Kaisaniemen Juoksu will be organized for the 96th time on 12.9.2026!
Registration for 2026 event is open!
| REGISTRATION FEES | 5 km | 21,1 km |
| 16.5. – 15.6.2026 | 28,00 € | 40,00 € |
| 16.6. – 15.8.2026 | 32,00 € | 45,00 € |
| 16.8. – 31.8.2026 | 38,00 € | 50,00 € |
| 1.9. – 10.9.2026 | 42,00 € | 55,00 € |
| Late registration | 50,00 € | 65,00 € |
SCHEDULE
Kaisaniemen Juoksu will be organized on 12.9.2026 for the 96th time.
Preliminary starting time about at 16 p.m.
WHO CAN JOIN
Anyone! Kaisaniemen Juoksu is an open running event for everybody and for every age.
DISTANCES AND SERIES
5 km: Men/Women
21,1 km: Men/Women.
There is also a series for other-gender
REGISTRATION
Registration for the 2026 event open soon!
You can also do late registration for the event at the race office on the day of the event.
We do not receive cash, this also applies to late registrations made at the race office.
RACE OFFICE
At the race office you can pick up your bib number or late register for the event on race day.
You will receive your running number by email before the race office opens. Please be ready to show this email to the race office staff when picking up your bib number. You can also pick up your friend’s number by presenting their email. If you don’t receive the information about your number (do also check your spam folder), you will get it by your name from the race office on race day.
BAG DROP
Bag drop is free for all runners and will be located next to the race office on race day.
TIMING
Electronical timing application will be used. Please attach your number on the front of your running shirt or costume and keep it visible especially when arriving to the finish. If you attach the bib on your back or your pants, we cannot guarantee you timing!
MAXIMUM RUNNING TIME
The time limit on the half marathon is three (3) hours.
HYDRATION STATION
At the finish line and on the route, water and sports drink is available, as well as other refreshments from our partners.
COURSE
The courses for both distances are officially measured using AIMS/WA-Standards.
The 2026 route will be come near the event!
THE 2025 ROUTE! Route maps for both distances can be viewed below. Please note that the start for both distances is located on Hammarskjöldintie, a few minutes walk from Eläintarha sports field – please be on time at the start.
Half marathon route 2025:
The half marathon route starts with the loop marked in dark blue on the map, running from the Eläintarha area towards Töölönlahti. The trunk loop marked in red on the map will be completed three times in clockwise direction. After three loops on the trunk route, the finish line at Eläintarha sports field will be reached via the final stretch marked in light blue on the map.
5 km route 2025:
The 5 km course starts southward from Hammarskjöldintie. The main loop is run clockwise in full on the first lap, and on the second lap the course runs to the finish at Eläintarha sports field.
The routes are marked with red tape and kilometer signs, and course marshals will be guiding the runners along the way.
PHOTOS
You can find photos of the event here. The organizer and event partners have free rights to photos taken during the event.
RESULTS
Results can be found here:
ELITE RUNNERS
We offer free participation to the event for elite runners who have run under the following times in 2025-2026:
Men:
5000 m / 5 km: 15.45
10000 m / 10 km: 33.00
Half marathon: 1.12.00
Women:
5000 m / 5 km: 18.15
10000 m / 10 km: 38.15
Half marathon: 1.22.00
To apply for a free registration as an elite runner, please send us an email to tapahtumat at runhigh.fi with details about your qualifying result (name of event, your time, link to results). The result must be from an official road or track race in 2025-2026.
CANCELLING THE PERTISIPATION
No cancellations of participation are required. The organizer will not refund paid registration fees.
TRANSFER OF PARTICIPATION
It is possible to buy transfer insurance, which allows you to transfer the registration to next year’s Kaisaniemen Juoksu or use the paid amount for another event participation. The price of transfer insurance is 10 euros.
If transfer insurance has not been acquired at the time of registration, the customer has the right to transfer the registration for the event to another person for a transfer fee of 10 euros, but not the right to transfer the registration to another event or to the following year.
The organizer will not refund the paid registration fee under any circumstances.
1. Transfer to another person
You can transfer your participation to another person (until 4.9.2026) for a transfer fee of 10 euros.
Note: Registration paid with sport vouchers cannot be transferred to another person.
2. Transfer to next year’s Kaisaniemen Juoksu (requires transfer insurance)
If the participant has purchased transfer insurance at the time of registration, it is possible to transfer participation to next year’s event by 11.9.2026.
3. Transfer to another event (requires transfer insurance)
If the participant has purchased transfer insurance at the time of registration, it is possible to transfer the entry for another Runner’s High event (until 11.9.2026). After the transfer request your registration will be cancelled, and you will get a discount code worth the same amount of money you paid for your registration.
How can I transfer my participation?
When transferring your participation to another event or person, or to next year, please contact tapahtumat (at) runhigh.fi with the following information:
- Name of the original participant
- Name of the person who will make the new registration (if participation will be transferrer to another person)
- To which event the transfer will be made
After the transfer request you will get more detailed instructions by email.
FORCE MAJEURE
If the event has to be canceled or cannot be held due to a force majeure, you are entitled to a refund of the registration fee. You must request the refund from the event organizer within 30 days of the organizer’s announcement of the event’s cancellation. However, the organizer is not responsible for any delays or damages resulting from the event’s cancellation or postponement due to force majeure, and you are not entitled to compensation for any additional or useless expenses incurred, such as accommodation or travel costs. Force majeure is an event or occurrence beyond the control of the organizer which the organizer could not reasonably be expected to have taken into account at the time of the conclusion of the contract or to have avoided or overcome it or its consequences. Force majeure comprehends both natural disasters and events such as civil unrest, risk to general safety, orders of public authorities or other superior force that prevents the organizing of the event.
SOCIAL MEDIA
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Question? Send email for Us tapahtumat@runhigh.fi!