Merikoski Power Plant is a hydroelectric power station and a dam in the
Koskikeskus
Koskikeskus (literally ''Rapids Center'' in Finnish) is a neighbourhood in the Tuira area in the city of Oulu, Finland. The neighbourhood is located in the estuary of the river Oulujoki. The Tuira Bridges in Koskikeskus connect the city centr ...
district in
Oulu,
Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...
. The plant is owned by the
Oulun Energia municipal enterprise of the city of Oulu.
Construction of the power plant was started in 1940, but electricity generation for national grid was not started until 1948. The construction was delayed due to Second World War, although soviet prisoners of war were used as labour during the war.
The power station building has been designed by architect
Bertel Strömmer and the master plan of the area by architect
Alvar Aalto.
See also
*
Energy in Finland
References
External links
{{Oulujoki dams
Buildings and structures in Oulu
Hydroelectric power stations in Finland
Koskikeskus