Tammerkoski Rapids Power Plant

Tammerkoski Rapids Power Plant is a power station in Tampere, Pirkanmaa which is located on Valssipadonraitti. Tammerkoski Rapids Power Plant is situated nearby to the bridge Patosilta, as well as near The dam bridge.

Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Type: Power station
Description: power station in Tampere, Finland
Also known as: “Keskiputous Power Plant” and “Keskivoimalaitos”
Address: Valssipadonraitti, Tampere, 33100

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tammerkoski and Spy Museum.

Tammerkoski

River

Photo: Leo-setä, CC BY 2.0.

Tammerkoski is a channel of rapids in Tampere, Finland. The city of Tampere is located between two lakes, Näsijärvi and Pyhäjärvi. The difference in altitude between these two is 18 metres and the water flows from Näsijärvi to Pyhäjärvi through the Tammerkoski rapids.

Spy Museum

Museum

Photo: Matti, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Spy Museum is the world's first public museum of international espionage, located in Tampere, Finland. The museum was founded in 1998 by Teppo Turja. Spy Museum is situated 140 metres northwest of Tammerkoski Rapids Power Plant.

The dam bridge

Bridge

Photo: Kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jussinkylä and Kyttälä.

Jussinkylä

Suburb

Photo: Methem, Public domain.

Jussinkylä is a neighbourhood in the city center of Tampere, Finland. It is located east of Tammerkoski and borders Satakunnankatu in the south. To the east and northeast, the district is bounded by a railway and to the northwest by Lapintie.

Kyttälä

Suburb

Photo: Methem, Public domain.

Kyttälä is a district in Tampere, Finland. It was born in the late 1870s as a working-class neighborhood to the eastern outskirts of the town. As Tampere soon expanded, Kyttälä is now a part of the city center between the Tammerkoski river and the railway.

Finlayson

Suburb

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5.

Finlayson is a neighbourhood in the city center of Tampere, Finland, and as the name implies, it consists of the old factory area of Finlayson, as well as Näsinpuisto, the Mustanlahti harbor area and the residential blocks delimited by Hämeenpuisto and Satakunnankatu.

Tammerkoski Rapids Power Plant

Categories: hydroelectric power station, building, and industry
Location: Tampere, Tampere, Pirkanmaa, Finnish Lakeland, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

61.50039° or 61° 30′ 1″ north

Longitude

23.76317° or 23° 45′ 47″ east

Inception

1932

Operator

Tampereen Energia

Open location code

9GH5GQ27+57

OpenStreetMap ID

way 72651774

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

Wikidata ID

Q69644030

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In Other Languages

From Finnish to French—“Tammerkoski Rapids Power Plant” goes by many names.

Finnish: “Keskikosken vesivoimalaitos”
Finnish: “Keskikosken voimalaitos”
Finnish: “Keskiputouksen vesivoimalaitos”
Finnish: “Keskiputouksen voimalaitos”
French: “Centrale électrique de la chute centrale”
French: “Keskiputouksen voimalaitos”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Patosilta and Satakunnansilta.

Nearby Places

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