Companies

Kotka-Jukola 2026 is an international event and the world’s largest relay orienteering competition, organized jointly by Kymin Suunnistajat and Vehkalahden Veikot, contested in the Kymi Airfield area and its top-class orienteering terrain.

Impact locally and across the Nordics

Kotka-Jukola 2026 turns the Kotka-Hamina region into the arena of the world’s largest relay orienteering event.

It brings people, companies and stories together – and highlights them both nationally and across the Nordic countries. Marketing collaboration is an impactful, measurable and story-driven encounter, built multichannel – efficiently, clearly and with measurable results.

Be part of building the most compelling event ever – for all event stakeholders. Ask more about how to turn encounters into growth!
A large group of runners wearing headlamps and race bibs participate in an outdoor trail race at dusk, surrounded by trees and a wooden fence.

Marketing collaboration packages

Kilpailunumerolappua käyttävä nainen juoksee märällä ulkoradalla keskittyneenä. Taustalla on toinen juoksija. Kilpailukyltit ja kirkkaan oranssi teltta näkyvät heidän takanaan.

Leg hosts

Impactful and strategic: Multi-channel and impactful Section Host- partnership is designed for companies and well-known brands that want to:

  • Renew or deepen their brand image
  • Strengthen their societal profile
  • Build long-term strategic visibility and impact
Kaksi suunnistusvarusteisiin ja otsalamppuihin pukeutunutta miestä poseeraa yhdessä ulkona hymyillen kameralle. Toisella on yllään valko-oranssi peliasu, jossa on numero 9, ja toisella sini-puna-musta puku. Heidän takanaan on puinen aita.

Key Partner

Growth, conversions and context: This multi-channel package is aimed at companies and ambitious brands that want to:

  • Stand out from their competitors in a credible, values-based environment
  • Effectively test the company’s communications and marketing in new target audiences
  • Build measurable and repeatable visibility efficiently
Punavalkoiseen pelipaitaan ja pääpantaan pukeutunut miesurheilija nostaa molemmat kätensä voiton merkiksi kartta kädessään seisten hurraavan yleisön edessä ulkoilmaurheilutapahtumassa.

Partner

Trust, visibility and customer relationships: Regionally distinctive multi-channel package is suitable for companies operating regionally that want to:
  • Expand their customer base in their own locality or nearby areas
  • Make themselves visible in a credible and inclusive context
  • Develop communications and customer understanding in a data-driven and cost-effective way

Jukola & Venla- Race Club

Welcome! The Race Club is intended for companies, partners and invited guests who want to enjoy the competition atmosphere in the best possible setting. Benefits of the Race Club:

  • Access to a dedicated VIP area
  • Prime viewing spots in the heart of the event center
  • Genuine encounters and networking opportunities
  • Dining, refreshments, and the option for reserved tables
  • A relaxed yet premium setting for client and partner meetings


Follow updates. We will inform you when you can secure your place here.

Suuri joukko vanhempia aikuisia istuu pöydissä valkoisessa tapahtumateltassa yllään samanlaiset paidat ja nimikyltit. Jotkut hymyilevät ja pitelevät juomia, kun taas toiset katsovat eteenpäin ja näyttävät kuuntelevan tarkkaavaisesti.

VIP-packages

Invite your clients or stakeholders to experience the Jukola Relay from the best spots – with style and a premium experience. VIP packages offer:

  • Access to the VIP area and grandstand seats
  • Food and beverage service
  • Fast entry and private facilities
  • Opportunity for corporate visibility and meetings


Choose a ready-made package or tailor a solution that suits you. We will announce when sales open in winter ’25.

Suuri joukko ihmisiä, monilla hatut ja aurinkolasit päässä, kävelee ulkona aurinkoisena päivänä valkoisen teltan ja punaisen puhallettavan kaaren lähellä. Taustalla näkyy puita.

Corporate team packages

Invite your customers, partners, or team to the forest of experiences! Corporate team packages offer the opportunity to take part in the Jukola or Venla relay together – even if you have no orienteering experience.

Before the race you will join a “masters’ coaching session”, where experienced orienteers prepare you for the event. The shared performance deepens relationships and builds team spirit in a way that cannot be created in a meeting room. If you wish, the package can include VIP services and brand visibility.

More detailed packages will be published in winter ´25. Stay tuned!

A group of six men wearing matching blue and yellow jackets huddle together outdoors, smiling and celebrating as they embrace each other. Green trees and blurred figures appear in the background.

Staff events for companies

Kotka-Jukola 2026 offers companies an opportunity to strengthen team spirit and reward staff with an unforgettable shared experience at the grand celebration of orienteering. Ready-made staff packages for companies are on the way, which may include:

  • a dedicated meeting or break area in the competition centre
  • VIP dining and grandstand seats
  • the possibility to participate in the relay or a lighter event experience
  • introductory programme and guidance to orienteering with a low threshold


Detailed company packages will be published during winter ’25.

Monimuotoinen joukko numeroituja juoksijoita osallistuu ulkoilmakilpailuun puuhakepolulla vihreän ruohon ja puiden ympäröimänä, taustalla toimihenkilöt ja katsojat.

Metsäareena® 2026

Metsäareena® is a partner event themed around sustainable development in its various forms, with the forest always in mind.

  • Metsäareena® brings you to the campfire. The goal is genuine, honest dialogue in a barrier-free environment, in the forest.
  • The event programme consists of inspiring keynote speakers and networking. Energetic interaction in nature around important topics.
  • Metsäareena® generates silo-breaking dialogue, new opportunities and creative encounters.


Ask for more information for your company and stakeholders about Metsäareena® 2026 and come make an impact. We will publish the programme in winter ’25

A large group of runners in colorful outfits start a race on a dirt track, with tents, banners, and spectators in the background under a cloudy sky.

Become a Partner

Marketing collaboration is an impactful, measurable, and narrative encounter, built across multiple channels: at the event, in digital, on social media, in print, and in native media – efficiently, clearly, and with results.

In collaboration

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