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Erottaja square in Helsinki, Finland, 2021 June
Helsinki, the nearest town, 6 km away. Photo: Ximonic (Simo Räsänen), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Sarvastonpuro

Kayak spot · Finland

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

73Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Sun 8: Wind 3 kn gusting 10, Air 5 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 76 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
9°C
Rain
6.4 mm

Tue 3 · 70 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
25kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 72 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0.3 mm

Thu 5 · 73 out of 100

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

Fri 6 · 66 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
21kn
Air
5°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 70 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 77 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
10kn
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 182, good
  2. Mon 276, good
  3. Tue 370, good
  4. Wed 472, good
  5. Thu 573, good
  6. Fri 666, good
  7. Sat 770, good
  8. Sun 877, good
  9. Mon 979, good
  10. Tue 1081, 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.

Wind and weather forecast and score for each day at Sarvastonpuro
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov82, good4 kn8kn9°C0.1 mm
Mon 2Nov76, good5 kn12kn9°C6.4 mm
Tue 3Nov70, good9 kn25kn8°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov72, good8 kn17kn8°C0.3 mm
Thu 5Nov73, good7 kn18kn8°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov66, good8 kn21kn5°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov70, good6 kn11kn7°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov77, good3 kn10kn5°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov79, good6 kn12kn7°C0.6 mm
Tue 10Nov81, good5 kn10kn7°C2.1 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.

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the spot and its town

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Sarvastonpuro

A launch on the Sarvastonpuro. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. 7 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 4.0 km away. The town to stay in is Helsinki. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot, 1 wind sports spot and 3 kayak spots.

  • River Sarvastonpuro
  • 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 7 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 4.0 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$1,400–US$2,640 each

about US$1,400–US$2,640 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$40–US$67
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$1,400–US$2,640

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Helsinki

Closest

Helsinki

11 min by car · 164 places to stay

about US$127/nightcountry average

See 164 places to stay in Helsinki · Booking.com

About Helsinki 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 05m

About 14h 05m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → HEL, direct, then 40 min 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