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{{short description|Road in Espoo, Finland}}
{{other uses|Ring 2 (disambiguation)}}
{{expand Finnish|date=June 2023|topic=transp}}
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|alternate_name=Ring II<br/>{{flatlist|
*{{lang|fi|Kehä II}}
*{{lang|sv|Ring II}}
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|terminus_a=[[Turuntie]]
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'''Ring II''' (pronounced "ring two", {{langx|fi|'''Kehä II'''}}, {{langx|sv|'''Ring II'''}}; also known as ''Kilonväylä''<ref>[https://www.lansivayla.fi/paikalliset/1351647 Espoo puolustaa Kehä II:n jatketta – "Asukasmäärä kasvaa eivätkä liikkumisen tarve ja ruuhkaisuus vähene nykyisestä"] (in Finnish)</ref>) in the city of [[Espoo]] is one of the major [[highways in Finland]]. The road runs north–south, connecting [[Turuntie]] in the north, to [[Länsiväylä]] in the south.<ref name=keha2overview>{{cite web|title=Tiehallinto – Kehä 2|url=http://www.tiehallinto.fi/keha2|accessdate=2008-05-04|language=fi}}</ref> Despite its name suggesting a circle, it has not been built as a true [[beltway]] yet, unlike the parallel [[Ring I]] and [[Ring III]] highways.

== History ==
The road was initially planned in the 1960s, but it was not until the end of 2000 that the first phase was completed.<ref name=keha2overview/>

== Future ==
Since the cross-city traffic in Espoo, [[Kauniainen]] and [[Vantaa]] is estimated to nearly double by the year 2025,<ref name=keha2now>{{cite web|title=Tiehallinto – Kehä 2 – The current situation|url = http://www.tiehallinto.fi/servlet/page?_pageid=71&_dad=julia&_schema=PORTAL30&menu=6463&_pageid=71&kieli=fi&linkki=10599&julkaisu=4128|accessdate=2008-05-04|language=fi}}</ref> plans have been made to extend Ring II to connect up with [[Finnish national road 3]] ({{langx|fi|Hämeenlinnanväylä}}) in the northeast and add [[lane]]s where the road is currently only one [[lane]] wide in each direction.<ref name=keha2plans>{{cite web|title=Tiehallinto – Kehä 2 – Future plans|url = http://www.tiehallinto.fi/servlet/page?_pageid=71&_dad=julia&_schema=PORTAL30&menu=6464&_pageid=71&kieli=fi&linkki=10600&julkaisu=4111|accessdate=2008-05-04|language=fi}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Ring I]]
* [[Ring III]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
{{commons category-inline|Kehä II}}

{{Highways in Finland}}
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[[Category:Ring roads in Finland]]
[[Category:Roads in Finland]]
[[Category:Transport in Espoo]]


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