{
  "name": "Käsivarrentie",
  "slug": "kasivarrentie",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/kasivarrentie/",
  "summary": "The northernmost arm of Finland's Road 21 traces the border river into the Käsivarsi Wilderness, climbing past the treeline to the highest paved road in the country before the lake village of Kilpisjärvi.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "21",
    "E8"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "Finland",
    "region": "Lapland",
    "start": {
      "name": "Palojoensuu",
      "lat": 68.28203,
      "lon": 23.081771
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Kilpisjärvi",
      "lat": 69.016393,
      "lon": 20.873665
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 88.4,
    "lengthKm": 142.3,
    "driveMinutes": 162,
    "corners": 1,
    "hairpins": 0,
    "maxGradientPercent": 3,
    "summitMetres": 561.9,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "easy",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 3
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Reindeer on road",
    "Snow and ice outside summer",
    "Remote with limited services",
    "Closures in severe winter weather"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "moorland",
    "lakes"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Saana Fell",
    "Salmivaara Viewpoint",
    "Iiton Palsasuo Mire"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 222
  },
  "attribution": {
    "source": "Routes - bestdrivingroads.com",
    "citation": "Cite with a link to the road page. Stats are measured from the mapped line, not copied from other lists; where elevationConfidence is \"approximate\" the 30 m DEM cannot resolve that line and the elevation figures are indicative.",
    "roadGeometry": "(c) OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL",
    "terms": "Facts are free to cite with attribution; bulk reproduction of the catalogue requires permission (simon@keane.studio)."
  },
  "updated": "2026-08-03"
}