Vantaa River

The Vantaa River (Finnish: Vantaanjoki, Swedish: Vanda) is a river in southern Finland that runs for 101 kilometers (63 miles). The river goes from Lake Erkylänjärvi in Hausjärvi to Vanhankaupunginselkä in Helsinki, where it empties into the Gulf of Finland.

Keravanjoki, a tributary of the Vantaa river that runs through Kerava, north of Helsinki, is one of its tributaries. If the Päijänne Water Tunnel has to be repaired, the country's capital, Helsinki, draws water from the Vantaa river as a backup water supply. At the mouth of Vantaanjoki, Helsingin Energia, a Helsinki-based energy corporation, has a functional power station museum.

The Vanhakaupunki Hydropower Plant generates 500 MWh per year on average. The river comes alive in the summer, giving one of the greatest riding routes in the area, with bike tracks running along both sides. Anglers, kayakers, and picnickers, as well as swimmers and sunbathers, flock to the area's sandy beaches.

Length: 101 km