,419 3,709 3,487 2 527 723   12,865
                 
Forward contracts - receivables 7,672 1,531         9,203
                 
Total   97,925 38,203 106,571 40,455 46,166 158,013 487,332
Grand total   327,154 122,046 175,230 135,510 115,145 234,682 1,109,767

 

Credit risk

Credit risk arises from a counterparty not fulfilling its contractual commitments towards Fingrid. Such commitments arise in the company's operations and financial activities.

Credit risk in operations

The company measures and monitors its counterparty risks as part of business monitoring and reporting. The credit rating and payment behaviour of all counterparties and suppliers are regularly monitored. The company has no significant credit risk concentrations. The company did not incur credit losses or rearrange the terms of trade receivables during the financial year.

Credit risk in financing

The company is exposed to credit risk through derivative agreements and financial investments. The company only has derivatives outstanding and invests its funds within the permitted risk limits. There is an upper limit in euros for each counterparty. The company signs the International Swap Dealers Association’s (ISDA) Master Agreement with each counterparty before entering into a derivative transaction. The company has not received any collaterals decreasing the credit risks covering the financial assets or derivative contracts. The counterparty risks of financial instruments did not incur any losses during the financial year.

 

36. OPERATING CASH FLOW ADJUSTMENTS, 1,000 €  2010 2009
     
Business transactions not involving a payment transaction    
Depreciation 66,813 64,612
Capital gains/losses (--/+) on property, plant and equipment and intangible assets -404 183
Portion of profit of associated companies -384 -284
Gains/losses from the valuation of assets and liabilities recognised in income statement at fair value -2,349 -1,670
Total 63,677 62,841

 

37. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS                                                                                            

Fingrid Group's related parties comprise associated companies Porvoon Alueverkko Oy and Nord Pool Spot AS, the biggest owners Fortum Power and Heat Oy and Pohjolan Voima Oy with their group companies, and top management with its related parties. The top management is composed of the Board of Directors, President, and management team.

The company has not lent money to the top management, and the company has no transactions with the top management. Fingrid Oyj has granted Porvoon Alueverkko Oy a counter guarantee of 1.7 million euros.

Business with related parties is conducted at market prices.

Employee benefits of top management, 1,000 € 2010 2009
Salaries and other short-term employee benefits 1,376 1,358
     
Transactions with associated companies, 1,000 € 2010 2009
Sales 4,155 4,208
Purchases 71,154 38,464
Receivables 3,219 777
Liabilities 324 252
     
Transactions with related parties, 1,000 € 2010 2009
Sales 106,742 86,417
Purchases 72,631 63,741
Receivables 8,341 7,840
Liabilities 1,738 1,082

 

General procurement principles

The group follows three alternative procurement methods when purchasing goods or services. When the costs and value of the purchase are less than 5,000 euros, an oral call for bid is usually made in addition to a written order or a purchasing contract. When the procurement exceeds 5,000 euros but is below the values applied to public procurements, bids are requested and competitive bidding is arranged. When the limits for public procurements concerning Fingrid (approx. 0.4 million euros for goods and services and approx. 5 million euros for construction projects) are exceeded, the company applies the public procurement procedure.

 

38. EMISSION RIGHTS                                                                         

Fingrid was granted emission rights in total 126.3 thousand tonnes for the years 2008-2012, of which Olkiluoto power station was granted a share of 112.3 thousand tonnes. As a rule, the emission rights held by Fingrid at 31 December correspond at least to the annual CO2 emissions. 

  2010 2009
  tCO2 tCO2
Emission rights received free of charge 25,261 25,261
Emission volumes, Olkiluoto 674 1,000
Emission volumes, other power plants total 2,218 2,000
Sales of emission rights 9,000 22,000

 

39. EVENTS AFTER CLOSING DATE                                                                          

The Group management is not aware of such essential events after the closing date that would affect the financial statements.


 

PARENT COMPANY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (FAS)

       
PARENT COMPANY PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT Notes 1 Jan - 31 Dec 2010 1 Jan - 31 Dec 2009 €
       
TURNOVER 2 455,655,341.59 355,754,732.51
Other operating income 3 6,977,724.05 2,247,927.52
       
Materials and services 4 -252,934,683.61 -185,368,475.60
       
Staff expenditure 5 -20,385,296.72 -19,586,964.26
       
Depreciation and amortisation expense 6 -76,334,772.29 -74,041,085.44
       
Other operating expenses 7, 8 -50,392,640.16 -39,395,433.28
       
OPERATING PROFIT   62,585,672.86 39,610,701.45
       
Finance income and costs 9 -14,238,443.93 -22,437,872.95
       
PROFIT BEFORE EXTRAORDINARY ITEMS   48,347,228.93 17,172,828.50
       
       
PROFIT BEFORE PROVISIONS AND TAXES   48,347,228.93 17,172,828.50
       
Provisions 10 -39,918,607.06 -10,458,806.18
Income taxes 11 -2,206,584.38 -1,760,024.05
       
PROFIT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR   6,222,037.49 4,953,998.27

Notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

PARENT COMPANY BALANCE SHEET

 

ASSETS
 
Notes 31 Dec 2010
31 Dec 2009
       
NON-CURRENT ASSETS      
       
Intangible assets      
Goodwill 12 42,887,921.11 49,321,109.29
Other non-current expenses 13 116,674,457.84 75,675,200.97
    116,717,345.76 124,996,310.26
       
Tangible assets 14    
Land and water areas   13,508,605.63 11,410,363.85
Buildings and structures   82,942,332.94 76,826,448.30
Machinery and equipment   401,268,462.18 410,010,446.70
Transmission lines   607,095,469.42 607,692,130.64
Other tangible assets   117,516.35 117,516.35
Advance payments and purchases in progress   142,767,394.87 69,383,522.87
    1,247,699,781.39 1,175,440,428.71
       
Investments 15    
Equity investments in Group companies   504,563.77 504,563.77
Equity investments in associated companies   6,641,360.21 6,641,360.21
Other shares and equity investments   913,125.03 850,172.53
    8,059,049.01 7,996,096.51
       
TOTAL NON-CURRENT ASSETS   1,372,476,176.16 1,308,432,835.48
       
CURRENT ASSETS      
       
Inventories 16 6,100,556.12 5,414,746.79
       
Receivables      
       
Current receivables      
Trade receivables   45,300,257.51 39,418,784.93
Receivables from Group companies   276,750.00 274,500.00
Receivables from associated companies 17 3,218,535.01 777,395.89
Other receivables   43,066.26 31,875.78
Prepayments and accrued income 18, 19 28,514,948.37 26,030,991.45
    77,353,557.15 66,533,548.05
       
Financial assets 20 217,467,915.94 199,198,409.69
       
Cash in hand and bank receivables 20 3,779,895.40 4,104,878.38
       
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS   304,701,924.61 275,251,582.91
       
TOTAL ASSETS   1,677,178,100.77 1,583,684,418.39

Notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

PARENT COMPANY BALANCE SHEET

 

SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY AND LIABILITIES
 
Notes 31 Dec 2010
31 Dec 2009
       
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY 21    
       
Share capital   55,922,485.55 55,922,485.55
Share premium account   55,922,485.55 55,922,485.55
Profit from previous financial years   986,578.59 2,756,699.99
Profit for the financial year   6,222,037.49 4,953,998.27
       
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY   119,053,587.18 119,555,669.36
       
ACCUMULATED PROVISIONS 22 436,358,728.38 396,440,121.32
       
       
PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES AND CHARGES 29 1,898,946.78 1,921,446.78
       
LIABILITIES      
       
Non-current liabilities      
Bonds 23, 24 630,558,105.45 642,275,696.72
Loans from financial institutions   214,312,494.90 51,468,925.24
    844,870,600.35 693,744,621.96
       
Current liabilities      
Bonds 23 98,200,000.00 85,620,380.48
Loans from financial institutions   7,156,430.08 7,156,430.23
Trade payables   30,804,861.93 28,047,324.19
Liabilities to Group companies 25 586,368.95 507,844.15
Liabilities to associated companies 26 324,440.99 145,775.79
Other liabilities 27 98,824,331.09 225,934,339.97
Accruals 28 39,099,805.04 24,610,464.16
    274,996,238.08 372,022,558.97
       
TOTAL LIABILITIES   1,119,866,838.43 1,065,767,180.93
       
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY AND LIABILITIES 1,677,178,100.77 1,583,684,418.39

 Notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

PARENT COMPANY CASH FLOW STATEMENT      
  Notes 1 Jan - 31 Dec 2010
1 Jan - 31 Dec 2009
 €
       
Cash flow from operating activities:      
       
Profit for the financial year 21 6,222,037.49 4,953,998.27
Adjustments:      
 Business transactions not involving a payment transaction 31 115,810,485.26 84,682,467.57
 Interest and other finance costs   22,012,788.21 27,473,511.58
 Interest income   -7,713,629.23 -5,021,363.87
 Dividend income   -60,715.05 -14,274.76
 Taxes   2,206,584.38 1,760,024.05
Changes in working capital:      
 Change in trade receivables and other receivables   -6,984,934.21 -2,002,886.10
 Change in inventories   -685,809.33 -787,037.53
 Change in trade payables and other liabilities   3,086,305.82 -2,875,633.98
Change in provisions   -22,500.00 -33,800.00
Interests paid   -23,219,684.77 -43,770,686.88
Interests received   5,835,751.33 7,157,252.84
Taxes paid 11 -1,761,915.96 -1,929,912.98
Net cash flow from operating activities   114,724,763.94 69,591,658.21
       
Cash flow from investing activities:      
       
Purchase of tangible assets 14 -138,106,461.73 -126,679,634.58
Purchase of intangible assets 13 -4,563,487.45 -7,649,031.55
Investments in other assets 15 -23,685.92 -128,766.70
Proceeds from sale of tangible assets 14 903,900.00 116,312.00
Repayment of loans receivable      
Dividends received 9 60,715.05 14,274.76
Contributions reveived   15,000,000.00  
Net cash flow from investing activities   -126,729,020.05 -134,326,846.07
       
Cash flow from financing activities:      
       
Withdrawal of short-term loans   219,168,724.29 231,448,563.85
Repayment of short-term loans   -346,279,947.79 -263,142,195.23
Withdrawal of long-term loans   256,519,369.46 133,947,413.73
Repayment of long-term loans   -92,735,246.89 -30,000,000.00
Dividends paid 21 -6,724,119.67 -6,710,698.27
Net cash flow from financing activities   29,948,779.40 65,543,084.08
       
Net change in cash and cash equivalents   17,944,523.29 807,896.22
       
Cash and cash equivalents 1 Jan   203,303,288.07 202,495,391.85
Cash and cash equivalents 31 Dec 20 221,247,811.26 203,303,288.07

Notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF PARENT COMPANY     

1. ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES                                                                                                         

Fingrid Oyj's financial statements have been drawn up in accordance with Finnish Accounting Standards (FAS). The items in the financial statements are valued at original acquisition cost.

Foreign currency transactions

Commercial flows and financial items denominated in foreign currencies are booked at the foreign exchange mid-rate quoted by the European Central Bank (ECB) at the transaction value date. Interest-bearing liabilities and assets and the derivatives hedging these items are valued at the mid-rate quoted by ECB at the closing day. Realised foreign exchange gains and losses of interest-bearing liabilities and assets and of the related derivatives are booked under finance income and costs at maturity. The realised foreign exchange rate differences of derivatives hedging commercial flows adjust the corresponding item in the income statement.

Interest rate and currency derivatives

In accordance with the financial policy, interest rate and cross-currency swaps, foreign exchange forwards and interest rate options are used for hedging Fingrid’s interest and foreign exchange exposure of balance sheet items, interest flows and commercial flows. The accounting principles for derivatives are the same as for the underlying items. The interest flow of interest rate and cross-currency swaps and interest rate options is accrued and booked under interest income and expenses. The interest portion of forward foreign exchange contracts hedging the interest-bearing liabilities and assets is accrued over their maturity and booked under finance income and costs. Up-front paid or received premiums for interest rate options are accrued over the hedging period.

Electricity derivatives

Fingrid hedges the loss energy purchases by using bilateral contracts and electricity exchange products, such as forwards, futures and options. The price differentials arising from these contracts are booked at maturity adjusting the loss energy purchases in the income statement. Up-front paid or received premiums for options are accrued over the hedging period.

Research and development expenses

Research and development expenses are entered as annual expenses.

Valuation of fixed assets

Fixed assets are capitalised under immediate acquisition cost. Planned straight-line depreciation on the acquisition price is calculated on the basis of the economic lives of fixed assets. Depreciation on fixed assets taken into use during the financial year is calculated asset-specifically from the month of introduction.

The depreciation periods are as follows:

Goodwill  20 years

Other non-current expenses                                                                                               

Rights of use to line areas 30-40 years

Other rights of use according to economic lives, maximum 10 years

Computer systems 3 years

Buildings and structures                                                                                                                                   

Substation buildings and separate buildings 40 years

Substation structures 30 years

Buildings and structures at gas turbine power plants 20-40 years

Separate structures 15 years

Transmission lines                                                                                                                                            

Transmission lines 400 kV 40 years

Direct current lines  40 years

Transmission lines 110-220 kV 30 years

Creosote-impregnated towers and related disposal expenses* 30 years

Aluminium towers of transmission lines (400 kV) 10 years

Optical ground wires 10-20 years

Machinery and equipment                                                                                                   

Substation machinery 10-30 years

Gas turbine power plants 20 years

Other machinery and equipment 3-5 years

* The disposal expenses are discounted at present value and added to the value of fixed assets and booked under provisions for liabilities and charges.

Goodwill is depreciated over a 20-year period, since power transmission operation is a long-term business in which income is accrued over several decades.

Emission rights

Emission rights are treated in accordance with the net procedure in conformance with statement 1767/2005 of the Finnish Accounting Board.

Valuation of inventories

Inventories are entered according to the FIFO principle at the acquisition cost, or at the lower of replacement cost or probable market price.

Cash in hand, bank receivables and financial securities

Cash in hand and bank receivables include cash assets and bank balances. Financial securities include certificates of deposit, commercial papers, treasury bills and investments in short-term money-market funds. Quoted securities and comparable assets are valued at the lower of original acquisition cost or probable market price.

Interest-bearing liabilities

Fingrid's non-current interest-bearing liabilities consist of loans from financial institutions and bonds issued under the international and domestic Debt Issuance Programmes. The current interest-bearing liabilities consist of commercial papers issued under the domestic and international programmes and of the current portion of noncurrent debt and bonds maturing within a year. The outstanding notes under the programmes are denominated in euros and foreign currencies. Fingrid has both fixed and floating rate debt and debt with interest rate structures. The interest is accrued over the maturity of the debt. The differential of a bond issued over or under par value is accrued over the life of the bond. The arrangement fees of the revolving credit facilities are as a rule immediately entered as expenses and the commitment fees are accrued over the maturity of the facility.

Financial risk management

The principles applied to the management of financial risks are presented in the notes of the Group under item 35.

Income taxes

The taxes include the accrued tax corresponding to the profit of the financial year as well as adjustments of taxes for previous financial years.

Deferred taxes

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are not recorded in the profit and loss statement or balance sheet. Information concerning these is presented in the notes.

 

2. REVENUE BY BUSINESS AREAS    

The business of Fingrid Oyj comprises entirely transmission grid business with system responsibility. Because of this there is no division of revenue into separate business areas. 

REVENUE, 1, 000 € 2010 2009
     
Transmission revenue 211,464 187,850
Sale of imbalance power 159,812 92,497
Cross-border transmission 23,865 24,353
ITC income 19,298 27,904
Peak load power 13,962 13,469
Estlink congestion income 9,465  
Nordic congestion income 9,045 4,855
Service fee for feed-in tariff 225 225
Other operating revenue 8,520 4,602
Total 455,655 355,755

 

3. OTHER OPERATING INCOME, 1,000 € 2010 2009
     
Rental income 1,632 1,751
Contributions received 138 105
Other income 5,207 392
Total 6,978 2,248

  

4. MATERIALS AND SERVICES, 1,000 € 2010 2009
     
Purchases during the financial year 243,000 117,360
Loss energy purchases 65,212 52,067
Change in inventories, increase (--) or decrease (+) -686 -787
Materials and supplies 242,314 168,640
     
Grid service charges 49 54
Other external services 10,571 16,675
Services 10,620 16,728
     
Total 252,935 185,368

 

5. STAFF EXPENDITURE, 1,000 € 2010 2009
     
Salaries and bonuses 17,177 16,028
Pension expenses 2,435 2,244
Other additional personnel expenses 773 1,314
Total 20,385 19,587
     
Salaries and bonuses of the members of the Board of Directors and President 385 376
     
Lauri Virkkunen, Chairman of the Board (as of 1 July 2010) 11  
Timo Karttinen, 1st Debuty Chairman of the Board 17 17
Arto Lepistö, 2nd Debuty Charman of the Board 19 23
Risto Autio, Member of the Board 13 12
Ari Koponen, Member of the Board 12 12
Ritva Nirkkonen, Member of the Board 13 14
Anja Silvennoinen, Member of the Board 12 13
Jorma Tammenaho, debuty Member of the Board 5 7
Jussi Hintikka, deputy Member of the Board 5 5
Pekka Kettunen, deputy Member of the Board 5 5
Kari Koivuranta, deputy Member of the Board 5 5
Jukka Mikkonen, deputy Member of the Board 5 5
Juha Laaksonen, deputy Member of the Board 5 5
Timo Ritonummi, deputy Member of the Board 5 5
Timo Rajala, former Chairman of the Board (until 30 June 2010) 9 17
     
Jukka Ruusunen, President & CEO 241 228
     
Pension commitments:    
Pension commitments are described in the notes of the Group under item 27.
     
Number of salaried employees in the company during the financial year:    
Personnel, average 260 251
Personnel, 31 Dec 263 260

  

6. DEPRECIATION ACCORDING TO PLAN, 1,000 € 2010 2009
     
Goodwill 6,433 6,433
Other noncurrent expenses 6,409 7,127
Buildings and structures 3,667 2,995
Machinery and equipment 32,537 31,666
Transmission lines 27,289 25,821
Total* 76,335 74,041
     
*Depreciation on the electricity grid (notes 13 and 14) 63,275 61,172

 

7. OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES, 1,000 € 2010 2009
     
Contracts, assignments etc. undertaken externally 32,606 30,683
Grid rents 9,860 431
Other rental expenses 1,684 1,768
Other expenses 6,243 6,513
Total 50,393 39,395

 

8. AUDITORS FEES, 1,000 € 2010 2009
     
Auditing fee 42 34
Other fees 46 8
Total 88 42

 

9. FINANCE INCOME AND COSTS, 1,000 € 2010 2009
     
Dividend income from Group companies -56 -10
Dividend income from others -4 -4
Interest and other finance income from Group companies    
Interest and other finance income from others -7,714 -5,021
  -7,774 -5,036
     
Interest and other finance costs to Group companies 2 2
Interest and other finance costs to others 22,010 27,471
  22,013 27,474
     
Total 14,238 22,438

  

10. PROVISIONS, 1,000 € 2010 2009
     
Difference between depreciation according to plan
and depreciation carried out in taxation
39,919 10,459

 

11. INCOME TAXES, 1,000 € 2010 2009
     
Income taxes for the financial year 2,207 1,760
     
Total 2,207 1,760
     
Deferred tax assets and liabilities, 1,000 €    
     
Deferred tax assets    
On temporary differences 494 500
  494 500
Deferred tax liabilities    
On temporary differences 422 440
On provisions 113,453 103,074
  113,875 103,514
     
Total 113,382 103,015

  

12. GOODWILL, 1,000 € 2010 2009
     
Cost at 1 Jan 128,664 128,664
Cost at 31 Dec 128,664 128,664
Accumulated depreciation according to plan 1 Jan -79,343 -72,909
Depreciation according to plan 1 Jan - 31 Dec -6,433 -6,433
Carrying amount 31 Dec 42,888 49,321
     
Accumulated depreciation difference 1 Jan -49,321 -55,754
Increase in depreciation difference reserve 1 Jan - 31 Dec    
Decrease in depreciation difference reserve 1 Jan - 31 Dec 6,433 6,433
Accumulated depreciation in excess of plan 31 Dec -42,888 -49,321

 

13. OTHER NON-CURRENT EXPENSES, 1,000 € 2010 2009
     
Cost at 1 Jan 136,473 128,824
Increases 1 Jan - 31 Dec 4,622 7,649
Decreases 1 Jan - 31 Dec -95  
Cost at 31 Dec 141,001 136,473
Accumulated depreciation according to plan 1 Jan -60,798 -53,671
Decreases, depreciation according to plan 1 Jan - 31 Dec 36  
Depreciation according to plan 1 Jan - 31 Dec -6,409 -7,127
Carrying amount 31 Dec* 73,829 75,675
     
Accumulated depreciation difference 1 Jan -61,766 -65,057
Increase in depreciation difference reserve 1 Jan - 31 Dec -4,433 -3,836
Decrease in depreciation difference reserve 1 Jan - 31 Dec 6,873 7,127
Accumulated depreciation in excess of plan 31 Dec -59,326 -61,766
     
*Net capital expenditure in electricity grid, 1,000 € 2010 2009
     
Carrying amount 31 Dec 72,067 73,747
Carrying amount 1 Jan -73,747 -67,685
Depreciation according to plan 1 Jan - 31 Dec 5,811 6,654
Decreases 1 Jan - 31 Dec 59  
     
Total 4,189 12,715

 

14. TANGIBLE ASSETS, 1,000 € 2010 2009
     
Land and water areas    
Cost at 1 Jan 11,410 10,832
Increases 1 Jan - 31 Dec 2,098 583
Decreases 1 Jan - 31 Dec 0 -4
Cost at 31 Dec 13,509 11,410
     
Buildings and structures    
Cost at 1 Jan 96,164 72,205
Increases 1 Jan - 31 Dec 9,783 23,959
Decreases 1 Jan - 31 Dec    
Cost at 31 Dec 105,946 96,164
Accumulated depreciation according to plan 1 Jan -19,337 -16,342
Decreases, depreciation according to plan 1 Jan - 31 Dec    
Depreciation according to plan 1 Jan - 31 Dec -3,667 -2,995
Carrying amount 31 Dec 82,942 76,826
     
Accumulated depreciation difference 1 Jan -9,577 -9,231
Increase in depreciation difference reserve 1 Jan - 31 Dec -3,704 -3,341
Decrease in depreciation difference reserve 1 Jan - 31 Dec 3,667 2,995
Accumulated depreciation in excess of plan 31 Dec -9,614 -9,577
     
Machinery and equipment    
Cost at 1 Jan 640,486 588,811
Increases 1 Jan - 31 Dec 23,799 51,676
Decreases 1 Jan - 31 Dec -4  
Cost at 31 Dec 664,281 640,486
Accumulated depreciation according to plan 1 Jan -230,476 -198,810
Decreases, depreciation according to plan 1 Jan - 31 Dec 0  
Depreciation according to plan 1 Jan - 31 Dec -32,537 -31,666
Carrying amount 31 Dec 401,268 410,010
     
Accumulated depreciation difference 1 Jan -89,485 -87,667
Increase in depreciation difference reserve 1 Jan - 31 Dec -47,222 -33,484
Decrease in depreciation difference reserve 1 Jan - 31 Dec 32,537 31,666
Accumulated depreciation in excess of plan 31 Dec -104,170 -89,485
 
Transmission lines
   
Cost at 1 Jan 869,600 806,686
Increases 1 Jan - 31 Dec 27,130 63,331
Decreases 1 Jan - 31 Dec -668 -417
Cost at 31 Dec 896,062 869,600
     
Accumulated depreciation according to plan 1 Jan -261,908 -236,215
Decreases, depreciation according to plan 1 Jan - 31 Dec 230 128
Depreciation according to plan 1 Jan - 31 Dec 27,289 -25,821
Carrying amount 31 Dec 607,095 607,692
     
Accumulated depreciation difference 1 Jan -186,290 -168,272
Increase in depreciation difference reserve 1 Jan - 31 Dec -61,472 -44,020
Decrease in depreciation difference reserve 1 Jan - 31 Dec 27,402 26,002
Accumulated depreciation in excess of plan 31 Dec -220,360 -186,290
     
Other tangible assets    
Cost at 1 Jan 118 107
Increases 1 Jan - 31 Dec   10
Decreases 1 Jan - 31 Dec    
Cost at 31 Dec 118 118
     
Advance payments and purchases in progress    
Cost at 1 Jan 69,384 81,081
Increases 1 Jan - 31 Dec 127,274 84,961
Decreases 1 Jan - 31 Dec -53,890 -96,659
Cost at 31 Dec 142,767 69,384
     
Total* 1,247,700 1,175,440
     
* Net capital expenditure in electricity grid, 1,000 € 2010 2009
Carrying amount 31 Dec 1,144,803 1,098,811
Carrying amount 1 Jan -1,098,811 -1,029,072
Depreciation according to plan 1 Jan - 31 Dec 57,464 54,518
Decreases 1 Jan - 31 Dec 442 293
     
Total 103,898 124,550

  

15. INVESTMENTS, 1,000 € 2010 2009
     
Equity investments in Group companies    
Cost at 1 Jan 505 505
Cost at 31 Dec 505 505
     
Equity investments in associated companies    
Cost at 1 Jan 6,641 6,641
Increases 1 Jan - 31 Dec    
Decreases 1 Jan - 31 Dec    
Cost at 31 Dec 6,641 6,641
     
Other shares and equity investments    
Cost at 1 Jan 850 721
Increases 1 Jan - 31 Dec 66 135
Decreases 1 Jan - 31 Dec -3 -7
Cost at 31 Dec 913 850
     
Total 8,059 7,996

 

16. INVENTORIES, 1,000 € 2010 2009
     
Materials and supplies 5,542 5,318
Work in progress 559 97
Total 6,101 5,415

 

17. RECEIVABLES FROM ASSOCIATED COMPANIES, 1,000 € 2010 2009
     
Current:    
Trade receivables 3,219 777
Total 3,219 777

 

18. PREPAYMENTS AND ACCRUED INCOME, 1,000 € 2010 2009
     
Interests and other financial items 24,043 19,902
Accruals of sales and purchases 4,267 5,618
Taxes   306
Other 205 205
Total 28,515 26,031

 

19. UNRECORDED EXPENSES AND PAR VALUE
 DIFFERENTIALS ON THE ISSUE OF LOANS INCLUDED IN
 PREPAYMENTS AND ACCRUED INCOME, 1,000 €
2010 2009
     
Par value differentials 2,588 3,833

 

20. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, 1,000 € 2010 2009
     
Certificates of deposit 99,484 74,590
Commercial papers 117,984 124,609
  217,468 199,198
     
Bank Deposits 0 1,700
Cash in hand and bank receivables* 3,780 2,405
  3,780 4,105
     
Total 221,248 203,303
*includes pledged bank accounts (note 30)    

 

21. SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY, 1,000 € 2010 2009
     
Share capital 1 Jan 55,922 55,922
Share capital 31 Dec 55,922 55,922
     
Share premium account 1 Jan 55,922 55,922
Share premium account 31 Dec 55,922 55,922
     
Profit from previous financial years 1 Jan 7,711 9,467
Dividend distribution -6,724 -6,711
Profit from previous financial years 31 Dec 987 2,757
     
Profit for the financial year 6,222 4,954
     
Shareholders’ equity 31 Dec 119,054 119,556
     
Distributable shareholders’ equity 7,209 7,711

 

Number of shares, qty Series
A shares
Series
B shares
Total
1 Jan 2010 2,078 1,247 3,325
31 Dec 2010 2,078 1,247 3,325

 

Series A shares confer three votes each at a shareholders’ meeting and series B shares one vote each. When electing members of the Board of Directors, series A share confers 10 votes each at a shareholders’ meeting and each series B share one vote each.

Series B shares have the right before series A shares to obtain the annual dividend specified below from the funds available for profit distribution. After this, a corresponding dividend is distributed to series A shares. If the annual dividend cannot be distributed in some year, the shares confer a right to receive the undistributed amount from the funds available for profit distribution in the subsequent years; however so that series B shares have the right over series A shares to receive the annual dividend and the undistributed amount.

The shareholders' meeting decides on the annual dividend.

The determination of the dividend: the amount of the annual dividend is calculated on the basis of calendar years so that the subscription price of a share, added by amounts paid in conjunction with potential increases of share capital and reduced by potential amounts paid in refunds of equity, is multiplied by the dividend percentage; however so that the minimum dividend is 6%. The dividend percentage is defined on the basis of the yield of the 30-year German Government Bond.

The dividend proposal for the year 2010 is 6.0 %.

There are no minority interests.

  

22. ACCUMULATED PROVISIONS, 1,000 € 2010 2009
     
Accumulated depreciation in excess of plan, the difference between depreciation
according to plan and depreciation carried out in taxation
436,359 396,440

 

23. BONDS, 1,000 €     2010 2009
           
International:   Maturity date Interest    
EUR 10,000 31.03.2010 interest rate structure   10,000
EUR 10,000 16.03.2011 3.625 % 10,000 10,000
EUR 25,000 23.03.2011 variable interest 25,000 25,000
EUR 15,000 24.03.2011 variable interest 15,000 15,000
EUR 20,000 07.04.2011 variable interest 20,000 20,000
EUR 25,000 16.03.2012 variable interest 25,000 25,000
EUR 25,000 12.04.2012 variable interest 25,000 25,000
EUR 10,000 16.04.2013 variable interest 10,000 10,000
EUR 20,000 28.04.2013 variable interest 20,000 20,000
EUR 20,000 15.10.2013 4.30 % 20,000 20,000
EUR 24,000 02.07.2014 variable interest 24,000 24,000
EUR 18,000 11.11.2014 variable interest 18,000 18,000
EUR  8,000 11.11.2014 variable interest 8,000 8,000
EUR 10,000 20.11.2014 3.26 % 10,000 10,000
EUR 20,000 11.04.2017 variable interest 20,000 20,000
EUR 25,000 11.04.2017 variable interest 25,000 25,000
EUR 30,000 15.06.2017 3.07 % 30,000  
        305,000 285,000
           
FIM 160,000 19.08.2013 5.20 % 26,910 26,910
        26,910 26,910
           
JPY 1,000,000 12.07.2010 2.00 %   10,215
JPY 2,000,000 16.10.2010 1.022 %   15,504
JPY 3,000,000 05.07.2011 1.31 % * 28,200 28,200
JPY 3,000,000 25.07.2012 1.3575 % ** 25,400 25,400
JPY 3,000,000 20.04.2015 1.45 % 21,563 21,563
JPY 500,000 22.06.2017 1.28 % 4,507  
        79,670 100,881
           
CHF 39,000 15.03.2010 2.24 %   25,000
CHF 39,000 22.05.2012 2.475 % 25,000 25,000
        25,000 50,000
           
CZK 750,000 05.05.2010 variable interest   24,902
          24,902
           
NOK 170,000 19.11.2014 4.68 % 20,166 20,166
NOK 200,000 17.10.2016 5.15 % 24,620 24,620
NOK 200,000 11.04.2017 5.16 % 24,620 24,620
NOK 200,000 10.11.2017 5.12 % 23,725 23,725
NOK 200,000 12.11.2019 5.37 % 23,725 23,725
        116,856 116,856
           
SEK 225,000 03.04.2012 variable interest 24,194 24,194
SEK 225,000 11.04.2012 variable interest 24,142 24,142
SEK 100,000 21.03.2013 variable interest 10,560 10,560
SEK 200,000 03.04.2013 3.70 % 21,305 21,305
SEK 175,000 04.04.2014 4.30 % 18,811 18,811
SEK 300,000 15.06.2015 3.195 % 31,168  
SEK 100,000 17.06.2015 3.10 % 10,417  
SEK 220,000 01.12.2015 interest rate structure 24,336 24,336
SEK 100,000 15.01.2016 3.297 % 10,390  
        175,321 123,347
           
Bonds, long-term total     630,557 642,276
Bonds, short-term total     98,200 85,620
         
Total       728,757 727,896
           
*call option not exercised 5 July 2004      
**call option not exercised 25 July 2006      

 

24. LOANS FALLING DUE FOR PAYMENT IN FIVE YEARS OR
 MORE, 1,000 €
2010 2009
     
Bonds 186,586 187,589
Loans from financial institutions 173,576 20,000
Total 360,162 207,589

 

25. LIABILITIES TO GROUP COMPANIES, 1,000 € 2010 2009
     
Current:    
Other debts 586 508
Total 586 508

 

26. LIABILITIES TO ASSOCIATED COMPANIES, 1,000 € 2010 2009
     
Current:    
Trade payables 324 146
Total 324 146

 

27. OTHER LIABILITIES, 1,000 € 2010 2009
     
Current:    
Other loans / Commercial papers (international and domestic) 94,559 221,671
Value added tax 3,051 3,169
Electricity tax 616 559
Other debts 598 537
Total 98,824 225,934

 

28. ACCRUALS, 1,000 € 2010 2009
     
Current:    
Interests and other financial items 12,658 11,602
Salaries and additional personnel expenses 4,409 4,028
Accruals of sales and purchases 22,032 8,980
Total 39,100 24,610

 

29. PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES AND CHARGES, 1,000 € 2010 2009
     
Creosote-impregnated and CCA-impregnated wooden towers, disposal expenses 1,898 1,921
Total 1,898 1,921

 

30. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES, 1,000 € 2010 2009
     
Rental liabilities    
Liabilities for the next year 2,038 1,793
Liabilities for subsequent years 25,667 5,709
  27,706 7,501
Pledges    
Pledge covering property lease agreements 46 46
Pledged account in favour of the Customs Office 150 150
Pledged account covering electricity exchange purchases 1,878 396
  2,074 592
Other financial commitments    
Counterguarantee in favour of an associated company 1,700 1,700
Credit facility commitment fee and commitment fee:    
Commitment fee for the next year 120 158
Commitment fee for subsequent years 89 255
  1,908 2,113
     
Donation of five-year professorship to Helsinki University of Technology for 2006 - 2010   120

 

31. OPERATING CASH FLOW ADJUSTMENTS, 1,000 € 2010 2009
     
Business transactions not involving a payment transaction    
Depreciation 76,335 74,041
Increase or decrese in accumulated depreciation difference 39,919 10,459
Capital gains/losses (--/+) on tangible and intangible assets -404 183
Other -39  
Total 115,810 84,682

 

32. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS AND PROCEEDINGS BY AUTHORITIES                           

There are no ongoing legal proceedings or proceedings by authorities that would have a material impact on the business of the company. In relation to transmission line projects there are many times complaints made to different instances of justice. According to the management of the company there are no ongoing legal proceedings or other such legal proceedings relating to other areas, which final outcome would have a material impact on the financial position of the Group.In December 2008 the Market Court reached a decision concerning Fingrid's appeal to the Energy Market Authority´s decision 13 December 2007 "Determination of the methodology for the assessment of the return of the grid owners' grid operations transmission services pricing for the review period starting on 1 January 2008 and ending on 31 December 2011". The Market Court partly changed the Energy Market Authority's decision according to Fingrid's appeal. The Energy Market Authority in turn appealed the decision to the Supreme Administrative Court. The Supreme Administrative Court partly approved the Energy Market Authority's appeal.

 

33. SEPARATION OF BUSINESSES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ELECTRICITY MARKET ACT

Imbalance power and regulating power
Each electricity market party must ensure that its electricity balance is in balance by making an agreement with either Fingrid or some other party. Fingrid buys and sells imbalance power in order to balance the hourly power balance of an electricity market party (balance provider). Imbalance power trade and pricing of imbalance power are based on a balance service agreement with equal and public terms and conditions.

Fingrid is responsible for the continuous power balance in Finland by buying and selling regulating power in Finland. The balance providers can participate in the Nordic balancing power market by submitting bids of their available capacity. The terms and conditions of participation in the regulating power market and the pricing of balancing power are based on the balance service agreement.

Management of balance operation
In accordance with a decision by the Energy Market Authority, Fingrid Oyj shall separate the duties pertaining to national power balance operation from the other businesses by virtue of Chapter 7 of the Electricity Market Act.

The profit and loss account of the balance operation unit is separated by means of cost accounting as follows:

 

Income direct

Separate costs  direct

Production costs matching principle

Administrative costs  matching principle

Depreciation  matching principle in accordance with Fingrid Oyj's depreciation principles

Finance income and costs  on the basis of imputed debt

Income taxes  based on result

 

The average number of personnel during 2010 was 16 (14). The operating profit was 1.8 (-5.1) per cent of turnover.

MANAGEMENT OF BALANCE OPERATION, SEPARATED PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT 1 Jan - 31 Dec 2010
1,000 €
1 Jan - 31 Dec 2009
1,000 €
     
TURNOVER* 167,073 97,122
     
Materials and services* -160,913 -99,177
     
Staff expenditure -1,202 -1,145
     
Depreciation and amortisation expense -943 -908
     
Other operating expenses -1,000 -829
     
OPERATING PROFIT 3,015 -4,936
     
PROFIT BEFORE PROVISIONS AND TAXES 3,015 -4,936
     
Provisions 173 295
     
Income taxes -829  
     
PROFIT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2,359 -4,641
     
*Turnover includes 6.5 (4.2 ) million euros of sales of imbalance power to balance provider Fingrid Oyj, and Materials and services includes 6.8 (3.7 ) million euros of its purchases.

 

MANAGEMENT OF BALANCE OPERATION, SEPARATED BALANCE SHEET  
ASSETS
 
31 Dec 2010
1,000 €
31 Dec 2009
1,000 €
     
NON-CURRENT ASSETS    
     
Intangible assets    
Other non-current expenses 630 680
     
Tangible assets    
Machinery and equipment 673 726
Advance payments and purchases in progress   64
  673 791
     
TOTAL NON-CURRENT ASSETS 1,303 1,471
     
CURRENT ASSETS    
     
Current receivables    
Trade receivables 4,480 976
Receivables from Group companies 7,958 12,113
  12,438 13,090
     
Cash in hand and bank receivables 1 1
     
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS 12,439 13,091
     
TOTAL ASSETS 13,741 14,562

 

 
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY AND LIABILITIES
31 Dec 2010
1,000 €
31 Dec 2009
1,000 €
     
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY    
Share capital 32 32
Share premium account 286 286
Profit from previous financial years 11,338 15,979
Profit for the financial year 2,359 -4,641
     
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY 14,015 11,656
     
ACCUMULATED PROVISIONS -463 -290
     
LIABILITIES    
     
Current liabilities    
Trade payables   2,739
Other liabilities 190 457
  190 3,196
     
TOTAL LIABILITIES 190 3,196
     
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY AND LIABILITIES 13,741 14,562

 

Transmission system operation

Transmission system operation is deemed to cover the entire business of Fingrid Oyj, including system responsibility, which in turn includes balance operation.

Therefore, Fingrid Oyj’s financial statements represent the financial statements of transmission system operation.

 

34. KEY INDICATORS OF TRANSMISSION SYSTEM OPERATION 2010 2009
     
Return on investment (ROI) in transmission system operation, % 4.8 3.2

 

Return on investment, % = profit before extraordinary items + interest and other finance costs + interest portions of leasing fees and rents of electricity grid x 100
    balance sheet total - non-interest-bearing liabilities + leasing and rent liabilities related to electricity grid (average for the year))  

 

35. EMISSION RIGHTS                                                                                               

Fingrid was granted emission rights totaling 126.3 thousand tonnes for the years 2008 - 2012, of which Olkiluoto power station was granted a share of 112.3 thousand tonnes. As a rule, the emission rights held by Fingrid at 31 December correspond at least to the annual CO2 emissions.

  2010 2009
  tCO2 tCO2
Emission rights received free of charge 25,261 25,261
Emission volumes, Olkiluoto 674 1,000
Emission volumes, other power plants total 2,218 2,000
Sales of emission rights 9,000 22,000

 

3. Signatures for the annual review and for the financial statements

Helsinki, 14 February 2011

Lauri Virkkunen 
Chairman 

Timo Karttinen
1st Deputy Chairman  

Arto Lepistö
2nd Deputy Chairman

Risto Autio

Ari Koponen

Ritva Nirkkonen

Anja Silvennoinen

Jukka Ruusunen
President & CEO

Auditor's notation

The financial statements for the financial year 2010 have been prepared in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. A report on the audit carried out has been submitted today.

Helsinki, 15 February 2011

PricewaterhouseCoopers Oy
Authorised Public Accountants

Juha Tuomala, Authorised Public Accountant

 


Pièces jointes

Annual_Review_2010_Financial_Statements.pdf Fingrid_Oyj_Stock_exchange_release16022011.pdf Corporate_governance_statement_2010_en.pdf
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