E8 through Finland and Norway Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
European road in Norway and Finland
About E8 through Finland and Norway
The route goes along thewest coast of Finland, through the mostly flatOstrobothniaandWestern Oulu regions, by the Swedish border along the Torne river and its tributaries inFinnish Lapland, along the border through remote fell landscapes, through a mountain pass in Norway and then the last stretch along theNorwegian fjordsto Tromsø, the capital of the countyTroms. Although quite small, Tromsø is one of the most important Arctic cities. There are archipelagos all along the coast: the extensiveArchipelago Seain the south until Uusikaupunki, the UNESCO World HeritageKvarkenby Vaasa, and other islands nearly everywhere else. The sea and archipelagos have been important for the population along the coast, and you should probably make some sidetrips there, although the modern route mostly goes a
E8 through Finland and Norway Travel Guide Sections
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