, sv, Riksfyran;
fi, Lahdenväylä; sv, Lahtisleden , maint = the Finnish Transport Agency , map = Finland national road 4.png , length_km = 1295 , length_round = , length_ref = , established = 1938 , direction_a = , terminus_a =

Helsinki Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the Capital city, capital, primate city, primate, and List of cities and towns in Finland, most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of U ...

, junction = Highway 7 (14 km) in

Ring 3 (17 km) in

Vantaa Vantaa (; sv, Vanda, ) is a city and municipality in Finland. It is part of the inner core of the Finnish Capital Region along with Helsinki, Espoo, and Kauniainen. With a population of (), Vantaa is the fourth most populated city in Finland ...

Highway 25 and Highway 55 (59 km) Highway 12 (103 km) in

Lahti Lahti (; sv, Lahtis) is a city and municipality in Finland. It is the capital of the region of Päijänne Tavastia (Päijät-Häme) and its growing region is one of the main economic hubs of Finland. Lahti is situated on a bay at the southern e ...

Highway 12 (105 km) in

Highway 24 (107 km) Highway 46 (144 km) Highway 5 (148 km) Highway 9,

Highway 13 The following roads may be referred to as Route 13 or Highway 13. For a list of roads named A13, see List of A13 roads. International * Asian Highway 13 * European route E13 * European route E013 Afghanistan *The Kabul–Behsud Highway - N ...

and Highway 23 (260 km) Highway 9, Highway 18 and Highway 23 (269 km) Highway 69 and road 627 (301 km)

(307 km) Highway 77 (364 km) Highway 77 (377 km) Highway 27 (450 km) Highway 58 (483 km) Highway 28 (484 km) Highway 88 (516 km) Highway 8 (585 km) Highway 22 (606 km)

Highway 20 Route 20, or Highway 20, may refer to: International * European route E20 Australia * Sturt Highway (NSW/VIC/SA) * Yarra Bank Highway Brazil * BR-020 Canada * Alberta Highway 20 * British Columbia Highway 20 * Manitoba Highway 20 * New ...

(610 km) Highway 29 (723 km)

Highway 79 The following highways are numbered 79: Australia * Calder Highway * Silver City Highway * (South Australia) India * National Highway 79 (India) Iran * Road 79 Israel * Highway 79 (Israel) Korea, South * National Route 79 * Gukjido 79 New ...

and Highway 78 (830 km) Highway 81 (832 km) Highway 82 (856 km)

Highway 80 The following highways are numbered 80: International * European route E80 * Arab Mashreq route M80 Australia * Buchanan Highway * Burleigh Connection Road - Queensland State Route 80 * M80 Ring Road, ''North East Link (under construction)'' ...

and Highway 5 (958 km)

Highway 91 The following highways are numbered 91: International * European route E91 Australia * Cairns Western Arterial Road * Summerland Way Brasil * SP-91, state highway in Sao Paulo Canada * British Columbia Highway 91 ** British Columbia Highway 9 ...

(1117 km) Highway 92 (1181 km) Highway 92 (1187 km) Norwegian border (1283 km) , direction_b = , terminus_b = Utsjoki , cities =

, Jyväskylä,

Oulu Oulu ( , ; sv, Uleåborg ) is a city, municipality and a seaside resort of about 210,000 inhabitants in the region of North Ostrobothnia, Finland. It is the most populous city in northern Finland and the fifth most populous in the country after ...

Kemi Kemi (; sme, Giepma ; smn, Kiemâ; sms, Ǩeeʹmm; Swedish (historically): ''Kiemi'') is a cities of Finland, town and municipalities of Finland, municipality of Finland. It is located very near the city of Tornio and the Finland–Sweden borde ...

Rovaniemi Rovaniemi ( , ; sme, Roavvenjárga ; smn, Ruávinjargâ; sms, Ruäʹvnjargg) is a city and municipality of Finland. It is the administrative capital and commercial centre of Finland's northernmost province, Lapland, and its southern part Pe ...

, previous_type = , previous_route = , next_type = , next_route = , e-road = Finnish national road 4 ( fi, Valtatie 4 or ; sv, Riksväg 4 or ; also known as Lahti Highway ( fi, Lahdenväylä; sv, Lahtisleden) in the

Helsinki Metropolitan Area Greater Helsinki ( fi, Helsingin seutu, Suur-Helsinki, Swedish: ''Helsingforsregionen'', ''Storhelsingfors'') is the metropolitan area surrounding Helsinki, the capital city of Finland. It includes the smaller Capital Region (''Pääkaupunkiseutu ...

) is a

highway A highway is any public or private road or other public way on land. It is used for major roads, but also includes other public roads and public tracks. In some areas of the United States, it is used as an equivalent term to controlled-access ...

Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bot ...

. It is the main route from

to Northern Finland and a major road link in the country. It runs from

Erottaja Erottaja ( sv, Skillnaden), meaning "the separator", is a public square near the centre of Helsinki, Finland. Erottaja square has been selected as the official geographic " zero point" of Helsinki. Distances to all other cities in Finland are me ...

in Helsinki to Sami Bridge in Utsjoki. The road is long, making it Finland's longest highway. The road is also part of the

European route E75 European route E 75 is part of the International E-road network, which is a series of main roads in Europe. The E 75 starts at the town of Vardø in Norway by the Barents Sea and it runs south through Finland, Poland, Czech Republic, ...

and it is a part of TERN; the section between

and

is part of the European route E8.

Overview

The route of the road is

–

– Heinola – Jyväskylä – Äänekoski –

–

– Sodankylä – Ivalo – Inari – Utsjoki. At Heinola, another highway called

Finnish national road 5 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. National road 5 forms par ...

branches off from the road, which passes through

Mikkeli Mikkeli (; sv, S:t Michel; la, Michaelia) is a town and municipality in Finland. It is located in what used to be the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Etelä-Savo region. The municipality has a population of () (around 34, ...

Kuopio Kuopio (, ) is a Finnish city and municipality located in the region of Northern Savonia. It has a population of , which makes it the most populous municipality in Finland. Along with Joensuu, Kuopio is one of the major urban, economic, and cu ...

, Kajaani and

Kuusamo Kuusamo ( sme, Guossán; smn, Kuáccám) is a town and municipality in Finland. It is located in the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . T ...

, and finally coming together again with Highway 4 at Sodankylä. The original highway 4 ran from Helsinki to

Petsamo Petsamo may refer to: * Petsamo Province, a province of Finland from 1921 to 1922 * Petsamo, Tampere, a district in Tampere, Finland * Pechengsky District Pechengsky District (russian: Пе́ченгский райо́н; fi, Petsamo; no, Peisen ...

before

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the World War II by country, vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great power ...

. Since the end of the war, the road has been rerouted to Ivalo and Karigasniemi on the Norwegian border. Other route modifications have been made through the years.

Images

Image:Motorway 4 in Helsinki Finland.jpg, Viikki suburb, Helsinki Image:Highway 4 Helsinki Finland.jpg, Ring I interchange, Helsinki Image:Lahdenvayla helsinki1.jpg, Jakomäki suburb, Helsinki Image:Lahdenvayla helsinki2.jpg, Jakomäki suburb, Helsinki Image:Valtatie 4.JPG, Tähtiniemi Bridge in Heinola Image:Vaajakosken liikenneympyrä.JPG, Vaajakoski roundabout in Jyväskylä Image:Valtatie 4 Finland Oulu Kontinkangas south.jpg,

Kontinkangas Kontinkangas is a district of Oulu, Finland. It is located to the east of the National road 4 and to the north of the National road 22 about two kilometers from the city centre. Its neighbouring districts are Kaukovainio, Raksila, Peltola and ...

suburb, Oulu Image:Finnish national road 4 broad shoulder.jpg, Broad shoulder between

and Sodankylä Image:Ukonjärven pohjoispää.JPG, Ukonjärvi, Inari Image:Talvituvan postilaatikko.JPG, Talvitupa, Inari Image:Saamen silta.jpg, Sami Bridge in central Utsjoki, end point of national road 4

External links

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Overview

Images

See also

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