Staying Home Sucks, home
Ice and snow formations on Nukarinkoski rapids, Nurmijärvi, Finland, 2021 February
Vantaanjoki. Photo: Ximonic (Simo Räsänen), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Vantaanjoki

Kayak spot · Finland

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

74Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Mon 2: Wind 2 kn gusting 4, Air 7 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 79 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
4kn
Air
7°C
Rain
3.6 mm

Tue 3 · 70 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
24kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 75 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0.2 mm

Thu 5 · 73 out of 100

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

Fri 6 · 64 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
21kn
Air
4°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 70 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 77 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
9kn
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 180, good
  2. Mon 279, good
  3. Tue 370, good
  4. Wed 475, good
  5. Thu 573, good
  6. Fri 664, good
  7. Sat 770, good
  8. Sun 877, good
  9. Mon 979, good
  10. Tue 1078, 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 Vantaanjoki
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov80, good6 kn11kn8°C0 mm
Mon 2Nov79, good2 kn4kn7°C3.6 mm
Tue 3Nov70, good8 kn24kn7°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov75, good7 kn14kn8°C0.2 mm
Thu 5Nov73, good7 kn18kn7°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov64, good7 kn21kn4°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov70, good8 kn17kn7°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov77, good3 kn9kn5°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov79, good4 kn9kn6°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov78, good4 kn7kn6°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.

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the spot and its town

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Photos of Vantaanjoki

Nukarinkoski rapids in Nurmijärvi, Finland, 2022 April - 2
Near Vantaanjoki. Photo: Ximonic (Simo Räsänen), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Nukari rapids (03-2007) - panoramio
Near Vantaanjoki. Photo: pan-opticon, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Nukari rapids (03-2007) - panoramio - pan-opticon
Near Vantaanjoki. Photo: pan-opticon, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

More kayaking near here

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Vantaanjoki

A launch on the Vantaanjoki. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks. None within 10 km, the nearest 11 km away. The town to stay in is Järvenpää. Within 5 km we also list 1 kayak spot.

  • River Vantaanjoki
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Who it suits No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle.
  • Access OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks.
  • Schools, hire None within 10 km, the nearest 11 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$1,410–US$2,650 each

about US$1,410–US$2,650 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$47–US$80
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$1,410–US$2,650

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Järvenpää

Closest

Järvenpää

20 min by car · 4 places to stay

about US$127/nightcountry average

See 4 places to stay in Järvenpää · Booking.com

About Järvenpää 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