2027 Fin5-orienteering week will be held in South Karelia in southeastern Finland. The competition areas are in three different municipalities: Lappeenranta, Savitaipale ja Taipalsaari.
South Karelia is known for it’s beautiful nature and the lake Saimaa, the biggest lake in Finland. You can read more about South Karelia here.
You can find more info about travelling, activities and sights in the area on the pages of GoSaimaa.
Below you can find little bit of info about the three municipalities that you will visit during the week!
Lappeenranta
Lappeenranta is the main city of South Karelia. The nature is always close by in this city. The harbour area is the heart of the city, right next to it are also an old fortress, giant sand castle and the Myllysaari beach, where it is easy to go for a swim after sprint orienteering.
More info about Lappeenranta can be found in:
The city of Lappeenranna
VisitLappeenranta
GoSaimaa – Lappeenranta
Savitaipale
Savitaipale is a little bit to north of Lappeenranta. Savitaipale has shoreline with both the lake Kuolimo and lake Saimaa. Between these lakes you can find Partakoski rapids and Kärnäkoski fortress.
More info about Savitaipale can be found in:
The municipality of Savitaipale
GoSaimaa – Savitaipale
Taipalsaari
To get to Taipalsaari, you will continue north from Lappeenranta hopping from island to island. Most of the Taipalsaari is covered by the lake Saimaa, you can admire this from the heights of Linnavuori. Taipalsaari is also known for having massive ice creams.
More info about Taipalsaari can be found in:
The municipality of Taipalsaari
VisitTaipalsaari
GoSaimaa – Taipalsaari
