Rukatunturi | |
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Location | Kuusamo, Finland |
Coordinates | 66°10′16″N 29°08′40″E / 66.17111°N 29.14444°E |
Opened | 1964 |
Renovated | 1983, 1986, 1996, 2016 |
Size | |
K–point | K-120 |
Hill size | HS142 |
Hill record | 150.5 m (494 ft) Halvor Egner Granerud (27 November 2022) |
The Rukatunturi ski jumping hill is a complex of Finnish ski jumping hills located in Ruka – a town located north of Kuusamo – and is the largest ski jumping hill in Finland.[1] It regularly hosts the opening events of the ski jumping World Cup and nordic combined World Cup. It includes the K120 large hill and smaller facilities K64.[2]
Since the 2002–2003 season, Ruka has regularly hosted World Cup competitions, and sometimes also hosts the Continental Cup.
Before the 2016–2017 season, ice tracks were installed on the hill.[3] The large hill and two smaller hills have a plastic matting. The official record is 150.5 metres, jumped by Halvor Egner Granerud, in the Ski Jumping competition in 2022.[4]
The facility is equipped with plastic mattings and has got a porcelain trail in the inrun, a ski lift, an elevator, a heated waiting room and artificial lighting.[5]