DETAILS
DETAILS
ENDURANCE QUEST
ARWS EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS 2025
Endurance Quest Saimaa
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Endurance Quest Saimaa is an adventure race held in the Lake Saimaa area. Finland's largest lake, Saimaa, offers a beatiful terrain and challening location for the kayaking, canoeing, swimrunning, and coastaleering stages.
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Endurance Quest is known for its tough navigation challenges, and Endurance Quest Saimaa will be no different. Expect challenging navigational during trekking stages using super-detailed maps. Most of these legs will utilize standard IOF orienteering maps.The mountain bike (MTB) legs will take you on gravel and forest roads, with some single-track sections included.
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Savonlinna, the race's host city, is a a central location in the lake Saimaa region. After the race, be sure to visit the impressive historical old castle, a must-see for any visitor.
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24h & 250km
TEAMS of 4
NAVIGATION
ARWS - EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
RACE INFO
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Mixed ARWS teams of 4 (Atleast 1 women & 1 men)
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Mens Team (full male team)
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Womens Team (full female team
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Early Entry fee 850€ until 31.12.2024
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Standard entry fee 950€/team 1.1.2025 - 31.4.2025
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Late Entry fee 1100€ / team 1.5.2025 - 1.7.2025
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Winning time 23h
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Course open 30h
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Race distance 250km
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Team limit: 100 teams
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90 Spots via registeration​
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10 reserved to ARWS Europe winners
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Winning team of ARWS Mixed Category wins free entry to - World Champioships 2026
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Race HQ in Savonlinna
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MAP example: https://www.tulospalvelu.fi/gps/2024eq/
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Race t-Shirt 20€ t-shirt, you can buy your t-shirt during the registe
Preliminary schedule
MONDAY 25.8.
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Model event opens at Tanhuvaara
THURSDAY 28.8.2025
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Team transfers from the airport​
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FRIDAY ​29.8.2025
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12.00 Model Event closes
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11.00 - 15.00 Pick up team material & team photo
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15:00 Deadline for packed TA boxes hand in
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15.30 Flag Parade starts at race HQ
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17.00 Opening ceremony & Race Briefing at Olavinlinna
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19.00 Prologue starts at Race HQ
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20.30 Last time finish prologue
SATURDAY ​30.8.2025
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6:30 Map Handout + GPS handout + phone sealing
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7:15 Buss to Start line
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9:00 Race Start​
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SUNDAY ​31.8.2025
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8:00 Winning team finish
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11:00 - 16:00 Post-race lunch
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15:00 Course closes
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15:30 Prize giving
MONDAY ​1.9.2025
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Team transfers to the airport
ENTRY FEE
INCLUDES
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Race bib
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Race Merch
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Two sets of maps
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Kayaks & Canoes
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Race logistics
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Post-race lunch
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GPS tracking
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Race photos
CancelLations
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70% Entry fee refund before 1.4.2025
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50% Entry fee refund before 1.6.2025
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No refund after 1.6.2025
Model Event
Model event is located Tanhuvaara Sport Institution. It's open between 25.8 Monday until 29.8 Friday. You can do a short practice course with local maps to learn the finish mapping style and test race kayaks & canoes. Free for all the participants​
MANDATORY
EQUIPMENT
Mandatory Equipment list will be published during March. Standard ARWS Regional Series Equipment List
Newsletters
First newsletter will be published during February
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Host City: Savonlinna
Visit Savonlinna
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https://visitsavonlinna.fi/ all the inforamtion about Savonlinna and host city
Traveling
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By car 3.5hours drive from Helsinki-Vantaa Airport
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By Train from Helsinki
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By race buss
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Buss fee for both directions 210€ / team, booking during registeration
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From Helsinki Vantaa to Race HQ in Savonlinna Thursday bus leaves at 15.00 at the airport
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From Savonlinna back to Helsinki-Vantaa Monday at 8.00 and will arrive to airport between 13.00 - 14.00
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Hotel Casino, Race HQ
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Tanhuvaara Sport Institution 13km from Race HQ​​
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Other Accomdation options check out AirBnB, Booking.com and visitsavonlinna.fi
Bike rental
Bike rental partner Fillarihemmo, send email jani.kaariainen(at)kotikone.fi and remember to say that you need rental bikes for Endurance Quest Saimaa 2025
https://fillarihemmo.com/vuokrapyoumlrauml-hinnasto.html​
RACE HQ
SPA Hotel Casino
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Address: Kylpylaitoksentie 7, 57130 Savonlinna​
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Parking
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Race Registeration
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Partners booths
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Equipmetn storage during the race
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Showers etc
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Post-Race lunch
ORGANIZERS
Race Director
Harri Hollo
harri@multisport.fi
+358 40 7440900
Technical Director
Lauri Hollo
lauri@multisport.fi
+358 440552199