The preparations for Jukola Relay are progressing quickly. Recent arrangements have included clearing the competition center, committee meetings, representation in the 25manna relay, a few more meetings, inviting a patron, and most recently, the release of the competition invitation. These are just a few mentioned.
You can view the competition invitation here. Below you can find estimated distances for the Jukola Relay.
| Estimated distance
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Estimated leg time
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Climb
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| 1 | 13,6 km daylight/dusk | 72 min | 160 m |
| 2. | 14,8 km dusk/dark | 76 min | 200 m |
| 3. | 13,2 km dark/dawn | 68 min | 140 m |
| 4. | 9,5 km dawn/daylight | 51 min | 100 m |
| 5. | 9,3 km daylight | 49 min | 100 m |
| 6. | 13,1 km daylight | 66 min | 170 m |
| 7. | 15,8 km daylight | 78 min | 200 m |
| Total | 89,3 km | 7 h 39 min | 1070 m |
Forking is used in all legs. The sun sets at 11:38 p.m. on Saturday, 15th of June and rises at 3:19 a.m. on Sunday, 16th of June. The race starts with a mass start at 11.00 p.m. on Saturday, 15th of June 2024
Below you can find estimated distances for the Venla Relay.
| Estimated distance
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Estimated leg time
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Climb
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| 1. | 8,0 km | 48 min | 60 m |
| 2. | 7,9 km | 46 min | 60 m |
| 3. | 6,8 km | 38 min | 60 m |
| 4. | 9,0 km | 50 min | 70 m |
| Total | 31,7 km | 3 h 2 min | 250 m |
Forking is used in all legs. The race starts with a mass start at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, 15th of June 2024.
Registration begins at the beginning of December
The registration process opens on December 1st, 2023 on Lakia–Jukola’s website. The contact person for the club will do the enrolment and pay for the teams in the electronic enrolment system.
Registering the teams happens as follows:
- The contact person for the club creates a personal Jukola-account on the website jukola.com
- The contact person logs in to the enrolment system with his/her Jukola-account
- The contact person enrols the teams and pays for the teams and extra services the same way as before
Invitation link and detailed instructions for enrolment will be sent through e-mail in November 2023 to all the clubs and associations who participated in Porvoo Borgå Jukola 2023.
Competition centre functions close by
The competition centre is located at Kauhava Airfield, about 4 km north from the centre of Kauhava. The competition centre opens on Friday, June 14th 2024 at 10.00 a.m. Facilities located at the competition centre include, for example, a canteen, first aid services and an information desk as well as shops and exhibition areas.
Centre offers excellent transport connections and functional setting for organizing large events. The competition centre is mainly an asphalted area, so any weather changes do not spoil the functionality of the competition centre. Parking also takes place in an asphalted area.
Lakia-Jukola offers a new milieu for competitors and excellent parking spaces close to the competition center. Up to 60 hectares of asphalted area in use!
Stay tuned for more information!