Participant info

TIME AND PLACE

Saturday 14.2.2026 Classic skiing style

Savonia Hiihto will be held in Urpola, Mikkeli.

COMPETITION CENTER

Saimaanportti Comprehensive School: Rinnekatu 8, 50100 Mikkeli

SKIING STYLE

Classic

Start at 10:00. Finish line closes by 15:00.

Skiing style will be monitored throughout the race!

ENTRY FEES

Young people under 16 years of age 20 €
 

Payments by cash, bank card, MobilePay, Epassi, Smartum and Edenred. Registration is valid when the participation fee has been paid.

Note! If you pay with a sports benefit (Epassi, Smartum, Edenred), your participation will be confirmed manually at the Mikkelin Hiihtäjät office, once the sports benefit operator has confirmed the payment. This will cause a slight delay. After this, your name will appear on the participant list.
 

LATE REGISTRATION

Late registration is possible at the competition office on Saturday, February 14th, from 7-9 am. Payment by cash, bank card, MobilePay or Edenred, E-passi and Smartum application by selecting Mikkelin Hiihtäjät / Savonia Hiihto as the payment location and presenting a receipt for payment.

PARTICIPATION FEE INCLUDES

Timing and results services

Food and drink service at the ski stations along the route

Medical care

Medal for those who complete the cross-country skiing within the time limit

Prizes will be awarded to the top three in the open categories MYL and NYL.

Raffle prizes

Possibility to wash

Food at the finish

Equipment storage in a numbered bag

LOCATION

The competition center is located at Saimaanportti Comprehensive School, which has sufficient facilities for parking, the competition office, maintenance, food and the finish area.

ROUTE

40 km, 20 km and 10 km.
 

TEMPERATURE LIMIT

-20° C. The competition's jury council will meet one hour before the start of the competition. If it is above -20° C, the competition may not start normally and must be postponed by one hour or more.
 

COMPETITION OFFICE

The competition office is open on Saturday, February 14, 2026 from 7:00 AM.

Contact the competition office during the event, tel. 044 242 5154

PARKING

There are parking areas near Saimaanportti Comprehensive School. Follow the signs and traffic controllers.

EQUIPMENT STORAGE

A numbered equipment bag will be provided by the competition office when you pick up your race number. The equipment bag can be left in a marked area near the starting point under the supervision of the organizers.

SERVICE

Sports drinks, juice, water, raisins and pickles will be available at the service points. Juice will be available at the finish line.

USE OF YOUR OWN SPORTS NUTRITION

Please make sure that if you use your own gels, bars or marmalades, etc., plastic waste will be carried to the finish line with you or you leave them in the trash at the service stations. No trash will be left on the terrain!

TIME TIMING

Savonia Hiihto timing is based on timing chips. The timing chip is installed in a disposable number tag. You will receive a number tag from the competition office when you register for Savonia Hiihto during the competition office's opening hours. Note! The timing chip is only activated when passing through the starting gate.

RESULTS

Real-time results at the races. You can find the results on the website in the "results" section. Unofficial results can be seen near the competition office.

PRIZES

Each participant who reaches the finish line will receive a Savonia Hiihto medal. The medals will be awarded immediately after the finish line. There will be a raffle for prizes among all participants.

NUMBER RETURN

In Savonia, paper numbers with a chip are used. The skier can keep the number.

WASHING

After skiing, participants have the opportunity to wash, which is included in the participation fee.

MEALS AT THE FINISH

A meal is arranged for skiers at the Saimaanportti Unified School, which is included in the participation fee. The public also has the opportunity to eat for a fee.

DISMISSAL OF SKIING

The Judges' Council has the right to disqualify a skier and remove the skier from the track if he does not follow the rules or the instructions given. The skier is automatically disqualified if the skier skis with a number other than his own starting number or if he does not have a microchip properly attached.

JUDGES' COUNCIL

The Skiing Judges' Council consists of the FIS Technical Director (TD), the TD Assistant and the Race Director. The judges' council has yellow identification vests.

PROTESTS

Protests for the top 20 must be made in writing within half an hour (30 minutes) of the winner's finish, and for other participants within half an hour of the last skier's finish.

DOPING TEST

The Finnish Anti-Doping Commission has the right to conduct doping tests on skiers.

LOST ITEMS

You can ask about lost items at the competition office. You can also deliver found items there. After skiing, you can ask about lost items at the Mikkeli Hiihtäjät Office, tel. 044 2425154. Savonia Hiihto stores lost items for three months.
 

CANCELLATION

If skiing has to be canceled due to particularly difficult conditions or exceptional circumstances, the organizers reserve the right to withhold 50% of the fee.

Cancellation of the competition will be announced by the organizer through the media and on the Mikkelin Hiihtäjät homepage.

A skier who cancel participation himself will not be entitled to a refund of his entry fee, unless the cancellation take place before January 31, 2026, when 50% will be refunded.

If skier falls ill could be refunded 50% of the entry fee after the competition if a medical certificate is submited. In case of illness, skiing can also be postponed to the following year, in which case the refunded 50% of the fee will be transferred to the following year's competition fee. Refunds will be paid in March.


DROPPING OUT

If you need to suspend the competition, contact the nearest service point. Tell you are stopping the competition and return the race number to the competition staff.

RESPONSIBILITY

The participants will ski on their own risk. We ask participants to stay calm and organized at the point of departure. Take special care at departure and in the first kilometer.

OTHER NOTES

The organizers may use the skiers e-mail addresses for direct marketing purposes.

We reserve all rights on our pictures and video records taken during the skiing.

INFORMATION

Mikkelin Hiihtäjät

Runeberginaukio 4, 50100 MIKKELI

savonia@mikkelinhiihtajat.fi

toimisto@mikkelinhiihtajat.fi