Highways in Finland

Highways in Finland

Highways in Finland ("valtatiet" in Finnish, "riksvägar" in Swedish) are all paved and have at least two lanes, further, they receive better upkeep than "main" & "regional" roads. Historically they were labeled as causeways. Highways numbering 1 to 7 starts radially from the capital Helsinki (Highway 6 starts from Porvoo though), while highways 8 to 10 radiate from Turku at the southern west coast of Finland. The rest of the highways starts from other major cities. Highways between major cities often go along motorways, for example between Helsinki and Tampere.

Since Finland is sparsely populated and large country there is no reason upgrade all highways to motorways.

* Valtatie 1 HelsinkiNummelaSaloTurku: ("–Lohja, open 2008"): ("under construction, open 2008"):
* Valtatie 2 Palojärvi − ForssaHuittinenPori
* Valtatie 3 HelsinkiHämeenlinnaTampereParkanoJalasjärviVaasa:: ("under construction, open 2008"):: ("under construction, open 2008"):
* Valtatie 4 HelsinkiLahtiHeinolaJyväskyläOuluRovaniemiUtsjoki:: − Kirri:: (17,9 km) ("under construction, open 2010"): (3 km)
* Valtatie 5 HeinolaMikkeliKuopioKajaaniKuusamoKemijärviSodankylä: (3 km)::
* Valtatie 6 Koskenkylä − KouvolaLappeenrantaJoensuuKajaani:)
* Valtatie 7 HelsinkiPorvooKotkaVaalimaa:):), sketch, planned to open before 2015"::), sketch, planned to open before 2015"
* Valtatie 8 TurkuPoriVaasaNykarlebyKokkolaLiminka::) "plan, open 2010"
* Valtatie 9 TurkuLoimaaTampereJyväskyläKuopio::
* Valtatie 10 TurkuForssaHämeenlinnaTuulos
* Valtatie 11 NokiaPori
* Valtatie 12 RaumaHuittinenTampereLahtiKouvola:
* Valtatie 13 Nuijamaa − LappeenrantaMikkeliJyväskyläKyyjärviKokkola
* Valtatie 14 JuvaSavonlinnaPunkaharjuParikkala
* Valtatie 15 KotkaKouvolaMikkeli
* Valtatie 16 YlistaroLapuaKyyjärvi
* Valtatie 17 KuopioOutokumpuJoensuu
* Valtatie 18 JyväskyläPetäjävesiÄhtäriAlavusSeinäjokiYlistaroLaihiaVaasa
* Valtatie 19 JalasjärviSeinäjokiNykarleby
* Valtatie 20 OuluPudasjärviTaivalkoskiKuusamo
* Valtatie 21 TornioPelloMuonioKilpisjärvi
* Valtatie 22 OuluUtajärviKontiomäki
* Valtatie 23 PoriKankaanpääJyväskyläVarkausJoensuu
* Valtatie 24 LahtiPadasjokiJämsä
* Valtatie 25 HankoLohjaHyvinkääMäntsälä: ("part of Valtatie 1 in 2008")
* Valtatie 26 HaminaLuumäki
* Valtatie 27 KalajokiYlivieskaHaapajärviIisalmi
* Valtatie 28 KokkolaNivala − Mainua
* Valtatie 29 TornioKeminmaa: ("World's northernmost freeway")


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