Finnish national road 3
Finnish national road 3 (Finnish: Valtatie 3 or Kolmostie; Swedish: Riksväg 3) is a highway in Finland between Helsinki and Vaasa via Tampere. The road is 424 kilometres (263 mi) long and it is part of the European route E12. 180 kilometres (110 mi) of the highway is motorway, connecting Helsinki to Tampere. North of Tampere, the road is mostly two-lane road, with a share of 2+1 road.
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| Valtatie 3, Riksväg 3 | |
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| Route information | |
| Maintained by the Finnish Road Administration | |
| Length | 424 km (263 mi) |
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| From | Helsinki |
| To | Vaasa |
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| Major cities | Hämeenlinna, Tampere |
| Highway system | |
| Highways in Finland | |
Route
The route of the road is: Helsinki – Vantaa – Nurmijärvi – Hyvinkää – Riihimäki – Janakkala – Hämeenlinna – Hattula – Kalvola – Valkeakoski – Akaa – Valkeakoski (again) – Lempäälä – Tampere – Pirkkala – Nokia – Tampere (again) – Ylöjärvi – Hämeenkyrö – Ikaalinen – Parkano – Jalasjärvi – Kurikka – Ilmajoki – Isokyrö – Laihia – Korsholm – Vaasa.
External links
Media related to National road 3 (Finland) at Wikimedia Commons
- Matti Grönroos – Valtatie 3 (in Finnish)
