Kainuu Trail / trail running / Hossa National Park / Muikkupuro

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2021!

This year has been very exceptional and challenging for the most of us - we hope that soon coming next year is the better one for all of us.

Now it is the time to relax and enjoy holidays with our families and friends - enjoy!

In this newsletter 2/2020 we release some of the Kainuu Trail's official merchandise - Kainuu Trail t-shirt and Kainuu Trail running shirt - check those up from below. Additionally, in this letter we provide some other basic information about the event.

Have a nice Christmas time and Happy New Year 2021!

Kainuu Trail team

Event Director
Jukka Liuha
jukka.liuha(at)rastiviikko.fi
+358 44 7679 533

Competition office
info(at)rastiviikko.fi
+358 44 5123517

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The official Kainuu Trail t-shirt and running shirt

We have now released the designs of our official t-shirt and running shirt.

Earlier we informed that the first pre-order time for the running shirt would have been 31.12.2020, but now we have had the confirmation that we can extend the first pre-order time until 31.1.2021.

If you like the designs and would like to have one of these for your own - check out the detailed order instructions from our webpages.

Kainuu Trail running shirt 49,90 € (postal fee 5,90 € in Finland is included)
- Pre-order until 31.1.2021 (pre-ordered products are delivered for customers on March 2021)

Kainuu Trail t-shirt, 19,90 € (postal fee not included)
- Pre-order until 30.4.2021 (pre-ordered products are available on-site at the event or delivered to customers by postal service on June/July 2021)

	Photo: Suomussalmi.fi / Hossa National Park

Hossa National Park - Finland's youngest National Park

People have been fascinated with the amazing esker nature and clear fish lakes of Hossa National Park since the Stone Age. The northern location of the region is evident in the Kainuu nature and the landscape has a feeling of Lapland.

There are about 90 km of trails in the Hossa National Park. The trails, most of which are easy to travel on, run through the most handsome esker and lake scenery in Hossa. You can set off for a long hike by linking circle trails by means of the connecting trails. There are trails, destinations and accommodation that are accessible to all in the national park and close to the visitor centre.

In many places, the hiking and biking trails run along the same trails. Hossa also provides trails that are accessible to all. Please be considerate to the others on the trail.

(source: https://www.nationalparks.fi/hossa)

Read more:
https://www.nationalparks.fi/hossa
http://hossa.fi/

	Photos: Suomussalmi.fi / Hossa National Park

Hossa National Park's perfect trails are waiting...

Kainuu Trail's trails and distances are Julma-Ölkky 78 km, Värikallio 55 km, Kokalmus 38 km, Jatkonvaara 21 km and Huosius 10 km. All trails are planned so that runners can enjoy the best running paths and sceneries of the Hossa National Park. Of course the best combination is provided in the longest contest called Julma-Ölkky 78 km :)

Route markings:

• We will use wooden sticks with orange flags in all tracks. Orange flags are mounted approximately in every 30-50 m during the whole routes.
• Black direction arrows on the white background are used for turnings and showing the direction of the track.
• Additionally each distance is marked with separate colour labels which are shown in the picture beside
  • These colour labels are mounted in the most important cross roads of the tracks and several times between the cross roads etc. when participant is easy to follow that is running at the correct route.
    • 78 k: orange
    • 55 k: yellow
    • 38 k: red
    • 21 k: green
    • 10 k: blue

Trails and distances are:

Julma-Ölkky 78 k
- total elevation +2730 m
- ITRA points: 3

Värikallio 55 k
- total elevation +1980 m
- ITRA points: 3

Kokalmus 38 k
- total elevation +1120 m
- ITRA points: 2

Jatkonvaara 21 k
- total elevation +620 m
- ITRA points: 1

Huosius 10 k
- total elevation +310 m
- ITRA points: 0

See the route maps from: Trace De Trail service

See more detail description: www.kainuutrail.fi

	Photo: Suomussalmi.fi / Hossa National Park

We are taking care of our Kainuu Trail runners and spectators in this coronavirus (Covid-19) situation

As an organizer of the event we will take coronavirus situation seriously in Kainuu Trail event. Our main target is to organize the event as healthy and safely as possible.

We will release separate instructions for participants and spectators due the coronavirus situation and actions needed for that. Instructions will be published in our webpages (during winter 2020-2021) and in the competition instructions in spring 2021.

Here are shortly the main actions due the Covid-19:

• We will obey the instructions of the Finnish government and the health care officials of the Kainuu region
• Hygiene (hand wash stations in the event centre and in the aid/service stations of the tracks)
• Safe distances (remember to use 2 m distance towards each other)
• Hygiene masks
  • organizers will use the mask in the event centre and in the aid/service stations
  • we recommend that participants would use masks in the event centre
• Showers and saunas are organized as the coronavirus situation demands
• Mass starts of the each distances are organized so that participants have enough space
• We are ready to make participant restrictions to each content and the whole event if needed

Check out more from our webpage: www.kainuutrail.fi

	Photo: Hossa Visitor Centre

Accommodation in the silence and peace of the nature - Hossa Visitor Centre

Hossa Visitor Centre offers a diverse range of excursion and travel services. The restaurant/café serves small snacks and full meals and knowledge of nature and history of Hossa region is provided under the same roof. Cottages and loggers’ huts provide cosy overnight accommodation throughout the year. The campsite of Karhunkainalo is open to caravanners from March to October.

From the Visitor Centre you can rent for ex. fatbikes, canoes, kayaks etc.

Check out accommodation possibilities from here.

Contact:
Hossa Visitor Centre
Jatkonsalmentie 6, 89920 Suomussalmi
+358 (0)50 384 4692
hossa@retkeilykeskus.fi

	Photo: Camping Hossan Lumo

Camping Hossan Lumo

Maija and Lenny welcomes travellers and their pets to Camping Hossan Lumo!

The cottages of the Finnish-Irish family business are available throughout the year. The services for caravanners are available when the ground is unfrozen, as are the small, nostalgic camping huts. The shallow, child-friendly beach is the gem of Camping Hossan Lumo. In the summer, the camping area is home to the only store in the area.

Green values are clearly visible in the day-to-day activities of Camping Hossan Lumo: all waste is recycled and detergents are eco-friendly.

Book your cabin accommodation: www.hossanlumo.fi

Contact:
Lumontie 3
89920 Ruhtinansalmi Finland
+358 (0)500 166377
info@hossanlumo.fi

	Photo: Suomussalmi.fi / Hossa National Park, Julma-Ölkky canyon / Cable bridge

Other things to do

​Hossa National Park: Experience amazing views and quiet wilderness of the Hossa National Park by hiking, canoeing, fatbiking/MTB, swimming, SUP boarding or just relaxing in the wilderness.

Suomussalmi and Kainuu in overall offer plenty of other activities during summer days for the days off. The nearby areas of Suomussalmi are full of amazing nature destinations, with possibilities to do hiking, trekking, mountain biking, canoeing and fishing.

From the Visit Kainuu pages you can find all the things happening in Suomussalmi other places of Kainuu region.

Wild Taiga´s website has also additional information about Suomussalmi and summertime activities.

You can search for trekking and hiking routes from Kainuu outdoor activity map

Suomussalmi city centre: Kiannon Kuohut swimming hall, frisbee golf, sprint orienteering and much more

	Map: Kainuu Trail / background taken from kansalaisen karttapaikka

Arriving to Finland, Kainuu, Suomussalmi and Hossa is quite easy and flexible.

We recommend the following:

1. Book flights from the departure country to Helsinki (Helsinki airport). Helsinki is the capital city of Finland.

2. Book flights from Helsinki airport to Kajaani airport or Kuusamo airport or Rovaniemi airport or Oulu airport
Kajaani and Kuusamo airports are the closest ones.
or

2. Rent car from the Helsinki-Vantaa and drive from Helsinki to Kajaani and Suomussalmi. It about 660 km and 7-8 hours driving from Helsinki to Suomussalmi.

3. From Kajaani airport to Suomussalmi and Hossa
- 1 h 20 min driving to the Suomussalmi city centre
- 1 h 10 min driving to Event Centre (Jatkonsalmentie 6, Suomussalmi)

Nearest airport´s and driving times to Hossa and Kainuu Trail Event Centre are:
Kuusamo airport - only 1 h 00 min driving to the Event centre
Kajaani airport - about 2 h 30 min driving to Event centre
Oulu airport - about 3 h 00 min driving to Event centre
Rovaniemi airport - about 3 h 10 min driving to Event centre

From these airports / cities you can take a rental car or take a bus (to the Suomussalmi). We recommend the rental car because in Finland driving is quite easy (no big traffic and the roads are good).

Read more from our webpages here.