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Hyvinkää, the nearest town, 17 km away. Photo: Sino Yu, CC0, Wikimedia Commons

Mustijoki

Kayak spot · Finland

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

62Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Mon 2: Wind 3 kn gusting 7, Air 7 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 76 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
7°C
Rain
3.7 mm

Tue 3 · 55 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
17kntoo gusty
Air
7°C
Rain
0.1 mm

Wed 4 · 64 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0.2 mm

Thu 5 · 53 out of 100

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

Fri 6 · 69 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
5°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 0 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
20kntoo gusty
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 70 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
5°C
Rain
0 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 173, good
  2. Mon 276, good
  3. Tue 355, fair
  4. Wed 464, good
  5. Thu 553, fair
  6. Fri 669, good
  7. Sat 70, poor
  8. Sun 870, good
  9. Mon 971, good
  10. Tue 1071, good

The spot in two facts

  • Flat waterthe water
  • Best Jun–Sep7 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 Mustijoki
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov73, good3 kn8kn8°C0 mm
Mon 2Nov76, good3 kn7kn7°C3.7 mm
Tue 3Nov55, fair7 kn17kntoo gusty7°C0.1 mm
Wed 4Nov64, good5 kn9kn8°C0.2 mm
Thu 5Nov53, fair8 kn20kntoo gusty7°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov69, good4 kn10kn5°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov0, poor10 kn20kntoo gusty6°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov70, good4 kn11kn5°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov71, good2 kn13kn4°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov71, good5 kn9kn5°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–Sep

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. Sep7of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct5of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov3of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
  12. Dec3of 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 Mustijoki

A launch on the Mustijoki. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. None within 10 km, the nearest 27 km away. For new paddlers the best months are usually June, July, August and September, with about 7 good days in 7; in January, about 2. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Hyvinkää. Within 5 km we also list 1 kayak spot.

  • River Mustijoki
  • 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 None within 10 km, the nearest 27 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$1,460–US$2,730 each

about US$1,460–US$2,730 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, 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
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$100–US$161
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$1,460–US$2,730

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Hyvinkää

Closest

Hyvinkää

30 min by car · 7 places to stay

about US$127/nightcountry average

See 7 places to stay in Hyvinkää · Booking.com

About Hyvinkää 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 14h 30m

About 14h 30m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → HEL, direct, then 1h 05m by road

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 25 km.

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