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Kainuu O Week News |
4 / 2024 / 27th March |
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2028 orienteers have been signed up for Kainuu O Week 2024
The second registration step for the 56th Kainuu Orienteering Week, to be held next summer at Joutenlampi in Kajaani, ended yesterday with record numbers in the event's history.
– The upcoming summer event will most likely be one of the largest in Kainuu Orienteering Week history, exclaims chief of competition Jarmo Kämäräinen. |
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Kajaani city events complement the orienteer's summer week
For those who want to experience more than just navigating control points in Kajaani during the week, the city's summer events provide several excellent opportunities. The bulletin are some examples of what's on offer! |
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Arriving to Finland and Kainuu - Finnair flights from Helsinki to Kajaani for seasons 2024-2026 has been released and now on sale!
Arriving in Finland and Kajaani for Kainuu Orienteering Wek 2024 is smooth.
On our website we have now released the direct flight connections from all over the world to Finland and Helsinki and from Helsinki to Kajaani. |
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Kajaani-Suomussalmi-Hossa-Kuusamo-Ruka bus connection will be very handy for Kainuu Trail runners |
Race buses from Kajaani and Ruka-Kuusamo to Kainuu Trail on June 29th
Kainuu Trail in Hossa National Park (Finland) is a trail running event in the paradise of trail runners in Hossa National Park. In the Kainuu Trail, runners get to enjoy the finest trails, the best views, and legendary sights of Hossa National Park. The trail running event offers distances suitable for participants of the Orienteering Week, ranging from the 10-kilometer category for 12-17-year-olds to the 21-kilometer half marathon. For those seeking a challenge and endurance, there are also routes of 38, 55, and 78 kilometers.
This upcoming summer, participants in the Kainuu Trail can conveniently travel on race day, Saturday, with our race buses, says race director Jukka Liuha.
The route connections and schedules are:
Bus Transportation 1) Kajaani-Suomussalmi-Hossa-Suomussalmi-Kajaani
- Departure: 05:45 (Kajaani Travel Centre)
- At Hossa: 08:30 (Hossa Visitor Centre)
- Return (departure): 17:30
- In Kajaani: 20:15
- Price: 25 € / person / two-way trip
- Buy tickets from our webshop
- Limited amount of tickets, 50 tickets per connection
- The tickets are on sale until June 17th or as long as supplies last
Bus Transportation 2) Ruka-Kuusamo-Hossa-Kuusamo-Ruka
- Departure: 06:40 (Sale Rukanriutta, street address: Rukanriutta 7, Kuusamo)
- At Hossa: 08:20 (Hossa Visitor Centre)
- Return (departure): 17:30
- In Kajaani: 19:10
- Price: 20 € / person / two-way trip
- Buy tickets from our webshop
- Limited amount of tickets, 50 tickets per connection
- The tickets are on sale until June 17th or as long as supplies last
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Are you looking for accommodation for next summer's orienteering week?
In the article on our website we give you the best tips for getting accommodation.
If, even after this, it seems challenging to find the type of accommodation you're looking for, feel free to get in touch.
Kainuu O Week accommodation office:
accommodation@rastiviikko.fi
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Secretary General:
Jukka Liuha, jukka.liuha@rastiviikko.fi |
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Original Sokos Hotel Valjus offers high-standard hotel accommodation in the heart of Kajaani city centre |
Other accommodation options from our website
A comprehensive list of accommodations in Kajaani and its surrounding areas, as well as elsewhere in Kainuu, is available on the Kainuu Orienteering Week's commercial accommodation website. |
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Come and experience the best MTBO terrains and views of the city of Kajaani and Kainuu region
Kainuu MTBO Week consists of four competitions in two different types of terrain at Vimpelinvaara and on the fine pine forest and moor terrain of Joutenlampi. The competition centres in the first two stages are Vimpeli Sports Centre and in the two latest one the Joutenlampi Kainuu O Week Competition Centre.
The Kainuu MTBO Week's program is designed in such a way that the competitors can combine both MTB orienteering and foot orienteering in their program as they wish. The first MTBO stage is contested before the opening stage of Kainuu O Week, the second and third races on the rest days of the Kainuu O Week, and the starting times of the final stage can be combined smoothly with the last stage of Kainuu O Week.
New in the 2024 Kainuu MTBO Week is Sunday, June 30 in connection with the first competition, the Finnish Championships mass start, which also serves as the World Championships qualification in the H/D21 and H/D20 categories.
Kainuu MTBO Week's program:
- 1st stage, Sun 30th June, at 10.00am, Finnish Championships mass start + open courses
- Competition Centre: Vimpeli Sports Centre, Kajaani
- 2nd stage, Mon 1st July, at 11.00am, sprint + open courses
- Competition Centre: Vimpeli Sports Centre, Kajaani
- 3rd stage, Wed 3rd July, at 11.00am, long distance + open courses (legendary terrains of Joutenlampi)
- Competition Centre: Joutenlampi
- 4th stage, Fri 5th July, at 1.00pm, longer middle distance (pursuit) + open courses
- Competition Centre: Joutenlampi
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Kainuu Orienteering Week association
Street address: Urho Kekkosen katu 4 B
Postal code: 87100, Postal city: Kajaani, Finland
Competition and accommodation office:
Phone: +358 44 512 3517
Email: info@rastiviikko.fi
Secretary General (sponsors/marketing):
Phone: +358 44 7679533
Email: jukka.liuha@rastiviikko.fi |
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