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Porvoo, the nearest town, 8 km away. Photo: Paul Berzinn, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Ilolanjoki

Kayak spot · Finland

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

79Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 79 out of 100

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

Wed 4 · 81 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0.1 mm

Thu 5 · 81 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
20kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 76 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
5°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 80 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
19kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 76 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
4°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 76 out of 100

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

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Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 281, good
  2. Tue 379, good
  3. Wed 481, good
  4. Thu 581, good
  5. Fri 676, good
  6. Sat 780, good
  7. Sun 876, good
  8. Mon 976, good
  9. Tue 1080, good
  10. Wed 1180, 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 Ilolanjoki
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov81, good4 kn9kn8°C3.1 mm
Tue 3Nov79, good9 kn21kn7°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov81, good7 kn13kn8°C0.1 mm
Thu 5Nov81, good9 kn20kn8°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov76, good5 kn12kn5°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov80, good8 kn19kn7°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov76, good5 kn11kn4°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov76, good6 kn15kn4°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov80, good8 kn17kn6°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov80, good5 kn16kn7°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 Ilolanjoki

A launch on the Ilolanjoki. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks. 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 8.7 km away. The town to stay in is Porvoo.

  • River Ilolanjoki
  • 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 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 8.7 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$1,450–US$2,720 each

about US$1,450–US$2,720 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 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
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$87–US$148
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$1,450–US$2,720

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Porvoo

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Closest

Porvoo

about 15 min by car · 19 places to stay

about US$127/nightcountry average

See 19 places to stay in Porvoo · Booking.com

About Porvoo 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 14h 25m

About 14h 25m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → HEL, direct, then 1h by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.

On the water

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

  • Kayakomat 8.7 km

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

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