54th Kainuu Orienteering Week, Finland

The Terrains of Säynäjä Take Orienteers into Depressions, Bogs, and a Conservation Area

The Kainuu Orienteering Week will be held in the summer of 2026 in an area that has never before been mapped for orienteering. The terrain of Säynäjä in Suomussalmi has been mapped by Joni Korhonen, Teemu Köngäs, and Jussi Silvennoinen.

According to Silvennoinen, the Säynäjä area is fairly typical Upper Kainuu terrain. At the heart of the competition area lies the small but intricate depression zone of Ruunasärkkä. It is surrounded by the extensive Säynäjä bog conservation area, which features magnificent pristine mires and old pine forest islets between them.

“What I’ve learned is that when you go north from the Joensuu region, the terrains usually become harsher and more pleasant than in the south.”

Open courses raffle prizes Thu 3.7.2025 and Fri 4.7.2025

Among the participants in the open courses on Thursday, July 3, 2025 and Friday, July 4, 2025 the winners of the drawn prizes.

The 57th Kainuu Orienteering Week 2025 attracted over 26,000 visitors to Vuokatti and Kainuu

A heartfelt thank you to everyone involved!

We extend our warmest thanks to all participants, volunteers, landowners, partners, and stakeholders who contributed to making the 57th edition of this great orienteering event in Kainuu a success!

Despite the rainy weather, the event week brought together a total of 5,232 individuals, and the cumulative number of visits exceeded 26,000. Over the week, an impressive 11,642 sports performances were completed.

Distribution of KOW Race Maps at Vuokatti Sport on Saturday 9 am–1 pm

Friday''s race maps will be distributed today, Saturday, at the KOW info desk in the Event Centre at Vuokatti Sport from 9 am to 1 pm.

If you are unable to collect your map in person, it can be sent to you by post. The recipient will need to cover the postage costs. Please contact the event office at info@rastiviikko.fi to arrange this.

We kindly ask that map deliveries by post be grouped together when possible to reduce shipping efforts.