The first stage of entry for the Kytäjä-Jukola competition closed on March 1. By this date, altogether 1,775 teams had entered the competition. Of these teams 1,020 were Jukola teams and 755 Venla teams. This number of entries sets a new record for the first stage of entry. In addition, for the first time in the history of the competition, the number of Jukola teams exceeded one thousand.

The Finnish Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen has agreed to act as the patron of Kytäjä-Jukola, this coming summer’s Jukola Relay. He was invited to be the patron of the competition on Thursday 14th of January.

The entry to Kytäjä-Jukola relay was opened December 4, 2009. Lower entry fees apply until March 1, 2010, but entering to the event is possible until May 17, 2010 with higher fees. Altogether over 14,000 participants are expected to take part in the event, making it the largest sport event in Finland.

Main Course Planner Ari Kattainen says he is satisfied with the current state of the courses. Course Supervisor Juha Liukkonen has approved all the control points for both Jukola and Venla Relay. Course Supervisor Liukkonen and Contest Supervisor Arvo Kantola have also approved courses, course lengths and estimated course times. "We are very satisfied with the teamwork between supervisors and course planners", says Kattainen.

The first training packages for Kytäjä-Jukola are now available. You can order the training package of the terrain adjacent to the competition area by filling in the form which you find online. They are available online from the Kytäjä-Jukola webpage under the competition info link beginning on August 15th.

Kytäjä-Jukola competition brochure has been published.

Kytäjä-Jukola information in English.