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Härmälänsaari

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 Sun 8: Wind 5 kn gusting 14, Air 5 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 54 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
20kntoo gusty
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 62 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
12kntoo gusty
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 55 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
19kntoo gusty
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 63 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
9kntoo gusty
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 0 out of 100

Wind
13 kn
Gusts
26kntoo gusty
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 64 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
5°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 63 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
4°C
Rain
0 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 273, good
  2. Tue 354, fair
  3. Wed 462, good
  4. Thu 555, fair
  5. Fri 663, good
  6. Sat 70, poor
  7. Sun 864, good
  8. Mon 963, good
  9. Tue 1025, poor
  10. Wed 1166, good

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 Härmälänsaari
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov73, good5 kn9kn7°C0.2 mm
Tue 3Nov54, fair9 kn20kntoo gusty7°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov62, good6 kn12kntoo gusty9°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov55, fair9 kn19kntoo gusty7°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov63, good4 kn9kntoo gusty6°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov0, poor13 kn26kntoo gusty6°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov64, good5 kn14kn5°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov63, good6 kn15kn4°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov25, poor9 kn19kntoo gusty5°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov66, good5 kn12kn5°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. Feb3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr5of 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 Tue 3 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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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Härmälänsaari

A launch. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 8.5 km away. For new paddlers the best months are usually June, July and August, with about 7 good days in 7; in January and December, about 2. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Tampere. Within 5 km we also list 5 wind sports spots and 10 kayak spots.

  • 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 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 8.5 km away.

Spots and rivers: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Whitewater sections © Rivermap (rivermap.org), Riverzone and Jonathan Riddell, ODbL.

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

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,550–US$2,890 each

about US$1,550–US$2,890 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, kayak hire.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to HEL, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$489–US$1,020
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$188–US$315
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$342–US$576
Food7 days eating outabout US$335–US$623
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$194–US$355
Totalabout US$1,550–US$2,890

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Tampere

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Closest

Tampere

about 5 min by car · 63 places to stay

about US$127/nightcountry average

See 63 places to stay in Tampere · Booking.com

About Tampere 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 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 16h 15m

About 16h 15m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → HEL, direct, then 2h 50m by road

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

On the water

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

The nearest named schools, clubs and kayak or canoe hire within 25 km, in a straight line. Listings, not a recommendation. Schools, clubs and hire: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits