Finnish national road 4

Finnish national road 4
Valtatie 4, Riksväg 4
Route information
Maintained by the Finnish Transport Agency
Length:	1,295 km (805 mi)
Existed:	1938 – present
Major junctions
From:	Helsinki
To:	Utsjoki
Location
Major cities:	Lahti, Jyväskylä, Oulu, Kemi, Rovaniemi
Highway system
Highways in Finland

Finnish national road 4 (Finnish: Valtatie 4 or Nelostie; Swedish: Riksväg 4 or Riksfyran) is a highway in Finland. It is the main route from Helsinki to Northern Finland and a major road link in the country. It runs from Erottaja in Helsinki to Sami Bridge in Utsjoki. The road is 1,295 kilometres (805 mi) long. The road is also part of the European route E75 and it is a part of TERN.

Overview

The route of the road is Helsinki – Lahti – Heinola – Jyväskylä – Äänekoski – Oulu - Kemi – Rovaniemi – Sodankylä – Ivalo – Inari – Utsjoki.

The original highway 4 ran from Helsinki to Petsamo before World War II. Since the end of the war, the road has been rerouted to Ivalo and Karigasniemi on the Norwegian border. Other route modifications have been made through the years.

About 200 kilometres (120 mi) of the highway is motorway.

Images

• 
  Viikki suburb, Helsinki
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  Ring I interchange, Helsinki
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  Jakomäki suburb, Helsinki
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  Jakomäki suburb, Helsinki
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  Tähtiniemi Bridge in Heinola
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  Kontinkangas suburb, Oulu
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  Broad shoulder between Rovaniemi and Sodankylä
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  Ukonjärvi, Inari
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  Talvitupa, Inari
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  Sami Bridge in central Utsjoki, end point of national road 4

External links

Media related to National road 4 (Finland) at Wikimedia Commons

• Nelostieyhdistys (Finnish)
• HS article International Edition

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