57th Kainuu Orienteering Week

KOW25 Start Times Now Selectable

Pre-selected start times are available for competition categories H/D16–95, excluding the elite categories H/D16–21E.

The starting times for the elite categories H/D16-21E and the children''s categories H/D8-14 have been drawn and the starting lists have been published.

The selection of departure times closes on Wednesday, June 18, 2025 at 11:59 p.m.

Kainuu Orienteering Week Training Maps Now Available at Vuokatti Sport

Orienteers can take advantage of Kainuu Orienteering Week training maps, now on sale at Vuokatti Sport during the summer and autumn seasons. Six different training areas around Sotkamo offer a variety of orienteering challenges. The middle-distance trainings are mostly 4–9 km in length.

The trainings have been designed by one of Kainuu O-Week’s course setters, 17-year-old Niklas Hirvilahti. He explains that the goal was to find terrains similar to those used in the upcoming event in Ohravaara, Vuokatti — and suitable areas were found, for example, in Pökkelöperä and Ketunvaara.

Start Lists for the Kainuu Orienteering Week 2025 Published

The start lists for the Kainuu Orienteering Week 2025 competition categories have now been published!

Participants can now check their start times in the following classes:

• Elite classes (H/D16–21E)
• Children’s classes (H/D8–14)

These classes have fixed start times, which are available in the published start lists.

For other competition classes (H/D16–95), start times are selected in advance. Participants in these classes can choose their start times through the Start Time Selection Service, which is open during the following period:

• Opens: Thursday, June 12, 2025, at 12:00
• Closes: Wednesday, June 18, 2025, at 23:59

Discounted registration ends May 31 – course lengths and start location map now available!

Discounted registration ends May 31 – course lengths and start location map now available!

Last chance for lower-priced registration!

The 3rd registration phase for the Kainuu Orienteering Week ends tomorrow, May 31 at 11:59 PM. Save up to 25–28% compared to late and on-site registration.