Highways in Finland, or Main roads, comprise the highest categories of roads in Finland:
Highways in Finland, or Main roads, comprise the highest categories of roads in Finland:
Highways numbered from 1 to 7 radiate from the capital Helsinki (Highways 2, 5 and 6 diverge from 1, 4 and 7, respectively), while highways 8 to 10 radiate from Turku on the south-western coast of Finland. Highways 11 and 12 originate in Tampere. The rest of the highways start from other major cities.
Sections of highways between major cities have often been upgraded to motorways, for example between Helsinki and Tampere. Since Finland is a large and sparsely populated country, there is no reason to upgrade all highways to motorways.
The motorway network totals 926 kilometres (575 mi). In addition to that, there are 124 kilometres (77 mi) of motortrafficways, which are reserved only for motor traffic. [1]
Helsinki − Turku Vihti (1 km) Vantaa − Tampere - Ylöjärvi Helsingby (Korsholm) − Vaasa Helsinki − Heinola Vaajakoski − Jyväskylä − Kirri Liminka − Oulu – Haukipudas Marostenmäki (Simo) − Kemi − Keminmaa (20,9 km) Lusi, Heinola (3 km) Vehmasmäki − Kuopio Kuopio − Siilinjärvi Mansikkala − Kaukopää (Imatra) Reijola − Käpykangas (Joensuu) (10,8 km) Helsinki − Kotka − Vaalimaa [2] Turku − Nousiainen Korsholm − Vaasa (shared with valtatie 3) Turku − Lieto Viiala − Tampere Kuopio − Siilinjärvi (part of Valtatie 5) Ylämylly (Liperi) − Reijola (Joensuu) (21 km) Tampere − Nokia Lohjanharju − Lohja (part of Valtatie 1) Tornio − Keminmaa (World's northernmost motorway)The former routes of the following highways differ significantly from the current ones, or have been completely abolished.
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Polish Legion in Finland was a military unit made up of ethnic Poles who had been soldiers of the Russian Imperial Army during World War I and stationed in the Grand Duchy of Finland. Created on April 24, 1917, in Viipuri, the unit existed until March 1, 1918. It comprised an infantry battalion in Viipuri, an infantry company in Ino, and a heavy artillery battery in Sveaborg. At its peak, the Legion comprised 37 officers and 1,700 soldiers and was commanded by Captain Stanisław Bogusławski.
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