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The motorway splits into two slightly before ringroad number III. Road number 4 goes towards north/northeast (Lahti, Jyväskylä), while road number 7 goes towards east (Kotka, Kouvola, Saint Petersburg, and so on). This place works okay with a sign, but is impossible without it. Stand just behind the traffic lights and there will be plenty of space for the cars to stop. You should also make sure the driver is really going to your way, because there's no place to leave you out between the bus stop and the junction where the motorways split...
In case you can't find a satisfying ride within a reasonable time (can happen, specially on Sunday morning), hitch from here to the junction with ring road III (make a sign for one of the suburbs behind, e.g. Järvenpää). Get off once you passed the junction, and hitch on the road connecting the ring road and the motorway. Half of the traffic is driving very fast, the other half rather slow – however, here are much more long - distance - going - cars to find than in Valtimontie. Note that this is officially a motorway, so hitching is actually forbidden! However, Joeri found this spot much better than Valtimontie.
 
Another option using TRAM (easy black ride, unlike buses)
Go to the crossroad of Valtimontie and Kustaa Vaasantie using tram #6 "Arabia" lat stop. Walk 800mts (10min) and try the bus stop or go to a wider place of the road after the bus stop. The place is after a motoway sign, but the police usually don't care.
=== East to [[Porvoo]], [[Kotka]], [[Russia]]n border, [[Saint Petersburg]] {{E|18}} ===
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