Finnish regional road 551

Finnish regional road 551 (Finnish: Seututie 551, Swedish: Regionalväg 551), or Blue Road (Finnish: Sininen tie, Swedish: Blå vägen)[1] is an east–west road in North Savo, Finland, which in the east starts from Kuopio's Pitkälahti, located at Highway 5 (E63), and continues west through the centers of Karttula, Tervo and Vesanto all the way to the village of Ahveninen.[2][3] The road is paved, dual lane and 80 kilometers long.[2]

Regional Road 551
Blue Road
  • Sininen tie
  • Blå vägen
[1]
Karttula Road
  • Karttulantie
  • Karttula vägen
[2]
Route information
Length80 km (50 mi)
Major junctions
FromKuopio
ToVesanto
Location
CountryFinland
Highway system

The road is part of the Blue Highway, known as a tourist route.

Route

References
  1. "Air Force Exercise Baana 23 in Tervo". Finnish Air Force. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  2. Manninen, Tuomas (10 August 2022). "Yksi kuolonuhri henkilöauton ja kuorma-auton nokkakolarissa Kuopiossa". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  3. "Seututeiden numerointimuutokset: Seututiet 500-599". mattigronroos.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 24 January 2024.

Media related to National road 551 (Finland) at Wikimedia Commons

  • Autoilijan tiekartta 2007 (in Finnish). Helsinki: AffectoGenimap Finland Oy. 2006. ISBN 978-951-593-047-7.
  • "020202 – Kartat" (in Finnish). Fonecta. 2008. Retrieved March 3, 2021.


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