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Delta (orienteering Club)
Delta was an orienteering club in western Uusimaa of Finland. It formed in 1992 when three clubs started with joint teams and activities. Delta later dissolved in 2012. Hiidenkiertäjät then promised to keep training the best runners. The initial participating clubs were Hiidenkiertäjät from Lohja, Karkki-Rasti from Karkkila, and Rasti-Vihti from Vihti. Results Delta won the Jukola relay in 2008 with a team formed by , , Leonid Novikov, , , Olle Kärner, and Valentin Novikov. Heikka and Novikov went first. In 2012, the club's final year, they placed fourth in the Jukola relay. Members Other runners for the club were Jani Lakanen, , and Jarkko Huovila. References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orienteering
Orienteering is a group of sports that involve using a map and compass to navigation, navigate from point to point in diverse and usually unfamiliar terrain whilst moving at speed. Participants are given a topographical map, usually a specially prepared orienteering map, which they use to find Control point (orienteering), control points. Originally a training exercise in Land navigation (military), land navigation for military officers, orienteering has developed many variations. Among these, the oldest and the most popular is foot orienteering. For the purposes of this article, foot orienteering serves as a point of departure for discussion of all other variations, but almost any sport that involves racing against a clock and requires navigation with a map is a type of orienteering. Orienteering is included in the programs of world sporting events including the World Games (see Orienteering at the World Games) and World Police and Fire Games. History The history of ori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uusimaa
Uusimaa (; , ; both lit. 'new land') is a region of Finland. It borders the regions of Southwest Finland, Tavastia Proper (Kanta-Häme), Päijänne Tavastia (Päijät-Häme), and Kymenlaakso. Finland's capital and largest city, Helsinki, along with the surrounding metropolitan area, are both contained in the region, and Uusimaa is Finland's most populous region. The population of Uusimaa is 1,734,000. While predominantly Finnish-speaking, Uusimaa has the highest total number of native speakers of Swedish in Finland even at a much lower share than two other regions. History From the time of the Vikings in the 8th century, an eastern road ran along the Gulf of Finland. The first inhabitants were nomads., pp. 5-7 The place name of Nuuksio derives from the Sami word which means 'swan.'' Later Finns proper and Tavastians inhabited the area. Some place names have traces of Tavastian village names, like Konala, which likely derives from the older Tavastian village name ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lohja
Lohja (; ) is a town in Finland, located in the southern interior of the country. Lohja is situated in the western part of the Uusimaa region. The population of Lohja is approximately . It is the most populous Municipalities of Finland, municipality in Finland. Lohja is part of the Helsinki sub-region, but not directly part of the Helsinki metropolitan area. Lohja covers an area of of which , or 8.3 percent, is water. The population density of Lohja is . Lohja has the fourth most Summer house, summer cottages of any municipality in Finland, with 8,468 in the city as of June 2018. Lohja is close to the Helsinki metropolitan area and benefits from a good road network. It takes less than an hour to drive from Helsinki to Lohja on the European route E18, E18 motorway, which, along with Hangonväylä, is one of Lohja's main road connections. Lohja is a bilingual municipality with Finnish language, Finnish and Swedish language, Swedish as its official languages. The population co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karkkila
Karkkila (; ) is a town and a municipality of Finland. Neighboring municipalities are Lohja, Loppi, Tammela and Vihti. Geography Karkkila is located in the Uusimaa region. The municipality has a population of () and it covers an area of of which is inland water (). The population density is (). The municipality is unilingually Finnish. History Originally, Karkkila was a village in the municipality of Pyhäjärvi. In the 14th century, the Pyhäjärvi area belonged to the border area of the parishes of Janakkala and Lohja. In 1507, the Pyhäjärvi area became part of the Vihti parish, which was separated from the Lohja parish. Pyhäjärvi became the chapel congregation of the Vihti parish in 1654. The place was originally known as ''Pahajärvi'' ("bad lake"), but the name became established as ''Pyhäjärvi'' ("holy lake") in the late 17th or 18th century. It was decided to form Pyhäjärvi as an independent parish by a decision of the Imperial Senate in 1861, but the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vihti
Vihti (; ) is a municipality in Finland, located in the southern interior of the country. Vihti is situated in the Uusimaa region. The population of Vihti is approximately . It is the most populous Municipalities of Finland, municipality in Finland. Vihti is part of the Helsinki metropolitan area, which has approximately million inhabitants. Vihti is located approximately northwest of the capital city of Helsinki. Vihti has an area of of which is water. The population density is . Its seat is Nummela (Vihti), Nummela, which is the most populated urban area in the municipality. Vihti's neighbouring municipalities are, clockwise from the north, Karkkila, Loppi, Hyvinkää, Nurmijärvi, Espoo, Kirkkonummi, Siuntio and Lohja. There are several important road connections through Vihti, the most notable being the Pori Highway between Pori and Helsinki, the Hanko Highway between Hanko, Finland, Hanko and Hyvinkää, and the Vihti Road between Vihti and Helsinki. The largest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jukola Relay
The Jukola Relay is an orienteering relay race held annually in Finland since 1949. Jukola is the biggest orienteering relay event in the world. The race takes place on a Saturday between 13 and 19 June in sites around Finland. The northernmost location has been 50 km north of the Arctic Circle The Arctic Circle is one of the two polar circles, and the northernmost of the five major circle of latitude, circles of latitude as shown on maps of Earth at about 66° 34' N. Its southern counterpart is the Antarctic Circle. The Arctic Circl .... The name Jukola is a family name in the classic Finnish novel, " Seven Brothers". The women's relay, known as the Venla Relay, is a daytime race on the Saturday afternoon. It is named after the main female character from the novel. The Jukola relay has seven legs with varying distances. The starting time is around 11 pm when the sun sets. Runners for the first three legs usually wear headlights, depending on the geographica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonid Novikov
Leonid Novikov (born 10 January 1984) is a Russian orienteering competitor. He won a gold medal in the middle distance at the 2013 World Orienteering Championships. and a silver medal in the long distance at the 2017 world championships. He was born in Belgorod and represents the club Spartak. Leonid is the younger brother of fellow orienteer Valentin Novikov. Novikov won the Jukola relay The Jukola Relay is an orienteering relay race held annually in Finland since 1949. Jukola is the biggest orienteering relay event in the world. The race takes place on a Saturday between 13 and 19 June in sites around Finland. The northern ... in 2008. References External links * 1984 births Living people Russian male orienteers Russian foot orienteers World Orienteering Championships medalists Sportspeople from Belgorod 21st-century Russian sportsmen {{Russia-orienteering-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olle Kärner
Olle Kärner (born November 24, 1977, in Tartu) is an Estonian orienteering competitor from Tartu. He received a bronze medal in the ''long distance'' at the 2006 European Orienteering Championships in Otepää."European Orienteering Championships 2006 – Otepää, Estonia, 7-14 May 2006" – ''International Orienteering Federation'' (Retrieved on June 9, 2008) International results His best result in the is 5th place in the long distance in 2006.[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valentin Novikov
Valentin Yuryevich Novikov (; born 1 October 1974) (Retrieved on June 18, 2008) is a Russian . He is the brother of . World championships He finished second in the 2004 , Middle distance,[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jani Lakanen
Jani Lakanen (born 11 December 1976 in Lohja) is a Finnish orienteering competitor, winner of the 2006 World Orienteering Championships (Long distance). He became world champion in ''relay'' in 2001, together with Jarkko Huovila, Juha Peltola and Janne Salmi. He won the overall Orienteering World Cup in 2000. He received a gold medal in ''relay'' at the 2002 European Orienteering Championships in Sümeg, and a gold medal A gold medal is a medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture. Since the eighteenth century, gold medals have b ... in the ''long course'' in 2006 in Otepää. See also * Finnish orienteers * List of orienteers * List of orienteering events References External links * * 1976 births Living people Sportspeople from Lohja Finnish male orienteers Finnish foot orienteers World Orienteering Championshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jarkko Huovila
Jarkko Huovila (born 15 November 1975) is a Finnish orienteering competitor and World Champion. He participated on the Finnish winning team in the 2001 World Orienteering Championships.World Orienteering Championship, senior statistics 1966-2006 (Retrieved on January 18, 2008) He also has silver medals from the 2003 and 2006 Team Events, and individual medals from the Short Distance (silver in 2006, and a bronze in 2005). He won the Jukola relay
The Jukola Relay is an orienteering relay race held annually in Finland since 1949. Jukola is the biggest orienteering relay event in the world. The race takes place on a Saturday be ...
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Orienteering Clubs In Finland
Orienteering is a group of sports that involve using a map and compass to navigate from point to point in diverse and usually unfamiliar terrain whilst moving at speed. Participants are given a topographical map, usually a specially prepared orienteering map, which they use to find control points. Originally a training exercise in land navigation for military officers, orienteering has developed many variations. Among these, the oldest and the most popular is foot orienteering. For the purposes of this article, foot orienteering serves as a point of departure for discussion of all other variations, but almost any sport that involves racing against a clock and requires navigation with a map is a type of orienteering. Orienteering is included in the programs of world sporting events including the World Games (see Orienteering at the World Games) and World Police and Fire Games. History The history of orienteering begins in the late 19th century in Sweden. The actua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
