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| Sport: | Orienteering |
| Founded: | 1967 |
| Website: | www.rastiviikko.fi |
Kainuu Orienteering Week (KOW) is an annual Finnish, international, orienteering event held in the Kainuu region. Kainuu Orienteering Week is organized by Kainuun Rastiviikko Association. Measured by the number of participants, Kainuu Orienteering Week is one of the top-15 sports events in Finland and it is also one of the main events of The Finnish Orienteering Federation.[1]
Kainuu Orienteering Week is the second oldest orienteering week in the world and the first event was arranged in 1966. Since then the event has been held every year, except 1974. The event attracted 315 orienteers in the first year and the participant record is from 2007 when there were 4,884 orienteers in Kainuu Orinteering Week.[2] In 2011 the first city orienteering sprint, organised through the KOW, was run.[3]
| Year | Participants | H21 E Winner | D21 E Winner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 315 | Raila Huovi | ||
| 1967 | 425 | Eine Laine | ||
| 1968 | 630 | Eine Laine | ||
| 1969 | 712 | Eine Laine | ||
| 1970 | 808 | Kaarina Karsi | ||
| 1971 | 766 | Eeva Lahtonen | ||
| 1972 | 834 | Aila Flöjt | ||
| 1973 | 988 | Eine Laine | ||
| 1975 | 1 247 | Aila Flöjt | ||
| 1976 | 1 333 | Sinikka Kukkonen | ||
| 1977 | 1 321 | Sirkka Ketola | ||
| 1978 | 1 692 | Sinikka Kukkonen | ||
| 1979 | 2 081 | Liisa Veijalainen | ||
| 1980 | 2 167 | Kaija Dahlman | ||
| 1981 | 2 155 | Liisa Veijalainen | ||
| 1982 | 2 185 | Annariitta Lonka | ||
| 1983 | 2 602 | Pirjo Mattila | ||
| 1984 | 2 325 | Annichen Kringstad-Svensson | ||
| 1985 | 2 630 | Brit Volden | ||
| 1986 | 3 930 | Annariitta Kottonen | ||
| 1987 | 3 660 | Tellervo Parviainen | ||
| 1988 | 4 163 | Annika Viilo | ||
| 1989 | 3 034 | Teresa Mäki-Kamppi | ||
| 1990 | 4 020 | Riitta Karjalainen | ||
| 1991 | 4 552 | Ulla Mänttäri | ||
| 1992 | 3 884 | Jana Cierslarová | ||
| 1993 | 3 853 | Marja-Liisa Portin | ||
| 1994 | 3 130 | Kirsi Tiira | ||
| 1995 | 3 103 | Kirsi Tiira | ||
| 1996 | 4 055 | Kirsi Tiira | ||
| 1997 | 3 013 | Johanna Asklöf | ||
| 1998 | 3 102 | Anniina Paronen | ||
| 1999 | 2 542 | Johanna Asklöf | ||
| 2000 | 2 593 | Liisa Anttila | ||
| 2001 | 2 872 | Paula Haapakoski | ||
| 2002 | 2 500 | Salla Sukki | ||
| 2003 | 3 800 | Minna Kauppi | ||
| 2004 | 3 239 | Salla Sukki | ||
| 2005 | 3 780 | Julia Novikova | ||
| 2006 | 3 074 | Jani Lakanen | Heli Jukkola | |
| 2007 | 4 884 | Heli Jukkola | ||
| 2008 | 3 503 | Sofia Haajanen | ||
| 2009 | 3 312 | |||
| 2010 | 3 652 | Minna Kauppi | ||
| 2011 | 3 354[4] | Inga Dambe | ||
| 2012 | Karoliina Sundberg | |||
| 2013 | ||||
| 2015 |