National Road 5 | |
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Valtatie 5 / Riksväg 5 | |
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Route information | |
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Maintained by Väylävirasto / Trafikledsverket (Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency) | |
Length | 905 km (562 mi) |
Major junctions | |
From | Lusi, Heinola |
To | Sodankylä |
Location | |
Country | Finland |
Major cities | Mikkeli, Kuopio, Kajaani, Kuusamo, Kemijärvi |
Highway system | |
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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.[1] National road 5 forms part of the E63 between Vehmasmäki (Kuopio) and Sodankylä.
The route
The road runs through the following municipalities: Heinola – Pertunmaa – Mäntyharju – Hirvensalmi – Mikkeli – Juva – Joroinen – Varkaus – Leppävirta – Kuopio – Siilinjärvi – Lapinlahti – Iisalmi – Sonkajärvi – Kajaani – Paltamo – Ristijärvi – Hyrynsalmi – Suomussalmi – Taivalkoski – Kuusamo – Posio – Salla – Kemijärvi – Pelkosenniemi – Sodankylä.
Trivia
- Kuortti'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.[2]
- The band Aavikko has written a song about National road 5 called "Viitostie".
References
External links
Media related to National road 5 (Finland) at Wikimedia Commons