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About Anna Ronkainen
exploring quiet roads in Finland and Berlin/Brandenburg one highlight at a time
general route planning tips for Finland:
- whenever you can (in the north you really can’t), avoid primary roads with single and double digit numbers (in the south even triple digits), lots of high-speed car traffic often passing too close and generally narrow or non-existent shoulders
- the network of paved roads is quite sparse, on the other hand gravel roads are often smoother than the asphalt on smaller roads (but the condition can vary a lot so try to check in advance)
- the government provides open data on traffic volume and asphalt quality (roads maintained by municipalities not included, which is why the coloured lines end when approaching built-up areas), a great resource for route planning: suomenvaylat.vayla.fi/link/6/380618/6698259/3496+28+tiestotiedot:Liikennemaarat_velho++826+100+tiestotiedot:SV_Paallysteiden_kunto++793+100+default/?lang=en
- most trains do take bikes as well but long-distance trains require reservations, good luck getting one in the summer other than weeks in advance, commuter trains from Helsinki to Kirkkonummi, Tampere, Lahti and Kotka via Kouvola are turn-up-and-go though
- long-distance buses used to be great for travelling with a bike but nowadays often complicated or expensive (10–15 euro on top of the ticket) or impossible (e.g. most Onnibus services)
general route planning tips for Finland:
- whenever you can (in the north you really can’t), avoid primary roads with single and double digit numbers (in the south even triple digits), lots of high-speed car traffic often passing too close and generally narrow or non-existent shoulders
- the network of paved roads is quite sparse, on the other hand gravel roads are often smoother than the asphalt on smaller roads (but the condition can vary a lot so try to check in advance)
- the government provides open data on traffic volume and asphalt quality (roads maintained by municipalities not included, which is why the coloured lines end when approaching built-up areas), a great resource for route planning: suomenvaylat.vayla.fi/link/6/380618/6698259/3496+28+tiestotiedot:Liikennemaarat_velho++826+100+tiestotiedot:SV_Paallysteiden_kunto++793+100+default/?lang=en
- most trains do take bikes as well but long-distance trains require reservations, good luck getting one in the summer other than weeks in advance, commuter trains from Helsinki to Kirkkonummi, Tampere, Lahti and Kotka via Kouvola are turn-up-and-go though
- long-distance buses used to be great for travelling with a bike but nowadays often complicated or expensive (10–15 euro on top of the ticket) or impossible (e.g. most Onnibus services)
Distance travelled
8,143 km
Time in motion
326:30 h
Recent Activity
Anna Ronkainen went cycling.
March 23, 2025
03:19
75.2km
22.6km/h
620m
610m
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Hi! Thanks for the comments on the quality of the roads. I don't always understand that all the roads are just "mostly ok" but there are still "cracks" and etc. Would a rating of 1-10 be clearer?
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