Finnish national road 4

Finnish national road 4 (Valtatie 4 or Nelostie; Riksväg 4 or Riksfyran; also known as Lahti Highway (Lahdenväylä; Lahtisleden) in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area) is a highway in Finland. It is the main route from Helsinki to Northern Finland and a major road link in the country. It runs from Erottaja in Helsinki to Sami Bridge in Utsjoki. The road is long, making it Finland's longest highway. The road is also part of the European route E75 and it is a part of TERN; the section between Oulu and Kemi is part of the European route E8. The route of the road is Helsinki – Lahti – Heinola – Jyväskylä – Äänekoski – Oulu – Kemi – Rovaniemi – Sodankylä – Ivalo – Inari – Utsjoki. At Heinola, another highway called Finnish national road 5 branches off from the road, which passes through Mikkeli, Kuopio, Kajaani and Kuusamo, and finally coming together again with Highway 4 at Sodankylä. The original highway 4 ran from Helsinki to Petsamo before World War II. Since the end of the war, the road has been rerouted to Ivalo and Karigasniemi on the Norwegian border. Other route modifications have been made through the years. Image:Motorway 4 in Helsinki Finland.jpg|Viikki suburb, Helsinki Image:Highway 4 Helsinki Finland.jpg|Ring I interchange, Helsinki Image:Lahdenvayla helsinki1.jpg|Jakomäki suburb, Helsinki Image:Lahdenvayla helsinki2.jpg|Jakomäki suburb, Helsinki Image:Valtatie 4.JPG|[[Tähtiniemi Bridge]] in Heinola Image:Vaajakosken liikenneympyrä.JPG|Vaajakoski roundabout in Jyväskylä Image:Valtatie 4 Finland Oulu Kontinkangas south.jpg|[[Kontinkangas]] suburb, Oulu Image:Finnish national road 4 broad shoulder.jpg|Broad shoulder between [[Rovaniemi]] and [[Sodankylä]] Image:Ukonjärven pohjoispää.JPG|Ukonjärvi, Inari Image:Talvituvan postilaatikko.JPG|Talvitupa, Inari Image:Saamen silta.