Finnish national road 5

{{Short description|Road in Finland}}

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{{Infobox road

|country=FIN

|type=National

|route=5

|alternate_name = Valtatie 5 / Riksväg 5

|maint = Väylävirasto / Trafikledsverket
(Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency)

|map = Finland national road 5.png

|length_km = 905

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|established =

|direction_a =

|terminus_a = Lusi, Heinola

|junction =

|direction_b =

|terminus_b = Sodankylä

|cities = Mikkeli, Kuopio, Kajaani, Kuusamo, Kemijärvi

|previous_type =

|previous_route =

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|next_route =

|e-road={{jct|country=FIN|E|63}}

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File:Valtatie 5 Kuortti.jpg, Pertunmaa in May 2018]]

File:High road 5.JPG]]

File:Highway 5 Paltamo, Finland.jpg in June 2011]]

Finnish national road 5 (Finnish:Valtatie 5 or Viitostie, Swedish: Riksväg 5) is a main route connecting Lusi (Heinola) in the south of the country to Sodankylä in the north. It is 905 kilometres long.{{Cite web|url=http://maps.google.fi/maps?saddr=Reitti+5&daddr=67.00988,27.56899+to:Tuntematon+tie&hl=fi&ll=61.35988,25.97168&spn=1.406057,5.822754&sll=67.117681,26.878052&sspn=0.285152,1.455688&geocode=FVUfpwMdw8-NAQ%3BFVh9_gMdXqukASk7t8jog-4sRDHgXAYJ1kYBEw%3BFVKlBAQdMrmVAQ&vpsrc=6&mra=dpe&mrsp=1&sz=10&via=1&t=m&z=8|title=Google Maps|author=}} National road 5 forms part of the E63 between Vehmasmäki (Kuopio) and Sodankylä.

The route

The road runs through the following municipalities: HeinolaPertunmaaMäntyharjuHirvensalmiMikkeliJuvaJoroinenVarkausLeppävirtaKuopioSiilinjärviLapinlahtiIisalmiSonkajärviKajaaniPaltamoRistijärviHyrynsalmiSuomussalmiTaivalkoskiKuusamoPosioSallaKemijärviPelkosenniemiSodankylä.

Trivia

  • Kuortti's ABC filling station is the most popular in Finland in terms of sales; according to the cooperative, in 2017 more than three million customers visited it.[https://www.pitajanuutiset.fi/2018/02/20/suomen-suosituimman-abcn-remontti-on-loppusuoralla-ravintola-ja-wct-menevat-uusiksi/ Suomen suosituimman ABC:n remontti on loppusuoralla – ravintola ja wc:t menevät uusiksi] (in Finnish)
  • The band Aavikko has written a song about National road 5 called "Viitostie".

References

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