Get ready to dive into the wonderful world of cartoon characters in the heart of Rovaniemi! Measure up the other characters and join the race to see whose team gets the honor of being the winner of Kuksajaiset this year!
Navigate on the page:
First year students - day race
Continuing students - evening race
After party
Code of conduct
First year students checkpoint race
KUKSAJAISET, or the orienteering competition for the students of Lapland UAS, is held respecting traditions in the beautiful surroundings of Kemijoki! Freshmen from every field from Kemi, Tornio and Rovaniemi get to measure each other, competing for the Trophy. Competitors' skills, knowledge and team spirit are evaluated on the tasks. Participating in the competition is free, you can read more about participating in after parties on the bottom of this page.
This year's theme is "cartoons". The day's event teams are formed from the study fields and it is aimed for first year students. (Note other students, look below for the evening race for continuing students) More detailed instructions and schedules are distributed to student tutors who share information with first-year students so ask your tutors for more. Dressing according to the theme is an essential part of the event and there is plenty of choice, because "cartoons" as a theme gives a huge number of different options for dressing. So get your group together and be creative!
BUSES FOR THE FIRST YEAR STUDENTS COMING FROM KEMI AND TORNIO!
A bus ride to Rovaniemi and back is reserved for the first-year students of Kemi and Tornio. You can conveniently reserve a bus seat for yourself in advance here. The bus has a €5 fee.
Bus schedule:
at 9 AM Tornio
at 9.30 AM Kemi
at 11.00 AM Arrival in Rovaniemi
Return buses leave at 03:00AM (Poromiehentie, Stop at Porokulma E (Stop in front of Half Moon))
Buses run via Kemi to Tornio.
There are limited amount of seats and they are intended primarily for first-year students who participate in Kuksajaiset.
ROTKOS TASK
Normally, the tasks of the checkpoints are not told in advance, but ROTKO has always been a bit different than the others and our task is public, so that you can prepare for it in advance. The task is to come up with a dance to Fintelligens' ROTKO song. The group can choose whether to dance to the whole song or part of it.
THE DAY RACE CHECKPOINTS ON A MAP
Continuing students race AKA evening race
As a part of Kuksajaiset, there will be an evening checkpoint race, where the continuing students can go around the town in their own teams of 3-6 people. The evening race starts at 6PM and lasts until 9PM. Checkpoints are held partly outdoors and partly in bars in Rovaniemi. So take your friends with you and come along!
The theme of the evening's race is the same as the first-year students' race, i.e. CARTOONS!
SO HOW DOES THIS WORK?
Buy your ticket for the evening's race and tell us your team name at the same time. Also, make sure that every member of your team has done the same.
Tickets are on sale in ROTKO's kide.app, you can get there HERE.
The ticket for the evening race includes access to the evening race, a wristband for the after parties at Half Moon, cloakroom fee and of course the event's amazing overall badge!
THE EVENING RACE CHECKPOINTS ON A MAP
AFTER PARTY
And what would a contest be without an after party! Kuksajaiset after parties are organized at Half Moon Night Club, where the winners of both competitions are also announced and awarded. Of course, there will also be a performer, this year the stage will be taken over by COSTI! (Note: participants of the evening race, the after party wristband is included in the price of the evening race.)
After Party ticket prices:
(incl. wristband for Half Moon, cloakroom fee and overall badge of the event)
ROTKO member: €6
Others: €12
Note! The Kide.app ticket must be exchanged for a wristband, because an online ticket alone does not allow you to enter Half Moon. Tickets can be exchanged to wristbands at the ROTKOs checkpoint on the day of the event between 12-17, as well as on Monday 18 September. - Thu 21.9. At ROTKO's stands on the Jokiväylä campus.
CODE OF CONDUCT
Like any other ROTKO event, Kuksajaiset follows the guidance of ROTKOs Code of Conduct (https://lapinrotko.fi/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Code-of-Conduct-ENG.pdf) and there is harassment contact persons available.
You can contact the harassment contact person if you experience harassment or other inappropriate behavior. You can also get in touch if you see harassment happening and want to discuss it. All conversations with the Harassment contacts are confidential.
The harassment contact person can also be contacted after the incident.
Harassment contact persons are:
Pieta Pyhtinen
pieta.pyhtinen[at]lapinrotko.fi
040 7022292
Martti Muraja
martti.muraja[at]lapinrotko.fi
040 152 0009
Leevi Viljanen
leevi.viljanen[at]lapinrotko.fi
Hanna Hautajärvi
hanna.hautajarvi[at]lapinrotko.fi
Sponsoring the event:
