This weekend, the World Cup #5 and #6 are being held in Kärkölä, Finland, about 100 km north of Helsinki.
Sprint competition on Saturday, with first start at 2 pm, and mass start on Sunday, with first start at 10.30 am.
The sprint on Saturday is also Lapua Cup #7. Sunday’s mass start is also Finnish Championship in mass start, and Lapua Cup #8 as well.
From the published start lists, it’s worth noting that last year’s World Cup top-3, Gustav Hindér (SWE), Felix Persson (SWE) and Pontus Fred (FIN), all are in the start lists in the men’s 21 class. In this year, the leading Danes, Jonas Falck Najbjerg and Lasse Falck Weber, are not going to compete. But the third to six placed athletes Felix Persson (SWE), Robert Johansson (SWE), Pontus Fred (FIN) and Petja Ylikylä (FIN) are all in the start list.
In the women’s 21 class, the 2025’s World Cup fifth placed Rafaela von Frenckell from Finland, starts both days. She is so far the best placed Finnish athlete in the cup this year, on ninth place. On the same points, 47, we find Nella Keskinen and Caroline Sandelin as well, also starting this weekend.
