European route E8
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Route information | |
Length | 1,410 km (880 mi) |
Major junctions | |
North end | Tromsø (Norway) |
South end | Turku (Finland) |
Location | |
Countries | Norway, Finland |
Highway system | |
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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