European route E8
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Route information | |
Length | 1,410 km (880 mi) |
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North end | Tromsø, Norway |
South end | Turku, Finland |
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Finnish border sign on the E 8 road at Kilpisjärvi (in Finnish, Swedish and Northern Sami)
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Road sign above the E75/E8/road 4 near Oulu
The European route E8 is a European route that goes from Tromsø, Norway to Turku, Finland. The length of the route is 1,410 kilometres (880 mi).
- E8: Tromsø – Nordkjosbotn – Skibotn – Kilpisjärvi – Kaaresuvanto – Muonio – Tornio – Keminmaa – Kemi – Oulu – Liminka – Raahe – Kalajoki – Kokkola – Vaasa – Pori – Rauma – Turku
The road E8 was introduced in 1992 between Tromsø and Tornio. In the older E road system it had been called E78 since 1962. The E8 was extended from Tornio to Turku in 2002. In the older E road system that was used before 1985 (in the Nordic countries 1992), the E8 went London–Harwich–Hook of Holland–Hanover–Berlin–Warsaw–Brest.
Route[]
Norway
E8: Tromsøya - Nordkjosbotn (
E6) - Skibotn (
E6)
Finland
External links[]
- UN Economic Commission for Europe: Overall Map of E-road Network (2007)
Media related to E8 at Wikimedia Commons
E8 through Finland and Norway travel guide from Wikivoyage
Categories:
- International E-road network
- Norwegian national roads
- Roads in Finland
- Roads within the Arctic Circle
- Europe road stubs