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21:55 CET on Saturday more than 1500 men head into the forest – nearly 9 hours earlier at 13:00 CET 1100 women start their relay. The Jukola relay is the highlight of the season for many runners – here you find all the information you need about the biggest ever edition of the Jukola and Venla relay. This years edition features 15,295 runners – a record by more than 1000 runners!
Live TV/results/tracking/startlists
- Live TV feed (via YLE): Venla (Finnish – Swedish) – Jukola (Finnish – Swedish)
- Live results
- There is GPS Tracking (for 20 teams) on all legs. However, live GPS Tracking will only be shown on the TV feed – there is no separate tracking offered
- Startlists: Jukola – Venla
- Jukola webpage
- LiveBlog (via WorldofO.com – see bottom of this page)
See also the LiveBlog (at the bottom of this page). The LiveBlog can also be followed from you mobile phone directly from the assembly area.
Map and terrain
The competition terrain consists mainly of steep hills (from 20 to 30 meters) which alternate with marshy dells. There are almost no paths in the terrain instead there are few forest roads and ski tracks which make running easier. Kilometer paces will be slower this year than in other Jukola relays in the 21th century. Kytäjä Jukola 2010 will be a challenging orienteering race. Time differences between the top teams will be big. An average mistake will be bigger in this terrain than in other terrains.
Some neighbour-maps and old maps of the area found from omaps.worldofo.com:
Venla relay
Start: 13:00 CET.
| Leg | Length (km) | Estimated time (min) | Changeover time | Climb (m) |
| 1 | 5,1 – 5,2 | 41 | 13:41 CET | 200 |
| 2 | 4,4 – 4,5 | 36 | 14:17 CET | 185 |
| 3 | 6,2 – 6,3 | 46 | 15:03 CET | 280 |
| 4 | 7,5 – 7,6 | 57 | 16:00 CET | 390 |
| Total | 23,4 | 3h | 1055 |
- Courses include 900 meters of taped routes. Competitors born in 1994 and 1995 may participate in legs 1, 2, and 3. Competitors born in 1993 and earlier may run all legs.
- There is forking on all legs
Top Teams last year:
| 1 | 31 | Ulricehamns OK | SWE | 3:08:18 | Simone Niggli | 58:04 | |
| 2 | 23 | Hellas | SWE | +2:54 | Tatiana Ryabkina | 54:04 | |
| 3 | 60 | Tampereen Pyrintö | FIN | +3:46 | Anni-Maija Fincke | 57:36 | |
| 4 | 8 | Halden SK | NOR | +3:54 | Anne Margrethe Hausken | 54:54 | |
| 5 | 5 | OK Linne | SWE | +4:29 | Sofie Johansson | 59:32 | |
| 6 | 7 | Turun Suunnistajat | FIN | +4:41 | Bodil Holmström | 57:28 | |
| 7 | 3 | IFK Lidingö SOK | SWE | +4:49 | Signe Söes | 57:38 | |
| 8 | 26 | Sävedalens AIK | SWE | +5:21 | Camilla Berglund | 1:00:32 | |
| 9 | 1 | Domnarvets GoIF | SWE | +9:01 | Johansson Emma | 1:06:56 | |
| 10 | 11 | Asikkalan Raikas | FIN | +9:18 | Minna Kauppi | 54:20 | |
| 11 | 22 | Wing OK | NOR | +10:07 | Elise Egseth | 1:00:36 | |
| 12 | 10 | Paimion Rasti | FIN | +10:09 | Katri Lindeqvist | 59:56 | |
| 13 | 37 | Tullinge SK | SWE | +10:14 | Jenny Lönnkvist | 59:03 | |
| 14 | 29 | Angelniemen Ankkuri | FIN | +10:31 | Maria Rantala | 1:01:20 | |
| 15 | 28 | Bäkkelagets SK | NOR | +10:46 | Anne Marie Bleken | 1:01:10 | |
| 16 | 59 | Leksands OK | SWE | +11:22 | Rahel Friedrich | 1:00:56 | |
| 17 | 16 | SK Pohjantähti | FIN | +11:32 | Marttiina Joensuu | 1:00:14 | |
| 18 | 35 | OK Hällen | SWE | +11:43 | Linnea Gustafsson | 59:57 | |
| 19 | 2 | Nydalens SK | NOR | +12:02 | Lene Moe | 1:02:40 | |
| 20 | 137 | Konnerud IL | NOR | +12:27 | Marianne Andersen | 54:56 |
Jukola relay
Start: 21:55 CET
| Leg | Length (km) | Estimated time (min) | Changeover time | Climb (m) | Light |
| 1 | 9,8 – 9,9 | 67 | 23:02 CET | 450 | dusk |
| 2 | 10,0 – 10,1 | 72 | 00:14 CET | 490 | dark |
| 3 | 11,3 – 11,4 | 81 | 01:35 CET | 575 | dark/dusk |
| 4 | 6,9 – 7,0 | 48 | 02:23 CET | 375 | dusk |
| 5 | 6,8 – 6,9 | 46 | 03:09 CET | 365 | dusk/light |
| 6 | 9,2 – 9,3 | 62 | 04:11 CET | 470 | light |
| 7 | 13,4 – 13,5 | 86 | 05:37 CET | 645 | light |
| Total | 67,7 | 7h 42min | 3370 |
- Teams that have not changed by 7.45 a.m. CET can take part in two separate mass starts at the map stands. The mass start for leg 7 takes place at 8.00 a.m. CET and one for legs 2. – 6. at 8.15 a.m. CET
- Courses include 900 meters of taped route. Competitors born in 1994 and 1995 may run legs 4, 5, and 6. Competitors born in 1993 and earlier may run all legs. The sun will set on June 19th at 22.55 p.m. and rise on June 20th at 3.49 a.m.
- There is forking on all legs
Top teams last year:
| 1 | 12 | Kristiansand OK | NOR | 8:02:43 | Daniel Hubmann | 1:26:25 | |
| 2 | 6 | Kalevan Rasti | FIN | +23 | Thierry Gueorgiou | 1:26:49 | |
| 3 | 5 | Halden SK | NOR | +3:04 | Emil Wingstedt | 1:32:55 | |
| 4 | 23 | IFK Göteborg | SWE | +4:00 | Mats Haldin | 1:28:33 | |
| 5 | 3 | Vehkalahden Veikot | FIN | +10:30 | Tero Föhr | 1:29:22 | |
| 6 | 24 | Malungs OK Skogsmårdarna | SWE | +12:41 | William Lind | 1:30:17 | |
| 7 | 1 | Delta | FIN | +14:22 | Valentin Novikov | 1:31:37 | |
| 8 | 27 | OK Orion | SWE | +16:14 | Voiciech Kovalski | 1:33:47 | |
| 9 | 35 | Pan-Kristianstad | SWE | +16:19 | Jamie Stevenson | 1:32:38 | |
| 10 | 20 | Leksands OK | SWE | +16:20 | Andreas Rüelinger | 1:32:33 | |
| 11 | 7 | Vaajakosken Terä | FIN | +16:22 | Antti Anttonen | 1:31:09 | |
| 12 | 9 | IFK Moras OK | SWE | +17:33 | Martin Johansson | 1:27:39 | |
| 13 | 13 | Rajamäen Rykmentti | FIN | +18:49 | Matthias Merz | 1:25:47 | |
| 14 | 10 | Södertälje Nykvarn Orienter | SWE | +19:16 | Anders Skarholt | 1:31:34 | |
| 15 | 8 | Turun Metsänkävijät | FIN | +20:28 | Scott Fraser | 1:32:49 | |
| 16 | 43 | IL Tyrving | NOR | +20:36 | Audun Weltzien | 1:28:13 | |
| 17 | 18 | Angelniemen Ankkuri | FIN | +20:56 | Dmitry Tsvetkov | 1:25:49 | |
| 18 | 11 | IFK Lidingö SOK | SWE | +27:05 | Fredrik Johansson | 1:35:29 | |
| 19 | 39 | Wing OK | NOR | +28:15 | Osterbo Öysten Kvaal | 1:30:04 | |
| 20 | 34 | OK Denseln | SWE | +28:19 | Olle Kalered | 1:33:42 |
