Kristiina power station is a 242 MW coal power station in Ostrobothnia, Finland. It is operated by Pohjolan Voima Oyj [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 303k homes (estimated). It ranks #12 of 203 Finland power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1983, it is around 43 years old — long-established. In context, coal supplies about 0.2% of Finland's electricity; the national grid averages 57 gCO₂/kWh (96.3% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GEM_coa_kristiina_finla.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.
capacity: GEM GCPT; fuel: GEM GCPT
In context: how this plant compares
At 242 MW, Kristiina power station is around the median coal plant in Finland (230 MW). Technically it is described as subcritical. Coal plants burn pulverised coal to raise high-pressure steam for a turbine; they run as baseload but are the most carbon-intensive mainstream source and the first targeted for retirement or efficiency retrofits.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Share of Finland coal capacity
- 5.7% of 4,217 MW across 13 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 9 of 13 dated coal plants in Finland are older
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest coal plants in Finland
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Pohjolan Voima Oyj [100%].
Climate zone & how it works
This coal plant burns coal to raise high-pressure steam that spins a turbine-generator. It sits in a subarctic (boreal) climate (Köppen Dfc) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 62.3°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Climate zone & typical temperatures: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in a corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), with marine corrosion the leading environmental stress.
Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #6 largest coal power plant of 13 in Finland by capacity.
Finland has 13 coal power plants in this dataset, together about 4,217 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Kristiina Reserve power station · Oil · 60 MW · Ostrobothnia
- Tahkoluoto power station · Oil · 52 MW · Satakunta
- Meri-Pori · Coal · 614 MW · Satakunta
- Pori · Biomass · 81.4 MW · Satakunta
- Tahkoluoto Offshore tv · Wind · 2.3 MW · Satakunta
- Tahkoluoto tv · Wind · 3 MW · Satakunta
Location
Coordinates 62.254911, 21.326515 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Kristiina power station?
Kristiina power station is a 242 MW coal power plant in Ostrobothnia, Finland, commissioned in 1983.
Who operates Kristiina power station?
Kristiina power station is operated by Pohjolan Voima Oyj [100%].