The road
Helsinki to Svolvær by car
1480 km, about 16 h 18 on the fastest road, through Finland, Sweden and Norway. Fuel from about €211 in a petrol car at this week's prices, with about €2 in tolls on the way.
Measured on the road our router draws, 2026-10-26. Your own start and vehicle change every number — that is what the button at the end is for.
1480 km fastest road, one way · 16 h 18 driving without stops · 3 countries
What does this road cost in your vehicle?
The nights, tolls for your vehicle class, fuel stops and any ferry — planned in seconds.
The trip, at your pace
Each pace is its own plan of this road for two by car: the driving days it needs, the nights on the way and at Svolvær, and what it costs.
| Pace | Days | Nights | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Relaxed ≈ 4 h a day | 11 days | 10 nights | ≈ €1,216 fuel €426 · tolls €2 · 10 nights €264 · food €524 |
| Comfortable ≈ 5 h a day | 10 days | 9 nights | ≈ €1,146 fuel €426 · tolls €2 · 9 nights €241 · food €477 |
| Long days ≈ 7 h a day | 9 days | 8 nights | ≈ €1,072 fuel €424 · tolls €2 · 8 nights €216 · food €430 |
Places on the way
802 km
Photo: Roquai · Public domain Bothnian Bay National Park
Day 3 · 22 km after last night's stop
Bothnian Bay National Park is a national park in Lapland, Finland. Wikipedia
1,266 km
Photo: q8 · CC BY-SA 2.0 Abisko National Park
Day 4 · 155 km into the day · a lunch stop
Abisko National Park is a National Park in Sweden, established in 1909. Wikipedia
12 km
Photo: Lukas Beck · CC BY 4.0 Lofoten
Day 5 · 12 km from Svolvær
Lofoten is an archipelago and a traditional district in the county of Nordland, Norway. Wikipedia
22 km
Photo: Guttorm Raknes (Drguttorm) · CC BY-SA 3.0 Vestfjorden
Day 5 · 22 km from Svolvær
Vestfjorden is a 155-kilometre long fjord or oceanic sea in Nordland county, Norway. Wikipedia
22 km
Photo: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0 Trollfjord
Day 5 · 22 km from Svolvær
The Trollfjord or Trollfjorden is a fjord in Hadsel Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. Wikipedia
The road, country by country
- 🇫🇮 Finland · 738 km
- 🇸🇪 Sweden · 494 km
- 🇳🇴 Norway · 248 km
With a camper's height and weight the router takes a different road: 1551 km, about 17 h 18.
🦌 Finland: wildlife warning signs along 146 km of this road (moose, deer) — most collisions happen at dusk and dawn, September to November. Väylävirasto (CC BY 4.0)
🦌 Norway: wildlife warning signs along 11 km of this road — most collisions happen at dusk and dawn, September to November. Statens vegvesen NVDB (NLOD)
What it costs to drive
Fuel at the 2026-10-18 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: 3 days of driving, 2 nights at a campsite about €26 each, self-catering for two about €26 a day — with the fuel and tolls below about €541.
| Vehicle | Fuel | Tolls | Together | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Car, petrol | €211 | €2 | €213 | 104 l at 7 l/100 km |
| Car, diesel | €210 | €2 | €212 | 96 l at 6.5 l/100 km |
| Camper, diesel | €409 | €2 | €411 | 186 l at 12 l/100 km |
- 🇫🇮 petrol €2.33 · diesel €2.53 /l
- 🇸🇪 petrol €1.64 · diesel €2.04 /l
- 🇳🇴 petrol €2.05 · diesel €1.95 /l
Charged on the way
- 🛑 Hålogalandsbrua — 1 toll station (NVDB) — €2.10
Rules on this road
Shops on a Sunday
- 🇳🇴 Norway — Only small shops (under about 100 m²) may open on Sundays, so expect a kiosk rather than a supermarket.
Where to sleep beside the road
121 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
- ⛺ Sangis Motell & Camping · campsite · km 768, 0.1 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: motorhomes can come · showers and toilets · an accessible toilet · parking for visitors · wifi · tents welcome · water within walking distance
- ⛺ Campsite / aire · campsite · km 1192, 0.1 km off the road
- ⛺ Abisko turiststation · campsite · km 1194, 0.1 km off the road
- ⛺ Hærsletta Camping · campsite · km 1258, 0.1 km off the road
- ⛺ Caravan site / aire · camper site · km 1265, 0.1 km off the road
Places of remembrance near the road: Helena Takalon patsas (km 446).
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
- ◆ Alvar Aalto Museum · museum · km 268, 2.5 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: not cheap
- ◆ Turkansaari Open Air-Museum · museum · km 596, 8 km off the road
- ◆ Siknäsfortet · museum · km 812, 4.7 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: mostly indoors
- ◆ Ice Hotel Winter · attraction · km 1086, 3.5 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from its Wikipedia article: closed part of the year
- ◆ Kuokkel mining field · attraction · km 1213, 0.8 km off the road
- ◆ Norsk Fiskeindustrimuseum · museum · km 1443, 6.4 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.