Welcome to Vuokatti-Jukola 2027 on June 19–20, 2027!

Join the tens of thousands who arrive to experience an unforgettable weekend at the heart of nature, community and competition. The forests and hills of Vuokatti are calling – are you ready?

Tervetuloa
Vuokatti-Jukolaan
19.–20.6.2027!

Maailman suurin suunnistusviestikilpailu saapuu ensimmäistä kertaa Kainuuseen.
Tervetuloa kokemaan suunnistuselämys Vuokatin vaaramaisemiin ja valoisaan kesäyöhön!

HARJOITUKSET LAJILEIRILLE VUOKATTIIN

Kiitos Esi-Jukolaan osallistuneille!

TULOKSET LIVELOX

Tule mukaan
talkoolaiseksi Vuokatti-Jukolaan!

Maailman suurin suunnistusviestikilpailu saapuu ensimmäistä kertaa Kainuuseen. Jukolan viestin kilpailukeskus Vuokatin urheiluopiston alueella on kuin kylä, josta löytyy monenlaisia tehtäviä eri alojen osaajille. Suurimpaan osaan talkootehtävistä ei vaadita suunnistuskokemusta.

ILMOITTAUDU TALKOOLAISEKSI

First time in Kainuu!

Vuokatti-Jukola 2027 is an international event and the world’s largest relay orienteering competition, organized jointly by Sotkamon Jymy and Vuokatti Sport, contested in the Vuokatti area.

The Jukola Relay is the world’s largest relay orienteering event, featuring the four-leg Venla Relay and the seven-leg Jukola Relay. The Venla Relay starts on Saturday, June 19, 2027 at 1:30 p.m. and the Jukola Relay on Saturday evening at 11 p.m. The Jukola Relay will be orienteering through the bright summer night of Vuokatti.

Terrain of Vuokatti is calling orienteers – will you be there?

Join us in making Vuokatti-Jukola 2027 as a volunteer!

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 first time in Vuokatti.

Vuokatti-Jukola training exercises are now open

Welcome to train in Vuokatti!

Vuokatti-Jukola training exercises are now open. There are relay races, longer distance and middle distance trainings. Check out and order the training maps using the instructions that open in the link.

Impactful collaboration for companies

Vuokatti-Jukola 2027 turns the Vuokatti 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. High-quality event organization requires partnerships, as a unique relay orienteering competition of the size of Vuokatti-Jukola cannot be organized without partners of different sizes. With three different partnership levels, it is possible to tailor a form of cooperation that suits each partner.

Thank you for Pre-Jukola!

The women’s relay was won by Tampereen Pyrintö. Kalevan Rasti came in second and Paimion Rasti came in third. The men’s relay was won by Kalevan Rasti with a clear margin, Ikaalisten Nouseva-Voima came in second and Turku Metsänkävijät came in third.

The HD16 relay was won by OK Trian, Tampereen Pyrintö came in second and Vaasan Suunnistajat came in third.

Coming soon: 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.

Culture week of Vuokatti-Jukola

Vuokatti-Jukola combines a top orienteering weekend in Kainuu with various side events. The cultural week was inspired in particular by the local writer from Sotkamo, Veikko Huovinen, whose birth will be a hundred years old in 2027.

The more detailed content of the cultural week will be published in summer 2026, and will also include contributions from other municipalities in Kainuu.