Mänttä power station is a 65 MW coal power plant in Pirkanmaa, Finland. It is operated by Mäntän Energia Oy [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 81k homes (estimated). It ranks #65 of 203 Finland power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1958, it is around 68 years old — an older, legacy facility. Its annual emissions of 5,156 t CO₂/yr (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)) are equivalent to about 1.2k cars driven for a year. 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_mantta_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 65 MW, Mänttä power station is below the median coal plant in Finland (230 MW). 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.
5,156 t CO₂/yr — in everyday terms
This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:
Equivalencies via US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies; emissions per EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023) (measured for US EPA/EU ETS, modelled for Climate TRACE).
Key facts
- Share of Finland coal capacity
- 1.5% of 4,217 MW across 13 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 0 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 Mäntän Energia Oy [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 62.0°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 mild atmospheric environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C2 — Low), with humidity / wetness 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 #12 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
- Korkeakoski · Hydro · 8.5 MW · Pirkanmaa
- Kaipola · Biomass · 25 MW · Central Finland
- Killinkoski · Hydro · 4.5 MW · Pirkanmaa
- Ii Kuivaniemi tv · Wind · 7 MW · Central Finland
- Rauhalahti · Biomass · 80 MW · Central Finland
- Finlayson ve · Hydro · 4.2 MW · Pirkanmaa
Location
Coordinates 62.0271, 24.6341 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Mänttä power station?
Mänttä power station is a 65 MW coal power plant in Pirkanmaa, Finland, commissioned in 1958.
Who operates Mänttä power station?
Mänttä power station is operated by Mäntän Energia Oy [100%].
How much CO₂ does Mänttä power station emit?
Mänttä power station has measured emissions of about 5,156 tonnes of CO₂ per year (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)).