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Ähtäri, the nearest town, 6 km away. Photo: Lapfio, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Ähtärinsalmen veneramppi

Kayak spot · Finland

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

69Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Fri 6: Wind 6 kn gusting 15, Air 4 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 64 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
18kn
Air
5°C
Rain
0.2 mm

Wed 4 · 71 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 53 out of 100

Wind
13 kn
Gusts
27kntoo gusty
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 74 out of 100

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

Sat 7 · 62 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
19kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 72 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
3°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 68 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
3°C
Rain
0 mm

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Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Tue 364, good
  2. Wed 471, good
  3. Thu 553, fair
  4. Fri 674, good
  5. Sat 762, good
  6. Sun 872, good
  7. Mon 968, good
  8. Tue 1075, good
  9. Wed 1171, good
  10. Thu 1261, 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 Ähtärinsalmen veneramppi
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Tue 3Nov64, good9 kn18kn5°C0.2 mm
Wed 4Nov71, good6 kn12kn8°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov53, fair13 kn27kntoo gusty6°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov74, good6 kn15kn4°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov62, good10 kn19kn6°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov72, good7 kn15kn3°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov68, good7 kn16kn3°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov75, good5 kn11kn3°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov71, good6 kn13kn5°C0 mm
Thu 12Nov61, good11 kn21kn4°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

No month stands out

Good kayaking days in a typical week, each month, for grade III paddlers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan5of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr6of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May7of 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. Oct7of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov6of 7: a trip from Wed 4 Nov
  12. Dec6of 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.

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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 Ähtärinsalmen veneramppi

A launch. 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 Ähtäri.

  • 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).

Where to stay: Ähtäri

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Closest

Ähtäri

about 10 min by car · 4 places to stay

about US$127/nightcountry average

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About Ähtäri 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 2 November 2026.

Getting there

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 50 km.

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