Vantaa River

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Vantaa River in June 2008.

The Vantaa River (Finnish: Vantaanjoki, Swedish: Vanda å) is a 101-kilometre (63 mi) long river in Southern Finland. The river starts from the lake Erkylänjärvi in Hausjärvi and flows into the Gulf of Finland at Vanhankaupunginselkä in Helsinki. One of the tributaries of the Vantaa river is Keravanjoki that flows through the town of Kerava north of Helsinki.

Use as water and power supply

A weir in Vantaa River and a small hydro-electric power station by Kuninkaankartanonsaari island in Vanhakaupunki.

The country's capital, Helsinki, uses water from the Vantaa River as its backup water supply if the Päijänne Water Tunnel needs to be repaired.[1]

The Helsinki-based energy company Helsingin Energia has a working power station museum located at the mouth of Vantaanjoki. The Vanhakaupunki Hydropower Plant produces an average of 500 MWh annually.[2]

Gallery

  • Vanhankaupunginkoski rapids

  • Ruutinkoski rapids

  • Pitkäkoski rapids during winter, located between Helsinki and Vantaa.

  • A dam in Vantaanjoki

References

  1. ↑ "Helsingin Sanomat – Helsinki drinking water to be drawn from River Vantaa from mid-April". Retrieved 2008-11-18. 
  2. ↑ "Helsingin Energia – Vanhakaupunki hydropower plant". Retrieved 2008-11-18. 

External links

Media related to Vantaanjoki at Wikimedia Commons

Coordinates: 60°13′N 024°59′E / 60.217°N 24.983°E / 60.217; 24.983


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