Blatnoy Posted January 31, 2005 Report Posted January 31, 2005 Have anyone been there? I'm going there in march and wondering is there any good kite spots? Quote
akamini Posted January 31, 2005 Report Posted January 31, 2005 Try Deej or Dodgy_Flyer - they both just came back from Finland and had a great time, not sure exactly where they were though. Quote
kahis Posted January 31, 2005 Report Posted January 31, 2005 Have anyone been there? I'm going there in march and wondering is there any good kite spots? Not in the ski resort, but there are several probably kiteable lakes within a few kilometers. Unfortunately they are all quite small, typically 1-2 km in diameter, which means gusty wind conditions all around! The closest weather station is probably Kajaani airport some 25 km away. It should give you a general idea of what kind of winds to expect. current weather forecast Quote
Blatnoy Posted February 1, 2005 Author Report Posted February 1, 2005 Cheerse thx 4 info! I've found a map and indeed there are some nice lakes there i'll try to kite on them (pity you cant kite on ski resort, would love to do some high jumps ) Quote
dodgy flyer Posted February 2, 2005 Report Posted February 2, 2005 hi, I just returned from finland there are thousands of 'good spots' frozen lakes from 1- 100miles long are much much better than 'ski resorts' they are flat for a start much better when starting out, a friend of mine is opening a snokite school (45 mins from tampere cheap ryan air flights). I would strongly recommend this route as the locals (as usual) have all the knowledge on the best spots, and even more importantly ice knowledge and equipment like ice screws/twin spikes etc. check out the web site I no its in finnish but u will 'get the drift' an english link will b added later. www.hameenhelmi.fi cheers dodge Quote
Antti Posted February 2, 2005 Report Posted February 2, 2005 Hi, There are plenty of lakes all over in here, but only the big ones are worth the bother as on the smaller ones the wind is gusty or non-existent. You should probably look into driving to Oulujärvi (see the map at http://kansalaisen.karttapaikka.fi/kartanhaku/osoitehaku.html;jsessionid=6BE9EFDF8500DF94FCCE8CA9C0542F76.kkp1?scale=800000&lang=FI&tool=suurenna&cx=3529345&cy=7126161) to find better wind. Also, looking at the kites you list in your mail, you might want something a bit bigger (like 16 m2 or so). I use Pso2 17 and Pso2 21 most of the winter and where I live (down "south") winds are generally stronger than in Vuokatti area. Also, you might want to try asking about the local conditions in the local kite chat at http://sms1.solenovo.fi/surf/kite/keskustelu/. It is all in Finnish, but posting in English will work just as well. -Antti- Quote
Deej Posted February 2, 2005 Report Posted February 2, 2005 Yeah Finland is definitely a great place to kite, The people are ace and have a great sense of humour and they speak perfick English. Will definitely be goin back for more. PS all there beer is reindeer Pee i suggest you smuggle Stella in. Quote
Blatnoy Posted February 22, 2006 Author Report Posted February 22, 2006 Well last year was great! 4 windy days of of 6 found Nuasjarvi lake big enought for kitting. Couldn't be botherd to go to Oulujärvi but its much bigger! So i'll be there from 12th till 18th of march again:D, if you see black frenzy or red blade flying there - its me Quote
Neptune Posted February 23, 2006 Report Posted February 23, 2006 And if anyone is flying into Helsinki then we have a nice frozen sea inlet close by, to have fun on, or even have a quick afternoon session after a business meeting!! Just PM me or Kahis and we can give you the details! How are you getting to Vuokatti? If you have your own transport then I can give you some places to stop on the way, to have a fly also. Finland has well over 1000 lakes so snowkiting venues are easy to find!! Quote
Blatnoy Posted February 24, 2006 Author Report Posted February 24, 2006 Yeah, i'm going by car thought Imatra may be next time, i'll go throught Helsinki & have nice kitesession with you! Quote
xtremewinds Posted February 26, 2006 Report Posted February 26, 2006 Hi we have a snowkite school in Saariselkä (Finland) i was in Vuokati this year but dont have good wind conditions, here in Saariselkä we has a ski resort too and the conditions for kite ate the best around the ski resort you can kite or drive 15 min to a frozen big lake if you re interested to come enter to http://www.xtremewinds.com to see more info about saariselkä. Quote
Neptune Posted February 26, 2006 Report Posted February 26, 2006 Give me your drive route as I live north east of Helsinki and you might be driving right past my town!! I can give you a few pointers of what size lake to look for on Google earth as to which are big enough for clean wind. Quote
Blatnoy Posted February 26, 2006 Author Report Posted February 26, 2006 It should be somethink like this(this year) Quote
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