Finnish national road 8
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| Valtatie 8, Riksväg 8 | |
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| Maintained by the Finnish Transport Agency | |
| Length: | 626 km (389 mi) |
| Existed: | 1938 – present |
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| From: | Turku |
| Vaasa | |
| To: | Liminka |
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| Major cities: | Rauma, Pori, Vaasa, Kokkola |
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| Highways in Finland | |
Finnish national road 8 (Finnish: valtatie 8, Swedish: riksväg 8) runs along the western coast of Finland. The road starts at Turku, continues to Vaasa and ends in the intersection with Finnish national road 4 in Liminka, 25 km south of Oulu. It constitutes much of the length of European route E8. Cities along the road are Rauma, Pori, Kristinestad, Närpes, Vaasa, Nykarleby, Kokkola and Raahe. From Liminka, the road continues to the same direction to Oulu as road 4; road 4 to Liminka intersects it from the left.
Although running along the coast of the Gulf of Bothnia, it is not a scenic coastal road: the only views of the sea are when the road crosses the mouth of Kyrönjoki river in Vassor, Korsholm and Oravaisfjärden, Oravais (Finnish: Oravaistenlahti, Oravainen). Most of the road is regular road with one lane in each direction. There are short sections of motorway in the stretches Turku–Raisio and Vaasa–Helsingby (motorway exiting Vaasa, shared with Finnish national road 3). A motorway extension is under construction between Raisio and Masku, expected to be completed in 2016.
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