Ajankohta

Finland Green Gold 1200 km Brevet

Time limit 90 h
Dates 14.07. 08:00 -18.07.2025 02:00, Monday to Thursday-Friday night
Start and finish will be in Helsinki
Route goes from Helsinki to Mikkeli, then two loops returning to Mikkeli, and final leg back to Helsinki.
Self supported event; no bag drops, no accommodations arranged. For accommodation, options might be to book a room in Mikkeli which is visited three times (293, 666 and 928 km) or in Sulkava which is visited twice, 401 and 777 km.
Participation fee 20 € covers registration and medal.

Registration is open until 30.6.2025
Registration link.

Final route:
Part 1. Helsinki to Mikkeli, 293 km.
Part 2. Mikkeli loop 1, 373 km.
Part 3. Mikkeli loop 2, 262 km.
Two gravel sectors, both close to 20 km.
Part 4. Mikkeli to Helsinki, 282 km.

There are two short ferry crosings, after Oravi at 495 km, and Kietävänsalmi 790 km. These ferries operate basically non-stop, with some short breaks. At night time, they may have a longer break.

Control Points as below. ABC, Neste and St1/Shell refer here to stations with cafe, restaurant and small shops:

Control Point km km tot Open time Closing time Information
Helsinki 0 0 14.07. 08:00 14.07. 08:00 Havis Amanda
Kausala 138 138 14.07. 12:36 14.07. 17:12 ABC Kausala
Mäntyharju 92 230 14.07. 15:40 14.07. 23:20 Shops (7-22), pizzeria
Mikkeli 63 293 14.07. 17:44 15.07. 03:28 ABC Mikkeli (24h)
Sulkava 108 400 14.07. 21:20 15.07. 10:40 Shops (7-21) etc.
Oravi 81 481 15.07. 00:00 15.07. 16:00 Saimaaholiday Oravi (9-21)
Varkaus 62 543 15.07. 02:04 15.07. 20:08 ABC (24h), shops etc.
Mikkeli 123 666 15.07. 06:10 16.07. 05:25 ABC (24h), shops etc.
Juva 70 736 15.07. 08:30 16.07. 11:15 ABC Juva (24h)
Puumala 90 826 15.07. 11:30 16.07. 18:45 Shops (6-22) etc.
Mikkeli 102 928 15.07. 14:54 17.07. 03:15 ABC (24h), shops etc.
Vierumäki 126 1054 15.07. 19:10 17.07. 13:55 Neste Matkakeidas (6-24)
Mäntsälä 80 1134 15.07. 21:46 17.07. 20:25 Shell/St1 Mäntsälä (24 h)
Helsinki 75 1209 16:07 00:00 18.07. 02:00 One Pint Pub (15-02)