In the Fin5 competition the rules of the IOF and the Finnish Orienteering Federation will be followed, along with the instructions of the organizers.
| President of the organizing committee | Ilkka Koota |
| Advisor | Pekka Linnainmaa |
| Competition leader | Risto Lehtonen |
| Results service | Risto Kivinen |
| Competition leader, recreational orienteering | Tapio Touru |
| Jury chair | Seppo Kuusisto, RaLu |
| Member of the jury | Hannele Sjöblom, HinnYr |
| Member of the jury | Raimo Hannukainen, KanSu |
| Stages 1 – 2 | |
| Competition leader | Erkki Lehmus |
| Head route master | Markku Virtala |
| Route master, children’s courses | Jari Lintunen |
| Route advisor | Olli Mäkipää |
| Route advisor, children’s courses | Asko Vainio |
| Stages 3 – 4 | |
| Competition leader | Ossi Valtonen |
| Head route master | Esa Helin |
| Route master, children’s courses | Jouko Koskialho |
| Route advisor | Pekka Nurmi |
| Route advisor, children’s courses | Asko Vainio |
| Stage 5 | |
| Competition leader | Sipi Erkkilä |
| Head route master | Jyrki Routsi |
| Route master, children’s courses | Johannes Pohjala |
| Route advisor | Jari Turto |
| Route advisor, children’s courses | Asko Vainio |
| Masters League, sprint | |
| Competition leader and route master | Olli Mattila |
| Route advisor | Asko Vainio |
| Trail-O | |
| Competition leader | Harri Lehtonen |
| Route master | Ensio Salomaa |
| Advisor | Hannu Niemi |
| Takaa-ajokilpailun maalituomari | Vesa Mattila |
All maps are six-coloured orienteering maps on the scale of 1:10 000, contour
interval is 5 m. Maps were printed in June 2005 on waterproof material. Sizes
are between A5 – A3.
Competitors may keep their maps after finishing their course. Showing one’s
map to the other competitors preparing for their courses is strictly forbidden.
Older maps of the Fin5 competition area will be displayed in the competition
centre until the first start on the stage.
Competitors use the same start number throughout the week. The number will
be shown on the start list. The competitor will take his number and four (4)
safety pins from a rack situated by the information pole in the competition
centre. On the start number there is printed the number of his start and the
sponsor’s logo along with the starting number. The number is not to be
folded. When obtaining a new number to replace a lost or a torn number, the
cost is 3 € and is paid at the Info-desk.
No start numbers are used in recreational classes.
Starts have special colours and are named according to the sponsors:
Start 1, FinnSpring:
Start 2, Lännen Puhelin
Start 3, Teollisuuden Voima
Start 4, Pohjola
Start 5, Kariniemi
Start 6, UPM
In chase starts extra numbers (1 – 10) will be used for the top ten. They are given out on Friday’s starts and fastened below the regular start numbers.
The Electronic Emit punching system is used in all classes. The competitor
has to make sure that he has a functioning Emit-card and that his card number
corresponds with the number on the start list. Changes in the Emit-card numbers
have to be made at the Info-desk at the Event Centre or at the competition
centre. A fee of 2 € is charged. Corrections of mistakes made by the
organizer are not charged.
Rented cards can be picked up in advance (on Friday or Saturday) at the Info-desk
in the Fin5 Event Centre, or on competition days at the Info-desk in the competition
centre.
The cards rented for one day must be returned right after the course at the
Info-desk in the competition centre. The cards rented for the whole week must
be returned at the finish of the 5th stage.
The rent is 10 € per week or 3 € per day. 50 € will be charged
for a lost Emit-card.
The Emit-card can be tested at the model control by the information pole.
When punching, the blinking light indicates that the card functions. Emit-cards
will be checked at the start.
There are different instructions for the renting of EMIT-cards for the recreational classes.
Control descriptions will be available in racks at the starts. Neither means to attach them nor plastic covers will be available. The descriptions are not printed on waterproof material.
The competitor uses the start with the same number throughout the week. Marked routes to the starts begin at the information pole. The colors of the markings and signs (the sponsors´ logos) of the starts will be indicated on the information pole.
In the waiting area before start the competitor will take his backup label
for the Emit-card, write his number there and attach it to the Emit-card.
The backup label will be removed at the finish. The start works as follows:
5 minutes before the start:
Competitor is called to the start. Start number is checked.
4 minutes before the start
3 minutes before the start:
Emit-card is activated and its number is checked.
2 minutes before the start:
Map of the terrain without course markings can be seen.
1 minute before the start:
Competitor steps to the map box of his class.
Start time:
Competitor takes the map and starts orienteering.
On Friday, July 15th, there is a chase-race in categories that use starts
1 – 4. The starting order will be determined by the total time in the
first four stages. The leading competitors of each category will start according
to the table “Starts, distances to the starts, classes, course lengths”.
In every class there is chase racing for 60 minutes after the first runner.
The competitors more than 60 minutes behind the leader will start at 1 minute
intervals. At the pre-start, five minutes before the start, every competitor
receives a sticker, which announces the start time. The sticker has to be
attached to the start number.
Start times of the competitors will be announced on Friday evening in the
Event Centre, on the web site www.hiisirasti.fi/fin5
and Saturday morning on the bulletin board in the competition centre.
At the start there are control descriptions and backup labels for the Emit-cards.
The start works as follows:
5 minutes before the start:
Competitor is called to the closed pre-start area. The maps of H/D9RR, H/D10RR
and H/D12TR classes can be seen with courses drawn on them. Maps are fastened
horizontally and oriented according to the terrain. Guides help and encourage
children to study the maps. On the map of H/D12 – 14 classes, only the
start is marked with a triangle.
4 minutes before the start:
Start number and time are checked.
3 minutes before the start:
Emit-card is activated and its number is checked.
2 minutes before the start:
Competitors in RR-category get the map. The guide is helping.
1 minute before the start:
Competitors in other categories get the map.
Start time:
Competitor starts orienteering.
In classes H/D9RR and H/D10RR routes will be separate in the beginning, but
they will combine and be same in the end. The routes are marked with a continuous
yellow string on the ground and with tape of another color hanging from trees.
The colors can be seen at the start. Both routes are printed on the map.
If an orienteer in an RR-class has not correctly punched all the controls,
he will not be disqualified, but an extra 10 minutes per missing punch will
be added to the final time.
In H/D12TR classes both RR-routes are printed on the maps. Those can be helpful
in orienteering. Controls have normal number codes, which are printed in control
descriptions. Remember to take the descriptions and Emit backup labels at
the start.
In H/D12 – 14 classes controls have normal number codes, which are printed
in control descriptions. Remember to take the descriptions and Emit backup
labels at the start.
A competitor, who arrives late to the start, must report himself to the start official, who checks his right to start. An official accompanies a late starter. He goes through the same procedure as competitors starting at the normal time.
The model control is located near the information pole in the competition
centre. The model control of RR-classes is located at start 5.
Over the terrain there are controls close to each other and in similar-looking
places. Therefore, it is very important to check the control code before punching.
Controls have to be visited in the prescribed order. Punching a wrong control
can be corrected by repunching the correct control.
There are six finish corridors in the competition. In all the stages each
competitor will use the finish that has the same number as the start and his
competitor number. (e.g., Competitor starting from start 1 runs into finish
1).
The competitor runs to his own finish corridor and punches at the finish line.
The punching at the finish line is obligatory in all races except the chase-race.
After punching he walks ahead and sets his Emit-card to a reading unit. The
result will be accepted immediately or mistrusted. The competitor with a mistrusted
result will be guided to a briefing, where the backup label of the Emit-card
will be studied. The result will be accepted or disqualified in this briefing.
In chase-race the order of finishing competitors is determined by the official
at the finish. The punching at the finish should be done in the same order,
as the competitors cross the finish line.
The finish will be closed on Sunday at 18.00 and on the other days at 16.00.
Competitors who drop out should run to the finish normally and inform the official when setting the Emit-card to the reading unit.
Prohibited areas are marked on the maps and on the terrain. To enter the prohibited areas is strictly forbidden, with the risk of disqualification. There will be controllers on the terrain.
There is drinking water available on the terrain. Places are marked on the maps. If water is available by a control, it is marked in the control descriptions.
A first-aid station is located in the competition centre, as is an ambulance. Places where first aid is available on the terrain are marked on the maps. Also, the officials in drinking spots or at lap-time control spots send message about the need for first aid.
Registration for the recreational orienteering can be done daily at the Info-desk of the competition center. The route alternatives are given there also. On Sunday the start is from 12.00 to 15.00, on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 10.00 to 13.00 and on Friday from 9.00 to 12.00. On Wednesday there are sprint and Trail'O routes available from 16.30 to 19.00. Registration fee is 5 €/day. One can rent an EMIT-card from the Info-desk. The renting fee is 3 €/day or 10€/week. The rented EMIT-card has to be returned to the Info-desk right after finishing the route. There will be a charge of 50 € for lost EMIT-cards. The number of the start and the finish of recreational orienteering is 6.
Daily results will be posted on the bulletin boards. Overall times will not be counted and one can participate as many times as one wants to, from one day up to the whole week.
One award will be given every day to one participant who wins the lottery.
There are showers with warm water in the competition centers. There are marked
routes to the showers starting from the information pole.
No detergents are allowed.
There are toilets in the competition centre and along the marked routes to the starts. The locations of the toilets are shown on the competition centre map and on charts showing the routes to starts.
The results of each day and the results of the whole week will be published
daily in the Event Centre and on competition centre bulletin boards. Queries
about the results should be addressed to the Info-desk or the Complaints Desk.
The official results will be published on the Fin5 web site www.hiisirasti.fi/fin5,
in the Finnish Orienteering Federation’s KisaWeb on http:/kisaweb.ssl.fi,
and in the Results book of “Suunnistaja”.
A handout containing the split times of all competitors in each class is available
at the Info-desk every day for 2 € per class.
There is an area reserved for club tents in competition centers. Tents are not allowed in other places.
The class winners of the first four stages and the tree best in the Elite
classes ( H21E and D21E) on Wednesday will be given memorial or commodity
awards. Award ceremonies are held daily at 19.00 o’clock in the Event
Centre at Eura school centre. The award ceremonies for the overall winners
of the week are held in the competition centre after the final results of
each class are finished. The loudspeaker will announce the times for the ceremonies
of each class. The number of awards depends on the number of participants
in each class.
The number of awards in each class is announced on the bulletin board.
At the finish line of the fifth stage, every competitor will receive a memorial
medal.
Awards will not be mailed later.
The day care centre is open during every competition day in the competition centers. It will open one hour before the first start of the day. The day care service includes a small snack and versatile activities.
Every day the activities are planned according to a different theme. On Sunday there is an adventure route, on Monday handicraft, on Tuesday the theme is music, for example.
The day care service costs 3 € /day. Reserve enough time to arrive to
the day care centre.
Welcome to use the safe and entertaining day care service!
During every stage there is a Fun O'Run activity track arranged for children. For every day there is a different track. There are amusing tasks on the controls. There are also EMIT-controls where the children can punch if they wish to. In the start the participant will get a map printed with the route and controls. For the punching one can use either their own or organizers' EMIT-card. At the finish the child gets an EMIT-split from his run and an award (no result lists).
Registration is at the competition centre. The map fee is 2,5 €. Accompanying adults will not be charged. The award is included. The participation card is changed to a map at the start.
Fun O'Run is open during the first stage from 12.00 to 16.00, during stages 2.-4. from 10.00 to 14.00 and during the last stage from 9.00 to 13.00.