Blue Highway (tourist route)
| Blue Highway | |
|---|---|
| Route information | |
| Length: | 1,800 km (1,100 mi) |
| Major junctions | |
| Northwest end: | Mo i Rana |
| East end: | Pudozh |
| Location | |
| Countries: | Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia |
| Major cities: | Mo i Rana, Storuman, Lycksele, Umeå, Vaasa, Lapua, Viitasaari, Kuopio, Joensuu, Tohmajärvi, Pryazha, Petrozavodsk |
| Highway system | |
| Transport in Europe | |
Blue Highway (Norwegian: Blå vegen, Swedish: Blå vägen, Finnish: Sininen tie, Russian: Голубая дорога) is an international tourist route from Norway via Sweden and Finland to Russia.
The Blue Highway follows the ancient waterways from the Atlantic Ocean to Lake Onega. There are numerous lakes and rivers by the road. Vast areas of taiga forest dominate the landscape, and a section of the Scandinavian Mountains in Norway and western Sweden.
There are rural villages as well as cities and towns by the Blue Highway.
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