Vantaa (river)
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| Vantaa | |
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 The Vantaa in June 2008 | |
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| Country | Finland |
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| Source | Lake Erkylänjärvi |
| • location | Hausjärvi |
| Mouth | Gulf of Finland |
• location | Vanhankaupunginselkä, Helsinki |
The Vantaa (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
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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
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Vanhankaupunginkoski rapids -
Ruutinkoski rapids -
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A dam in Vantaanjoki
See also
[edit]- Kaljakellunta, an annual social event on the river
- Kerava River
- Kuhakoski
References
[edit]- ^ "Helsingin Sanomat – Helsinki drinking water to be drawn from the Vantaa from mid-April". Retrieved 2008-11-18.
- ^ "Helsingin Energia – Vanhakaupunki hydropower plant". Archived from the original on May 17, 2012. Retrieved 2008-11-18.
External links
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Media related to Vantaanjoki at Wikimedia Commons
60°13′N 024°59′E / 60.217°N 24.983°E
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