Kainuu Orienteering Week

Summary

Kainuu Orienteering Week (KOW) is an annual Finnish, international, orienteering event. 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.[1]

Kainuu Orienteering Week
SportOrienteering
Founded1967
Official websitewww.rastiviikko.fi

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.[2] In 2011 the first city orienteering sprint, organised through the KOW, was run.[3]

Statistics edit

Year Participants H21 E Winner D21 E Winner
1966 315   Finland Veijo Tahvanainen   Finland Raila Huovi
1967 425   Finland Otto Eronen   Finland Eine Laine
1968 630   Finland Veikko Kostiainen   Finland Eine Laine
1969 712   Finland Veikko Kostiainen   Finland Eine Laine
1970 808   Finland Matti Kattilakoski   Finland Kaarina Karsi
1971 766   Finland Veikko Kostiainen   Finland Eeva Lahtonen
1972 834   Finland Veikko Kostiainen   Finland Aila Flöjt
1973 988   Finland Erkki Oikarinen   Finland Eine Laine
1975 1 247   Finland Veikko Koistinen   Finland Aila Flöjt
1976 1 333   Finland Seppo Keskinarkaus   Finland Sinikka Kukkonen
1977 1 321   Finland Veijo Parviainen   Finland Sirkka Ketola
1978 1 692   Finland Esa Turunen   Finland Sinikka Kukkonen
1979 2 081   Finland Seppo Keskinarkaus   Finland Liisa Veijalainen
1980 2 167   Finland Heikki Peltola   Finland Kaija Dahlman
1981 2 155   Finland Simo Nurminen   Finland Liisa Veijalainen
1982 2 185   Finland Jorma Karvonen   Finland Annariitta Lonka
1983 2 602   Finland Raimo Tolonen   Finland Pirjo Mattila
1984 2 325   Sweden Erik Svensson   Sweden Annichen Kringstad-Svensson
1985 2 630   Finland Taisto Kemppainen   Norway Brit Volden
1986 3 930   Finland Keijo Parkkinen   Finland Annariitta Kottonen
1987 3 660   Finland Keijo Parkkinen   Finland Tellervo Parviainen
1988 4 163   Finland Reijo Mattinen   Finland Annika Viilo
1989 3 034   Finland Keijo Parkkinen   Finland Teresa Mäki-Kamppi
1990 4 020   Finland Matti Karvonen   Finland Riitta Karjalainen
1991 4 552   Finland Jarmo Reiman   Finland Ulla Mänttäri
1992 3 884   Latvia Aigars Leiboms   Czech Republic Jana Cierslarová
1993 3 853   Finland Timo Karppinen   Finland Marja-Liisa Portin
1994 3 130   Finland Timo Karppinen   Finland Kirsi Tiira
1995 3 103   Finland Timo Karppinen   Finland Kirsi Tiira
1996 4 055   Finland Timo Karppinen   Finland Kirsi Tiira
1997 3 013   Finland Timo Karppinen   Finland Johanna Asklöf
1998 3 102   Finland Jani Lakanen   Finland Anniina Paronen
1999 2 542   Finland Timo Karppinen   Finland Johanna Asklöf
2000 2 593   Finland Kenneth Cederberg   Finland Liisa Anttila
2001 2 872   Australia Troy de Haas   Finland Paula Haapakoski
2002 2 500   Finland Simo Martomaa   Finland Salla Sukki
2003 3 800   Finland Jani Lakanen   Finland Minna Kauppi
2004 3 239   Finland Kim Fagerudd   Finland Salla Sukki
2005 3 780   Russia Valentin Novikov   Russia Julia Novikova
2006 3 074   Finland Jani Lakanen   Finland Heli Jukkola
2007 4 884   Finland Pasi Ikonen   Finland Heli Jukkola
2008 3 503   Finland Jonne Lakanen   Finland Sofia Haajanen
2009 3 312   Finland Jonne Lakanen   Finland Anne-Mari Leskinen
2010 3 652   Finland Pasi Ikonen   Finland Minna Kauppi
2011 3 354[4]   Sweden Fredrik Johansson   Latvia Inga Dambe
2012 Kajaani   Finland Jani Lakanen   Finland Karoliina Sundberg
2013 Vuokatti
2015 Suomussalmi

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See also edit

External links edit

  • Kainuu Orienteering Week website

Notes edit

  1. ^ "Overall information". Archived from the original on 2015-04-13. Retrieved 2012-01-03.
  2. ^ "History". Archived from the original on 2012-07-11. Retrieved 2011-11-24.
  3. ^ "Yle Arena". Retrieved 2011-01-06.
  4. ^ "KOW Kuhmo 2011". Archived from the original on 2012-07-11. Retrieved 2012-01-11.
  5. ^ Kainuu Orienteering Week guide 2011 p. 73-74