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Also known as Vantaanjoki, Vantaajoki, Vanda å

Vantaanjoki () is a long river in Southern Finland. The river starts from the lake in Hausjärvi and flows into the Gulf of Finland at '''' in Helsinki. One of the tributaries of Vantaanjoki is Keravanjoki that flows through the town of Kerava north of Helsinki.

Key facts

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Vantaanjoki june2008.JPG
River.image_caption
The Vantaa in June 2008
River.subdivision_type1
Country
River.subdivision_name1
Finland
River.source1
Lake Erkylänjärvi
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Hausjärvi
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Gulf of Finland
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Vanhankaupunginselkä, Helsinki

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
river
Country
Finland
Located in
Hyvinkää
Image
Ruutinkoski.JPG
Length
101
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Commons category
Vantaanjoki
mouth of the watercourse
Vanhankaupunginselkä
waterbody number
FI/21
watershed area
1685
category for the water basin
Category:Vantaa River basin
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Encyclopedic overview

5 sections
Contents
  • Use as water and power supply
  • Gallery
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Vantaanjoki () is a long river in Southern Finland. The river starts from the lake in Hausjärvi and flows into the Gulf of Finland at '''' in Helsinki. One of the tributaries of Vantaanjoki is Keravanjoki that flows through the town of Kerava north of Helsinki.

==Use as water and power supply== thumb|250px|right|A weir on the Vantaa and a small Hydroelectricity|hydro-electric power station by Kuninkaankartanonsaari island in [[Vanhakaupunki]] The country's capital, Helsinki, uses water from Vantaanjoki as its backup water supply if the Päijänne Water Tunnel needs to be repaired.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Vantaa River” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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