The road
Turku to Svolvær by car
1520 km, about 17 h on the fastest road, through Finland, Sweden and Norway. Fuel from about €217 in a petrol car at this week's prices, with about €2 in tolls on the way.
Measured on the road our router draws, 2026-10-10. Your own start and vehicle change every number — that is what the button at the end is for.
1520 km fastest road, one way · 17 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 Svolvær, and what it costs.
| Pace | Days | Nights | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Relaxed ≈ 4 h a day | 11 days | 10 nights | ≈ €1,296 fuel €503 · tolls €2 · 10 nights €266 · food €525 |
| Comfortable ≈ 5 h a day | 10 days | 9 nights | ≈ €1,155 fuel €435 · tolls €2 · 9 nights €241 · food €477 |
Places on the way
169 km
Photo: Tiia Monto · CC BY-SA 3.0 Näsijärvi
Day 1 · 169 km into the day · a lunch stop
Näsijärvi is a lake 95 metres above sea level, in the Pirkanmaa region of southern Finland. Wikipedia
1,235 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 · 778 km
- 🇸🇪 Sweden · 494 km
- 🇳🇴 Norway · 248 km
🦌 Finland: wildlife warning signs along 216 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 2026-10-04 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 €26 each, self-catering for two about €27 a day — with the fuel and tolls below about €539.
| Vehicle | Fuel | Tolls | Together | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Car, petrol | €217 | €2 | €219 | 106 l at 7 l/100 km |
| Car, diesel | €219 | €2 | €221 | 99 l at 6.5 l/100 km |
| Camper, diesel | €404 | €2 | €406 | 182 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
- 🛑 Hålogalandsbrua — 1 toll station (NVDB) — €2.10
The same trip another way
Where a sea gives a choice, the road through each gateway, priced the same way for a petrol car. Which one is yours depends on the ferry's fare and your nights, and that is the planner's job.
Through Stockholm
1742 km, about 25 h 48 — Finland, Sweden and Norway.
Petrol car: fuel about €218, tolls and crossings about €26.
⛴ Stockholm–Turku ferry (€23, unverified) · 🌉 Stockholm congestion tax (€2.68, unverified)
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
122 campsites and camper sites within 10 km of this road, from OpenStreetMap. A few between the two ends:
- ⛺ Caravan site / aire · camper site · km 637, 0.1 km off the road
- ⛺ Sangis Motell & Camping · campsite · km 809, 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 1232, 0.1 km off the road
- ⛺ Abisko turiststation · campsite · km 1234, 0.1 km off the road
- ⛺ Hærsletta Camping · campsite · km 1298, 0.1 km off the road
- ⛺ Caravan site / aire · camper site · km 1305, 0.1 km off the road
Places of remembrance near the road: Helena Takalon patsas (km 487).
Worth a detour
Between the two ends, within 10 km of the road — the places the map marks as notable.
- ◆ Sarka – The Finnish Museum of Agriculture · museum · km 61, 0.4 km off the road
Sarka is an agricultural museum located in Loimaa, Southwest Finland. Wikipedia (en)
- ◆ Säynätsalo Town Hall · museum · km 295, 5 km off the road
The Säynätsalo Town Hall (Finnish: Säynätsalon kunnantalo) is a multifunction building complex, consisting of two main buildings organised around a central courtyard: a U-shaped council chamber and town hall with administrative offices, and a community library with flats. Wikipedia (en)
- ◆ Northern Ostrobothnia Museum · museum · km 646, 1.5 km off the road
The Northern Ostrobothnia Museum (Finnish: Pohjois-Pohjanmaan museo) is a museum of cultural history. Wikipedia (en)
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from its Wikipedia article: fine with small children
- ◆ Siknäsfortet · museum · km 852, 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
- ◆ Ice Hotel Winter · attraction · km 1126, 3.5 km off the road
The Icehotel is a hotel in northern Sweden, about 17 kilometers (11 mi) from Kiruna. Wikipedia (en)
🤖 copilot.travel machine-analysed from its Wikipedia article: closed part of the year
- ◆ Sami camp · attraction · km 1235, 0.2 km off the road
- ◆ Norsk Fiskeindustrimuseum · museum · km 1483, 6.4 km off the road
The Norwegian Fishing Industry Museum (Norwegian: Norsk fiskeindustrimuseum) is a national museum in Melbu in Vesterålen, Norway. Wikipedia (en)
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.
- 572 swim spots — Pyynikin läntinen uimaranta (km 154), Särkijärven uimaranta (km 156), Meriniemi (km 642), Beach / swim spot (km 774)
- 220 viewpoints — Haralanharjun näkötorni (km 175), Äijälänsalmen vanha silta (km 302), Temmesjoen lintutorni (km 612), Fågelkullen (km 1208)
- 69 golf — Hiisi-Golf (km 135)
- 57 castles — Evenestangen fort (km 1320)
- 55 climbing — Svolværgeita (km 1474)
- 37 disc golf — Pirkkalan frisbeegolf-rata (km 152)
Plan this road from your own door: your car, your dates, the beds and the food priced the same honest way.