, sv, Riksfyran;
fi, Lahdenväylä; sv, Lahtisleden
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Helsinki
Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the Capital city, capital, primate city, primate, and List of cities and towns in Finland, most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of U ...
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Highway 7 (14 km) in
Helsinki
Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the Capital city, capital, primate city, primate, and List of cities and towns in Finland, most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of U ...
Ring 3 (17 km) in
Vantaa
Vantaa (; sv, Vanda, ) is a city and municipality in Finland. It is part of the inner core of the Finnish Capital Region along with Helsinki, Espoo, and Kauniainen. With a population of (), Vantaa is the fourth most populated city in Finland ...
Highway 25 and
Highway 55 (59 km)
Highway 12 (103 km) in
Lahti
Lahti (; sv, Lahtis) is a city and municipality in Finland. It is the capital of the region of Päijänne Tavastia (Päijät-Häme) and its growing region is one of the main economic hubs of Finland. Lahti is situated on a bay at the southern e ...
Highway 12 (105 km) in
Lahti
Lahti (; sv, Lahtis) is a city and municipality in Finland. It is the capital of the region of Päijänne Tavastia (Päijät-Häme) and its growing region is one of the main economic hubs of Finland. Lahti is situated on a bay at the southern e ...
Highway 24 (107 km)
Highway 46 (144 km)
Highway 5 (148 km)
Highway 9,
Highway 13
The following roads may be referred to as Route 13 or Highway 13. For a list of roads named A13, see List of A13 roads.
International
* Asian Highway 13
* European route E13
* European route E013
Afghanistan
*The Kabul–Behsud Highway - N ...
and
Highway 23 (260 km)
Highway 9,
Highway 18 and
Highway 23 (269 km)
Highway 69 and road 627 (301 km)
Highway 13
The following roads may be referred to as Route 13 or Highway 13. For a list of roads named A13, see List of A13 roads.
International
* Asian Highway 13
* European route E13
* European route E013
Afghanistan
*The Kabul–Behsud Highway - N ...
(307 km)
Highway 77 (364 km)
Highway 77 (377 km)
Highway 27 (450 km)
Highway 58 (483 km)
Highway 28 (484 km)
Highway 88 (516 km)
Highway 8 (585 km)
Highway 22 (606 km)
Highway 20
Route 20, or Highway 20, may refer to:
International
* European route E20
Australia
* Sturt Highway (NSW/VIC/SA)
* Yarra Bank Highway
Brazil
* BR-020
Canada
* Alberta Highway 20
* British Columbia Highway 20
* Manitoba Highway 20
* New ...
(610 km)
Highway 29 (723 km)
Highway 79
The following highways are numbered 79:
Australia
* Calder Highway
* Silver City Highway
* (South Australia)
India
* National Highway 79 (India)
Iran
* Road 79
Israel
* Highway 79 (Israel)
Korea, South
* National Route 79
* Gukjido 79
New ...
and
Highway 78 (830 km)
Highway 81 (832 km)
Highway 82 (856 km)
Highway 80
The following highways are numbered 80:
International
* European route E80
* Arab Mashreq route M80
Australia
* Buchanan Highway
* Burleigh Connection Road - Queensland State Route 80
* M80 Ring Road, ''North East Link (under construction)'' ...
and
Highway 5 (958 km)
Highway 91
The following highways are numbered 91:
International
* European route E91
Australia
* Cairns Western Arterial Road
* Summerland Way
Brasil
* SP-91, state highway in Sao Paulo
Canada
* British Columbia Highway 91
** British Columbia Highway 9 ...
(1117 km)
Highway 92 (1181 km)
Highway 92 (1187 km)
Norwegian border (1283 km)
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Utsjoki
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Lahti
Lahti (; sv, Lahtis) is a city and municipality in Finland. It is the capital of the region of Päijänne Tavastia (Päijät-Häme) and its growing region is one of the main economic hubs of Finland. Lahti is situated on a bay at the southern e ...
,
Jyväskylä,
Oulu
Oulu ( , ; sv, Uleåborg ) is a city, municipality and a seaside resort of about 210,000 inhabitants in the region of North Ostrobothnia, Finland. It is the most populous city in northern Finland and the fifth most populous in the country after ...
,
Kemi
Kemi (; sme, Giepma ; smn, Kiemâ; sms, Ǩeeʹmm; Swedish (historically): ''Kiemi'') is a cities of Finland, town and municipalities of Finland, municipality of Finland. It is located very near the city of Tornio and the Finland–Sweden borde ...
,
Rovaniemi
Rovaniemi ( , ; sme, Roavvenjárga ; smn, Ruávinjargâ; sms, Ruäʹvnjargg) is a city and municipality of Finland. It is the administrative capital and commercial centre of Finland's northernmost province, Lapland, and its southern part Pe ...
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Finnish national road 4 ( fi, Valtatie 4 or ; sv, Riksväg 4 or ; also known as Lahti Highway ( fi, Lahdenväylä; sv, Lahtisleden) in the
Helsinki Metropolitan Area
Greater Helsinki ( fi, Helsingin seutu, Suur-Helsinki, Swedish: ''Helsingforsregionen'', ''Storhelsingfors'') is the metropolitan area surrounding Helsinki, the capital city of Finland. It includes the smaller Capital Region (''Pääkaupunkiseutu ...
) is a
highway
A highway is any public or private road or other public way on land. It is used for major roads, but also includes other public roads and public tracks. In some areas of the United States, it is used as an equivalent term to controlled-access ...
in
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 to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bot ...
. It is the main route from
Helsinki
Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the Capital city, capital, primate city, primate, and List of cities and towns in Finland, most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of U ...
to Northern Finland and a major road link in the country. It runs from
Erottaja
Erottaja ( sv, Skillnaden), meaning "the separator", is a public square near the centre of Helsinki, Finland.
Erottaja square has been selected as the official geographic " zero point" of Helsinki. Distances to all other cities in Finland are me ...
in Helsinki to
Sami Bridge in
Utsjoki. The road is long, making it Finland's longest highway. The road is also part of the
European route E75
European route E 75 is part of the International E-road network, which is a series of main roads in Europe.
The E 75 starts at the town of Vardø in Norway by the Barents Sea and it runs south through Finland, Poland, Czech Republic, ...
and it is a part of
TERN; the section between
Oulu
Oulu ( , ; sv, Uleåborg ) is a city, municipality and a seaside resort of about 210,000 inhabitants in the region of North Ostrobothnia, Finland. It is the most populous city in northern Finland and the fifth most populous in the country after ...
and
Kemi
Kemi (; sme, Giepma ; smn, Kiemâ; sms, Ǩeeʹmm; Swedish (historically): ''Kiemi'') is a cities of Finland, town and municipalities of Finland, municipality of Finland. It is located very near the city of Tornio and the Finland–Sweden borde ...
is part of the
European route E8.
Overview
The route of the road is
Helsinki
Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the Capital city, capital, primate city, primate, and List of cities and towns in Finland, most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of U ...
–
Lahti
Lahti (; sv, Lahtis) is a city and municipality in Finland. It is the capital of the region of Päijänne Tavastia (Päijät-Häme) and its growing region is one of the main economic hubs of Finland. Lahti is situated on a bay at the southern e ...
–
Heinola –
Jyväskylä –
Äänekoski –
Oulu
Oulu ( , ; sv, Uleåborg ) is a city, municipality and a seaside resort of about 210,000 inhabitants in the region of North Ostrobothnia, Finland. It is the most populous city in northern Finland and the fifth most populous in the country after ...
–
Kemi
Kemi (; sme, Giepma ; smn, Kiemâ; sms, Ǩeeʹmm; Swedish (historically): ''Kiemi'') is a cities of Finland, town and municipalities of Finland, municipality of Finland. It is located very near the city of Tornio and the Finland–Sweden borde ...
–
Rovaniemi
Rovaniemi ( , ; sme, Roavvenjárga ; smn, Ruávinjargâ; sms, Ruäʹvnjargg) is a city and municipality of Finland. It is the administrative capital and commercial centre of Finland's northernmost province, Lapland, and its southern part Pe ...
–
Sodankylä –
Ivalo –
Inari –
Utsjoki.
At Heinola, another highway called
Finnish national road 5
Finnish national road 5 ( Finnish:''Valtatie 5'' or ''Viitostie'', Swedish: ''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 par ...
branches off from the road, which passes through
Mikkeli
Mikkeli (; sv, S:t Michel; la, Michaelia) is a town and municipality in Finland. It is located in what used to be the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Etelä-Savo region. The municipality has a population of () (around 34, ...
,
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 cu ...
,
Kajaani and
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 ...
, and finally coming together again with Highway 4 at Sodankylä.
The original highway 4 ran from Helsinki to
Petsamo Petsamo may refer to:
* Petsamo Province, a province of Finland from 1921 to 1922
* Petsamo, Tampere, a district in Tampere, Finland
* Pechengsky District
Pechengsky District (russian: Пе́ченгский райо́н; fi, Petsamo; no, Peisen ...
before
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the World War II by country, vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great power ...
. 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.
Images
Image:Motorway 4 in Helsinki Finland.jpg, Viikki suburb, Helsinki
Image:Highway 4 Helsinki Finland.jpg, Ring I interchange, Helsinki
Image:Lahdenvayla helsinki1.jpg, Jakomäki suburb, Helsinki
Image:Lahdenvayla helsinki2.jpg, Jakomäki suburb, Helsinki
Image:Valtatie 4.JPG, Tähtiniemi Bridge in Heinola
Image:Vaajakosken liikenneympyrä.JPG, Vaajakoski roundabout in Jyväskylä
Image:Valtatie 4 Finland Oulu Kontinkangas south.jpg, Kontinkangas
Kontinkangas is a district of Oulu, Finland. It is located to the east of the National road 4 and to the north of the National road 22 about two kilometers from the city centre. Its neighbouring districts are Kaukovainio, Raksila, Peltola and ...
suburb, Oulu
Image:Finnish national road 4 broad shoulder.jpg, Broad shoulder between Rovaniemi
Rovaniemi ( , ; sme, Roavvenjárga ; smn, Ruávinjargâ; sms, Ruäʹvnjargg) is a city and municipality of Finland. It is the administrative capital and commercial centre of Finland's northernmost province, Lapland, and its southern part Pe ...
and Sodankylä
Image:Ukonjärven pohjoispää.JPG, Ukonjärvi, Inari
Image:Talvituvan postilaatikko.JPG, Talvitupa, Inari
Image:Saamen silta.jpg, Sami Bridge in central Utsjoki, end point of national road 4
See also
*
Finnish national road 58
The Finnish national road 58 ( fi, Kantatie 58; sv, Stamväg 58) is the main road from Kangasala to Kärsämäki via Orivesi, Jämsä, Keuruu, Karstula, Kinnula and Haapajärvi. The road is also called Suomenselkätie and has been marketed as an ...
*
Highways in Finland
*
Åland Islands Highway 4
External links
NelostieyhdistysHS article International Edition
Roads in Finland
Roads within the Arctic Circle
Transport in Jyväskylä
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