You are warmly welcome to the most traditional Finnish orienteering and holiday week - Kainuu Orienteering Week. This year the event will be held in Suomussalmi.
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Keep your competitor information up to date! Check if you need to change your competition category or update your Emit card number. Category changes are free of charge until May 31, 2025, and Emit card number updates until June 9, 2025.
Please note: The same Emit card cannot be used by multiple persons during the orienteering week.
Read moreAre you participating in Kainuu Orienteering Week 2025? We are offering free bus transportation from Kajaani to the Kainuu Orienteering Week event centre on all four competition days!
Read moreThe long-standing collaboration between Kainuu Orienteering Week (KOW) and Kaisanet Oy has become a vital part of the event''s success and development over the years. Kaisanet has served as the event’s trusted technology partner for over a decade, starting in 2011.
Prior to this, cooperation was conducted for several years under the name of the KPO Group, whose roots and operations in the Kainuu region extend back over 120 years.
This partnership has been built on a long-term commitment and a shared goal of advancing regional event production and telecommunications solutions.
Read moreIn the final part of our series presenting the courses of the Kainuu Orienteering Week, we focus on the older age categories, starting from classes H70AL and D60AL.
The competition centre for the 2025 Orienteering Week is located at the summit of Ohravaara in Vuokatti, which means even the shorter courses will enjoy the scenic Kainuu hill terrain. Ohravaara features gently rolling contours, allowing for the design of physically manageable courses—even for older orienteers.
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