European route E8 explained

Country:	EUR
Type:	E
Route:	8
Length Km:	1410
Map Custom:	yes
Direction A:	North
Terminus A:	Tromsø, Norway
Direction B:	South
Terminus B:	Turku, Finland
Countries:	Norway Finland

The European route E8 is a European route that runs between Tromsø, Norway and Turku, Finland. The length of the route is 1410km (880miles).

• E8: Tromsø – Nordkjosbotn – Skibotn – Kilpisjärvi – Kaaresuvanto – Muonio – Tornio – Keminmaa – Kemi – Oulu – Liminka – Raahe – Kalajoki – Kokkola – Vaasa – Pori – Rauma – Turku

History

In the older E-road system that was used from 1950 to 1985 (in the Nordic countries until 1992), the E8 went London – Colchester – Harwich – ferry connection – Hook of Holland – The Hague – Utrecht – Oeynhausen – Hanover – Berlin – Poznań – Krośniewice – Łowicz – Warsaw – USSR border^[1] (Brest). It connected with E1, E2, E5, E31, E107, E108 and E113 routes.^[2]

The current E8 route was introduced in early 1990s between Tromsø and Tornio^[3] and extended from Tornio to Turku in 2001. In the older E road system it had been called E78 since 1962.

Route

• Norway

Tromsøya - Nordkjosbotn - Skibotn

• Finland

Kilpisjärvi - Karesuvanto - Tornio

Tornio - Kemi

Kemi - Oulu

Oulu - Vaasa - Pori - Turku

External links

• UN Economic Commission for Europe: Overall Map of E-road Network (2007)

Notes and References

1. Web site: DECLARATION ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF MAIN INTERNATIONAL TRAFFIC ARTERIES SIGNED AT GENEVA ON 16 SEPTEMBER 1950 / DECLARATION SUR LA CONSTRUCTION DE GRANDES ROUTES DE TRAFIC INTERNATIONAL SIGNEE A GENEVE LE 16 SEPTEMBRE 1950 . . 1951 . . English, French . 2023-02-10 .
2. Web site: E8 (Old System) . 2023-02-10 . Roader's Digest: The SABRE Wiki . SABRE.
3. Web site: E8 (Europa) . E8 (Europe) . . Wegenwiki . Dutch . 2023-02-10.