Finnish national road 9

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National Road 9
Valtatie 9 (Finnish) Riksväg 9 (Swedish)
Vaajakoski Motorway (Finnish: Vaajakosken moottoritie)
Route information
Part of E63
Maintained by the Finnish Transport Agency
Length	663 km (412 mi)
Major junctions
From	Turku
To	Niirala (Tohmajärvi)
Location
Country	Finland
Major cities	Tampere, Jyväskylä, Kuopio, Joensuu
Highway system
Highways in Finland

The Finnish national road 9 (Finnish: Valtatie 9, Swedish: Riksväg 9) is a main route. It runs from Turku through Loimaa, Tampere, Jämsä, Jyväskylä, Kuopio, Outokumpu and Joensuu to the Niirala border guard station in Tohmajärvi, right next to the Russian border. The length of the road is 663 kilometres (412 mi).

Apart from the short section right near the center of Turku, highway 9 from Turku to Vuorela of Siilinjärvi is also part of the European route E63, which continues from Kuopio via Kajaani and Kuusamo to Sodankylä. In the case of Jyväskylä, the highway is known as the four-lane Vaajakoski Motorway (Finnish: Vaajakosken moottoritie). The road belongs to the main roads defined by the Ministry of Transport and Communications and to the Trans-European road network.