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District Heating in Helsinki
Finland, a country located in northern Europe, has been an independent republic since 1917.
The population of Finland is 5.1 million, while its capital, Helsinki, has a population of approximately 500,000.
Around the 1920's, the question on supplying the people of Helsinki with heat and power was raised.
Helsinki, also known as the White City of the North, was the first city to implement the district heating system in Finland.
The question was, how did they perceive the plan for a district heating system and what factors did they have to encounter to provide the people of Helsinki, Finland with one of the most efficient systems in the world?
The links listed below should help you find out more about Helsinki and the evolution of the District Heating System.
HTML by Aravind Menon, Darshan Sappal and Vangelis Generalis
December 1996
