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55th Kainuu Orienteering Week 2023
Competition name | 55th Kainuu Orienteering Week 2023 |
Start date | 20230702 |
End date | 20230707 |
Country | Finland |
Race type | International |
Nearest place or city | Kuhmo |
Club/organizer | Kainuu Orienteering Week association / Kuhmon Peurat ry |
Region of country | Kainuu |
Number of competition days | 4 |
Expected number of runners | 5000 |
WRE event? | No |
URL for event homepage | [Link] |
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URL for invitation | [Link] |
URL for video | [Link] |
Contact email address | |
Contact phone number | +358447679533 |
Contact postal address | Ketunpolku 1, Tieto 1 building, 87100, Kajaani, Finland |
Max distance from eventcentre to competitions | 28 km |
Latest entry date | 1.7.2023 |
Entry fee (Euro) | 50-160 € / week, 15-45 € / day |
Typical accomodation fee, hotel (Euro) | 80-120 € / night |
Typical accomodation fee, tent (Euro) | 10-15 € / night |
Event description | 55th Kainuu Orienteering Week 2.-7.7.2023, Jämäsvaara, Kuhmo, Finland Come and enjoy orienteering and holiday in Kuhmo 2023. We offer the brilliant and legendary orienteering terrain of Jämäsvaara. Jämäsvaara is attracted by old forests, rocky slopes, small water bodies and marshes. The eye-catching landscapes of Jämäsvaara are easy to reach, as the Competition Centre is only about 28 km from the city centre of Kuhmo. |
Terrain description | We offer the brilliant and legendary orienteering terrain of Jämäsvaara. Jämäsvaara is attracted by old forests, rocky slopes, small water bodies and marshes. The eye-catching landscapes of Jämäsvaara are easy to reach, as the Competition Centre is only about 28 km from the city centre of Kuhmo. |
Training possibilities | Coming up! Diverse training possibilities in Kuhmo and in Vuokatti/Sotkamo area with professional made maps and trainings. |
Holiday activities,nature,hiking etc. | Welcome to Kuhmo Kuhmo’s nature type is Wild Taiga, where the landscapes and the magnificent fauna are incomparable to any other place on earth. The diversity of nature and Kuhmo chamber music culture are the strengths of Kuhmo, and those things cannot be transferred to anywhere else in the world. Kuhmo’s tourism supply is also built on the attraction of Nature. Kuhmo also offers excellent settings for orienteering and other outdoor activities, and nature tourism is an important tourism sector for Kuhmo. Certainly the settings for orienteering event are good in Kuhmo. Events are important for Kuhmo’s businesses, local and leisure residents and visitors. Kainuu Orienteering Week, organized this year in Kuhmo, is one of the major events of this year. Other traditional summer events are Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival and Sommelo Folk Music Festival. Events have been highlighted in the strategy programme of Kuhmo. The strategy programme of Kuhmo was updated at the end of last year. We have defined a new strategy vision in it and it goes as follows: “Kuhmo, the paradise of living and leisure”. Kuhmo is also seen as the countryside town of opportunities. The strategy vision is based on the following aspects: forest industry and wood expertise, beautiful water and forest nature, culture, vibrant countryside, functioning basic services and the opportunities deriving from the proximity of Russia. Particularly important points in the strategy are the priorities of operations which are used to reach the strategy vision. These priorities include such things as: growth in businesses and investments, effective services, correct number of employees working in the municipality and the economic balance. Welcome to the Kainuu Orienteering Week The city of Kuhmo |
Street address of navigation point | Piilolantie 47, 88900 Kuhmo, Finland |
URL for results | [Link] |
URL for map with course | [Link] |
URL for photos from event | [Link] |
URL for full race report | [Link] |
Live results available? | Yes |
Direct URL for live results | [Link] |
Live GPS tracking available? | Yes |
Direct URL for live GPS tracking | [Link] |
Live TV available? | No |
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