Piirin myöntämä kilpailu 2026

Piirin myöntämä kilpailu translates to “District-awarded competition,” and this designation is applied to locally sanctioned running events in Finland. One such race is the Haaga Run in Helsinki, which takes place at Lassilan urheilupuisto. It offers 5 km and 10 km distances for both male and female participants, with a noon start time. The Haaga Run is put on by Runner’s Club, and Tapani Virtanen handles race inquiries. The “district-awarded” designation is also used for a short 0.8 km race in Naantali, starting at Kuparivuoren urheilukenttä. This indicates that “Piirin myöntämä kilpailu” is more of a local competition category that covers various Finnish race formats, rather than a single, fixed course.