Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river
Is it worth the trip?
75Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Wed 4: Wind 9 kn gusting 18, Air 8 °C
Tue 3 · 76 out of 100
- Wind
- 10 kn
- Gusts
- 23kn
- Air
- 5°C
- Rain
- 0.2 mm
Wed 4 · 81 out of 100
- Wind
- 9 kn
- Gusts
- 18kn
- Air
- 8°C
- Rain
- 0.2 mm
Thu 5 · 72 out of 100
- Wind
- 11 kn
- Gusts
- 25kn
- Air
- 6°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Fri 6 · 74 out of 100
- Wind
- 9 kn
- Gusts
- 18kn
- Air
- 3°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Sat 7 · 65 out of 100
- Wind
- 13 kn
- Gusts
- 31kn
- Air
- 6°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Sun 8 · 74 out of 100
- Wind
- 7 kn
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Air
- 3°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Mon 9 · 75 out of 100
- Wind
- 6 kn
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Air
- 3°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Tap a day for wind, gusts, air and rain. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 278, good
- Tue 376, good
- Wed 481, good
- Thu 572, good
- Fri 674, good
- Sat 765, good
- Sun 874, good
- Mon 975, good
- Tue 1075, good
- Wed 1173, good
The spot in one fact
- Flat waterthe water
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know the river level, weirs or your skill.
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Air | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 78, good | 2 kn | 7kn | 6°C | 0 mm |
| Tue 3Nov | 76, good | 10 kn | 23kn | 5°C | 0.2 mm |
| Wed 4Nov | 81, good | 9 kn | 18kn | 8°C | 0.2 mm |
| Thu 5Nov | 72, good | 11 kn | 25kn | 6°C | 0 mm |
| Fri 6Nov | 74, good | 9 kn | 18kn | 3°C | 0 mm |
| Sat 7Nov | 65, good | 13 kn | 31kn | 6°C | 0 mm |
| Sun 8Nov | 74, good | 7 kn | 15kn | 3°C | 0 mm |
| Mon 9Nov | 75, good | 6 kn | 13kn | 3°C | 0 mm |
| Tue 10Nov | 75, good | 10 kn | 20kn | 4°C | 0 mm |
| Wed 11Nov | 73, good | 9 kn | 19kn | 2°C | 0 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.
Map
the spot and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Myllypuro
A launch on the Myllypuro. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. No paddling school, club or hire within 50 km on the map. The town to stay in is Jyväskylä.
- River Myllypuro
- 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).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,540–US$2,870 each
about US$1,540–US$2,870 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
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to KAJ, estimated from distance and season, changing at AMS, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$482–US$998 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$188–US$315 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$342–US$576 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$335–US$623 |
| Kayak hire | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$194–US$355 |
| Total | about US$1,540–US$2,870 |
Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Jyväskylä
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about 1h 05m by car · 31 places to stay
about US$127/nightcountry average
About Jyväskylä 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 22h 25m
About 22h 25m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → KAJ, changing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), then 3h 55m by road
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On the water
Kayak trips and courses in Jyväskylä · GetYourGuideKayak hire in Jyväskylä · GetYourGuide
Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby
No paddling school, club or hire mapped within 50 km.
Schools, clubs and hire: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits