Highways in Finland, or Main roads, comprise the highest categories of roads in Finland:
- Main roads Class I â ; â numbered 1âÂÂ39, between major cities
- Main roads Class II â ; â numbered 40âÂÂ99, 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
Helsinki â Turku
Vihti (1 km)
Vantaa â Tampere - Ylöjärvi
Helsingby (Korsholm) â Vaasa
Helsinki â Heinola
Vaajakoski â Jyväskylä â Vehniä (Laukaa)
Liminka â Oulu â Haukipudas
Marostenmäki (Simo) â Kemi â Keminmaa (20,9 km)
Lusi, Heinola (3 km)
Vehmasmäki â Kuopio
Kuopio â Siilinjärvi
Mansikkala â Kaukopää (Imatra)
Reijola â Käpykangas (Joensuu) (10,8 km)
Helsinki â Kotka â Vaalimaa
Turku â Nousiainen
Korsholm â Vaasa (shared with valtatie 3)
Turku â Lieto
Viiala â Tampere
Kuopio â Siilinjärvi (part of Valtatie 5)
Ylämylly (Liperi) â Reijola (Joensuu) (21 km)
Tampere â Nokia
Lohjanharju â Lohja (part of Valtatie 1)
Tornio â Keminmaa (World's northernmost motorway)
Class II main roads
Käpylä â Hyrylä
Vuoksenniska (part of Valtatie 8)
Former highway alignments
The former routes of the following highways differ significantly from the current ones, or have been completely abolished.
Class I roads
Class II roads
Rings
Highways in ÃÂ
land
See also
Notes
References
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