58th Kainuu Orienteering Week Finland

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.

Elias Kuukka and Veera Klemettinen Win Shortened Kainuu Orienteering Week – Competition Cancelled Due to Thunderstorm

Elias Kuukka of Tampereen Pyrintö and Veera Klemettinen of Suunta Jyväskylä were declared the winners of the main elite classes at Kainuu Orienteering Week on Friday, July 4. The Kainuu Week victory marks the first overall win at the event for both athletes.

The fourth and final stage of the competition was cancelled on Friday morning shortly after the first starts due to safety concerns caused by a developing thunderstorm. Around one hundred competitive and recreational runners had already started, and all of them reached the finish safely.

The final results were determined based on the first three competition days, which competition director Antti Flöjt stated was the fairest solution for all participants.

Next year, Kainuu Orienteering Week 2026 will be held in the pine forest terrain of Säynäjä, Suomussalmi, and organized by Suomussalmen Rasti.