Rukatunturi ski jumping hill

Rukatunturi
Location Kuusamo
Finland
Coordinates 66°10′17″N 029°09′39″E / 66.17139°N 29.16083°E / 66.17139; 29.16083Coordinates: 66°10′17″N 029°09′39″E / 66.17139°N 29.16083°E / 66.17139; 29.16083
Opened 1964
Renovated 1990s
Size
K–point K-120
Hill size HS142
Hill record Germany Eric Frenzel
(148.5 m in 2010)

The Rukatunturi ski jumping hill, located in Kuusamo, is the largest ski jumping hill in Finland. It regularly hosts the opening event of the ski jumping World Cup.

The large hill and two smaller hills have a plastic matting. The official record is 148.5 metres, jumped by Eric Frenzel, in the Nordic Combination Jumpingcompetition in 2010.

Ruka in October 2009
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