Highway 4 (Finland) Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
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About Highway 4 (Finland)
When the first numbering system for roads was established in Finland in 1938, highway 4 connected Helsinki to Petsamo on the Arctic Sea. After theSecond World War, that area became part of theSoviet Unionand Petsamo is nowadays calledPechenga. The northern end of the road was transferred toKarigasniemi, and in 1993 to Utsjoki. There have been some other changes to the route over the decades, most notably in the southern end. Originally, highway 4 lead straight north from Helsinki toHyvinkää, along what is now zig-zagging minor roads up toPadasjokiand along the western bank of Lake Päijänne to Jämsä andJyväskylä. Later the road was routed viaLahti, but still along the western bank of Lake Päijänne, and since 1996 east of the lake. North of Jyväskylä the route has (aside of the very northern
Highway 4 (Finland) Travel Guide Sections
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