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Finnish national road 5 ( Finnish:''Valtatie 5'' or ''Viitostie'',
Suomen suosituimman ABC:n remontti on loppusuoralla – ravintola ja wc:t menevät uusiksi
(in Finnish) * The band Aavikko has written a song about National road 5 called "Viitostie".
Finnish national road 5 ( Finnish:''Valtatie 5'' or ''Viitostie'', Swedish
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: ''Riksväg 5'') is a main route connecting Lusi (Heinola) in the south of the country to Sodankylä in the north. It is 905 kilometres long. National road 5 forms part of the E63 between Vehmasmäki
Vehmasmäki is a village in the town of Kuopio, Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway ...
(Kuopio
Kuopio (, ) is a Finnish city and municipality located in the region of Northern Savonia. It has a population of , which makes it the most populous municipality in Finland. Along with Joensuu, Kuopio is one of the major urban, economic, and cult ...
) and Sodankylä.
The route
The road runs through the following municipalities:Heinola
Heinola () is a town and a municipality of inhabitants () located in the eastern part of the Päijänne Tavastia region, Finland, near the borders of the South Savonia region and the Kymenlaakso region. It is the third largest municipality in ...
– Pertunmaa – Mäntyharju – Hirvensalmi – Mikkeli – Juva – Joroinen – Varkaus – Leppävirta – Kuopio
Kuopio (, ) is a Finnish city and municipality located in the region of Northern Savonia. It has a population of , which makes it the most populous municipality in Finland. Along with Joensuu, Kuopio is one of the major urban, economic, and cult ...
– Siilinjärvi – Lapinlahti – Iisalmi – Sonkajärvi – Kajaani – Paltamo – Ristijärvi – Hyrynsalmi – Suomussalmi – Taivalkoski
Taivalkoski is a municipality of Finland, it is located in the Province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region.
The municipality has a population of
() and covers an area of of
which
is water. The population density is
.
...
– Kuusamo
Kuusamo ( sme, Guossán; smn, Kuáccám) is a town and municipality in Finland. It is located in the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is .
T ...
– Posio
Posio is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Lapland. The municipality has a population of
() and covers an area of of
which
is water. The population density is
. Neighbour municipalities are Rovaniemi, Kemijärvi, Ranua, ...
– Salla – Kemijärvi – Pelkosenniemi – Sodankylä.
Trivia
*Kuortti
Kuortti () is a village in the southern part of the Pertunmaa municipality in Southern Savonia. Together with Pertunmaa's church village (administrative center), it is one of the main settlement centers of the municipality. Kuortti has a populatio ...
's ABC filling station is the most popular in Finland in terms of sales; according to the cooperative, in 2017 more than three million customers visited it.(in Finnish) * The band Aavikko has written a song about National road 5 called "Viitostie".
References
External links
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