57th Kainuu Orienteering Week

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.

Travel to the Competition Centre conveniently, responsibly, and affordably with the Competition Bus

Super Affordable Competition Bus takes you directly to the Competition Centre!

Next summer''s Kainuu Orienteering Week 2026 has lowered bus ticket prices by up to 25%—and now features a new, extremely affordable Family Ticket for only €40 for the whole week. Take advantage of the responsible and convenient Competition Bus, which transports you from your accommodation directly to the heart of the Competition Centre, just a 150-metre walk away.

Read the full article for details on the route, timetables, and ticket purchases!

Open Trail Course (Avoin-RR): Kainuu Orienteering Week is a whole family adventure and a relaxed holiday week!

Do you have little experience in orienteering, or are you looking for a low-threshold way to enjoy the sport and the magnificent, easily runnable pine heaths of Kainuu? The Open Trail Course (Avoin-RR) category at Kainuu Orienteering Week (Kainuun Rastiviikko) offers a safe, flexible, and fun orienteering experience for all ages – especially for children and families.

Kainuu Orienteering Week is not only an event for competition and elite orienteers, but also a very diverse recreational open orienteering event where suitable open courses can be found for everyone. The open courses of the recreational orienteering week guarantee that the threshold for entering the forest is as low as possible. Participants can choose a starting time that suits them and complete the course either alone, in pairs, or in a group.