56. Kainuu
Orienteering Week, Finland

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2026!

We wish you all a peaceful holiday season and a successful orienteering year 2026!

The people of Kainuu Orienteering Week are on holiday at the turn of the year. Read the announcement for instructions on how to make sport benefit payments during the rest of the year.

59th Kainuu Orienteering Week, 4–9 July 2027: Website Launched – Orienteering Week in Paljakka, Puolanka

Kainuu Orienteering Week (KOW) heads to the rugged hill landscapes of Puolanka and Paljakka in summer 2027. The event website is now live – read more and get ready for the Super Summer of Orienteering in Kainuu 2027!

Earn extra income at Kainuu Orienteering Week 2026 – rent out your cottage or apartment for orienteering guests in Suomussalmi

Kainuun Rastiviikko (Kainuu Orienteering Week) is coming to Suomussalmi in the summer of 2026, bringing thousands of orienteers and their families from all over Finland and abroad! The event is a great opportunity for residents and businesses in the Suomussalmi area to earn extra income.

We are now looking for eager locals – residents, small businesses, and even larger companies – to place their cottage, detached house, terraced or block apartment, or even just a single room/suite in our intermediation service. We accept all types of well-maintained accommodation properties for intermediation.

Suomussalmi Heading Towards a Super Summer for Tourism – Kainuu Orienteering Week and Kainuu Trail Bring Over 5,000 Customers and a Million-Class Regional Economic Impact

The Kainuu Orienteering Week (KOW) and the Kainuu Trail trail run, to be held next summer in Suomussalmi, anticipate one of Finland's largest sports tourism events. The event complex is estimated to bring over 5,000 customers counted as unique individuals to the locality.