The road
Helsinki to Saariselkä by car
1084 km, about 11 h 30 on the fastest road, through Finland. Fuel from about €177 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.
1084 km fastest road, one way · 11 h 30 driving without stops · 1 country
The road, country by country
- 🇫🇮 Finland · 1084 km
🦌 Finland: wildlife warning signs along 219 km of this road (moose, deer) — 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: 2 days of driving, one night at a campsite about €25 each, self-catering for two about €25 a day — with the fuel and tolls below about €403.
| Vehicle | Fuel | Tolls | Together | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Car, petrol | €177 | €0 | €177 | 76 l at 7 l/100 km |
| Car, diesel | €178 | €0 | €178 | 70 l at 6.5 l/100 km |
| Camper, diesel | €328 | €0 | €328 | 130 l at 12 l/100 km |
- 🇫🇮 petrol €2.33 · diesel €2.52 /l
Where to sleep beside the road
67 campsites and camper sites within 10 km of this road, from OpenStreetMap. A few between the two ends:
- ⛺ Caravan site / aire · camper site · km 596, 0.1 km off the road
- ⛺ Caravan site / aire · camper site · km 833, 0.1 km off the road
- ⛺ BestPark Arctic Circle · camper site · km 833, 0.1 km off the road
- ⛺ Orakoski · camper site · km 943, 0.1 km off the road
- ⛺ Kiveliön Kala · campsite · km 1020, 0.1 km off the road
- ⛺ Vuotson Maja · campsite · km 1042, 0.1 km off the road
Places of remembrance near the road: Helena Takalon patsas (km 446), The Statue of Frans Michael Franzén (km 605).
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
- ◆ Säynätsalo Town Hall · museum · km 250, 6.7 km off the road
- ◆ Finnish Air Force Museum · museum · km 285, 1.3 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: not cheap
- ◆ Kemi Snowcastle · attraction · km 709, 1.1 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from its Wikipedia article: fine with small children · a playground · closed part of the year · activities for children
- ◆ Santa Claus Village · theme park · km 833, 0.1 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: fine with small children
- ◆ Sodankylä Old Church · attraction · km 954, 0.3 km off the road
On this road
Plan this road from your own door: your car, your dates, the beds and the food priced the same honest way.