European route E8

E8
Route information
Length:	1,410 km (880 mi)
Major junctions
North end:	Tromsø (Norway)
South end:	Turku (Finland)
Location
Countries:	Norway, Finland
Highway system
International E-road network

Finnish border sign on the E 8 road at Kilpisjärvi (in Finnish, Swedish and Northern Sami)

Road sign above the E75/E8/road 4 near Oulu

The European route E 8 is a European route that goes from Tromsø, Norway to Turku, Finland. The length of the route is 1,410 kilometres (880 mi).

• E 8: Tromsø – Nordkjosbotn – Skibotn – Kilpisjärvi – Kaaresuvanto – Muonio – Tornio – Keminmaa – Kemi – Oulu – Liminka – Raahe – Kalajoki – Kokkola – Vaasa – Pori – Rauma – Turku

In Finland, the road E 8 follows:

• Highway 21, Kilpisjärvi–Tornio
• Highway 29, Tornio–Keminmaa
• Highway 4, Keminmaa–Liminka
• Highway 8, Liminka–Turku

The road E8 was introduced in 1992 between Tromsø–Tornio. In the older E road system it was called E78 since 1962. The E8 was extended Tornio–Turku in year 2002. In the older E road system that was used before 1985 (in the Nordic countries 1992) the E8 went London–Harwich–Hoek van Holland–Hannover–Berlin–Warszawa–Brest.

External links

Media related to E 8 at Wikimedia Commons