Helsinki City 5 & CITY 5 WALK

The Helsinki City 5 is fast and flat 5 km road race on May 17th, 2025. In this event, you can either race or jog. The entry fee includes great snacks and drinks at the finish area. This is the best way to experience the atmosphere of a large running event!

Walkers can enjoy the atmosphere of the event in Helsinki City 5 Walk, without timing!

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Helsinki City 5 & Helsinki City 5 Walk Info

AGE GROUPS AND PRIZES

Age groups

Helsinki City 5 will award prizes in the following series:

* women open
* men open
* girls 15, 17 and 19 years
* boys 15, 17 and 19 years

Prizes

Every runner finishing within the one hour maximum running time will receive a medal. A diploma can be printed from your own result page after the official results have been published.

The three fastest women and men will be awarded with prize money. In case the winning time goes under 14.10 (men) and 15.50 (women) the winners prize will be raised by 500 euros.

Prize money for open category:
1. 750 €
2. 400 €
3. 300 €

The three fastest runners in each age group will be awarded with special prizes.

Please note that a prize ceremony will be held for the three fastest women and men (open category) at the Olympic stadium directly after the race.

Other awarded runners shall pick up their prizes from the Race Office at the Olympic Stadium after the race. Prizes are not sent to runners after the event.

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BIB NUMBER PICK-UP

Each runner and walker must pick up their bib number from the Race Office at the Olympic Stadium before the run. Please check the Race Office opening hours from the info section.

Note! Ice Power Helsinki City 5 and City 5 Walk bib numbers must be picked up latest by 09:10 a.m. on Saturday.

Before entering the Race Office, please make sure that you have your QR code available. You can pick up your Helsinki City 5 bib number from any service desk (excl. the desk for relay runners).
The bib number for Helsinki City 5 walk must be picked up at the indicated service desk (relays, Helsinki City 5, VIP, Elite).

ENTRY FEES

47 €

until April 29th, 2025

Next price 49 €

32 €

until April 29th, 2025

Next price 34 €

The event t-shirt is included in the entry fee until June 26th, 2024. From June 27th onwards, you can purchase the event t-shirt for 17,90 euros when you register (23 euros at the event).

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START, TIMING

Start

The Helsinki City 5 starts at 10:10 a.m. The start is at Mäntymäentie street which is the same place where all other distances start too.

The Helsinki City 5 results are based on runners’ net times (time from crossing start line to crossing finish line). Therefore, runners do not need to rush to the start line, as their timing will not start before they crossed the start line. Elite runners’ times will also be reported as gross times for result/statistic services.

Note! Runners shall not cover their bib number with their hands neither when crossing the start nor the finish line.

The walkers of the Helsinki City 5 Walk will start after the runners at 10:15 am. Before the start, the walkers will group on Paavo Nurmi road.

There is no timing on Helsinki City 5 Walk.

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General event info

HELSINKI CITY 5 ROUTE 2025

Brand new route for 2025: The routes of the Helsinki City 5 will get off to a great start, with the first kilometers being run along Mannerheimintie, the main street of the whole country! The 5K race kicks off from Mäntymäentie, but the rest of the route is completely renewed for a faster, more spacious experience. Runners will surge down Helsinginkatu, then onto the wide west-side lanes of Mannerheimintie, offering ample space for smooth overtaking. After passing the Parliament House and dashing through Baana, the route winds around Oodi, Sanomatalo, and Kiasma before heading back to the Olympic Stadium along the freshly renovated Mannerheimintie.

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