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Hydropower plants

We have a total of 124 hydropower plants in Finland and Sweden. In addition, we are co-owner of several other hydropower plants.

Finland

Montta hydropower plant, Finland

Hydro Finland

Oulujoki river system

Oulujoki is a 107 km long river in Northern Finland. Fortum has eleven hydropower plants in the Oulujoki river system.

Imatra Imatrankoski hydro power plant

Hydro Finland

Vuoksi river system

The Vuoksi river system is located in Finland, in Imatra. Fortum has two hydropower plants in the Vuoksi river system.

Sweden

Streaming water

Hydro Sweden

Byälven river system

The river Byälven runs in the region of Värmland in Sweden. Fortum has five hydro power plants in the catchment area of Byälven.

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Avestaforsen in Sweden

Hydro Sweden

Dalälven river system

In Sweden, the river Dalälven forms many rapids on its way down to the Gulf of Bothnia, and it is close to areas with a high energy requirement. Dalälven's catchment area is Fortum's biggest, comprising 33,480 km² and 39 hydropower plants.

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Gullspångs hydro power plant

Hydro Sweden

Gullspångsälven river system

The river Gullspångsälven in Sweden is one of Fortum's biggest main drainage basins in terms of number of plants, with 8 power plants distributed amongst three watercourses. Together with the arms Svartälven and Timsälven, the catchment area comprises 5,000 km².

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indalsälven

Hydro Sweden

Indalsälven river system

In Sweden, the river Indalsälven, with its source lakes in the mountains of Jämtland, holds a high volume of water. At its mouth, the flow averages 440 m³ per second. Here, Fortum runs 10 hydro power plants.

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River Klarälven in Sweden

Hydro Sweden

Klarälven river system

In Sweden, Klarälven stretches from Långflon in the far north to Lake Vänern in the south. Klarälven's catchment area spans an area of 11,800 km², with half of it located on the Norwegian side.

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Ljusnan

Hydro Sweden

Ljusnan river system

In Sweden, the Ljusnan River's source flow starts in the mountains northwest of Ramundberget on the Norwegian border. Together with its largest tributary, Voxnan, Ljusnan is Sweden's sixth-largest producer of hydropower. The total utilised river-to-sea height drop is 570 m.

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Ljungan

Hydro Sweden

Ljungan river system

Ljungan is a 399 km long river that flows from the Swedish mountains to the south of Sundsvall. Fortum has four power plants in the Ljungan river system, of which two are wholly owned.

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Norsälven

Hydro Sweden

Norsälven river system

In the main catchment area of the Norsälven River in Fryksdalen, Sweden, Fortum wholly owns 11 hydroelectric power plants. The area of the basin is 4,000 km².

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