Power plant · North Ostrobothnia, Finland
Merikoski Power Plant
Merikoski Power Plant is a hydroelectric power plant in North Ostrobothnia, Finland, with 40 MW of capacity, owned by Oulu Energy.
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 | North Ostrobothnia | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1947 | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Oulu Energy | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 40 MW | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Hydro | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 65.0228, 25.4733 | 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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Merikoski Power Plant is the 10th-largest of 14 power plants in North Ostrobothnia and the 62nd-largest of 78 in Finland by capacity; its 40 MW is 0.27% of the 14,580 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Ostrobothnia | 10th of 14 | 838 MW | 4.8% |
| Finland | 62nd of 78 | 14,580 MW | 0.27% |
| All power plants in our data | 3,628th of 12,230 | 1,691,896 MW | <0.1% |
Owner and place
Other power plants in North Ostrobothnia
- Pyhäkoski power plant149 MW
- Toppila Power Station120 MW
- Nuojua power plant81 MW
- Raasakka power plant64.3 MW
- Utanen power plant58 MW
- Jylhämä Power Plant55 MW
- Pälli power plant51 MW
- Montta power plant47 MW
Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DUKES 5.11: Power stations in the United Kingdom, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), European Commission, Joint Research Centre. JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), CC BY 4.0.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages. Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages, Facts only, each linked to its page.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.
- Wikidata. Wikidata, CC0 1.0.