Finnish national road 3

Finnish national road 3
Valtatie 3, Riksväg 3
Route information
Maintained by the Finnish Road Administration
Length	424 km (263 mi)
Major junctions
From	Helsinki
To	Vaasa
Location
Major cities	Hämeenlinna, Tampere
Highway system
Highways in Finland

Finnish national road 3 (Finnish: Valtatie 3 or Kolmostie; Swedish: Riksväg 3) is a highway in Finland between Helsinki and Vaasa via Tampere. The road is 424 kilometres (263 mi) long and it is part of the European route E12. 180 kilometres (110 mi) of the highway is motorway.

Route

The route of the road is: Helsinki – Vantaa – Nurmijärvi – Hyvinkää – Riihimäki – Janakkala – Hämeenlinna – Hattula – Kalvola – Valkeakoski – Akaa – Valkeakoski (again) – Lempäälä – Tampere – Pirkkala – Nokia – Tampere (again) – Ylöjärvi – Hämeenkyrö – Ikaalinen – Parkano – Jalasjärvi – Kurikka – Ilmajoki – Isokyrö – Laihia – Korsholm – Vaasa.

External links

Media related to National road 3 (Finland) at Wikimedia Commons

• Matti Grönroos – Valtatie 3 (in Finnish)