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22:00 CET on Saturday Jukola starts – the largest orienteering relay event in the world. 9 hours earlier at 13:00 CET the women start their relay – the Venla relay. Here you find all the information you need about the Jukola and Venla relays. This is the 66th edition of the Jukola relay and the 37th edition of the Venla relay.
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Jukola 2014 is organized in the Rytökylä area in Vehmersalmi, city of Kuopio.
Live TV/results/tracking/startlists
- Live TV feed: Jukola and Venla (Swedish language version, via YLE, from 12:45 CET for Venla and from 21:50 CET for Jukola – see also Finnish language version)
- Live results
- There is GPS Tracking on all legs. Live GPS Tracking will only be shown on the TV feed – there is no separate tracking offered. On some legs there will be little tracking shown so that later runners will not see the forking, as usually.
- Startlists: Jukola – Venla (see also statistics by country)- startlists will be public for all teams Friday at 6 pm (local time?), either on this page or on the Jukola webpage (Thanks, Tim)
- Jukola webpage and competition information
WorldofO Live coverage
Map and terrain
The terrain consists of four distinct areas of hills and a narrow stretch of water. The Finnish word “vuori” at the end of local names like Huuhanvuori and Nousuvuori means a rather high hill. Consequently, the total climbs on the courses exceed the average values in the previous Jukola and Venla relays. The terrain in general offers easy running, but the courses may be strenuous due to soft ground in places. Occasionally there are slippery rocks hidden under a moss cover. There are also a couple of minor roads in the terrain.
- Old map of competition area med from LIDAR data – includes RunningWild + WebRoute – think through how you would attack the Jukola terrain
- Search for maps in omaps.worldofo.com close to the competition area
- Browse all old Jukola maps in omaps.worldofo.com
- A relevant Jukola training – containing part of the embargoed area
- See also an old article about forking in Jukola relays (via o-training.net)
Video from the competition area:
Venla relay
| Leg length (km) | Climb (m) | Estimated time (min) | Change-over/finish time (CET) |
| 1. 5.0 – 5.2 | 190 | 35 | 13:35 |
| 2. 4.9 – 5.1 | 170 | 34 | 14:09 |
| 3. 6.6 – 6.8 | 290 | 50 | 14:58 |
| 4. 7.3 – 7.5 | 320 | 53 | 15:51 |
| Total 24.4 km | Total 970 m | Total 2 h 52 min |
Top teams last year:
| 1 | 3 | OK Pan Århus | DEN | 2:56:25 | |||
| 1 Ida Bobach | 54:04 | 5. | |||||
| 2 Miri Thrane Ödum | 36:47 | 13. | 1:30:52 | 6. | |||
| 3 Maja Alm | 32:56 | 3. | 2:03:49 | 2. | |||
| 4 Emma Klingenberg | 52:35 | 7. | 2:56:25 | 1. | |||
| 2 | 1 | Halden SK | NOR | 2:56:56 | |||
| 1 Vendula Haldin | 55:40 | 11. | |||||
| 2 Eva Jurenikova | 35:02 | 3. | 1:30:42 | 3. | |||
| 3 Anne Margrethe Hausken Nordberg | 32:07 | 1. | 2:02:50 | 1. | |||
| 4 Mari Fasting | 54:06 | 17. | 2:56:56 | 2. | |||
| 3 | 7 | OK Linne | SWE | 2:58:04 | |||
| 1 Catherine Taylor | 54:08 | 6. | |||||
| 2 Inga Kazlauskaite | 37:45 | 21. | 1:31:53 | 10. | |||
| 3 Lina Bäckström | 34:52 | 13. | 2:06:46 | 8. | |||
| 4 Annika Billstam | 51:17 | 3. | 2:58:04 | 3. | |||
| 4 | 25 | Stora Tuna OK | SWE | +2:17 | Tove Alexandersson | 49:21 | |
| 5 | 5 | Leksands OK | SWE | +3:04 | Helena Jansson | 53:06 | |
| 6 | 14 | Kalevan Rasti | FIN | +3:06 | Sara Luscher | 53:07 | |
| 7 | 10 | Domnarvets GoIF | SWE | +3:25 | Lena Eliasson | 55:23 | |
| 8 | 9 | OK Tisaren | SWE | +3:58 | Simone Niggli | 49:27 | |
| 9 | 32 | MS Parma | FIN | +4:52 | Maija Sianoja | 54:43 | |
| 10 | 2 | Paimion Rasti | FIN | +5:23 | Inga Dambe | 52:22 | |
| 11 | 41 | Tampereen Pyrintö | FIN | +6:34 | Anni-Maija Fincke | 58:02 | |
| 12 | 13 | Halden SK 2 | NOR | +6:35 | Galina Vinogradova | 53:31 | |
| 13 | 39 | Koovee | FIN | +6:51 | Ulrika Uotila | 56:15 | |
| 14 | 29 | IGTISA | LTU | +7:02 | Irina Nyberg | 54:21 | |
| 15 | 28 | Järla Orientering | SWE | +7:22 | Ohlsson Karolin | 52:16 | |
| 16 | 27 | IFK Moras OK | SWE | +7:33 | Olga Rieznychenko | 54:42 | |
| 17 | 12 | Göteborg Majorna OK | SWE | +7:58 | Lina Strand | 53:28 | |
| 18 | 40 | OK Hällen | SWE | +7:59 | Linnea Gustafsson | 52:55 | |
| 19 | 31 | Kangasala SK | FIN | +9:46 | Iveta Duchova | 53:07 | |
| 20 | 6 | SK Pohjantähti | FIN | +9:56 | Heini Wennman | 54:51 |
There is forking on all legs.
Jukola relay
| Leg length (km) | Climb (m) | Light | Estimated time (min) | Change-over/finish time (CET) |
| 1. 10.0 – 10.2 | 370 | dusk / dark | 71 | 23:11 |
| 2. 11.4 – 11.6 | 400 | dark | 83 | 00:34 |
| 3. 10.0 – 10.3 | 450 | dark / dusk | 71 | 1:45 |
| 4. 7.5 – 7.7 | 315 | dusk / light | 48 | 2:33 |
| 5. 7.6 – 7.7 | 285 | light | 47 | 3:20 |
| 6. 10.6 – 10.8 | 390 | light | 70 | 4:30 |
| 7. 13.9 – 14.1 | 375 | light | 89 | 5:59 |
| Total 71.9 km | Total 2585 m | Total 7 h 59 min |
Top teams last year:
| 1 | 1 | Kalevan Rasti | FIN | 7:27:58 | |||
| 1 Jere Pajunen | 1:10:08 | 4. | |||||
| 2 Simo-Pekka Fincke | 1:12:29 | 11. | 2:22:37 | 1. | |||
| 3 Philippe Adamski | 1:22:42 | 13. | 3:45:19 | 1. | |||
| 4 Hannu Airila | 41:09 | 15. | 4:26:28 | 1. | |||
| 5 Jan Prochazka | 38:23 | 11. | 5:04:52 | 1. | |||
| 6 Fabian Hertner | 1:01:11 | 2. | 6:06:04 | 1. | |||
| 7 Thierry Gueorgiou | 1:21:54 | 4. | 7:27:58 | 1. | |||
| 2 | 24 | Kristiansand OK | NOR | 7:30:22 | |||
| 1 Jostein Andersen | 1:10:24 | 15. | |||||
| 2 Eirik Martens Svensen | 1:15:48 | 43. | 2:26:13 | 25. | |||
| 3 Baptiste Rollier | 1:20:29 | 3. | 3:46:42 | 6. | |||
| 4 Holger Hott | 41:48 | 24. | 4:28:30 | 6. | |||
| 5 Martin Hubmann | 38:05 | 6. | 5:06:36 | 5. | |||
| 6 Hans Gunnar Omdal | 1:01:44 | 5. | 6:08:20 | 4. | |||
| 7 Daniel Hubmann | 1:22:01 | 6. | 7:30:22 | 2. | |||
| 3 | 4 | Hiidenkiertäjät | FIN | 7:33:41 | |||
| 1 Perttu Sorsa | 1:14:06 | 75. | |||||
| 2 Lauri Sild | 1:10:05 | 2. | 2:24:11 | 8. | |||
| 3 Leonid Novikov | 1:27:46 | 41. | 3:51:57 | 19. | |||
| 4 Mikko Patana | 38:58 | 1. | 4:30:56 | 12. | |||
| 5 Olle Kärner | 37:49 | 4. | 5:08:46 | 10. | |||
| 6 Timo Sild | 1:02:33 | 12. | 6:11:19 | 8. | |||
| 7 Valentin Novikov | 1:22:21 | 8. | 7:33:41 | 3. | |||
| 4 | 3 | Halden SK | NOR | +6:11 | Magne Dähli | 1:24:03 | |
| 5 | 11 | IL Tyrving | NOR | +7:39 | Wojciech Kowalski | 1:24:19 | |
| 6 | 19 | Göteborg Majorna OK | SWE | +8:33 | Johan Runesson | 1:25:16 | |
| 7 | 7 | Vaajakosken Terä | FIN | +9:54 | Jonne Lakanen | 1:29:38 | |
| 8 | 8 | OK Tisaren | SWE | +10:07 | Matthias Merz | 1:18:52 | |
| 9 | 15 | Järla Orientering | SWE | +10:41 | Anders Holmberg | 1:22:47 | |
| 10 | 30 | OK Hällen | SWE | +12:45 | Frdric Tranchand | 1:23:49 | |
| 11 | 10 | Kalevan Rasti 2 | FIN | +12:51 | Kiril Nikolov | 1:21:22 | |
| 12 | 20 | IFK Moras OK | SWE | +13:05 | Roman Ryapolov | 1:29:03 | |
| 13 | 5 | Södertälje Nykvarn Orienter | SWE | +13:12 | Erik Liljequist | 1:33:18 | |
| 14 | 2 | Malungs OK Skogsmårdarna | SWE | +13:28 | William Lind | 1:21:58 | |
| 15 | 6 | Vehkalahden Veikot | FIN | +13:31 | Marc Lauenstein | 1:22:24 | |
| 16 | 40 | IFK Lidingö SOK | SWE | +13:34 | Fredrik Johansson | 1:22:06 | |
| 17 | 18 | OK Linne | SWE | +13:36 | Oskar Sjöberg | 1:26:36 | |
| 18 | 12 | Rajamäen Rykmentti | FIN | +13:39 | Vili Niemi | 1:25:56 | |
| 19 | 14 | MS Parma | FIN | +13:42 | Yury Tambasau | 1:22:48 | |
| 20 | 33 | Stora Tuna OK | SWE | +19:51 | Jan Sedivy | 1:25:37 |
Jukola videos
Take a look at there Jukola videos to get you in the Jukola mood:
KopterCam – Jukola 2013 from KopterCam on Vimeo.
The running orders will be published on the Kuopio-Jukola website at 6 pm on Friday 13 June.
Thanks, Tim! Updated info.
The winners time will be slower than estimated because of wet terrain. 15 minutes in Venla relay and 10 minutes in Jukola. According course setter.