Merikoski Power Plant
Merikoski Power Plant is a hydroelectric power station and a dam in the Koskikeskus district in Oulu, Finland. The plant is owned by the Oulun Energia municipal enterprise of the city of Oulu.- Type: Power station
- Description: hydroelectric power plant in Oulu, Finland
- Address: Koskitie 30
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tuira Library and Tuira Church.
Tuira Church
Church
The Tuira Church is an evangelical Lutheran church in Tuira, Oulu. The church building has been designed by architect Harald Andersin and it was inaugurated as a chapel of Oulu parish in 1916. Tuira Church is situated 240 metres northeast of Merikoski Power Plant.
Raatti Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Juhm, Public domain.
Raatti Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in the Koskikeskus neighbourhood of Oulu, Finland. It is the home stadium of AC Oulu, competing in Finnish top-tier Veikkausliiga, and it is currently used mostly for football matches. Raatti Stadium is situated 490 metres southwest of Merikoski Power Plant.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tuira and Koskikeskus.
Tuira
Suburb
Photo: Riposti, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tuira is a district of the city of Oulu, Finland. It is located north of city centre across the Oulujoki River. After the first bridges over Oulujoki connecting Tuira with Oulu were built in 1869, population growth of Tuira accelerated and Tuira was annexed by city of Oulu from the neighbouring rural municipality in 1886.
Koskikeskus
Suburb
Photo: Estormiz, Public domain.
Koskikeskus is a neighbourhood in the Tuira area in the city of Oulu, Finland. The neighbourhood is located in the estuary of the river Oulujoki. The Tuira Bridges in Koskikeskus connect the city centre and Tuira neighbourhoods.
Myllytulli
Suburb
Myllytulli is a district of the city centre area of Oulu, Finland. Myllytulli was mostly industrial area, which was rezoned mostly for residential use in 1984.
Merikoski Power Plant
- Categories: hydroelectric power station and industry
- Location: Oulu, Oulu, North Ostrobothnia, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
65.02275° or 65° 1′ 22″ northLongitude
25.47366° or 25° 28′ 25″ eastInception
1948Operator
Oulun EnergiaOpen location code
9GQ72FFF+4FOpenStreetMap ID
way 23586865OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrialWikidata ID
Q9252547
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In Other Languages
From Finnish to Polish—“Merikoski Power Plant” goes by many names.
- Finnish: “Merikosken vesivoimalaitos”
- Finnish: “Merikosken voimala”
- Finnish: “Merikosken voimalaitos”
- French: “centrale hydroélectrique de Merikoski”
- French: “Centrale hydroélectrique de Merikoski”
- German: “Kraftwerk Merikoski”
- Polish: “Elektrownia wodna Merikoski”
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Highlights include Oulun Energian pölyttäjäniitty and Domus Botnica.
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