Welcome to Kotka-Jukola

The Event Centre is located at Kymin lentokenttä (Kymi Airport) and its surroundings. Admission to the event is free — no ticket sales! Please note that there is a parking fee.

At the Event Centre you’ll find a wide range of supporting services, including restaurants, shops and vendor stalls, the Jukola Expo exhibition area, Children’s World, Sauna World, the Forest Church and the Soldier’s Home! Live programme on the festival stage!

Explore more information through the links below (updated regularly), and you can also ask JukolaBot at the bottom of the page:

MIELILAVA collection for smart devices

MIELILAVA at Kotka-Jukola — your old phone can help a young person.

At Kotka-Jukola, good is done off the course too.

The Event Centre hosts MIELILAVA’s smart device collection — old phones, tablets and small electronics get a new life, while supporting mental health work for children and young people.

Learn more and bring us your devices.

Visit Kotka-Hamina — gateway to the East Coast

Right next to Kotka-Jukola’s controls awaits the East Coast — archipelago, fortresses, wooden townscapes, and award-winning parks.

The Peony Park blooms right around the Jukola weekend, Hamina is one of only two star-shaped fortress towns in the world, and Aalto’s Sunila is a candidate for UNESCO World Heritage status.

One travel map, six areas, dozens of destinations — many reachable within a single day.

How things work at Kotka-Jukola

GENERAL GUIDE · “How Kotka-Jukola Works” – all essential information. (published 20 May 2026)

COMPETITION BULLETIN · Instructions for the race itself.

Schedules

View the Kotka-Jukola schedule and opening hours via the button below.

FRI 12 JUN · 10:00 · Event Centre opens

SAT 13 JUN · 12:00 · Opening ceremony

SAT 13 JUN · 13:30 · Venla Relay (expected winner’s finish 16:58)

SAT 13 JUN · 23:00 · Jukola Relay (expected winner’s finish 06:24)

Restaurant services in the area

Kotka-Jukola offers comprehensive restaurant services.

Main Restaurant — Restel

Pre-order €14.50 · On-site €15.90

• Pasta Bolognese – beef ragout sauce (M,G) and pasta (M) served separately
• Chicken in a creamy sauce – served with rice (L,G)
• Tofu and vegetables braised in coconut sauce – served with rice (L,G)

Includes: bread (VEG), butter (L,G), water and a fresh salad (VEG,G).

→ Pre-order your meal here

Street Food — Nordic Gourmet Oy

Meal tickets sold in groups (min. 10 per order). Food €13 · food + drink €16.

Orders:

Also at the Event Centre:

Mallasrasti (beer tent)

Soldier’s Home

Grill and café stands

Ice cream and soft serve

Finnsweet candy stand

Jungle Juice bar

Fråbär

Mad Croc

Kotka-Jukola competition centre maps

Find all Event Centre functions easily with the area map.

Event Centre map (coming later)

Area map (coming later)

Tent area map

Event programme

The event programme includes:

Greetings from stakeholders

Instructions and schedules

Opening hours of services

Leg lengths

Start list 1–100

Trophy statistics

Race organisers in the 2000s