In the competition arena, the public will be greeted with great hospitality.

Although the orienteers are competing in the forest, the public can easily follow the progress of the race on the large screens in the arena, which provide live feed from the forest and show the orienteers’ progress via GPS tracking. The commentary helps outsiders to understand the ins and outs of the race. The finish area is located in the arena, making it easy to cheer on the orienteers. Sometimes a final straight squeeze can win a medal – so crowd encouragement is needed.

The arena is also the place to eat, shop and visit the exhibitors’ stands. The crowds are expected to turn up in large numbers, so there will be no lack of a big sporting celebration.

Easy access to the competition arenas

The World Championships middle distance preliminaries will be run in Tahko, the middle and long distance finals in Neulaniemi and the relay in Puijo. Getting from Kuopio market to the competition arenas, especially in the city area, is easy, for example by local buses or “Vilkku” city bikes.