Hanasaari Power Plant

Hanasaari Power Plant is a decommissioned coal-fired cogeneration power plant in Sörnäinen, Helsinki, Finland. Its chimney has a height of 150 metres. The plant was shut down on April 1, 2023, after the Helsinki City Council had voted for its closing back in 2015.

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Type: Power station
Description: coal-fired power station in Helsinki, Finland
Also known as: “Hanasaaren voimala” and “Hanasaari B”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Linnanmäki and Theatre Academy Helsinki.

Linnanmäki

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Linnanmäki is an amusement park in Helsinki, Finland. It is the largest and most famous amusement park in Finland, and one of the most-visited in Europe.

Theatre Academy Helsinki

University

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The Theatre Academy is one of the three academies of the University of the Arts Helsinki and offers education in theatre and dance. It is Finland's largest education provider in its field and, with the exception of acting, the only one in the country. Theatre Academy Helsinki is situated 570 metres west of Hanasaari Power Plant.

Helsinki Lutheran Cathedral

Church

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Kruununhaka and Katajanokka are two districts of Helsinki right to the east of downtown, here defined as east of Unioninkatu, and stretching as far south as the Market Hall. Helsinki Lutheran Cathedral is situated 1½ km southwest of Hanasaari Power Plant.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sörnäinen and Sompasaari.

Sörnäinen

Suburb

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Sörnäinen is a neighbourhood in the city of Helsinki, Finland. Sörnäinen is located a little more than one kilometre north from the coastal centre of Helsinki, near the district of Hakaniemi.

Sompasaari

Quarter

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Sompasaari is an island on the Kruunuvuorenselkä water area in the Sörnäinen district in Helsinki, Finland. On the southern side of the Nihdinkanava channel built in the middle of Sompasaari is the island of Nihti.