National Orienteering Competition

XLVII Suunto-Games

Vihti Tervalampi
7-8.6.2014

Categories:Men: H21E, H21A, H21AL, H21B, H35-H95, H20, H18E, H18, H16E, H16, H15, H14, H13, H12, H12TR, H10, H10RR, H9RR. Women: D21E, D21A, D21AL, D35-D85, D20, D18E, D18, D16E, D16, D15, D14, D13, D12, D12TR, D10, D10RR, D9RR. Also open category for young orienteers Please, note the letter L means a short course. For instance courses in the the category H21AL are shorter than in the category H21A

Courses in categories H/D15 and older middle distance on Saturday and classical distance on Sunday. Younger categories have classical distance on both days. Estimated winning times in elite categories (H/D) are 35 minutes on Saturday and 80/65 minutes on Sunday

Elite categories H/D21E are arranged on the permission of the Finnish Orienteering Federation. The arranger will choose the 30 best orienteers to the category H21E and the 25 best to the category D21E according to the Finnish ranking list (on 1.6.2013). Besides the arranger can choose max 15 (H21E) / 10 (D21E) orienteers from other countries to elite category. The foreign elite orienteers should be on the same level as the selected Finnish elite orienteers. The arranger can also choose 3+3 competitors using his own consideration. Competitors that don't fit to the elite category will be shifted to H21A or D21A category.

Elite categories H/D18E and H/D16E. Open for all. The competition on Sunday is qualification for the European Young Orienteer Championships 2014. At the end of each category there is a group of top 15 ranked orienteers.

Entries: By the 1st June 2014 at 24.00 using IRMA SERVICE. Foreign orienteers can also use the email . Entries coming after the date above are considered as late ones.

Fees (preliminary): H/D21E, H/D20E:32 €, H/D21A,B,C, H/D20A, H/D35-85:28 €, H/D18-15:22 €, younger:16 € NOTE: Members of the foreign clubs may pay their fees before the competition to the info point at the event centre. Competitors taking part only to one day will pay the half of the fee. The fee can be paid also to the bank: IBAN: FI05 1243 3000 1989 69 SWIFT/BIC: NDEAFIHH (you must paid all bank expenses). Hiring the Emit card is 3€ per day.

Late entries will be accepted latest on Thursday the 5th June at 24.00 with 50% extra fee. Use IRMA SERVICE or email

Road Guidance from road 110, at the junction of the road 1215 (Tervalammintie), about 17,5 km northwest from Ring Road III. Driving time about 15 minutes to the event centre. Parking mostly next to the Event Centre. Road Guidance available on Saturday morning at 8 AM. Navigation address; Vihti, Tervapirtintie 15

Unfortunately, this year there are very bad Public Transport connections available. Read more here.

Start times are on Saturday 11-13 and on Sunday 10-12

Distance to starts (H/D15 and older) on Saturday 1.5 km and on Sunday 1.2 km. Distances to the start of younger categories 0.8 - 1.0 km on both days. Competition bibs in the beginning of the path to the start, use your own safety pins.

Map scale 1:10 000 except on Sunday the elite categories H/D21E, which use the scale 1:15 000. The map is new. It is a six-colour with 5 m contours, printed on May 2014, in plastic sheet.

Punching system Emit. Possibility to rent an Emit card 3 euros per day.

Event centre is in the terrain. Cafe and sausages service. Children care available. Please, inform the information secretary about children below one year.

Camping sites are in OITTAA (some 20 km from the competition center) and RASTILA (lesser 10 kilometers east from the centre of Helsinki, Nearest Metro station: Rastila only few hundreds meters).

Organising commitee: Chair: Pauliina Lankinen, Course setters Hannu Lammi (elite categories), Reino Hotti (other adults categories), Jyrki Louhi and Johannes Louhi (children categories).

Information secretary: Kari Sane  sp. puh. +358 45 6717 447

Start lists will be published at the club's web pages on Wedneday 4th June 2014.

Prizes according the total results of two days except for the categories H/D18E and H/D16E according only Sunday results. In children string category all receive a prize.

Open class orienteering (3km, 5 km and 7 km) on Saturday (12-13) and on Sunday (11-12). The same control points used as in the competition. Fee 10€ (below 19-years 2€), renting of the Emit card 3€. Entry at the start of the open class orienteering, follow the guidance signs.

You are cordially welcome to Suunto Games

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