Orienteering course that is taught in English. In this course we will teach basic orienteering skills needed to start your individual orienteering training. After this course you have skills needed to participate weekly motion orienteering or simply go into woods doing orienteering for yourself.
This course is opportunity to get your very first start on orienteering or freshen up your old skills. Besides learning basic orienteering skills you get opportunity to ask and hear about possibilities to practice sport further
Content:
The beginners course consist of one theory lecture and four different quided orienteering trainings as follows:
THURSDAY 9.4.2026 (Lecture recording + possibility to join the finnish lecture and ask questions at the end in english) If there is five or more participants in the english course, we will have an additional lecture in english at 20:00.
Learning theory in remote lecture (1h):
- Basic theory of orienteering. Learning more about map, its colors and different features.
THURSDAY 16.4.2026 Espoon Keskuspuisto, Puolarmaari
First orinteering – Theory into action in small group
- Map walk: We will learn more about how to read map and how different objects are depicted on a map.
THURSDAY 23.4.2024 Espoon Keskuspuisto, Puolarmaari
Orienteering in a small group
- How to use compass? How to line your map according the compass?
THURSDAY 30.4.2026 Oittaa
Orienteering by self or wih a pair
- Theme: Route choices and orienteering thinking (plan & action).
THURSDAY 7.5.2026 Karhusuo
Orienteering in small groups
- Theme: Terrain, observing the contours and the use of terrains conformations in orienteering.
After orienteering practices we will give you further instructions how you can continue the hobby on your own.
The price for course is 60 € (please note that it is required to join Espoon Suunta as a member to attend the course). Our membership fee for 2026 is 80 euros. As a member you can participate in various club activities free of charge. Registration is possible to be paid with exercise benefits.
Trainings: on tuesdays 21.8.-11.9. at 18.00-19.30 (17.00-18.30) o’clock (+ theory lecture on 14.8. at 20.00)
Price of the course 60 EUR. Course fee is also possible to pay with exercise benefits. To attemd the course you also need to pay the yearly membership fee is 80 euros and with that you also get all the other bennefits.
Registration: HERE Registration will close on the 5th of April.
Cancellation terms: If, due to illness or injury, you are unable to attend any event, we will refund the participation fee. Otherwise, the participation fee will not be refunded. We reserve the right to cancel the course if there are fewer than three participants.
Contact person: Anu Saarinen (anu.saarinen@espoonsuunta.fi)
Organizer: Espoon Suunta
