Rovaniemi to Saariselkä and Inari

The Arctic highway: Sodankylä, Saariselkä, Ivalo, Inari. The northernmost stretch of road 4 with cameras, and the one where a closure means a 200 km detour.

The road

Valtatie 4 · E75 · 330 km · Rovaniemi to Inari, heading north

Cameras

14 of 14 live, in drive order Fintraffic , 13 Nov, 13:07 EET

Road surface

-14.9 °C to -3.1 °C along the route Fintraffic road weather stations , 13 Nov, 13:07 EET

at or below freezing at 13 of 13 stations

Warnings and works

Traffic announcement on Ivalontie at Sodankylä, near Kersilö announcement , since 13 November

Traffic announcement on Ivalontie at Sodankylä, near Sattanen (not started yet) announcement , from 13 November

Road work on Sodankyläntie at Rovaniemi, near Tiainen short stoppages, stoppages and short closures, slow-moving works vehicle, speed limit 50 km/h , until 31 December

Road work on Sodankyläntie at Rovaniemi, near Saarenkylän liittymä road work , until 31 December

Road work on Rovaniementie at Sodankylä, near Torvinen cable laying, slow-moving works vehicle, speed limit 50 km/h , until 30 June

Road work on Rovaniementie at Sodankylä, near Vuojärvi cable laying, slow-moving works vehicle, speed limit 50 km/h , until 30 June

Road work on road 4 at Rovaniemi, near Tomminsilta bridge work, road construction, height limit 4 m, width limit 4 m, short stoppages, stoppages and short closures, one lane closed, signed detour, slow-moving works vehicle, speed limit 30 km/h , until 30 November

Road work on Ivalontie at Sodankylä, near Peurasuvanto cable laying, expected delay 5 min, short stoppages, stoppages and short closures, narrow lanes, slow-moving works vehicle, speed limit 50 km/h , until 30 April

Cameras, in the order you drive past them

Heading north from Rovaniemi. Each image is served live by Fintraffic and refreshes roughly every ten minutes; the surface temperature beside it is from the nearest road weather station, and a station that has stopped reporting shows no temperature rather than an old one.

• 1. Rovaniemi Petäjäskoski

  Rovaniemi surface -3.1 °C · air -2.4 °C · 13 Nov, 13:02 EET poor (measured)

  

  

  Ahead here: 2h -3 °C, poor · 4h -4 °C, poor · 6h -4 °C, poor · 12h -4 °C, poor — Fintraffic road weather forecast

• 2. Rovaniemi Revontuli 1

  Rovaniemi surface -4.0 °C · air -3.1 °C · 13 Nov, 13:01 EET poor (measured)

  

  Ahead here: 2h -4 °C, poor · 4h -4 °C, poor · 6h -4 °C, poor · 12h -5 °C, poor — Fintraffic road weather forecast

• 3. Rovaniemi Revontuli 5

  Rovaniemi surface -4.0 °C · air -3.1 °C · 13 Nov, 13:01 EET poor (measured)

  

  Ahead here: 2h -4 °C, poor · 4h -4 °C, poor · 6h -4 °C, poor · 12h -4 °C, poor — Fintraffic road weather forecast

• 4. Rovaniemi Santa Claus

  Rovaniemi surface -3.6 °C · air -4.0 °C · 13 Nov, 13:01 EET poor (measured)

  

  

  Ahead here: 2h -4 °C, poor · 4h -5 °C, poor · 6h -5 °C, poor · 12h -5 °C, poor — Fintraffic road weather forecast

• 5. Rovaniemi Napapiiri

  Rovaniemi surface -4.0 °C · air -3.1 °C · 13 Nov, 13:01 EET poor (measured)

  

  

  Ahead here: 2h -4 °C, poor · 4h -5 °C, poor · 6h -5 °C, poor · 12h -5 °C, poor — Fintraffic road weather forecast

• 6. Rovaniemi Tiainen

  Rovaniemi surface -5.7 °C · air -5.5 °C · 13 Nov, 13:03 EET poor (measured)

  

  

  Ahead here: 2h -6 °C, poor · 4h -6 °C, poor · 6h -6 °C, poor · 12h -6 °C, poor — Fintraffic road weather forecast

• 7. Sodankylä Torvinen

  Sodankylä surface -5.7 °C · air -5.5 °C · 13 Nov, 13:03 EET poor (measured)

  

  

  Ahead here: 2h -6 °C, poor · 4h -6 °C, poor · 6h -7 °C, poor · 12h -7 °C, poor — Fintraffic road weather forecast

• 8. Sodankylä Petäjämaa K

  Sodankylä surface -6.9 °C · air -5.7 °C · 13 Nov, 12:56 EET poor (modelled — no road station here)

  

  Ahead here: 2h -7 °C, poor · 4h -7 °C, poor · 6h -7 °C, poor · 12h -7 °C, poor — Fintraffic road weather forecast

• 9. Sodankylä Postojoki

  Sodankylä surface -7.0 °C · air -6.6 °C · 13 Nov, 13:02 EET poor (measured)

  

  

  Ahead here: 2h -10 °C, poor · 4h -9 °C, poor · 6h -9 °C, poor · 12h -10 °C, poor — Fintraffic road weather forecast

• 10. Sodankylä Porttipahta

  Sodankylä surface -7.0 °C · air -6.6 °C · 13 Nov, 13:02 EET poor (measured)

  

  

  Ahead here: 2h -8 °C, poor · 4h -9 °C, poor · 6h -9 °C, poor · 12h -11 °C, poor — Fintraffic road weather forecast

• 11. Sodankylä Vuotso

  Sodankylä no road station near this camera poor (measured)

  

  

  Ahead here: 2h -11 °C, poor · 4h -10 °C, poor · 6h -12 °C, poor · 12h -12 °C, poor — Fintraffic road weather forecast

• 12. Inari Saariselkä

  Inari surface -12.7 °C · air -14.3 °C · 13 Nov, 13:01 EET poor (measured)

  

  

  

  

  Ahead here: 2h -13 °C, poor · 4h -12 °C, poor · 6h -12 °C, poor · 12h -13 °C, poor — Fintraffic road weather forecast

• 13. Inari Uruvaara

  Inari surface -12.7 °C · air -14.3 °C · 13 Nov, 13:01 EET normal (modelled — no road station here)

  

  

  Ahead here: 2h -10 °C · 4h -10 °C · 6h -10 °C · 12h -11 °C, poor — Fintraffic road weather forecast

• 14. Inari Petsikko

  Inari surface -14.9 °C · air -14.9 °C · 13 Nov, 13:02 EET normal (measured)

  

  

  Ahead here: 2h -14 °C · 4h -14 °C · 6h -14 °C · 12h -16 °C, poor — Fintraffic road weather forecast

Plan the trip

• Winter tyre rules in Finland
• Saariselkä and Inari: fells and Sámi Lapland
• Santa Claus Express: Helsinki to Rovaniemi train
• Saariselkä and Ivalo northern lights forecast for tonight
• Inari northern lights forecast for tonight
• Rovaniemi webcams: every live camera
• Saariselkä webcams: every live camera

Other routes

Data source: Fintraffic / digitraffic.fi, licence CC BY 4.0.