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Mechanics of Lake Ice
An ice road across Lake Pielinen in northeast Finland, between the villages Vuontislahti and Koli.
This is one of the longest ice roads in Europe, about eight kilometres. Since the lake is 90 km long,
the ice road makes a major shortcut to driving distances. Traffic rules give the maximum weight and
speed of cars, and the minimum distances between cars, depending on the thickness of ice. Also cars
are not allowed to pass or stop.
Photograph by Ms. Maritta Räsänen, Pohjois-Savo Centre for Economic Development, Transport and
the Environment, Kuopio. Printed with permission.
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