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===Highways=== {{main|Highways in Finland}} [[File:Lakalaivan eritasoliittymä 1.jpg|thumb|Lakalaiva interchange on the highways [[Finnish national road 3|3 (E12)]] and [[Finnish national road 9|9 (E63)]] in [[Tampere]], [[Finland]].]] 64% of all traffic on public roads takes place on main roads,<ref name="Road_statistics_2010" />{{rp|11}} which are divided into [[Highways in Finland|class I]] (''{{lang|fi|valtatie}}/{{lang|sv|riksväg}}'') and class II (''{{lang|fi|kantatie}}/{{lang|sv|stamväg}}'') main roads. Motorways have been constructed in the country since the 1960s, but they are still reasonably rare because traffic volumes are not large enough to motivate their construction. There are {{convert|863|km|mi}} of motorways.<ref name="Road_statistics_2010" />{{rp|23}} Longest stretches are [[Helsinki]]–[[Turku]] ([[Finnish national road 1|Main road 1]]/[[European route E18|E18]]), [[Vantaa]]–[[Ylöjärvi]] ([[Finnish national road 3|Main road 3]]/[[European route E12|E12]]), [[Helsinki]]–[[Heinola]] ([[Finnish national road 4|Main road 4]]/[[European route E75|E75]]), and [[Helsinki]]–[[Vaalimaa]] ([[Finnish national road 7|Main road 7]]/[[European route E18|E18]]). [[The world's most northern|The world's northernmost motorway]] is also located in Finland between [[Keminmaa]] and [[Tornio]] ([[Finnish national road 29|Main road 29]]/[[European route E8|E8]]). There are no [[toll road]]s in Finland.<ref>[http://www.rhinocarhire.com/Drive-Smart-Blog/Drive-Smart-Finland.aspx Guide to Driving In Finland – Drive Safe in Finland] Rhino Car Hire</ref>
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