Safety is a Common Cause
At Jukola, everyone is responsible for ensuring safety and helping in emergencies. It is every one’s duty to follow all the rules and instructions carefully.
Each team participating in the competition is obliged to provide basic first aid supplies: wound cleanser, plasters, blister plasters, gauze roll, basic painkillers, antihistamine.
Accidents and acute illnesses
The Competition Centre’s first aid is open Fri 13.6.2025 at 10:00 – Sun 15.6. at 16:00 (see section First aid ). Otherwise, the services of the general health service are used: the emergency room of Mikkeli Central Hospital (Porrassalmenkatu 35-37). Call the emergency service before going to the emergency service: 116117.
The main first aid service is prepared for acute injuries and illnesses of competitors, spectators and officials.
If you have any illnesses, allergies or medication that may affect your treatment, please write your name, allergy, medication and the telephone number of a contact person who can provide further information to the medical staff if necessary.
If you receive any cuts and/or bruises during the race, please clean them with plenty of water before going to the first aid station and check that your team’s first aid kit is sufficient to treat the wound.
Instructions for action
In cases of illness and immediate danger to life
- CALL 112
- Find out what happened
- Prevent further injury and damage
- Check the patient’s condition
- Check breathing
- Arrange for guidance to the scene
Fire in the competition centre or car park
If you observe a fire:
- Call 112
- Warn people in danger
- If possible, contain the fire (fire extinguisher, fire blanket).
- If possible (use fire extinguisher (if possible)).
Disorderly behaviour
- Contact the nearest steward or call the Safety Management Centre +358 41 5782966.
- If the situation is threatening, call 112. Call 112.1.1. Do not endanger yourself or others.
Traffic accidents
- Contact the nearest traffic controller or call the Safety Management Centre +358 41 5782966. I
- f the situation is serious or outside the race area, call 112.
- Help those involved and prevent further accidents
Important phone numbers
- General emergency number: 112
- Safety Management Centre: +358 41 5782966
- Race information: +358 44 9282477
- Race Centre First Aid: +358 46 531 8850
- Security (TIKE) +358 46 9201042
- Poison Information Centre: 09 471 977
The Race Info is the service number for guidance, advice and race-related matters, such as timetables, etc.
The Safety Centre is in charge of safety-related matters such as first aid, traffic, parking, rescue/fire-fighting and crowd control.
First Aid
The main first aid station for the competitions will be located at the western edge of the competition centre. The main first aid post will be open from 10:00 to 18:00 on Fri 13 June 2025 and from 9:00 on Sat 14 June 2025 to 16:00 on Sun 15 June 2025.
During the night between Friday evening and Saturday morning, the finish line service will be on call and the main service will be closed (the finish line service is located next to the competition disembarkation area).
Emergency medical and other first aid staff will be on standby at all times. First aid is signposted at the race centre and in the tented areas and is marked on the race centre map. The first aid point is marked by a white cross on a green background.
There will be two first aid stations in the competition area during the Venlo race (13.30-22.30) and three during the Jukola race (23.00-16.00). The first aid points on the course are marked on the competition maps with a purple cross. In addition, light first aid equipment will be available at the watering points and the marshals will have plasters and bandages.