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 Helsinki Nummela Salo Turku: ("–Lohja, open 2008"): ("under construction, open 2008"):
* Valtatie 2 Palojärvi Forssa Huittinen Pori
* Valtatie 3 Helsinki Hämeenlinna Tampere Parkano Jalasjärvi Vaasa:: ("under construction, open 2008"):: ("under construction, open 2008"):
* Valtatie 4 Helsinki Lahti Heinola Jyväskylä Oulu Rovaniemi Utsjoki:: Kirri:: (17,9 km) ("under construction, open 2010"): (3 km)
* Valtatie 5 Heinola Mikkeli Kuopio Kajaani Kuusamo Kemijärvi Sodankylä: (3 km)::
* Valtatie 6 Koskenkylä Kouvola Lappeenranta Joensuu Kajaani:)
* Valtatie 7 Helsinki Porvoo Kotka Vaalimaa:):), sketch, planned to open before 2015"::), sketch, planned to open before 2015"
* Valtatie 8 Turku Pori Vaasa Nykarleby Kokkola Liminka::) "plan, open 2010"
* Valtatie 9 Turku Loimaa Tampere Jyväskylä Kuopio::
* Valtatie 10 Turku Forssa Hämeenlinna Tuulos
* Valtatie 11 Nokia Pori
* Valtatie 12 Rauma Huittinen Tampere Lahti Kouvola:
* Valtatie 13 Nuijamaa Lappeenranta Mikkeli Jyväskylä Kyyjärvi Kokkola
* Valtatie 14 Juva Savonlinna Punkaharju Parikkala
* Valtatie 15 Kotka Kouvola Mikkeli
* Valtatie 16 Ylistaro Lapua Kyyjärvi
* Valtatie 17 Kuopio Outokumpu Joensuu
* Valtatie 18 Jyväskylä Petäjävesi Ähtäri Alavus Seinäjoki Ylistaro Laihia Vaasa
* 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
* Valtatie 24 Lahti Padasjoki Jämsä
* Valtatie 25 Hanko Lohja Hyvinkää Mäntsälä: ("part of Valtatie 1 in 2008")
* Valtatie 26 Hamina Luumäki
* Valtatie 27 Kalajoki Ylivieska Haapajärvi Iisalmi
* Valtatie 28 Kokkola Nivala Mainua
* Valtatie 29 Tornio Keminmaa: ("World's northernmost freeway")


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