RR-info

Registration

First by filling the web form or by mailing a card and after that by paying the advance payment 100 Euro when you make announcement to our bank account: NORDEA BANK 199730-1047, Rajalta Rajalle-hiihto, FIN- 97700 RANUA. (SWIFT.address:NDEAFIHH, IBAN FI7819973000001047) or by credit card (Visa or MasterCard) and sending the entry form to the skiing information office. The amount of the participants is limited to 100/ skiing group (4 groups) and the participants will be taken in order of entry.

Get-together

Kuusamo is the starting place for the skiing. The get-together day is the day before the skiing starts (RR1 on Wednesday, RR2 on Thursday, RR3 on Friday and RR4 on Saturday). The exact meeting place in Kuusamo is The International camp and course centre of Oivanki.

Transportation

There will be a bus available and it will follow the skiiers the whole week. It is possible to leave there all the extra equipment you don’t need when skiing. At least once a day during the skiing the bus will be available for the skiiers. The return transportation will start from Tornio (RR1 on Thursday, RR2 on Friday, RR3 on Saturday, RR 4 on Sunday) at 07.45 am. The bus route will be: Kemi railwaystation - Kemi airport - Oulu - Kuusamo.

Services

There are 2-7 service places beside the skiing route. You can drink and eat at these places, so you don’t need to carry lots of snacks with you. There will be dinner, evening snack, breakfast and a snack table in the lodgings. Every lodging has a Finnish sauna. In Tornio, where the goal is, you can besides the sauna also use the swimming hall. The snowmobile will follow the last skiier within hearing.

Equipment

It is necessary that the skiiers use normal, narrow skis, because the skiing track has been made by machine from the starting place to the goal. The bus will transport your extra skis and ski-sticks. For the overnight stayings a sleeping bag or a blanket is necessary. It is very important to have enough clothes, because the drying of the clothes is a slight problem. At schools participants sleep an the floor. The matresses are provided by the organizers.

Charges

The price of the whole trip, including board and lodging. With this fee every participants will get these services and prizes: The participation fee, all meals, saunas, lodgings, transportation during the skiing, a relief and a diploma of participation in this skiing event. In addition to these, the skiiers who take part for the first time, will get a special woollen skiing cap and a medal, both made for this particular skiing event.

Office

The office of this skiing event is situated in Ranua. The address is Rajalta Rajalle -hiihto, Aapiskuja 6 B, FIN-97700 RANUA, tel. +358 (0)16 3559 111, fax +358 (0)16 3559 200 and e-mail: anitta.jaakola@ranua.fi.

For more information look the often asked or contact the RR-office:

Rajalta Rajalle –hiihto INFO

Ranuan Kunta c/o Anitta Jaakola
gsm: +358 (0) 400 176792
fax: + 358 (0) 354160
sähköposti: anitta.jaakola(a)ranua.fi


Here you can see the day trips and lodging information.