Kemijoki (company)

Kemijoki Oy
Company typeLimited company
IndustryElectricity generation
Founded1954; 71 years ago (1954)
HeadquartersRovaniemi, Finland
Area served
Finland
Key people
CEO Tuomas Timonen, Chairman Mikael Lemström[1]
ProductsHydropower
Revenue€96.5 million (2023)[2]
€10.3 million (2023)[2]
€0.8 million (2023)[2]
OwnerGovernment of Finland (50.1%)[3]
Number of employees
42 (2023)[2]
Websitekemijoki.fi

Kemijoki Oy is a Finnish hydropower company founded in 1954.[4] It specializes in energy production.

Kemijoki Oy is Finland's largest producer of hydropower, operating 20 power plants.[5][6] The company's headquarters are in Rovaniemi, and it is majority-owned by the Government of Finland.[2][3]

Power plants

Kokkosniva hydropower plant on the Kitinen river in Pelkosenniemi

Kemijoki Oy owns 20 hydropower plants,[5] 16 of which are located in the Kemijoki river basin, two in the Lieksanjoki river, and two in the Kymijoki river. The company regulates the Lokka and Porttipahta reservoirs, as well as Kemijärvi and Olkkajärvi.[6]

Kemijoki Oy's power plants as of 2024:[7]

  • Anjalankoski
  • Inkeroinen
  • Kelukoski
  • Kokkosniva
  • Kurkiaska
  • Kurittukoski
  • Lieksankoski
  • Lokka
  • Matarakoski
  • Ossauskoski
  • Pankakoski
  • Permantokoski
  • Petäjäskoski
  • Pirttikoski
  • Porttipahta
  • Seitakorva
  • Taivalkoski
  • Vajukoski
  • Valajaskoski
  • Vanttauskoski

See also

References

  1. ^ "Kemijoki - yritystiedot, päättäjät, taloustiedot". Finder (in Finnish). Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Kemijoki Oy | Yritys- ja taloustiedot". Tärkeimmät talousuutiset | Kauppalehti (in Finnish). 2024-11-15. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  3. ^ a b "Omistajat". Kemijoki Oy (in Finnish). Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  4. ^ "Kemijoki - yritystiedot, päättäjät, taloustiedot". Finder (in Finnish). Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  5. ^ a b "Voimalaitokset". Kemijoki Oy (in Finnish). Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  6. ^ a b "Caverionille jatkosopimus Kemijoki Oy:n vesivoimalaitosten huollosta". Tärkeimmät talousuutiset | Kauppalehti (in Finnish). 2020-08-28. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  7. ^ "Power Plants and Production". kemijoki.fi. Retrieved 2020-12-02.