National Orienteering Competition

XLVIII Suunto-Games

Vihti Salmi
6-7.6.2015

Categories:Men: H21E, H21A, H21AL, H21B, H35-H95, H20, H18E, H18, H16E, H16, H14, H13, H12, H12TR, H10, H10RR, H9RR. Women: D21E, D21A, D21AL, D35-D85, D20, D18E, D18, D16E, D16, 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/D16 and older the target time is 30-40 minutes on Saturday and with 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 65 minutes on Sunday

Elite categories H/D21E. The arranger will choose the 30 best orienteers to the category H21E and the 25 best to the category D21E according the Finnish ranking list (on 1.6.2015). Besides the arranger can choose max 15 (H21E) / 10 (D21E) orienteers from other countries to elite categories. 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 / D21A categories.

Entries: By the 31th May 2015 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 (totally both days): H/D21E, H/D20E:34 €, H/D21A,B,C, H/D20A, H/D35-85:30 €, H/D18-15:24 €, younger:18 € NOTE: Members of the foreign clubs may pay their fees before the competition to the info point at the assembly area. 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 4€ per day.

Late entries will be accepted latest on Thursday the 4th June at 24.00 with 50% extra fee. Use IRMA SERVICE or email

Road Guidance from road 120, at the junction of the Salmentie, about 37 km northwest from the centre of Helsinki. Driving time few minutes to the parking area. Distance to the assembly area (preliminary) 1-2 km. Road guidance available on Saturday morning at 8 AM. Navigation address to parking; Salmentie 96, VIHTI

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

Distance to starts (H/D15 and older) on adults categories lesser than 2 kms, exept start 1 on Sunday lesser than 3 kms. Distances to the start of younger categories lesser than 1 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 2015, in plastic sheet.

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

Assembly area 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: Pekka Väisänen, Course setters Åge Liljeström, Jouni Savelainen (adults categories), Artur Kulagin, Andrei Kulagin (children categories).

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

Start lists will be published at the club's web pages on Wednesday 3th June 2015.

Prizes according the total results of two days. In children string category all receive a prize.

Open class orienteering (3km, 5 km and 7 km and for children "Rastiralli" - easy orienteering with 1:4000 scale map) on Saturday (12-13) and on Sunday (11-12). The same control points are used as in the Suunto Games competition. Map 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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