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.

Contents 1 Use as water and power supply 2 Gallery 3 References 4 External links

[edit] 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.^[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]

[edit] Gallery

Vanhankaupunginkoski rapids

Ruutinkoski rapids

Pitkäkoski rapids during winter, located between Helsinki and Vantaa.

A dam in Vantaanjoki

[edit] References

[edit] 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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