The road
Helsinki to Kuopio by car
390 km, about 3 h 54 on the fastest road, through Finland. Fuel from about €64 in a petrol car at this week's prices.
Measured on the road our router draws, 2026-10-09. Your own start and vehicle change every number — that is what the button at the end is for.
390 km fastest road, one way · 3 h 54 driving without stops · 1 country
The road, country by country
- 🇫🇮 Finland · 390 km
🦌 Finland: wildlife warning signs along 65 km of this road (moose) — most collisions happen at dusk and dawn, September to November. Väylävirasto (CC BY 4.0)
What it costs to drive
Fuel at the 2026-09-27 prices of the EU Weekly Oil Bulletin, per country crossed. Tolls are an estimate from published per-kilometre tariffs plus the crossings on this road. Beds and food are not here: they depend on how you travel.
A camper, the whole sum: one day's drive, self-catering for two about €25 — with the fuel and tolls below about €143.
| Vehicle | Fuel | Tolls | Together | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Car, petrol | €64 | €0 | €64 | 27 l at 7 l/100 km |
| Car, diesel | €64 | €0 | €64 | 25 l at 6.5 l/100 km |
| Camper, diesel | €118 | €0 | €118 | 47 l at 12 l/100 km |
- 🇫🇮 petrol €2.33 · diesel €2.52 /l
Where to sleep beside the road
30 campsites and camper sites within 10 km of this road, from OpenStreetMap. A few between the two ends:
- ⛺ Herrasmannin Leirintäalue · campsite · km 107, 1.7 km off the road
- ⛺ Heinola Camping Heinäsaari · campsite · km 137, 0.3 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: electric hook-ups · motorhomes can come · dogs welcome · showers and toilets · fine with small children · an accessible toilet · tents welcome
- ⛺ Visulahti · campsite · km 233, 1.2 km off the road
- ⛺ Juva Camping · campsite · km 268, 1.1 km off the road
- ⛺ SF-C Jokiranta · campsite · km 299, 2.9 km off the road
- ⛺ Mansikkaharju lomakeskus · campsite · km 336, 0.1 km off the road
Worth a detour
Between the two ends, within 10 km of the road — the places the map marks as notable.
- ◆ Finnish Aviation Museum · museum · km 18, 7.5 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from its Wikipedia article: not cheap
- ◆ Alikartanon museo · museum · km 52, 4.5 km off the road
- ◆ Heikan Jussin suutarinmökkimuseo · museum · km 91, 6.9 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: activities for children
- ◆ Lanu-puisto · attraction · km 103, 4.4 km off the road
- ◆ Iso-Pappila · museum · km 188, 8.1 km off the road
- ◆ Pursiala giant's cauldron · attraction · km 229, 1.6 km off the road
- ◆ The Mechanical Music Museum · museum · km 314, 0.4 km off the road
Plan this road from your own door: your car, your dates, the beds and the food priced the same honest way.