Vaskiluoto 2 is a 230 MW coal power station in Ostrobothnia, Finland. It is operated by Vaskiluodon Voima Oy. Based on reported annual generation of 720 GWh, it can supply roughly 206k homes. It ranks #13 of 203 Finland power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1981, it is around 45 years old — long-established. Its annual emissions of 119,525 t CO₂/yr (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)) are equivalent to about 28k 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 WRI1002578.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000101838; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 230 MW, Vaskiluoto 2 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.
119,525 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
- Load factor
- 36%, from 720 GWh of reported generation
- Generation trend
- 941 GWh in 2015 and 720 GWh in 2017 (−24%)
- Highest and lowest year
- 2016: 1,099 GWh; 2017: 720 GWh
- Share of Finland coal capacity
- 5.5% of 4,217 MW across 13 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 6 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)).
Reported generation trend
Annual generation (GWh), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Vaskiluodon Voima Oy.
Local climate & thermal context
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 63.1°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
Heating degree-days here run 110% above the median power plant in this dataset — a proxy for how much extra energy heated equipment must replace through its surfaces in winter.
Climate heat-demand index: 95/100 — this site sits in the top third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.
Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in a moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), 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 #7 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
- Vaskiluotos power station · Oil · 162 MW ·
- Vaaja · Hydro · 3.6 MW · Ostrobothnia
- Vaskiluoto kt · Oil · 26 MW · Ostrobothnia
- Myllykoski ve · Hydro · 25 MW · Southern Ostrobothnia
- Kaitfors · Hydro · 7.6 MW · Ostrobothnia
- Juotas · Hydro · 3.7 MW · Ostrobothnia
Location
Coordinates 63.0914, 21.5539 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Vaskiluoto 2?
Vaskiluoto 2 is a 230 MW coal power plant in Ostrobothnia, Finland, commissioned in 1981.
How much electricity does Vaskiluoto 2 generate?
Vaskiluoto 2 generates about 720 GWh of electricity per year.
Who operates Vaskiluoto 2?
Vaskiluoto 2 is operated by Vaskiluodon Voima Oy.
How much CO₂ does Vaskiluoto 2 emit?
Vaskiluoto 2 has measured emissions of about 119,525 tonnes of CO₂ per year (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)).