Schedule overview

– 07.06.2026	Open training
08.-09.06.2026	Official training	Mon 08:40 – 17:00 Tue 07:40 – 16:00
09.06.2026	Opening seremony	18:00 in Lieksa
10.-11.6.2026	Preliminaries	Wed 11:30 – 18:00 Thu 10:55 – 18:00
12.06.2026	Semi-Finals	13:00 – 18:00
13.06.2026	Finals	11:00 – 17:00
13.06.2026	Medal ceremony	18:00

Detailed schedule

MON 08

Official training

Time	Group	Duration	Teams (slots)	Total athletes
08:40 – 09:55	D	75 mins	FRA: 11, SUI: 5	16
09:55 – 11:10	E	75 mins	IRL: 15, SVK: 1	16
11:10 – 12:25	F	75 mins	FIN: 13, AUT: 3	16
12:25 – 14:05	A	100 mins	GER: 21	21
14:05 – 15:40	B	95 mins	GBR: 20	20
15:40 – 17:00	C	80 mins	ESP: 9, POL: 6, NOR: 2	17

Evening

17:45 – 19:30: Feature closed for competitors due to Team Leaders meeting.

18:00: Team Leaders’ meeting in the restaurant.

TUE 09

Official training

Time	Group	Duration	Teams (slots)	Total athletes
07:40 – 09:20	A	100 mins	GER: 21	21
09:20 – 10:55	B	95 mins	GBR: 20	20
10:55 – 12:15	C	80 mins	ESP: 9, POL: 6, NOR: 2	17
12:15 – 13:30	D	75 mins	FRA: 11, SUI: 5	16
13:30 – 14:45	E	75 mins	IRL: 15, SVK: 1	16
14:45 – 16:00	F	75 mins	FIN: 13, AUT: 3	16

Evening

16:15 – 19:30: Feature closed for competitors due to opening ceremonies.

16:40:  Buses depart for opening ceremonies. One bus departs from Ruunaa outdoor Center https://ruunaa.fi/frontpage/ and another one from Ruunaan Matkailu https://ruunaanmatkailu.fi/en/home-2/ 

18:00: Opening ceremony starts in Lieksa City Center.

19:30: Buses depart back from Lieksa.

Preliminary schedule for the competition:

WED 10

11:30 – 18:00: K1W Heats (preliminaries), K1JM Heats (preliminaries)

THU 11

10:55 – 18:00: K1M Heats (preliminaries), K1JM Semi-Finals, C1W Semi-Finals

FRI 12

13:00 – 18:00: C1M Semi-Finals, K1JW Semi-Finals, K1W Semi-Finals, K1M Semi-Finals

SAT 13

11:00 – 17:00: C1W Finals, C1M Finals, K1JM Finals, K1JW Finals, K1W Finals, K1M Finals

18:00: Medal ceremony & closing (next to Ruunaa Outdoor Center restaurant)