Tropaeolum

by | Mar 23, 2018 | Tropaeolum

How Can We Help?
You are here:
< Back
National road 5 at Kuortti, Pertunmaa in May 2018
Heading south on National road 5 near Kallansillat at Kuopio
National road 5 at Paltamo in June 2011

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

  1. ^ "Google Maps".
  2. ^ Suomen suosituimman ABC:n remontti on loppusuoralla – ravintola ja wc:t menevät uusiksi (in Finnish)

Media related to National road 5 (Finland) at Wikimedia Commons

Categories
Table of Contents