Power plant · Lapland, Finland
Valajakoski Power Station
Valajakoski Power Station is a hydroelectric power plant in Lapland, Finland, with 101 MW of capacity, owned by Kemijoki.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Lapland | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1960 | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Kemijoki | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 101 MW | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Hydro | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 66.4240, 25.5397 | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its owner.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the owner.
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Valajakoski Power Station is the 7th-largest of 12 power plants in Lapland and the 49th-largest of 84 in Finland by capacity; its 101 MW is 0.63% of the 16,124 MW we hold for Finland. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lapland | 7th of 12 | 1,124 MW | 9% |
| Finland | 49th of 84 | 16,124 MW | 0.63% |
| All power plants in our data | 2,538th of 15,799 | 1,918,113 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 1 mine, measured from the coordinates in the facts above.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suhanko project | Mine | — | — | 35 km |
Owner and place
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Data on this page
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