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The Jukola Relay is an orienteering relay race held annually in Finland since 1949. The race always takes place on Saturday between 13th and 19 June in different sites around Finland. The northernmost location has been 50 km north from the Arctic Circle. The name Jukola is a family name in the classic Finnish book - Seven Brothers. In the Jukola relay has seven legs with distances varying from 7 to 15 km. The starting time is around 11 pm when the sun sets. Runners of the 1st to 3rd legs usually wear headlights, depending on the geographical site (north or south of Finland) of the relay and the weather conditions. The winning team crosses the finishing line early on Sunday morning, around 6 or 7 am, and the last teams finish just before the finish is closed at afternoon. Women can participate in the Jukola relay in non-official teams (non-sports club teams, like company, family or other teams). For the ladies, an individual race with a mass start was organized in 1951 and was turned into a three leg relay race in 1978 and then a four leg relay race since 1981. The women's relay, known as the Venla Relay, is a daytime race on Saturday afternoon. In 2012 the Jukola relay attracted close 1700 teams and the Venla relay more than 1250. Clubs from 20 different countries took part. Jukola is the biggest relay event in the world. The "Kaukametsäläiset" association is the founder of the Jukola relay and it is also the owner of the rights of Jukola event. ==The Youth Jukola relay== Since 1986, a Jukola relay event for the young orienteers was organized as a separate event in August each year. The Youth Jukola relay is the world's biggest junior orienteering relay. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jukola relay」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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