Discover Skogfoss in Norway
Skogfoss in the region of Finnmark is a town located in Norway - some 854 mi or ( 1374 km ) North-East of Oslo , the country's capital .
Local time in Skogfoss is now 11:05 AM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Oslo " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Pitkyayarvi, Murmansk, Rovaniemi, Kuusamo, and Vardø. When in this area, you might want to check out Pitkyayarvi . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Skogfoss ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Skogfoss hydroelectric station
Skogfoss power station is a hydro electric dam near Skogfoss in Sør-Varanger, Finnmark on the Paatsjoki river. The power station, which is owned by Pasvik Kraft, a subsidiary of Varanger Kraft, makes use of a 20 metre fall in the river. Although the power station is located on a river, Lake Inari in Finland is regulated as storage for all of the power stations in the drainage basin. The river is dammed at the power station, which also has a small reservoir in Langvannet.
Located at 69.38 29.70 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Melkefoss hydroelectric station
Melkefoss power station is a hydro electric dam on the Paatsjoki river in the Sør-Varanger municipality in Finnmark, Norway. The power station, which is owned by Pasvik Kraft, makes use of a fall of 10 meters in the river. Although the power station is located on a river, Lake Inari is regulated as storage for all of the power stations in the drainage basin. The dam has one installed Kaplan turbine, yielding 26 Megawatts. Mean yearly production at the dam is 129 Gigawatt hours.
Located at 69.40 29.79 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
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