The Helsinki City Run half marathon offers you an enjoyable run along the most beautiful seaside routes of Helsinki. The route remains almost the same as last year, when a few climbs were cut out of the route. As usual, the start is in front of the Olympic Stadium on Mäntymäentie. The only change to[…]
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07
Mar
Mar
The route of Ice Power Helsinki City 5, approved by the authorities and published in January, will change. Helsinki, its streets and other infrastructure are developing fast, and in the future will offer even better conditions for runners as well. The large-scale renovation of the main street Mannerheimintie, starting in March, will have a significant[…]
22
Feb
Feb
Finland’s largest marathon, the Helsinki City Marathon, will once again be run on a beautiful, seaside route. As in recent years, two almost identical laps will be run at HCM. Compared to the 2022 route, the route is now faster and has less ascent. The changes fall on the Niemenmäki and Pikku-Huopalahti region, in the[…]
08
Feb
Feb
New route and start area! Ice Power Helsinki City 5’s growth has reached the point where the race no longer fits it’s previous start area and route. This year the start will be in next to the Olympic Stadium Square, at Mäntymäentie where all the other distances start, too. The new route will lead the[…]
03
Jan
Jan
The Helsinki City Run half marathon route 2023 has been published! The route goes through the most beautiful Helsinki and along the seashores. The route is mostly the same as in 2022. The significant change is at the kilometers 14-15 , where the route now runs close to the coastline of Pikku-Huopalahti. Thus, the hillier[…]
24
Jan
Jan
The route map for the Helsinki City Marathon 2022 is now ready! The route offers a mixture of beautiful seaside, park and downtown athmosphere. HCM 2022 route has two nearly identical laps. In the first lap, the route takes the runners to Salmisaari, a part that is not included in the second lap’s route. Compared[…]
09
Feb
Feb
The Helsinki City Run half marathon route faced big improvements last year when the direction of the route was changed clockwise. This change enabled us to offer HCR half marathon runners a faster route with even more seaside scenery. For this year’s event, the most appreciated parts and characteristics of the route remain but there[…]
04
Jan
Jan
The Helsinki City 5 route changes a little bit. The changes are minor and the renewed route runs even faster in the same areas of the Olympic Stadium and Töölö Sports Park as before. The start area will be moved from Pohjoinen Stadionintie to Hammarsjöldintie, to a downhill between the swimming stadium and the skate[…]