Vantaa (river)
| Vantaa | |
|---|---|
The Vantaa in June 2008 | |
| Location | |
| Country | Finland |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Lake Erkylänjärvi |
| • location | Hausjärvi |
| Mouth | Gulf of Finland |
• location | Vanhankaupunginselkä, Helsinki |
The Vantaa (Finnish: Vantaanjoki, Swedish: Vanda å) is a 101-kilometre (63 mi) long river in Southern Finland. The river starts from the lake Erkylänjärvi in Hausjärvi and flows into the Gulf of Finland at Vanhankaupunginselkä in Helsinki. One of the tributaries of the Vantaa river is Keravanjoki that flows through the town of Kerava north of Helsinki.