Orienteering for families with foreign background. Orienteering events held in English in Leppävaara and Matinkylä surroundings!
O-for All starts in Leppävaara Wednesday 6.8.2025 at 17.30-19 (Free for all)
Diverse orienteering activities around Leppavaara stadium area. Come and go as you like and try the activities.
Free orienteering trainings for the whole family 6.8-17.9 Wednesdays in Leppävaara / Matinkylän urheilupuisto at 17.30-19
Leppävaara
Wed 6.8 / Wed 13.8 / Wed 20.8
Matinkylä
Thur 4.9 / Wed 10.9 / Wed 17.9
BONUS: eTrail at Kuusijärvi
Sat 13.9
All the activities will take place at Leppävaaran urheilupuisto, in the square next to Angry Birds-park (Veräjäpellonkatu 17, 02650 Espoo) or Matinkylän urheilupuisto, in the park area next to Matinkylän asukaspuisto (Matinraitti 12, 02230 Espoo).
Target group is families with children from 3-15 years old.
O-for All – Orienteering School’s mission statement and instructors
Espoo Suunta (EsSu) is a specialized club for orienteering in Espoo, whose goal is to promote the hobby of orienteering in Espoo and the surrounding areas. EsSu wants to be a club for the whole family, where all members enjoy working together. The main idea of the orienteering school is to guide children on the path of an orienteer and to encourage adults through a hobby for the whole family. Orienteering school is offered without a charge (FREE).
Equipment
Orienteering school practices outside, so dress and shoes according to the weather. You can do well with sneakers.
Contact
Please take into account that we are not able to insure participants so make sure possible small accidents are covered by your own insurance.
Fell free to contact us if you have any questions
oforall@espoonsuunta.fi
What is orienteering? Orienteering is a type of sport that requires using a map (and compass) to navigate from point to point in diverse terrain. Participants are given a specially prepared orienteering map, which is used for finding control points in the nature (usually white-orange flags).
Orienteering was originally desgined as a training exercise for military officers, but has developed into many variations. Yet, the most popular variation is the traditional foot orienteering. Orienteering is unique sport because you can do it on your preferred level by walking or running. In orienteering you can compete at any level and age (8-90 years old) and it is basically a race against yourself and the clock while you try to find the fastest route though all the control points.
The forest as a playground? Finland is often called the land of a thousand lakes and lots of forests. In orienteering we use our fabulous nature as a playground. Our forests are safe to walk around in and by learning orienteering you can make your nature outings even more safe. In addition to orienteering, there are also a ton of other activities you can do in the forest such as trail running, berry picking and mushroom hunting.
