Finnish national road 19

Finnish national road 19 (Finnish: valtatie 19, Swedish: riksväg 19) is the Finnish highway leading from Kurikka, via Seinäjoki to Nykarleby. The length of the road is 121,4 kilometers. The road is a major transport intermediary in South and Central Ostrobothnia.^[1] The road belongs to the main roads defined by the Ministry of Transport and Communications. The road is mainly a good quality two-lane highway.

National Road 19
Valtatie 19 (Finnish) Riksväg 19 (Swedish)
Valtatie 19, Riksväg 19
Route information
Maintained by the Finnish Transport Agency
Length	121 km (75 mi)
Major junctions
From	Kurikka
To	Nykarleby
Location
Country	Finland
Major cities	Seinäjoki
Highway system
Highways in Finland

Intersection of Highway 3 and Highway 19 in Kurikka's Jalasjärvi

Highway 19 passes through the following municipalities: Kurikka–Ilmajoki–Seinäjoki–Lapua–Kauhava–Nykarleby. It starts at Kurikka's Jalasjärvi, where it diverges from Highway 3 (E12). The road runs in the area of Ilmajoki municipality and then past the city of Seinäjoki.^[2] From Seinäjoki, the road continues through the municipalities of Lapua and Kauhava to Ytterjeppo, Nykarleby, where it joins Highway 8 (E8). An eastern bypass was built from the road, which opened to traffic in November 2015 and facilitated better access from Seinäjoki to the south.^[2][3][4]

From 1938, Highway 19 was the road between Iisalmi and Pulkkila (now part of Siikalatva), until 1996 the road number changed to its current location and the road between Iisalmi and Pulkkila became the main road 88.^[5]

A popular PowerPark amusement park is located along the highway in Alahärmä, Kauhava.^[6]

Sources

• Autoilijan tiekartta 2007. AffectoGenimap Finland Oy, 2006. ISBN 978-951-593-047-7.
• "020202 – Kartat" (in Finnish). Fonecta. 2007. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
• "Eniro Kartat ja reitit" (in Finnish). Eniro. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
• "Google Maps" (in Finnish). Google Maps. 2007. Retrieved November 17, 2020.

References

1. "Valtatien 19 kehittäminen välillä Nurmo-Lapua (Toimenpideselvitys)" (PDF). Finnish Road Administration (in Finnish). Retrieved March 21, 2021.
2. "Tiesuunnitelma valtatien 19 (Seinäjoen itäinen ohikulkutie) rakentamiseksi" (in Finnish). Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
3. Rautanen, Päivi (November 17, 2015). "Itäinen ohikulkutie avattiin liikenteelle Seinäjoella – "Etelä on nyt lähempänä"". YLE (in Finnish). Retrieved March 21, 2021.
4. "Vt 19 Seinäjoen itäinen ohikulkutie" (in Finnish). Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
5. Grönroos, Matti. "Valtatie 19 Jalasjärvi-Ytterjeppo, 129 km" (in Finnish). Retrieved March 21, 2021.
6. Uudistunut Nurmi 2017 - Käytännön Maamies (in Finnish)

External links

  Media related to National road 19 (Finland) at Wikimedia Commons