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Sysmä, the nearest town, 1 km away. Photo: Jan Ainali, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Huittilanjoki

Kayak spot · Finland

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

76Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Wed 4: Wind 10 kn gusting 21, Air 8 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 76 out of 100

Wind
12 kn
Gusts
26kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0.1 mm

Wed 4 · 80 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
20kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0.6 mm

Thu 5 · 74 out of 100

Wind
12 kn
Gusts
27kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 76 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
5°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 72 out of 100

Wind
12 kn
Gusts
27kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 76 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
21kn
Air
3°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 76 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
22kn
Air
5°C
Rain
0 mm

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Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 281, good
  2. Tue 373, good
  3. Wed 479, good
  4. Thu 572, good
  5. Fri 676, good
  6. Sat 774, good
  7. Sun 874, good
  8. Mon 976, good
  9. Tue 1076, good
  10. Wed 1177, good

The spot in one fact

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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 Huittilanjoki
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov81, good4 kn10kn7°C1.5 mm
Tue 3Nov73, good12 kn26kn6°C0.1 mm
Wed 4Nov79, good10 kn20kn8°C0.6 mm
Thu 5Nov72, good12 kn27kn7°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov76, good7 kn16kn5°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov74, good12 kn27kn7°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov74, good9 kn21kn3°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov76, good10 kn22kn5°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov76, good5 kn11kn4°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov77, good8 kn17kn5°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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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Huittilanjoki

A launch on the Huittilanjoki. 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 Sysmä. Within 5 km we also list 2 kayak spots.

  • River Huittilanjoki
  • 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.

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$1,550–US$2,890 each

about US$1,550–US$2,890 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 2 November 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$490–US$1,020
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$188–US$315
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$342–US$577
Food7 days eating outabout US$335–US$624
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$195–US$356
Totalabout US$1,550–US$2,890

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Sysmä

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Closest

Sysmä

about 5 min by car · 4 places to stay

about US$127/nightcountry average

See 4 places to stay in Sysmä · Booking.com

About Sysmä 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: about 16h 05m

About 16h 05m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → HEL, direct, then 2h 40m 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 50 km.

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

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