May
Cycling competition on 1 May – 30 September 2024
After the playful winter cycling competition, starts the summer cycling competition. Joensuun Latu participates again in this national event – join the Joensuu Latu team! Our team name is Joensuun Latu, and the participation code is JnsLatuK25. You need this code when you register to Joensuun Latu team.
For more information, please contact Sinikka Saavalainen, sinsaavalainen@gmail.com, tel. 050 343 7735
Day hiking instructor course
3 May at 10.17 in Joensuu. The place will be announced later.
This course is for all who are interested in leading short day trips. The course fee is 120 e for Joensuun Latu memebrs and 150 e for non-mebers. The fee includes teaching, course material and afternoon coffee.
Joensuun Latu will pay the fee to those members, who commit to lead Joensuun Latu trips after this training. If you are interested, please contct Marjatta before you register to this training: Marjatta Partanen, email marjatta.partanen@gmail.com, tel. 050 341 7940
Registration by 16 April on Suomen Latu website: https://www.suomenlatu.fi/koulutus/ulkoilulajit/retkeily.html
Photo evening: Bach and skill of biking
5 May at 17-19 in Joensuu 30 Main Library, in Muikku-room. Street address: Koskikatu 25.
Music scientist Topi Linjama biked for five weeks around Finland, looking for connections between music and biking. Topi wrote a book of this biking tour. In this photo evening, he shows us pictures and tells of his findings during the biking tour. We will also here piano music.
Joensuun Latu organizes this photo evening together with Vaara Library.
Exercise group for those who used to be young
Programme in May:
- 8 May at 14-16 a walk to Noljakka bird watching tower. We meet at 2 pm at the Aavaranta parking place, street address: Nuottaniementie 43. Clothing according to the weather, wear your rubber boots, take walking poles with you, and some snack.
More information on this trip, please contact Tuula Turunen, email thturunen@gmail.com, tel. 050 372 6242
Fall in love with hiking
8 May at 17-20 at Sports Institute of Eastern Finland, ISLO, street address: Länsikatu 15.
Would you like to start hiking? Have you already made day hiking trips, and would now like to hike longer trips and overnight in the forest?
Join the Fall in love with hiking one evening course on 8 May at the Sports Institute of Eastern Finland, ISLO, address: Länsikatu 15. In the course, we study on how to plan a safe hiking trip, how to prepare for the night in the forest and how to prepare food. We also explore hiking equipment.
Course price is 10 e for Joensuun Latu members, 20 e for non-members.
Please register by 28 April, using the online form on Joensuun Latu website. The course takes place if there are at least five registrations. Maximum number of registrations is 12.
Trainers on the course are Pilvi Tapio and Minna Päivinen.
If you wish to test the skills learned on this course, join us on the hiking trip to Koivusuo on 24-25 May. Please note that you must register for Koivusuo hiking trip separately.
For more information, please contact Pilvi Tapio, email pilvi.tapio@hotmail.com, tel. 044 982 9654, or Minna Päivinen, email minnapaivinen78@gmail.com, tel. 040 704 5535
New members’ evening (only for members)
Come and learn on Joensuun Latu activities, and enjoy coffee cooked on open fire. New members’ evening takes place on 12 May at 17-19 at Kuhamaja in Kuhasalo.
Please register by 5 May to Merja Mustonen, secretary of Joensuun Latu, by email mustonenmerjam@gmail.com, or by phone 040 832 7795.
Trail running together
In May, we continue trail runs on Monday evenings, from one hour to one and half hours per evening. Trails are kind to your muscles and joints, as every step is different, and the ground is usually soft. The uneven ground and differences in height demands every muscle to work. Trail running clears your mind of daily issues.
During these trail running evenings, we study the trail running techniques, explore the nearby areas and trail running paths.
For more information, please contact Sointu Hyttinen, sointu.hyttinen@gmail.com, p. 050 368 1961
Evening cycling tours
Let’s cycle together on Tuesday evenings, 35-50 km cycling routes at average speed of 18-20 km/h. We start at 17.00 at Tuulaaki, Summer Restaurant, address Rantakatu 2. We will be back at Tuulaaki around 20-21. Put your helmet on, take some snacks and drink with you, and some pocket money for coffee etc, if we stop in a cafeteria.
No pre-registration, but weather reservation! We inform on cancellation on Joensuun Latu website and on Facebook.
Planned routes:
- 13 May Mattisenlahti, Ollilan tupa, for more information, pleasec ontact Marjatta Partanen, email: marjatta.partanen@gmail.com, tel. 050 341 7940
- 20 May Särkivaara. Break at K-Market in Reijola. For more information, please contact Hannu Melin, hannu.melin@gmail.com, p. 040 773 5767
- 27 May Birdwatching tower in Pitkäranta. Please take snack and your binoculars. Return to Joensuu around 21.30-22. For more information, please contact Jarmo Mäkelä, emailjarmojmakela@gmail.com, tel. 050 563 2183 or Arja Manninen, email arja.anita@hotmail.com, tel. 040 730 7524
Church boat rowing every Wednesday, starting on 14 May
Future Club association organizes rowing training every Wednesday in the summer. The first church boat rowing in summer 2024 is on 15 May, starting at Hasanniemi. The last church boat rowing for this summer will be on 13 August.
Church boat rowing is free of charge, and open to all.
For more information, please contact Asko Timoskainen, tel. 0400 576 303.
How exercise affects hearth health
15 May at 18.19 at Mutala school, street address Lastenkatu 4.
The North Karelian Heart Association invites to the pre-opening of the national Heart Week A lecture on how exercise affects heart health is organized on 15 May at the Mutala school sports hall. Members of Joensuun Latu are welcome!
For more information, please contact Annika Immonen, email annika.immonen@sydan.fi, tel. 050 4343 997
Suomun kierto hiking trip on 17 May
The traditional spring hiking trip organized by Future Club association, takes this year place at Suomujärvi in Lieksa. Suomujärvi locates in Pavtinsuo National Park.
This one day hiking trip of 16 kilometres is open for all. After hiking, you can enjoy sauna at Suomujärvi.
The bus leaves from the bus stop on Kirkkokatu street, in front of Joensuu art museum at 8 am on 17 May.
Price: 40 euro.
For more information and to register, please contact info@future-club.fi or Asko Timoskainen, tel. 0400 576 303
Fall in love in hiking – overnight trip to Koivusuo
24-25 May in Ilomantsi
How does spring smell on peatlands? Are the cranes already back?
Let’s go and enjoy the spring in Koivusuo peatland and learn hiking skills. We study the basics on 8 May in the course Fall in love with hiking – And in Koivusuo we combine theory and practice.
We travel to Ilomantsi by carpools, starting at 8 am from the bus stop in Siltakatu at the Joensuu Sports Hall (Urheilutalo in Finnish). The care drive to Polvikoski in Ilomantsi is 120 km, approximately 1,5 hours.
This hiking trip is easy.
Minimum number of participants is 8, maximum 12.
Register by 15 May to Pilvi Tapio, email pilvi.tapio@hotmail.com, tel. 044 982 9654
When registering, please let us know if you have a car available for the carpool.