PÄIJÄNNE-TUNNEL

One part of the watertube, wich takes the water to the tunnel

From Agient-Päijänne to a valuable consumer of raw water

Päijänne is the most important lake in Finland.  Raw water is taken to more than a million finnish people from Päijänne-lake.
Water extremely high quality flows to the capital-area by Päijännetunnel, which is 120 km long.
The tunnel was built in 1973-1982 inside the bedrock and it runs at the dept of  30-100 meters.

The tunnel is 4,8m high  and 3,8 m wide. The surface of tunnel is not covered.
The raw water is taken from Asikkala open  lake about 350m of the shore and about 26m depth.

The intake pipe is 350m  long and it is made of Finnish pine.
The pipe made by wood is waterproof under the water.
The beginning of tunnel in in Asikkala in the village of Pulkkila.
As the difference between  Asikkala and Vantaa is 36 m the water flows itself and it takes approximately 10 days to get there.

Päijännetunneli guarantees a good quality
of water on the South-Päijänne.
In Päijännetalo You can see a piece of  intake pipe in its natural size.