Highways in Finland

Highways in Finland, or Main roads, comprise the highest categories of roads in Finland: Main roads Class I – ; – numbered 1–39, between major cities Main roads Class II – ; – numbered 40–99, between regional centers

Network map

Overview Highways numbered from 1 to 7 radiate from the capital Helsinki (Highways 2, 5 and 6 diverge from 1, 4 and 7, respectively), while highways 8 to 10 radiate from Turku on the south-western coast of Finland. Highways 11 and 12 originate in Tampere. The rest of the highways start from other major cities.

Sections of highways between major cities have often been upgraded to motorways, for example between Helsinki and Tampere. Since Finland is a large and sparsely populated country, there is no reason to upgrade all highways to motorways.

The motorway network totals . In addition to that, there are of motortrafficways, which are reserved only for motor traffic.

List of current highways

Class I main roads

Valtatie 1: Helsinki–Nummela–Salo–Turku Helsinki–Turku Valtatie 2: Palojärvi (Vihti)–Forssa–Huittinen–Pori Palojärvi, Vihti (1 km, connects to another motorway) Valtatie 3: Helsinki–Hämeenlinna–Tampere–Parkano–Jalasjärvi–Vaasa Vantaankoski, Vantaa–Hämeenlinna–Tampere - Ylöjärvi (180 km, partially shared with valtatie 9) Helsingby (Korsholm)–Vaasa (15 km, shared with valtatie 18 and partially shared with valtatie 8) Valtatie 4: Helsinki–Lahti–Heinola–Jyväskylä–Oulu–Rovaniemi–Utsjoki Helsinki–Lahti–Lusi (140 km, partially shared with valtatie 7 and 12 Vaajakoski–Jyväskylä (6 km, shared with valtatie 9, 13 and 23) Jyväskylä–Vehniä (19.5 km, shared with valtatie 13) Haaransilta, Liminka–Haukipudas (43 km) Maksniemi (Simo)–Kemi–Keminmaa (21 km) Valtatie 5: Heinola–Mikkeli–Kuopio–Kajaani–Kuusamo–Kemijärvi–Sodankylä Lusi (4.3 km) Humalajoki–Kuopio - Siilinjärvi (47 km, partially shared with valtatie 9) Valtatie 6: Koskenkylä (Loviisa)–Kouvola–Lappeenranta–Joensuu–Kajaani Mansikkala–Kaukopää (Imatra) (10.4 km) Niittylahti–Käpykangas (Joensuu) (14 km, partially shared with valtatie 9) Valtatie 7: Helsinki–Porvoo–Kotka–Vaalimaa (Virolahti) Tattarisuo, Helsinki–Kotka–Vaalimaa (173 km, partially shared with valtatie 15) Valtatie 8: Turku–Pori–Vaasa–Nykarleby–Kokkola–Liminka Turku–Nousiainen Korsholm–Vaasa (shared with valtatie 3) Valtatie 9: Turku–Loimaa–Tampere–Jyväskylä–Kuopio–Joensuu–Tohmajärvi Turku–Lieto Järviö – Konho, Akaa Konho – Lakalaiva, Tampere (shared with valtatie 3) Lakalaiva – Atala, Tampere Pukinniitty – Pumperi, Jyväskylä Vaajakoski – Jyväskylä (shared with valtatie 4, 13 and 23) Humalajoki, Kuopio–Vuorela, Siilinjärvi (part of Valtatie 5) Ylämylly (Liperi)–Niittylahti (Joensuu) (26 km, shared with valtatie 6 and valtatie 23) Valtatie 10: Turku–Forssa–Hämeenlinna–Tuulos Valtatie 11: Nokia–Pori Valtatie 12: Rauma–Huittinen–Tampere–Lahti–Kouvola Tampere–Nokia Okeroinen – Kujala, Lahti Kujala – Joutjärvi, Lahti (shared with Valtatie 4) Valtatie 13: Nuijamaa–Lappeenranta–Mikkeli–Jyväskylä–Kyyjärvi–Kokkola Vaajakoski – Jyväskylä (shared with valtatie 4, 9 and 23) Jyväskylä – Vehniä (shared with valtatie 4) Valtatie 14: Juva–Savonlinna–Punkaharju–Parikkala Valtatie 15: Kotka–Kouvola–Mikkeli Kyminlinna – Rantahaka, Kotka (shared with valtatie 7) Valtatie 16: Ylistaro–Lapua–Kyyjärvi Valtatie 18: Jyväskylä–Petäjävesi–Ähtäri–Alavus–Seinäjoki–Ylistaro–Laihia–Vaasa Helsingby, Mustasaari – Vaasa (shared with valtatie 3 and partially shared with valtatie 8) Valtatie 19: Jalasjärvi–Seinäjoki–Nykarleby Valtatie 20: Oulu–Pudasjärvi–Taivalkoski–Kuusamo Valtatie 21: Tornio–Pello–Muonio–Kilpisjärvi Valtatie 22: Oulu–Utajärvi–Kontiomäki Valtatie 23: Pori–Kankaanpää–Jyväskylä–Varkaus–Joensuu Jyväskylä – Vaajakoski (shared with valtatie 4, 9, and 13) Ylämylly, Liperi – Käpykangas, Joensuu (shared with valtatie 9) Valtatie 24: Lahti–Padasjoki–Jämsä Valtatie 25: Hanko–Lohja–Hyvinkää–Mäntsälä Lempola, Lohja (1 km, connects to another motorway) Valtatie 26: Hamina–Luumäki Valtatie 27: Kalajoki–Ylivieska–Haapajärvi–Iisalmi Valtatie 28: Kokkola–Nivala–Mainua Valtatie 29: Tornio–Keminmaa Tornio–Keminmaa (World's northernmost motorway)

Class II main roads Kantatie 40 (Turku Ring Road): Naantali–Piikkiö Kantatie 41: Aura–Huittinen Kantatie 43: Uusikaupunki–Harjavalta Kantatie 44: Kiikka–Kauhajoki Kantatie 45: Helsinki–Hyvinkää Käpylä–Hyrylä Kantatie 46: Jokela–Heinola Kantatie 50 (Ring III): Jorvas – Salmenkallio Kantatie 51: Helsinki – Karis Ruoholahti - Kirkkonummi Kantatie 52: Tammisaari – Jokioinen Kantatie 53: Tuulos – Padasjoki Kantatie 54: Hollola – Tammela Kantatie 55: Porvoo – Mäntsälä Kantatie 56: Jämsä – Mänttä Kantatie 57: Hämeenlinna – Pälkäne Kantatie 58: Kangasala – Kärsämäki; longest main road in Finland Kantatie 62: Mikkeli – Imatra Kantatie 63: Kauhava – Ylivieska Kantatie 65: Tampere – Virrat Kantatie 66: Orivesi – Lapua Kantatie 67: Kaskinen – Seinäjoki Kantatie 68: Virrat – Pietarsaari Kantatie 69: Äänekoski (Hirvaskangas) – Suonenjoki (Levä) Kantatie 71: Kerimäki – Kitee Kantatie 72: Mikkeli – Pieksämäki – Suonenjoki Kantatie 73: Kontiolahti – Lieksa – Nurmes Kantatie 74: Joensuu – Ilomantsi Kantatie 75: Siilinjärvi – Nurmes – Kuhmo Kantatie 76: Sotkamo – Kuhmo Kantatie 77: Siilinjärvi – Viitasaari – Kyyjärvi Kantatie 78: Paltamo – Pudasjärvi – Rovaniemi Kantatie 79: Rovaniemi – Kittila – Muonio Kantatie 80: Sodankylä – Kittilä – Kolari Kantatie 81: Rovaniemi – Posio – Kuusamo Kantatie 82: Vikajärvi – Kemijärvi – Salla Kantatie 83: Sinettä – Pello Kantatie 86: Eskola – Ylivieska – Liminka Kantatie 87: Iisalmi – Nurmes Kantatie 88: Raahe – Pulkkila – Iisalmi Kantatie 89: Paltamo – Russian border in Vartius Kantatie 91: Ivalo – Russian border in Raja-Jooseppi Kantatie 92: Karigasniemi – Kaamanen – Norwegian border in Näätämö Kantatie 93: Palojoensuu – Hetta – Norwegian border near Kivilompolo Kantatie 98: Aavasaksa – Swedish border; shortest main road in Finland

Former highway alignments The former routes of the following highways differ significantly from the current ones, or have been completely abolished.

Class I roads Valtatie 2: Nummi–Somero–Loimaa–Huittinen Valtatie 3: Klaukkala–Loppi–Janakkala–Hämeenlinna–Pälkäne–Tampere Valtatie 4: Helsinki–Hyvinkää– Padasjoki–Jyväskylä, Lahti–Padasjoki, Ivalo–Petsamo, Kaamanen–Karigasniemi Valtatie 6: Imatra–Sortavala; abandoned after WWII when Karelia was ceded to the Soviet Union Valtatie 7: Vaalimaa–Viipuri (now Vyborg); abandoned after WWII when Karelia was ceded to the Soviet Union Valtatie 9: Aura–Huittinen–Tampere–Kangasala–Orivesi Valtatie 13: Lappee–Viipuri (now Vyborg); abandoned after WWII when Karelia was ceded to the Soviet Union Valtatie 14: Parikkala–Viipuri (now Vyborg); abandoned after WWII when Karelia was ceded to the Soviet Union Valtatie 15: Viipuri (now Vyborg)–Rajajoki (now Sestra); abandoned after WWII when Karelia was ceded to the Soviet Union Valtatie 17: Kuopio–Joensuu, merged into Valtatie 9 in 2010 Valtatie 18 (1938): Sortavala–Joensuu - Kajaani; Sortavala - Joensuu abandoned after WWII when Karelia was ceded to the Soviet Union; remainder became a portion of Valtatie 6 in 1996 Valtatie 19: Iisalmi–Pulkkila; became Kantatie 88 in 1996

Class II roads Kantatie 41: Huittinen – Tampere; became a portion of Valtatie 12 in 1996 Kantatie 42: Rauma–Huittinen; became a portion of Valtatie 12 in 1996 Kantatie 45: Ylöjärvi – Alasjärvi; renumbered to Kantatie 60 in 1996 Kantatie 53 (1938): Hanko - Mäntsälä; redesignated as Valtatie 25 in 1996, number reused on Tuulos - Padasjoki Kantatie 55: Mäntsälä – Hämeenlinna; now connecting road 1471 and regional road 290 Kantatie 56 (1938): Hämeenlinna – Toijala – Tampere; became regional roads 130, 303 and 190 in 1996; number reused on Jämsä - Mänttä Kantatie 57 (1938): Huittinen – Toijala; became connecting road 2847 and regional roads 230 and 284 in 1972 due to rerouting of Valtatie 2 and Valtatie 9; number reused on Hämeenlinna - Pälkäne Kantatie 58 (1938): Lahti – Padasjoki; now part of Valtatie 24 Kantatie 59: Lusi – Kanavuori; became a portion of Valtatie 4 in 1996 Kantatie 60 (1938): Hamina - Sippola - Kouvola; now regional roads 371 and 353 and connecting road 3593 Kantatie 60 (1960s): Kotka - Kouvola; now part of Valtatie 15 Kantatie 60 (1976): Heinola - Kouvola; now Kantatie 46 Kantatie 60 (1996): Ylöjärvi – Alasjärvi; became portions of Valtatie 3 and Valtatie 9 in 2011 Kantatie 61 (1938): Viipuri (now Vyborg) – Lahdenpohja; abandoned after WWII when Karelia was ceded to the Soviet Union Kantatie 61 (1950s): Hamina - Taavetti; redesignated to Kantatie 26 in 1996 Kantatie 62: Viipuri (now Vyborg) – Metsäpirtti (now Zaporozhskoye); abandoned after WWII when Karelia was ceded to the Soviet Union; number reused on Mikkeli - Imatra Kantatie 63: Viipuri (now Vyborg) – Kyyrölä (now Krasnoselskoye) – Kivennava – Terijoki (now Zelenogorsk); abandoned after WWII when Karelia was ceded to the Soviet Union Kantatie 64 (1938): Viipuri (now Vyborg) – Kolvisto – Terijoki (now Zelenogorsk); abandoned after WWII when Karelia was ceded to the Soviet Union Kantatie 64 (1970s): Jalasjärvi – Seinäjoki – Ylistaro; renumbered to Valtatie 19 and Valtatie 18 in 1996 Kantatie 65: Pori – Parkano – Jyväskylä; now part of Valtatie 23 Kantatie 67: Seinäjoki – Nykarleby; now part of Valtatie 19 Kantatie 68 (1938): Koivulahti – Ylihärmä; became regional road 725 at the turn of the 1970s and 1980s; number reused on Virro - Pietarsaari Kantatie 69: Jyväskylä– Laukaa; now regional road 637 Kantatie 70 (1938): Joensuu – Varkaus; became a portion of Valtatie 23 at the turn of the 1970s and 1980s Kantatie 70 (1996): Onkamo – Niirala; formerly a portion of Valtatie 18 (later road 490), became a portion of Valkatie 9 in 2010 Kantatie 71: Kitee – Tohmajärvi Kantatie 72 (1938): Sortavala – Salmi; abandoned after WWII when Karelia was ceded to the Soviet Union Kantatie 73 (1938): Sortavala – Suojärvi; abandoned after WWII when Karelia was ceded to the Soviet Union Kantatie 77 (1938): Oulu – Kajaani; redesignated to Valtatie 22 in the 1970s; number reused on Kyyjärvi - Siilinjärvi Kantatie 80 (1938): Rovaniemi (Vikajärvi) – Kemijärvi; redesignated to Kantatie 82 in 1996; number reused on Sodankylä - Kolari Kantatie 82: Kelloselkä – Kuolajärvi; abandoned after WWII when Karelia was ceded to the Soviet Union Kantatie 85: Kokkola – Kajaani; redesignated as Valtatie 28 in 1996 Kantatie 87: Kalajoki – Iisalmi; became a portion of Valtatie 27 in 1996

Rings

Ring I Ring II Ring III Tampere Ring Road Turku Ring Road

Highways in Åland Åland Highway 1 Åland Highway 2 Åland Highway 3 Åland Highway 4

See also Roads in Finland Road signs in Finland

Notes

References

External links

Finnish Transport Agency Finnish Road Administration Introduction to Roads in Finland by Matti Grönroos