[...] The Fenno-Skan 2 project will strengthen the power transmission between Sweden and Finland. Zurich, Switzerland, May 13, 2008 – ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, announced today it has won a contract worth $170 million from Svenska Kraftnät and Fingrid Oyj, the transmission system operators in Sweden and Finland. ABB will supply two HVDC (high-voltage, direct current) converter stations for the Fenno-Skan 2 power link. The converter stations will be part of an 800-MW (megawatt) extension of the existing 550-MW Fenno-Skan 1 link, delivered by ABB in 1989. ABB will use its state-of-the-art HVDC technology and equipment. "ABB's HVDC technology will further strengthen the Nordic power gr [...]