Kalevan Rasti is an

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 specia ...

club based in

Finland Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, ...

. Recently it has been one of the most successful clubs in world orienteering, winning the

Jukola 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 northernm ...

and

Tiomila Tiomila or 10-mila is an orienteering race held annually in Sweden since 1945, usually in late April or early May. It is a 10-man relay which includes both night and daytime legs. The women's race consists of five daylight legs. Tiomila attracts c ...

relays multiple times. The club won the

relay in 1983 with Risto Vairinen, Timo Ikonen, Timo Alapiha, Pasi Ikonen, Urpo Väänänen, Jussi Silvennoinen, Arto Muhonen, Markku Piironen, Hannu Pulli and Mika Ruuhiala in the team. It won also in 2010, 2011, 2013 and 2014. Then Mika Hernelahti, Aaro Asikainen, Jan Procházka,

Tommi Tölkkö Tommi is a masculine Finnish given name. Traditional Finnish diminutive of “Thomas (name), Thomas”. Thomas comes from the Aramaic name Thoma, meaning ‘twin’. Used as a formal given name since 20th century, reinforced by the English Tommy. ...

, , Jere Pajunen, Adam Chromy, Philippe Adamski, Fabian Hertner, Thierry Gueorgiou, Kiril Nikolov, Simo Martomaa, Antti Nurminen, and Jarkko Houvila were part of those teams. It won the Jukola three times in a row between 2012 and 2014. Their notable orienteers include Thierry Gueorgiou, who has run last leg for the club for more than 10 years. The club has also included notable orienteers as Sara Lüscher.

References

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