Athletes

Important information for athletes

Travelling
Accommodation
Competition classes
Venue
Boat storage
Entries (page coming closer to competition)
Contact information

Visa requirements

Individuals from EU nations and Schengen area do not need visa to visit Finland. However, you always need an official travel document.

Check if you need the visa, or what type of travel document is accepted, by visiting https://um.fi/visa-requirement-and-travel-documents-accepted-by-finland/

Weather

Average temperature in the region has been 16 C^o in May. However, on rare occasions it has been as high as 31 C^o during the day, and as low as 0 C^o during the night.

Local weather – Lieksa/Ruunaa

Food

Ruunaa Outdoor Center and Ruunaan Matkailu have a restaurant with buffet type breakfast and lunch daily. Drinks and snacks are available during opening hours.

Recommeded businesses in city of Lieksa (30 minutes drive from Ruunaa by car):

Supermarket: K-citymarket (Google map)
Supermarket: Lidl (Google map)
Bakery, with lunch: Lieksan Leipomo (Google map)
Restaurant: Lieksan sataman grillitupa (Google map)

Recycling

Properly sort your waste for recycling. In Ruunaa Outdoor Center, there is a bin for mixed waste behind the cabins, along with a separate box for bottles and batteries. Bottles can also be returned to stores, where you’ll receive a deposit refund. Depositable bottles can be identified by the “Pantti” marking on the label. The refund amount can be up to 0.40 euros.

Sauna

If your cabin has a sauna and you want to use it for drying wet gear after kayaking, do not place the clothes on the sauna stove – the risk of fire is high.

Gas station

All gas stations in Lieksa are self service stations open 24/7. The distance from Ruunaan Outdoor Center to gas station is 30 – 32km.

ABC Lieksa (Google map)
Neste Express (Google map)
ST1 (Google map)

Currency

The currency used in Finland is the EUR. Major credit and debit cards are accepted widely. Some small shops or kiosks may not accepts cash.

Parking

If you are staying in the Ruunaa Outdoor Center

You can park your car next to the cabin or hut.

If you stay in a tent, you can park as near as possible without blocking other cars.

If you are staying outside of the Ruunaa Outdoor Center

Please park your car on Neitikoskentie (P1) if you use the boat storage during the competiion.

If you bring your boat with your car, you can use P3 for parking and paddle to Neitikoski rapid.

Drones

Ruunaa is located close to border and thus flying with drone is strictly forbidden without special permission. See more at sky.fintraffic.fi