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.
6-744: 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. 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. [REDACTED] Media related to Vantaanjoki at Wikimedia Commons 60°13′N 024°59′E / 60.217°N 24.983°E / 60.217; 24.983 This Southern Finland location article
12-579: A few city blocks . Helsingin kaupungin sähkölaitos (electricity works of the City of Helsinki) was established in 1909. Every small electricity company in Helsinki was transferred to the ownership of the city. During this period a large power plant was constructed in the Suvilahti neighborhood of Sörnäinen in Helsinki. Since 1953 this power plant has produced district heating in addition to electricity. In 1977
18-629: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to a river in Finland is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Helsingin Energia Helen Oy , stylized as HELEN , formerly known as Helsingin Energia ( Finnish ) and Helsingfors Energi ( Swedish ), is one of the largest energy companies in Finland . The company, founded in 1909 produces and sells electricity, district heating and district cooling . Helen
24-574: Is headquartered in the Sähkötalo building in central Helsinki . It operates five power plants in Helsinki and four in the Kymenlaakso region. Additionally, the company has nine district heating plants in Helsinki . The first electricity company in Helsinki was founded in 1884. Several energy companies were established over the following twenty years, each capable of producing enough electricity to power only
30-407: The company was merged with the coal gas-producing Helsingin kaupungin kaasulaitos (gas works of the City of Helsinki). The new works was named Helsingin kaupungin energialaitos (energy works of the City of Helsinki). Later the production of coal gas was ceased, and the gas pipes were sold to a company called Helsinkikaasu , which started to provide natural gas . In 1995 the name of the company
36-426: Was changed to Helsingin Energia . In 2015, the company was restructured as a limited company and renamed Helen Oy. In 1953 Helsingin Energia started to produce district heating. Nowadays over 90% of apartments in Helsinki use district heating. Helsingin Energia is the biggest company in Finland to sell district heating. The company sells electricity to over 400,000 customers around Finland. Approximately 74% of
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