Kainuu Orienteering Week

Kainuu Orienteering Week (KOW) is an annual Finnish, international, orienteering event held in the Kainuu region. Kainuu Orienteering Week is organized by Kainuun Rastiviikko Association. Measured by the number of participants, Kainuu Orienteering Week is one of the top-15 sports events in Finland and it is also one of the main events of The Finnish Orienteering Federation.

Kainuu Orienteering Week is the second oldest orienteering week in the world and the first event was arranged in 1966. Since then the event has been held every year, except 1974. The event attracted 315 orienteers in the first year and the participant record is from 2007 when there were 4,884 orienteers in Kainuu Orinteering Week. In 2011 the first city orienteering sprint, organised through the KOW, was run.

Statistics Year Participants H21 E Winner D21 E Winner1966 315 Veijo Tahvanainen Raila Huovi1967 425 Otto Eronen Eine Laine1968 630 Veikko Kostiainen Eine Laine1969 712 Veikko Kostiainen Eine Laine1970 808 Matti Kattilakoski Kaarina Karsi1971 766 Veikko Kostiainen Eeva Lahtonen1972 834 Veikko Kostiainen Aila Flöjt1973 988 Erkki Oikarinen Eine Laine1975 1 247 Veikko Koistinen Aila Flöjt1976 1 333 Seppo Keskinarkaus Sinikka Kukkonen1977 1 321 Veijo Parviainen Sirkka Ketola1978 1 692 Esa Turunen Sinikka Kukkonen1979 2 081 Seppo Keskinarkaus Liisa Veijalainen1980 2 167 Heikki Peltola Kaija Dahlman1981 2 155 Simo Nurminen Liisa Veijalainen1982 2 185 Jorma Karvonen Annariitta Lonka1983 2 602 Raimo Tolonen Pirjo Mattila1984 2 325 Erik Svensson Annichen Kringstad-Svensson1985 2 630 Taisto Kemppainen Brit Volden1986 3 930 Keijo Parkkinen Annariitta Kottonen1987 3 660 Keijo Parkkinen Tellervo Parviainen1988 4 163 Reijo Mattinen Annika Viilo1989 3 034 Keijo Parkkinen Teresa Mäki-Kamppi1990 4 020 Matti Karvonen Riitta Karjalainen1991 4 552 Jarmo Reiman Ulla Mänttäri1992 3 884 Aigars Leiboms Jana Cierslarová1993 3 853 Timo Karppinen Marja-Liisa Portin1994 3 130 Timo Karppinen Kirsi Tiira1995 3 103 Timo Karppinen Kirsi Tiira1996 4 055 Timo Karppinen Kirsi Tiira1997 3 013 Timo Karppinen Johanna Asklöf1998 3 102 Jani Lakanen Anniina Paronen1999 2 542 Timo Karppinen Johanna Asklöf2000 2 593 Kenneth Cederberg Liisa Anttila2001 2 872 Troy de Haas Paula Haapakoski2002 2 500 Simo Martomaa Salla Sukki2003 3 800 Jani Lakanen Minna Kauppi2004 3 239 Kim Fagerudd Salla Sukki2005 3 780 Valentin Novikov Julia Novikova2006 3 074 Jani Lakanen Heli Jukkola2007 4 884 Pasi Ikonen Heli Jukkola2008 3 503 Jonne Lakanen Sofia Haajanen20093 312 Jonne Lakanen Anne-Mari Leskinen 20103 652 Pasi Ikonen Minna Kauppi20113 354 Fredrik Johansson Inga Dambe2012 Kajaani Jani Lakanen Karoliina Sundberg2013 Vuokatti 2015 Suomussalmi

Kainuu Orienteering Week guide 2011 p. 73-74

See also Jukola relay

External links Kainuu Orienteering Week website

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