Welcome to Kotka-Jukola 2026 on June 13–14, 2026!

Join the tens of thousands who arrive to experience an unforgettable weekend at the heart of nature, community and competition.

The forests and shores of Kotka are calling – are you ready for an experience you’ll feel in your body and your heart?

A large group of runners, many wearing headlamps and numbered shirts, participate in a nighttime orienteering race, holding maps as they move forward, with bright lights shining from their headlamps.

Kilpailukutsu julkaistu
Kotka-Jukola 13.–14.6.2026!

Suomen suurin suunnistusseikkailu kohtaa merikaupungin karisman.  Liity kymmenien tuhansien joukkoon, jotka saapuvat kokemaan unohtumattoman suunnistusviikonlopun luonnon, yhteisön ja kilpailun ytimessä. Kotkan metsät ja merenrannat kutsuvat – oletko valmis elämykseen, joka tuntuu kehossa ja sydämessä?

KILPAILUKUTSU ILMOITTAUTUMINEN

Otsalamppu ja punaiset raidalliset housut päässään oleva mies juoksee metsän läpi kartta ja kompassi kädessään suunnistuskilpailun aikana.

Tervetuloa
Kotka-Jukola 13.–14.6.2026!

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Together, responsibly!

The Kotka-Jukola 2026 slogan “Life from the Forest” highlights the core of Jukola: the significance of the forest and orienteering as a physical, mental and communal experience. The forest is not just a competition venue, it is a life-giving, formative and deeply felt environment.

At Kotka-Jukola ’26, “Life from the Forest” also connects to the forest industry, export revenues and employment. Its meaning expands, bringing together the forest’s diversity. It also refers to the forest’s role not only as a physical competition environment and a source of well-being, but as an economic pillar through which the forest provides livelihoods, jobs and international visibility for Finland.

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Metsäareena®

Metsäareena® is a partner event themed around sustainable development in its various forms, with the forest not forgotten.

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

Impactful collaboration for companies

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

Marketing collaboration is an impactful, measurable and story-driven engagement, built across channels – efficiently, clearly and with results.

Orienteering Shop

Explore and find your new favorites – in an orienteer’s style.

With us you will find carefully selected products that suit the forest, the competition center and a weekend trip – or even as a gift. The selection includes the annually changing official Jukola Relay products, the Finnish national orienteering team fan merchandise, as well as other high-quality gear for everyday life and sport.

Thank you to everyone who participated in Pre-Jukola!

Pre-Jukola run in Kotka on 23 August 2025 gathered a large number of orienteers and offered a superb preview of next summer’s Kotka-Jukola terrain!

The day culminated in tight battles and a warm-hearted competition atmosphere, enjoyed by both competitors and spectators.

A warm thank you to all participants, volunteers and partners – this is a great springboard toward Kotka-Jukola 2026! See the results and watch the broadcast here.

Join us in making Kotka-Jukola 2026 – as a volunteer, become part of a great story

Do you want to be part of creating an unforgettable experience, where thousands of orienteers, spectators, and friends of nature meet in the heart of the forest? As a volunteer, you are the true hero of the event – an essential part of the community that creates the world’s largest sporting event.