Kainuu Orienteering Week
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Founded1967
Official websitewww.rastiviikko.fi

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 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

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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Notes

  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
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