FinLine 2013

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Finline 2013 - first infopackage‏

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Hi the Streetgliders (Katukiitäjät) will next summer again organise the Finline skating event starting Sunday July 7th and returning to Helsinki Saturday July 13th. Next summer the route will be between Lappeenranta and Kuopio in the lake district of the eastern part of Finland. From the enclosed brochure you will find additional information. For more information you can contact the persons mentioned in the brochure, keeping in mind that Nina is just starting out on a three week vacation trip and thus not able to answer any questions during that time.

FinLine 2012 Slideshow

Skating greetings from a very cold Finland

Finline 2013 organising team : Bo Sjöblom

Reserve already now one week for next summer's Finline skating event! The Finline skating event takes place next summer for the 22nd time. The tradition started in 1992 with a weekend skate from Jyväskylä to Helsinki. Since Finline has become a week long event, with a different route every year. FinLine 2013 starts next summer Sunday July 7th in Lappeenranta and ends Friday July 12th in Kuopio (return to Helsinki Saturday July 13th). The total skating distance is about 375 km, with daily skating distances between 50 and 80 km. In this traditional event we are not competing against the clock. We are enjoying the skating and the scenery. There will be skaters of varied skill levels participating and we all want to enjoy skating at speed enjoyable for ourselves. 3 to 6 different skating groups allow you to choose the skating speed between 15 to 25 km/h. You can change group whenever you feel like it. The service bus following the skaters all the time enables you to choose the number of skating days as well as the daily skating distance, according your feeling and weather conditions. The organisers will take care of accommodation and meal arrangements, so you can concentrate fully on skating. Can I participate? Finline is a skating event also YOU can participate in. Previous experience of several day skating tours is not necessary. To join you only need to have experience of skating tours of 50 km – you are able to skate 50 km a day at your own speed enjoy a vacation week among other skaters be a member of Streetgliders/join Streetgliders What does it cost? And what is included? The participation fee will be about 150 euro including the services of the bus including snacks, transportation of your equipment during the skating, a technical t-shirt, and the bus transportation from Helsinki to Lappeenranta and back to Helsinki from Kuopio on the last day. In addition you have to pay a membership fee to the Street Gliders which for was 2012 25 euro. Furthermore there are the costs of the dinners and accommodations (including breakfasts), about 40 - 60 euro per day and possible lunch and own snack costs during the skating. Registration and additional information: As we want to maintain a cozy small event feeling on Finline and because it will be easier to find accommodation for the group the number of participants is limited to 30. To guarantee your participation you can register immediately either using the Streetglider’s Finline registration form http://www.katukiitajat.fi/english/finline-in-english/registration-form/ or contacting one of the organisers below. Bosse Sjöblom, 050 350 9742, [e-mail] Merja Lumme, 050 5577 737, [e-mail] Nina Björklund, 050 339 0010, [e-mail] Katukiitäjät ry:n sähköposti: [e-mail] YOU CAN’T MISS THIS! COME AND ENJOY INLINE-SKATING AND GREAT FINNISH LAKE SCENERY! Hope to see you next summer FinLine 2013 – organising team: Ari, Bosse, Heikki, Ilpo, Kaisa, Merja ja Nina

Hi, Here is the next a little more detailed info package about next summer's Finline. It seems the event is again as popular as last year. As you can see from the infromation package there are already 21 registrations for it. In addition to the package I might add that our time of departue from Helsinki on Sunday morning will be around 8- 9 a.m. and our arrival back in Helsinki on Saturday around 6 p.m. for any of you considering participation. Don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions. Regards from a cold and snowy Helsinki. Hope to see you in Finland next summer. on behalf of the Finline team Bosse ( Mar. 12th 2013 ) FinLine 2013 The Finline skating event takes place next summer for the 22nd time. The tradition started in 1992 with a weekend skate from Jyväskylä to Helsinki. Since Finline has become a week long event, with a different route every year. 2013 Finline will be in the beautiful lake district of the south-eastern and eastern part of Finland. As a bonus there will be three short ferry rides during the tour. FinLine 2013 starts next summer Sunday July 7 in Lappeenranta and ends Friday July 12 in Kuopio (return to Helsinki Saturday July 13th). The total skating distance is about 375 km, with daily skating distances between 50 and 80 km. In this traditional event we are not competing against the clock. We are enjoying the skating and the scenery. There will be skaters of varied skill levels participating and we all want to enjoy skating at speed enjoyable for ourselves. 3 to 6 different skating groups allow you to choose the skating speed between 15 to 25 km/h. You can change group whenever you feel like it. The service bus following the skaters all the time enables you to choose the number of skating days as well as the daily skating distance, according your feeling and weather conditions. The organisers will take care of accommodation and meal arrangements, so you can concentrate fully on skating. Can I participate? Finline is a skating event also YOU can participate in. Previous experience of several day skating tours is not necessary. To join you only need to have experience of skating tours of 50 km - you are able to skate 50 km a day at your own speed be able to enjoy a vacation week among other skaters be a member of Streetgliders/join Streetgliders The route and daily skating program Sunday 7.7. In the morning bus from Helsinki to Lappeenranta July 7th Sunday Lappenranta – Ruokolahti 56 km 8th Monday Ruokolahti – Sulkava 72 km 9th Tuesday Sulkava – Enonkoski 71 km 10th Wednesday Enonkoski – Heinävesi 53 km 11th Thursady Heinävesi – Leppävirta 51 km 12th Friday Leppävirta – Kuopio 73 km Total skating distance 376 km Saturday 13th July In the afternoon bus from Kuopio to Helsinki