Highways in Finland

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Finnish national roads
Finnish national roads
Highway 4 in Heinola, Finland.
Highway 4 in Heinola, Finland.
Highway 7 in Kotka, Finland.
Highway 7 in Kotka, Finland.
Highway 4 in Helsinki, Finland.
Highway 4 in Helsinki, Finland.
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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.

Helsinki − Lohjanharju (–Lohja, open 2008)
Lohja − Muurla (under construction, open 2008)
Muurla − Turku
VantaaTampere
Tampere − Pirkkala (under construction, open 2008)
Pirkkala − Nokia
Nokia − Ylöjärvi (under construction, open 2008)
Helsingby (Korsholm) − Vaasa
HelsinkiHeinola
VaajakoskiJyväskylä − Kirri
LiminkaHaukipudas
Marostenmäki (Kemi) − Keminmaa (17,9 km) (under construction, open 2010)
Keminmaa (3 km)
Lusi, Heinola (3 km)
Vehmasmäki − Kuopio
Kuopio − Siilinjärvi
Mansikkala − Kaukopää (Imatra)
Helsinki − Koskenkylä (Pernaja)
(Koskenkylä (Pernaja) – Kotka), sketch, planned to open before 2015
KotkaHamina
(Hamina – Vaalimaa), sketch, planned to open before 2015
TurkuRaisio
(Raisio – Masku) plan, open 2010
TurkuLieto
ViialaTampere
TampereNokia
Lohjanharju − Lohja (part of Valtatie 1 in 2008)
TornioKeminmaa (World's northernmost freeway)
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