Research indicates that land-based wind power stations could be profitable    sooner than thought, writes the newspaper Turun Sanomat. According to a    survey carried out by the Aalto University, wind power stations could be    showing a profit in about five years' time.  
 If the survey prediction proves to be correct, state energy subsidies for new    power stations could be reduced from next year onwards and be unnecessary by    the year 2015. This would cut state expenditure by hundreds of millions of    euros.  
 Maritime wind farms would be not affected, according to researcher Jani Laine    at the faculty of Energy Technology at Aalto University. State aid for such    plants couldn't be phased out before 2020 at the earliest.  
 Legislation on renewable energy is currently being discussed by parliamentary    committees. The state has agreed to finance energy subsidies for wind power    plants for no more than 12 years. 
