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The Vantaa (, ) is a long river in
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.
The Helsinki-based energy company Helsingin Energia has a working power station museum located at the mouth of Vantaanjoki. The Hydropower Plant produces an average of 500
Image:Vanhankaupunginkoski2.jpg, Vanhankaupunginkoski rapids
Image:Ruutinkoski.JPG, Ruutinkoski rapids
Image:Helsinki-Pitkakoski kevattalvi.jpg, Pitkäkoski rapids during winter, located between
Southern Finland
Southern Finland (, ) was a province of Finland from 1997 to 2009. It bordered the provinces of Western Finland and Eastern Finland. It also bordered the Gulf of Finland and Russia.
History
On September 1, 1997 the Uusimaa Province, the Ky ...
. The river starts from the lake in Hausjärvi
Hausjärvi is a municipalities of Finland, municipality of Finland. Its seat is in Oitti.
It is located in the provinces of Finland, province of Southern Finland and is part of the Tavastia Proper regions of Finland, region. The municipality has ...
and flows into the Gulf of Finland
The Gulf of Finland (; ; ; ) is the easternmost arm of the Baltic Sea. It extends between Finland to the north and Estonia to the south, to Saint Petersburg—the second largest city of Russia—to the east, where the river Neva drains into it. ...
at ' in Helsinki
Helsinki () is the Capital city, capital and most populous List of cities and towns in Finland, city in Finland. It is on the shore of the Gulf of Finland and is the seat of southern Finland's Uusimaa region. About people live in the municipali ...
. One of the tributaries of the Vantaa river is Keravanjoki that flows through the town of Kerava
Kerava (; ) is a town in Finland, located in the southern interior of the country. Kerava is situated in the centre of the Uusimaa region. The population of Kerava is approximately . It is the most populous Municipalities of Finland, municipality ...
north of Helsinki.
Use as water and power supply
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.
The Helsinki-based energy company Helsingin Energia has a working power station museum located at the mouth of Vantaanjoki. The Hydropower Plant produces an average of 500 MWh
A kilowatt-hour ( unit symbol: kW⋅h or kW h; commonly written as kWh) is a non-SI unit of energy equal to 3.6 megajoules (MJ) in SI units, which is the energy delivered by one kilowatt of power for one hour. Kilowatt-hours are a commo ...
annually.
Gallery
Helsinki
Helsinki () is the Capital city, capital and most populous List of cities and towns in Finland, city in Finland. It is on the shore of the Gulf of Finland and is the seat of southern Finland's Uusimaa region. About people live in the municipali ...
and Vantaa
Vantaa (; , ) is a city in Finland. It is located to the north of the capital, Helsinki, in southern Uusimaa. The population of Vantaa is approximately . It is the most populous municipality in Finland. Vantaa is part of the Helsinki Metropoli ...
Image:ADamInVantaanjoki.JPG, A dam in Vantaanjoki
See also
* Kaljakellunta, an annual social event on the river * Kerava River *Kuhakoski
Kuhakoski (; literally meaning " zander rapids") is a rapids near the village of Perttula in Nurmijärvi, Finland.
References
External links
Rivers of Finland Vantaa River {{Finland-river-stub