The road
Rovaniemi to Kirkenes by car
526 km, about 6 h 30 on the fastest road, through Finland and Norway. Fuel from about €83 in a petrol car at this week's prices.
Measured on the road our router draws, 2026-10-06. Your own start and vehicle change every number — that is what the button at the end is for.
Distance
526 km
fastest road, one way
Driving
6 h 30
without stops
Countries
2
Finland and Norway
The road, country by country
- 🇫🇮 Finland · 361 km
- 🇳🇴 Norway · 165 km
🦌 Finland: wildlife warning signs along 22 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 €27 — with the fuel and tolls below about €175.
| Vehicle | Fuel | Tolls | Together | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Car, petrol | €83 | €0 | €83 | 37 l at 7 l/100 km |
| Car, diesel | €80 | €0 | €80 | 34 l at 6.5 l/100 km |
| Camper, diesel | €148 | €0 | €148 | 63 l at 12 l/100 km |
- 🇫🇮 petrol €2.33 · diesel €2.52 /l
- 🇳🇴 petrol €2.05 · diesel €1.95 /l
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
31 campsites and camper sites within 10 km of this road, from OpenStreetMap. A few between the two ends:
- ⛺ Vuotson Maja · campsite · km 217, 0.1 km off the road
- ⛺ Ivalo River Camping · campsite · km 284, 0.1 km off the road
- ⛺ Inari Camping · campsite · km 327, 0 km off the road
- ⛺ Hietajoki · campsite · km 384, 0.1 km off the road
- ⛺ Sevetinharju Camping · campsite · km 438, 0.1 km off the road
- ⛺ Näätämö Gateway · campsite · km 470, 0 km off the road
Worth a detour
Between the two ends, within 10 km of the road — the places the map marks as notable.
- ◆ Museum · museum · km 40, 0.4 km off the road
- ◆ Sodankylä Old Church · attraction · km 129, 0.3 km off the road
- ◆ Memorial · memorial · km 161, 0.9 km off the road
- ◆ Iglu majoitus · attraction · km 246, 0.1 km off the road
- ◆ Kullankaivajat · attraction · km 288, 0 km off the road
- ◆ Toivoniemi bird-watching tower · viewpoint · km 349, 1.8 km off the road
- ◆ Skolt Sámi Heritage House · museum · km 439, 0.1 km off the road
- ◆ St. Georgs kapell · attraction · km 483, 0.2 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.