The road
Helsinki to Tromsø by car
1463 km, about 16 h on the fastest road, through Finland, Sweden and Norway. Fuel from about €213 in a petrol car at this week's prices, with about €1 in tolls on the way.
Measured on the road our router draws, 2026-10-10. Your own start and vehicle change every number — that is what the button at the end is for.
1463 km fastest road, one way · 16 h driving without stops · 3 countries
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 Tromsø, and what it costs.
| Pace | Days | Nights | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Relaxed ≈ 4 h a day | 7 days | 6 nights | ≈ €959 fuel €468 · tolls €3 · 6 nights €157 · food €331 |
| Comfortable ≈ 5 h a day | 6 days | 5 nights | ≈ €873 fuel €454 · tolls €3 · 5 nights €132 · food €284 |
| Long days ≈ 7 h a day | 5 days | 4 nights | ≈ €792 fuel €448 · tolls €3 · 4 nights €104 · food €237 |
Places on the way
1,276 km
Photo: Azerty197666 · CC BY-SA 4.0 Three-Country Cairn
Day 3 · 36 km before tonight's stop
The Three-Country Cairn is the tripoint at which the international borders of Sweden, Norway and Finland meet, and the name of the monument that marks the point. Wikipedia
1 km
Photo: Jma · CC BY-SA 4.0 Arctic Cathedral
Day 5 · 1 km from Tromsø
Tromsdalen Church or the Arctic Cathedral is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Tromsø Municipality in Troms county, Norway. Wikipedia
20 km
Photo: kallerna · CC BY-SA 4.0 Balsfjorden
Day 5 · 20 km from Tromsø
Balsfjorden or Báhccavuotna is a fjord in Troms county, Norway. Wikipedia
30 km
Photo: Ximonic, Simo Räsänen · CC BY 2.5 Ullsfjorden
Day 5 · 30 km from Tromsø
Ullsfjorden or Moskavuotna is a fjord in Troms county, Norway. Wikipedia
33 km
Photo: Chmee2 · CC BY-SA 3.0 Malangen (fjord)
Day 5 · 33 km from Tromsø
Malangen or Málatvuotna is a fjord in Troms county, Norway. Wikipedia
The road, country by country
- 🇫🇮 Finland · 855 km
- 🇸🇪 Sweden · 447 km
- 🇳🇴 Norway · 161 km
With a camper's height and weight the router takes a different road: 1430 km, about 15 h 54.
🦌 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 5 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 2026-10-04 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 €25 each, self-catering for two about €26 a day — with the fuel and tolls below about €518.
| Vehicle | Fuel | Tolls | Together | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Car, petrol | €213 | €1 | €214 | 102 l at 7 l/100 km |
| Car, diesel | €216 | €1 | €217 | 95 l at 6.5 l/100 km |
| Camper, diesel | €389 | €1 | €390 | 172 l at 12 l/100 km |
- 🇫🇮 petrol €2.37 · diesel €2.55 /l
- 🇸🇪 petrol €1.59 · diesel €2.12 /l
- 🇳🇴 petrol €2.05 · diesel €1.95 /l
Charged on the way
- 🛑 Bypakke Tenk Tromsø - BPS Nord — 1 toll station (NVDB) — €1.30
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
97 campsites and camper sites within 10 km of this road, from OpenStreetMap. A few between the two ends:
- ⛺ 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
- ⛺ Lätäsenon majat · campsite · km 1193, 0 km off the road
- ⛺ Vikkurin leirintäalue · campsite · km 1197, 0.1 km off the road
- ⛺ Caravan site / aire · camper site · km 1293, 0.1 km off the road
- ⛺ Caravan site / aire · camper site · km 1313, 0.1 km off the road
- ⛺ Lyngentourist · campsite · km 1355, 0.1 km off the road
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: a dump station · motorhomes can come · showers and toilets · tents welcome
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
The Finnish Aviation Museum (Finnish: Suomen ilmailumuseo, Swedish: Finlands flygmuseum) is a museum specialising in aircraft, located near Helsinki Airport in Veromies, Vantaa, Finland. Wikipedia (en)
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from its Wikipedia article: not cheap
- ◆ Alvar Aalto Museum · museum · km 268, 2.5 km off the road
The Alvar Aalto Museum is a Finnish museum operating in two cities, Jyväskylä and Helsinki, in two locations each, dedicated to architect and designer Alvar Aalto. Wikipedia (en)
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: not cheap
- ◆ Pihtiputaan kotiseutumuseo · museum · km 403, 0.7 km off the road
Pihtiputaan kotiseutumuseo on Pihtiputaan kunnan paikallishistoriaa esittelevä museo, joka sijaitsee Pihtiputaan kirkonkylän keskustassa. Wikipedia (fi)
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from its Wikipedia article: cheap or free
- ◆ Turkansaari Open Air-Museum · museum · km 596, 8 km off the road
Turkansaari is an island in the Oulujoki river with an open-air museum in the Madekoski district in Oulu, Finland. Wikipedia (en)
- ◆ Siknäsfortet · museum · km 812, 4.7 km off the road
Siknäsfortet är ett tidigare militärt armébatteri och nuvarande militärmuseum beläget vid Hömyrberget på Siknäshalvön i Kalix kommun i Norrbotten, Sverige. Wikipedia (sv)
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from the place's own page: mostly indoors
- ◆ Rounala kyrka · ruins · km 1261, 2.8 km off the road
Rounala kyrka var den första kyrkobyggnaden i Torne lappmark. Wikipedia (sv)
- ◆ Three-Country Cairn · attraction · km 1296, 8.6 km off the road
What this road is for
Counted within 10 km of the road between the two ends, from OpenStreetMap — the places a passion would stop for.
- 479 swim spots — Kylpylä (km 125), Tuiran uimaranta (km 595), Nallikari (km 600), Beach / swim spot (km 736)
- 158 viewpoints — Vuosaarenhuippu (km 14), Näköalaterassi (km 17), Äijälänsalmen vanha silta (km 261), Temmesjoen lintutorni (km 577)
- 56 golf
- 50 climbing
- 44 castles — Viaporin maarintaman rauniot: Jakomäki (km 14), Viaporin maarintaman rauniot: Kaivantopuisto (km 14), Oulun linna (km 595), Skansen (km 1430)
- 39 disc golf
Plan this road from your own door: your car, your dates, the beds and the food priced the same honest way.