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Ähtäri, the nearest town, 6 km away. Photo: Lapfio, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Ähtärinsalmen veneramppi

Kayak spot · Finland

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

57Fair out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Tue 10: Wind 4 kn gusting 12, Air 3 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Wed 4 · 58 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
13kntoo gusty
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 0 out of 100

Wind
13 kn
Gusts
25kntoo gusty
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 62 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
3°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 58 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
18kn
Air
5°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 61 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
5°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 56 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
3°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 10 · 69 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
3°C
Rain
0 mm

Tap a day for wind, gusts, air and rain. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Tue 350, fair
  2. Wed 458, fair
  3. Thu 50, poor
  4. Fri 662, good
  5. Sat 758, fair
  6. Sun 861, good
  7. Mon 956, fair
  8. Tue 1069, good
  9. Wed 1159, fair
  10. Thu 120, poor

The spot in two facts

  • Flat waterthe water
  • Best Jun–Aug7 good days in 7

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know the river level, weirs or your skill.

Wind and weather forecast and score for each day at Ähtärinsalmen veneramppi
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Tue 3Nov50, fair9 kn18kntoo gusty5°C0.1 mm
Wed 4Nov58, fair7 kn13kntoo gusty8°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov0, poor13 kn25kntoo gusty6°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov62, good6 kn12kn3°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov58, fair8 kn18kn5°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov61, good7 kn15kn5°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov56, fair7 kn16kn3°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov69, good4 kn12kn3°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov59, fair6 kn13kn5°C0 mm
Thu 12Nov0, poor11 kn21kntoo gusty4°C0 mm

Wind and gusts are in knots, rain in mm. River levels: no free forecast gives them, so check a gauge before you go. More

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

Best time to go

best Jun–Aug

Good kayaking days in a typical week, each month, for new paddlers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr4of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May6of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun7of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul7of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug7of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep6of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov3of 7: a trip from Wed 4 Nov
  12. Dec2of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec

Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.

Typical weather, not a forecast, and not the river's level: a month that is often good to be outside may still be low water.

Map

the spot and its town

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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More kayaking near here

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Ähtärinsalmen veneramppi

A launch. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. No paddling school, club or hire within 50 km on the map. For new paddlers the best months are usually June, July and August, with about 7 good days in 7; in January, February and December, about 2. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Ähtäri.

  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Who it suits No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle.
  • Access No source states the access rules: check locally.
  • Schools, hire No paddling school, club or hire within 50 km on the map.

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The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Where to stay: Ähtäri

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Closest

Ähtäri

about 10 min by car · 4 places to stay

about US$127/nightcountry average

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About Ähtäri its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$127 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 2 November 2026.

Getting there

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.

On the water

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

No paddling school, club or hire mapped within 50 km.

Schools, clubs and hire: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits