Road Stories
Relief works as a means of building highways in Finland, 1948—1971
Marko Nenonen University Lecturer, PhD, University of Tampere, Finland - www.markonenonen.net
The role of relief works, as a job stimulus measure in building highways in Finland after World War II, was exceptional compared to many other European countries. In Finland the use of temporary relief work crews in road construction and some other public works expanded after the war. Even the first motorway, Tarvontie, 14.5 kilometers long stretch of the Highway No 1 westwards from Helsinki to Turku, was organized as a relief works site (1956—1962).