Jukola 2009 – all the information you need
June 13, 2009 by Niels-Peter Foppen
This weekend the annual Jukola will take place. Besides the Tiomila the biggest orienteering relay in the world. The 61st Jukola relay and the 32nd Venla relay will be organised in the province of Eastern Finland with the competition centre located in Raviradantie very close to the city centre of Mikkeli.
What do you need to know for this weekend spending in front of the computer screen following one of the biggest orienteering relays in the world?
Jukola/Venla program
Venla relay
Start Saturday 13th at 15:00, finish approximately at 18.03, restart approximately at 19.30, 19.45. Prizegiving ceremony of the Venla relay at 20.30.
Jukola relay
Start Saturday 13th 23.00, finish Sunday 14th approximately at 6.35, restart approximately at 9.00, 9.15. Prizegiving ceremony of the Jukola relay at 9.30.
Jukola internet television
Jukola can be watched live at the internet with television broadcast.
Online results
During the Jukola event online results can be found at http://online1.jukola.com/tulokset/en/
More information
Please visit for more information about starting times, teams, and information about the live broadcast organisers website.
Jukola 2009 LiveBlog by World of O and Ultimate Orienteering
In cooperation with World of O we are providing a LiveBlog. You can find the Liveblog on the frontpage of World of O or via this link: www.ultimate-orienteering.com/jukola2009. We will be live every minute during the Venla and Jukola relays – and partly live from now until the Venla relay starts.
There is also a mobile version of the LiveBlog available so you can stay connected and share your thoughts even from the Jukola venue in Finland.
The mobile version is best viewed using Opera Mini which works for most mobile phones, and also keeps down cost by compressing pages.
