King's Road (Finland)

The King's Road (Finnish Kuninkaantie, Swedish Kungsvägen ) was in the Middle Ages one of the oldest Scandinavian transport routes that originally led by mountains on the Atlantic Ocean via Oslo, Karlstad, Örebro and Stockholm to Turku. In Finland, they ran along the south coast farther from Turku to Vyborg, later also up to Saint Petersburg. Known Finnish places on the track were Salo, Perniö, Ekenäs, Karis, Espoo, Helsinki, Vantaa, Porvoo, Pernå, Loviisa and Hamina.

Trade and traffic

The name King Street emphasizes the importance of trade and transport route. Later he became strategically important for the carriage of mail and message delivery. At the King Street created numerous estates and post Lieutenancies. About twenty inns made ​​for meals and accommodation of travelers. The King's Road set since the 14th century one of the most important transport routes of the Swedish Empire in East-West direction dar.

Tourism

Since the 1980s, the royal road has been introduced as a tourist term for the connection between culturally and historically significant sites in southern Finland. Today's route is based on the former route takes you. The sights along the route is signposted excellent.