Vantaa (river)
Template:Short description Template:Expand Finnish Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The Vantaa (Template:Langx, Template:Langx) is a Script error: No such module "convert". long river in Southern Finland. The river starts from the lake Script error: No such module "Lang". in Hausjärvi and flows into the Gulf of Finland at Script error: No such module "Lang". 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
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 Script error: No such module "Lang". Hydropower Plant produces an average of 500 MWh annually.[2]
Gallery
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Vanhankaupunginkoski rapids
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Ruutinkoski rapids
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A dam in Vantaanjoki
See also
- Kaljakellunta, an annual social event on the river
- Kerava River
- Kuhakoski
References
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