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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.
| Vantaa | |
|---|---|
 The Vantaa in June 2008 | |
| Location | |
| Country | Finland |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Lake Erkylänjärvi |
| • location | Hausjärvi |
| Mouth | Gulf of Finland |
• location | Vanhankaupunginselkä, 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.[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
See also
- Kaljakellunta, an annual social event on the river
- Kerava River
- Kuhakoski
References
- "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
Media related to Vantaanjoki at Wikimedia Commons
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На других языках
[de] Vantaanjoki
Der Vantaanjoki (schwedisch Vanda å) ist ein 99 km langer Fluss im Süden Finnlands. Er entspringt im Erkylänjärvi-See in der Gemeinde Hausjärvi und mündet bei Helsinki in den Finnischen Meerbusen.- [en] Vantaa (river)
[es] Río Vantaa
El Vantaa (en finés: Vantaanjoki; (sueco: Vanda å) es un río que tiene una longitud de 101 km siendo el río más largo del sur de Finlandia. Su fuente se encuentra en el lago Erkylänjärvi en la región de Hausjärvi y desemboca por Helsinki en el Mar Báltico formando el humedal protegido de la bahía de Vanhankaupunginlahti.[ru] Вантаа (река)
Вантаа[1] (фин. Vantaa, швед. Vanda å, устар. Ванда[2][3] или Вантаниоки[4]), в верхнем течении — Вантаанйоки (фин. Vantaanjoki) — река на юге Финляндии.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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