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Ring II (pronounced "ring two", , ; also known as ''Kilonväylä''Espoo puolustaa Kehä II:n jatketta – "Asukasmäärä kasvaa eivätkä liikkumisen tarve ja ruuhkaisuus vähene nykyisestä"
(in Finnish)) in the city of
Espoo Espoo (, ; ) is a city in Finland. It is located to the west of the capital, Helsinki, in southern Uusimaa. The population is approximately . It is the most populous Municipalities of Finland, municipality in Finland. Espoo is part of the Helsi ...
is one of the major highways in Finland. The road runs north–south, connecting Turuntie in the north, to Länsiväylä in the south. Despite its name suggesting a circle, it has not been built as a true beltway yet, unlike the parallel Ring I and Ring III highways.


History

The road was initially planned in the 1960s, but it was not until the end of 2000 that the first phase was completed.


Future

Since the cross-city traffic in Espoo,
Kauniainen Kauniainen (; ) is a town in Finland, located in the southern interior of the country. Kauniainen is situated in the southern part of the Uusimaa region, and it is Enclave and exclave, enclaved by the City of Espoo. The population of Kauniainen ...
and Vantaa is estimated to nearly double by the year 2025, plans have been made to extend Ring II to connect up with Finnish national road 3 () in the northeast and add lanes where the road is currently only one lane wide in each direction.


See also

* Ring I * Ring III


References


External links

Ring roads in Finland Roads in Finland Transport in Espoo {{Europe-road-stub