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National Road 8
Valtatie 8(Finnish)
Riksväg 8(Swedish)
Valtatie 8, Riksväg 8
Route information
Part of E8
Maintained by the Finnish Transport Agency
Length
626 km (389 mi)
Existed
1938–present
Major junctions
From
Turku
Major intersections
Vaasa
To
Liminka
Location
Country
Finland
Major cities
Rauma, Pori, Vaasa, Kokkola
Highway system
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.
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