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Vantaa
The Vantaa in June 2008
Location
Country	Finland
Physical characteristics
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

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
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  Ruutinkoski rapids
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  Pitkäkoski rapids during winter, located between Helsinki and Vantaa
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  A dam in Vantaanjoki

See also

• Kaljakellunta, an annual social event on the river
• Kerava River
• Kuhakoski

References

External links

Media related to Vantaanjoki at Wikimedia Commons

60°13′N 024°59′E / 60.217°N 24.983°E / 60.217; 24.983

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