Espoon Suunta
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Espoon Suunta is an orienteering club from Espoo
, Finland
with a strong interest in advancing the elite orienteering
as well as youth orienteering and adult fitness orienteering in the western Helsinki
capital area.
Espoon Suunta was founded in 1988, when two clubs: Espoon Rasti and Reima -34 (originally Helsinki-based Kruununhaan Reima) joined together to form a new and strong club based on the developing youth work. Reima's youth team had won the Nuorten Jukola Relay in 1988 (Jukola for Youth).
Reima was one of the clubs to take part in the first Jukola Relay
in 1949. EsSu's best placing in the relay was in 1998 as 5th.
Individual achievements of EsSu members include a silver medal in World Orienteering Championships
, Ms Marika Mikkola
and a World Championship in Mountain Bike Orienteering, Mr Jussi Mäkilä.
Espoon Suunta has terrain maps predominantly of the coastal area of the Helsinki region and urban area maps of Espoo.
Huippuliiga, the Finnish top orienteers' competition legue, has got a leg in eGames since 2008.
eCross was a cross country running event organized annually 2002-2009 in early September in Leppävaara
, Espoo. Including running, Nordic walking
and youth races it has a splendid reputation among the participants.
Espoo
Espoo is the second largest city and municipality in Finland. The population of the city of Espoo is . It is part of the Helsinki Metropolitan Area along with the cities of Helsinki, Vantaa, and Kauniainen. Espoo shares its eastern border with Helsinki and Vantaa, while enclosing Kauniainen....
, Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
with a strong interest in advancing the elite orienteering
Orienteering
Orienteering is a family of sports that requires navigational skills using a map and compass to navigate from point to point in diverse and usually unfamiliar terrain, and normally moving at speed. Participants are given a topographical map, usually a specially prepared orienteering map, which they...
as well as youth orienteering and adult fitness orienteering in the western Helsinki
Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
capital area.
Espoon Suunta was founded in 1988, when two clubs: Espoon Rasti and Reima -34 (originally Helsinki-based Kruununhaan Reima) joined together to form a new and strong club based on the developing youth work. Reima's youth team had won the Nuorten Jukola Relay in 1988 (Jukola for Youth).
Reima was one of the clubs to take part in the first Jukola Relay
Jukola relay
The Jukola Relay is an orienteering relay race held annually in Finland since 1949. The race always takes place on Saturday between 13th and 19 June in different sites around Finland. The northernmost location has been 50 km north from the Arctic Circle...
in 1949. EsSu's best placing in the relay was in 1998 as 5th.
Individual achievements of EsSu members include a silver medal in World Orienteering Championships
World Orienteering Championships
The World Orienteering Championships were first held in 1966. They were held biennially up to 2003 . Since 2003, competitions have been held annually....
, Ms Marika Mikkola
Marika Mikkola
Marika Mikkola is a Finnish orienteering competitor and World champion. She won a gold medal at the 2001 World Orienteering Championships in Tampere and a silver medal in Västerås 2004 with the Finnish relay team. She also received an individual silver medal in 2001 and bronze medal in 2004 in the...
and a World Championship in Mountain Bike Orienteering, Mr Jussi Mäkilä.
Espoon Suunta has terrain maps predominantly of the coastal area of the Helsinki region and urban area maps of Espoo.
Events organised by Espoon Suunta
eGames is a (inter)national orienteering competition organized annually in early August in the vicinity of Espoo. There's always a good terrain and an excellent map in eGames as well as real classic distances to run and a fast result service.Huippuliiga, the Finnish top orienteers' competition legue, has got a leg in eGames since 2008.
eCross was a cross country running event organized annually 2002-2009 in early September in Leppävaara
Leppävaara
Leppävaara or Alberga is a district of Espoo, a city in Finland. A major traffic hub in the Greater Helsinki region, the Rantarata rail line and Kehä I, the busiest road in Finland, cross in Leppävaara. The Sello Shopping Centre is also located there...
, Espoo. Including running, Nordic walking
Nordic walking
Nordic walking, originally known as ski walking, is a physical activity and a sport consisting of walking with poles similar to ski poles.-Origin:...
and youth races it has a splendid reputation among the participants.
External links
- http://espoonsuunta.fi/english.htm
- http://www.ecross.fi/eng/index.html
- http://www.ssl.fi/SSL/sslweb.nsf/sp?open&cid=eng