seututie
Seututie is a Finnish term for a regional road, a category of public road that serves regional traffic within a geographical area. Seututeitä connect municipalities, towns, and important service centers, and they typically link to national highways and other major transport nodes. They are designed to carry mid-range traffic volumes and provide access to local services, workplaces, and tourist destinations, bridging the gap between long-distance expressways and local streets.
In the Finnish road network, seututie sits between valtatie (national highway) and paikallinen tie (local road).
Administration and maintenance of seututeitä are managed within the national road network by the Finnish Transport
The term seututie is widely used in official planning documents and maps. Roads designated as seututie carry