The quiz is now over. Ruska 2027 controls can be found on a map.
Ruska 2027 route will be announced once someone correctly answers the quiz. The hints obviously have plenty of bias towards native Finns, but can with some extra effort be solved by others too.
The #ruska2027quiz hints are published here daily, or occasionally more often. The final answer still has to be sent in Twitter or Bluesky using #ruska2027quiz, but feel free to join the discussion under the # on other platforms too. Once someone Tweets the answer with correct start, finish and 3 controls using #ruska2027quiz the route will be announced.
- The route visit places where an era has ended and a new one has began
- The significance of the start was acknowledged by a famous writer
- The 1st control parkour starts from a village that was left behind for reasons beyond its control
- You’ll feel faster on the 2nd control parkour
- From the start of the 3rd control parkour you can clearly see why you are there
- At finish you have come to the end even if you still had a long way to go
- One from the start holds a world record
- They travelled a long way to the 1st control only to return back home
- Route from 1st control to 2nd control will have a long minimum distance that might make you plan several different routes
- From the end of 3rd control parkour you would’ve once upon a time had a good view over a fierce battle
- Despite importance of the finish its heyday lasted under 30 years
- In Finland the start is mostly known of 48
- Earlier to access the start of the parkour to 1st control you would’ve likely passed the deepest of Finland
- The 2nd control is next to a ski lift that is the 3rd highest point of interest of all Ruskas
- After half a century the 3rd control recently became obsolete
- From 3rd control to finish there are 4 parkour options and for one of them you better bring a good book before an adventure
- The start is where we left off in 2026
- Kasper, Jesper and Joonatan saw the 1st control rise and fall
- Bonus hint/reminder – The points of interest are places where an era has ended and a new one has began, hence any other similarities between them are just a coincidence
- From 1st to 2nd control participants need to travel a set distance of 925 km including a 5 km parkour before 2nd control
- The 3rd control is over a fjord