Vaarojen Puolikas 21 km

Vaarojen Puolikas 21 km

This page covers the 2026 Vaarojen Puolikas, the half. The course is 21 km as measured from the route file, and the organiser’s own description is short: the half serves only the best bits of Koli. It is sized for runners who want the hill trails without a whole-day effort — but it is still trail, stones and rock.

Placing prizes go only to those who started at 10:00, and in the rolling start the clock begins at the line. The field is capped at 300. The organiser provides water points only, so drink, food and salt travel with the runner, and outside support is not allowed. Mandatory kit, checked at the finish, includes a charged phone, an elastic support bandage, an emergency blanket and your own cup. The organiser’s table gives a time limit of 16 hours.

A rolling start means nobody at home knows exactly when their runner set off. A Livebib broadcast runs from the runner’s own start: family open the link and see the position on the course line, distance covered and a finish estimate. If the signal drops behind a hill, the position is carried forward along the course and marked as estimated.