Text: Matt Mitchell Fell running is a unique experience, even for runners. There is a sense of freedom and wonder amongst the rolling hills, with their deceptively broad and sweeping contours. My first trail ultra marathon was on the Pallas-Hetta trail a few years ago, and it stole my heart. I’d never seen rolling, wild […]
2017 Pyhä tunturimaraton race report
For me, trail running has always been a catalyst for new experiences. Every race has its own unique set of challenges and rewards. Running a fell marathon maybe even more so, as I’ve spent most of my life running on roads. The Pyhä Tunturimaraton is one of the most visually stunning tracks I’ve run. You […]
Finland’s 100th anniversary – celebrate with us on trails!
In 2017, Finland celebrates 100 years of independence. The anniversary is attracting international attention and Finland has been listed as one of the most interesting travel destinations of the year by all sorts of media and travel guides. Finland is known for its clean and peaceful environment, active cultural life and, most of all our wild and beautiful natural […]
Finnish trail running statistics 2016
Trail running participation in Finland keeps growing at a fast pace. During 2016, ever more runners found from road to trails, new events were born and, unlike in many road runs, the most popular events continued to grow. According to the statistics maintained by Trailrunning.fi, in 2016 there were alltogether 110 trail running events in […]
Short film contest winner is breathing clean air in Lapland
The winning movie was filmed on Sammaltunturi fell in Muonio. 14 films and 400 voters participated. The first Finnish trail running related short movie contest collected 14 trail running films. The winner Breath was shot in Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park around the weather station of Sammaltunturi. The contest aims at encouraging people to play sports in the outdoors and […]
Movie contest voting is open
Trailrunning.fi and Nuuksio Classic Trail Marathon announced a trail running related short film contest that attracted 14 submissions. This is far beyond what the organizers expected. Excellent! It is great to see all these inspiring films that radiate love for trails, nature and running. The jury that consists of well-known movie and TV professionals Teemu Hostikka, Joel […]
Marathon of Dangers (Vaarojen maraton): My First Marathon
Read Anna Ruohonen’s story from Vaarojen Maraton / Marathon of Dangers in English and see more Anssi Jokiranta’s wonderful photos in their blog at www.mukanas.com […]
Tough choices in August!
The 19 amazing trail races arranged in August make it hard to choose which to attend. Here’s a short intro on each of them, and remember; if you get excited and choose to do many (or why not even all of them) it’s totally ok to take it easy and just enjoy the beautiful scenery! […]
NUTS Pallas – a race of challenges and experiences
The NUTS Pallas race, growing in size every year, showed runners how fast the weather in the Finnish fells can really change. On Friday runners got to enjoy a glorious summer day and the spectacular midnight sun, but by Saturday morning the weather had taken a turn for the worst and punished everyone on the trails with […]
Trailrunning.fi on Facebook
We are excited to announce that we are now on Facebook. Our is designed to be a hub for resources and information about trailrunning in Finland. The Facebook page will include feature articles from this website highlighting resources for runners and first-hand event recaps from throughout the trailrunning season. We will also be sharing blogs, photos, recaps, […]