Helsinki City Run

Helsinki City Run is an annual half marathon that takes place every May as a road running event around the streets and parks of Helsinki. Starting in 1994[1] and organised by Suomen Urheiluliitto, the race has become popular over the years, attracting a record number of 17,000 participants in 2013.[2]

Helsinki City Run
DateMay
LocationHelsinki, Finland
Event typeHalf marathon
Distance21.0975 km
Official sitehttp://www.helsinkicityrun.fi/etusivu

References

  1. "Helsinki City Runin Historia" (in Finnish). Suomen Urheiluliitto. Archived from the original on 2014-01-05. Retrieved 2014-06-02.
  2. Toivonen, Janne (2013-05-05). "17 000 juoksi halki keväisen Helsingin". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 2014-06-02.
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