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Finnish national road 5

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National Road 5
Valtatie 5 / Riksväg 5
Route information
Part of E63
Maintained by Väylävirasto / Trafikledsverket
(Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency)
Length905 km (562 mi)
Major junctions
FromLusi, Heinola
ToSodankylä
Location
CountryFinland
Major citiesMikkeli, Kuopio, Kajaani, Kuusamo, Kemijärvi
Highway system
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

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The road runs through the following municipalities: HeinolaPertunmaaMäntyharjuHirvensalmiMikkeliJuvaJoroinenVarkausLeppävirtaKuopioSiilinjärviLapinlahtiIisalmiSonkajärviKajaaniPaltamoRistijärviHyrynsalmiSuomussalmiTaivalkoskiKuusamoPosioSallaKemijärviPelkosenniemiSodankylä.

Trivia

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  • 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

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