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Ski Jump
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  • Is there is international sport event in Kuopio it is the ski jump of course. The winter season world cup ski jumping is passing here as well and broadcasted live around Europe. Often Finns also winning here, after all, the are known as the Flying Finns.

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  • Theme: Skiing/Snowboarding
  • Website: http://www.puijo.com/
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    Skijumping - World Cup 2007 (Yes or not)
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  • Skiijumper - Jani Soininen - Kuopio
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    To be updated to next season.

    It was not, it will be.

    Let's take a tour to watch skijumping and have a little skiing on the same time. This tournament takes place on Puijo on 9.3.2005 and you can spend a tremendeous night in Kuopio.

    Cloth warmly or take your own skiis with you.

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  • Theme: Skiing/Snowboarding
  • Address: Puijo, Kuopio
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    Even in the summer
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  • Finnish like sports a lot, they have a great success in most of them. For example, Paavo Nurmi had won 9 gold medals and 3 silver ones at the Olympic Games at the decades of 1920-30, he had also 31 world records! His statue is outside the Olympic Stadium of Helsinki.
    Especially in winter sports, Finnish athletes are some of the best, they love these sports so much that they are skiing even without snow...

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  • Theme: Sports Watching
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    Snowmobile safari
    This is great fun. It's amazing how fast you can ride these machines. I think I was speeding at about 90 km/h. I loved it! Did you know that the handles of these things are actually heated so your fingers don't freeze. You can hire all the gear you need from the safari arranger and they give you training how to handle the snowmobile before letting you ride one. So it's ok for even beginners (I'm a good example of that!)

    So what's a snowmobile? Look what Wikipedia says at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowmobile

    Who to contact for rentals and safaris:

    AdventureKuopio
    Snowmobile safaris.
    Services: different program services, equipment hire
    Contacts: Kiviniementie, FI-70700 Kuopio, Tel.. +358-17-473 073, Fax. +358-17-361 6217, sales@seikkailukuopio.fi, www.seikkailukuopio.fi

    JP-Kalamatkat
    Services: snowmobile safaris, fishing, fishing trips, holiday cottages, saunas, hunting, meals for groups
    Contacts: Juonionlahdentie 50, FI-71310 Vehmersalmi, Tel.. +358-400-377 560, Fax. +358-17-386 3152, jukka-pekka.soininen@pp.inet.fi, www.kalamatkat.net

    Tahko Safaris Ltd
    Services: snowmobile and ATV safaries, program services
    Contacts: FI-73310 Tahkovuori, Tel.. +358-17-481 800, Fax. +358-17-481 801, tahkosafarit@tahko.com, www.tahkosafarit.fi

    You should wear warm underwear and pullover and pants but you get warm overalls, mittens and helmet and stuff included in the service.

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  • Theme: Other
  • Directions: The LumiSavo Snowmobile Route Network in the districts of Kuopio, Siilinjärvi, Vehmersalmi, Nilsiä, Juankoski, Kaavi, Rautavaara and Tuusniemi comprises 650 kilometres of maintained routes. So there are plenty of tracks to choose from!
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    Ski jumping is also popular in Kuopio
    Year 2004 there's a possibility to see Ski jumping WC in Kuopio's Puijo again, after one year of break.

    Warm clothes :D

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  • Theme: Sports Watching
  • Address: Puijo Sports area
  • Website: http://www.puijonhiihtoseura.fi/
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