Kehä I

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Kehä I in the evening. Photo taken near Pukinmäki, in the northernmost tip of the road.
Kehä I in the evening. Photo taken near Pukinmäki, in the northernmost tip of the road.
Rush hour comes early, as an accident forces westbound traffic to two lanes. Photo taken from a bridge in Pakila.
Rush hour comes early, as an accident forces westbound traffic to two lanes. Photo taken from a bridge in Pakila.
TietoEnator buildings line Kehä I in Pohjois-Haaga, Helsinki.
TietoEnator buildings line Kehä I in Pohjois-Haaga, Helsinki.

Kehä I (Swedish: Ring I) is the busiest highway in Finland, carrying up to 100 000 vehicles per day. It is the innermost of the three beltways in the Helsinki region, running from the easternmost part of Espoo to Itäkeskus in eastern Helsinki - a total of 24.2 kilometers, of which 16 in Helsinki.

Kehä I has at least two lanes per direction for its entire length, while the speed limit never exceeds 80 km/h due to heavy traffic. With the introduction of new interchanges, speed limits have been changed (and will be changed) from 60 or 70 to 80 km/h. Eventually, all intersections on Kehä I will be upgraded to interchanges.

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