01 / EVENT OVERVIEW
What defines this edition.
The event brings several distances and both skiing techniques to Vuokatti’s rolling Nordic terrain. This guide follows the main 50 km free-technique competition, with its entry category, published service stops and preparation needs. Historical: the linked 50/100 km course-image filename names 2026, and the registration page still labels its participant-list paragraph 2026. Neither establishes a final 2027 route or starting field.
The organiser publishes a nominal 50 km route and reserves route/distance changes. Its service description names Koulunrinne, Rönkkö and Heikkilä, with 50 km skiers visiting stops 1 and 3 twice, plus finish service. It advertises water, sports drink, warm juice and selected snacks, followed by soup at Vuokattihalli. This is the organiser’s published provision, not an independent dietary or final staffing guarantee.
Unconfirmed: an edition-final 2027 50 km alignment, surveyed ascent, detailed passage limits and final participant instructions are not established. The information page says participant instructions will be updated closer to the event and its 50/100 km artwork link names 2026. No organiser artwork is copied or traced here. Use the current organiser course and race briefing, then follow marked tracks and marshals.
The organiser names women’s and men’s 50 km free technique as its main races, with advertised top-three prizes of EUR 700, EUR 500 and EUR 400. Its 50 km under-18 entry option has no separate under-18 placing prizes. Unconfirmed: a minimum-age rule, individual insurance/licence obligations, final seeding and separate student/veterans eligibility are not established by these pages; obtain the applicable rules before entry.
The organiser advertises washing facilities, equipment storage, timing, bib, medal and soup within entry, alongside separate paid waxing and Friday meal options. Its 2027 service block gives Friday 5 March at 19:00 as the ski-delivery deadline for 50 km free technique. Reconfirm the actual booking and collection instructions; a classic grip-wax service or the 14 km starting bus is not a 50 km entitlement.
Historical: kallerna’s genuine photograph shows Vuokatti’s snow-covered ski-jump structure and trees on 22 February 2006. The copyright holder released it into the public domain; the accepted Commons version was rotated by Sarcastic ShockwaveLover in 2009. Those JPEG bytes remain unchanged, with responsive display crops. This is archive host-area context, not the 50 km race, its 2027 course or current conditions.
The organiser-linked OnReg event 6984 identifies 6 March 2027 and Kainuun Liikunta ry. The actual 50 km form displayed EUR 70, separate Vapaa/Perinteinen technique and Kilpasarja/Kuntosarja choices, and distinct student/veterans options at the 31 October check. No personal data, entry or payment was submitted. Unconfirmed: remaining capacity, the individual’s accepted category and a completed binding checkout are not established.
02 / PUBLISHED PROGRAMME
The published timetable.
Saturday, March 6, 2027
Main 50 km free-technique start
The dated 2027 programme lists 30 km and 50 km free technique at 10:30. The 09:45 starts concern classic, 14 km and the mixed-technique 100 km; they are not this competition’s start.Saturday, March 6, 2027
Published awards and finish-area closure
The programme lists 30/50 km awards at 15:00 and finish-area closure at 19:00. Unconfirmed: intermediate passage limits and a guaranteed recorded finish until 19:00 are not established; an area-closing time is not a verified competition time limit.Friday, March 5, 2027
Friday event-centre preparation
Both practical blocks list Friday opening at 15:00 and closing at 20:00. Conflicting sources: Saturday office hours are 08:30–18:00 in the event-centre paragraph but 08:00–19:30 in the dated programme. Confirm final bib and office arrangements before travelling.03 / TICKETS & BROADCAST
Attend with the live instructions.
The actual organiser-linked 2027 OnReg 50 km form was accessible on 31 October 2026, with EUR 70 displayed before personal details. Unconfirmed: registration capacity, the final entry deadline and a completed purchase are not established.
For this guide choose 50 km, Vapaa (free technique) and Kilpasarja (competition), then the correct personal category. Under-18 50 km, recreational, student and veterans’ options are distinct. The published under-18 standard 50 km fee is EUR 50 through 6 March 2027. Unconfirmed: an individual’s age eligibility and championship qualification are not established by the presence of a form option.. The organiser’s standard 2027 50 km table lists EUR 70 for 16 August–15 December 2026, EUR 85 for 16 December–15 February 2027, EUR 100 for 16 February–3 March and EUR 115 for 4–6 March. The inspected standard form agrees. Euroloppet entry uses separate event 7099 and rates, so no pass saving is assumed. The linked cancellation terms dated 13 October 2026 provide a 50% illness refund if emailed by the preceding day, exclude refunds of sports-benefit payments, and offer next-year transfer protection for EUR 10 bought at entry. Organiser cancellation for conditions/force majeure gives a 50% refund or one transfer. Distance/category changes are requested by email by the preceding day: pay an upward difference; a cheaper change brings no refund. An unpaid no-show can be billed 50%. Read the complete applicable terms before paying. The separate 12 February 2027 no-cancellation clause concerns group tent/catering services, not race entry.
Official 2027 entry and category choicesTerritory matters
Unconfirmed: a 2027 live stream, television schedule and territorial rights are not established.
Unconfirmed: U.S. broadcast availability is not established.
Official broadcast hub04 / SPECTATOR ACCESS
The pin is not the gate.
The organiser names Vuokatti Areena, Opistontie 1, as its event centre; the venue confirms the address. This broad point uses the centre of the OSM building outline, © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Unconfirmed: the exact 2027 start line, bib entrance, parking allocation and accessible approach are not established. The point is not a course map or a surveyed entrance.
The event centre is Vuokatti Areena, Opistontie 1, 88610 Vuokatti. The organiser’s travel page describes arrival by car, rail and air with separate accommodation bookings. Unconfirmed: race-day connecting buses, shuttles, parking allocation, spectator admission and return departures are not established. Arrange the complete outward and return journey; the entry-included starting bus is explicitly for 14 km.
Unconfirmed: a continuous step-free route, accessible race facilities, snow-surface assistance and adapted participation are not established. Discuss the entire journey and venue arrangements with the organiser and providers before booking; an arena address or accommodation offer does not establish course accessibility.
05 / PUBLIC CONTACTS
Ask the right organisation.
The organiser and actual OnReg page list +358 44 5325 920 and tapahtumat@kainuunliikunta.fi. Use the official channels for personal category, changes and cancellation; no entry or booking is made through index.ski.
General arena location and facilitiesVuokatti AreenaThe arena lists Opistontie 1, 88610 Vuokatti, +358 44 414 8811 and sales@vuokattiareena.fi. Ordinary arena hours are separate from the race office’s conflicting published timetable.
06 / PROFILE BASIS & SOURCES
What this profile is based on.
This profile is based on the organiser’s current programme, registration or result information, and the dated official sources cited below.
The hero image is an authentic photograph by kallerna; rotated by Sarcastic ShockwaveLover, reused under the Public domain (PD-self) license.
6 March 2027; wider multi-distance event, not a final start list.
02Dated programme, main categories, course and support10:30 free-technique start, conflicting Saturday office hours, pending instructions and a 2026-named 50/100 km artwork link; artwork not acquired.
032027 entry fees and source-linked cancellation rulesStandard and Euroloppet rates, entry inclusions, distinct group-service conditions and historical participant-list label.
04Actual standard OnReg entry 6984Read-only initial, distance and selected 50 km form inspection, EUR 70, technique/competition options; no personal data or checkout submitted.
05Currently linked race-entry cancellation/change termsActual PDF dated 13 October 2026; illness, sports benefits, transfer protection, organiser cancellation, category changes and unpaid no-show provisions.
06Organiser’s 2026–2027 fluor-testing guidanceActual linked PDF: fluor-free preparation and finish testing on request; no invented final medical/equipment rules.
07Organiser’s accommodation and travel guidanceGeneral travel options and separate accommodation contracts; no confirmed final race-day connection.
08Arena’s own address and facilities contactConfirms Opistontie 1; general hours do not settle race-office hours.
09Independent broad building referenceOSM way 861129800 fetched via public API; rounded centre, © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL; no surveyed entrance/course claim.
10Genuine public-domain Vuokatti archive photographkallerna, 22 February 2006; PD-self; accepted version rotated in 2009 by Sarcastic ShockwaveLover. Actual original inspected; final template crops remain to be checked.