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Pier and motorboat at Inari village, Inari, Lapland, Finland, 2021 September
Inari, the nearest town, 12 km away. Photo: Ximonic (Simo Räsänen), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Kaksamajoki

Kayak spot · Finland

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

48Fair out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Mon 9: Wind 3 kn gusting 12, Air 1 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 57 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
12kntoo gusty
Air
1°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 0 out of 100

Wind
11 kn
Gusts
22kntoo gusty
Air
4°C
Rain
2.1 mm

Thu 5 · 47 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
19kntoo gusty
Air
1°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 52 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
16kntoo gusty
Air
2°C
Rain
1.2 mm

Sat 7 · 26 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
19kntoo gusty
Air
1°C
Rain
1.5 mm

Sun 8 · 28 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
14kntoo gusty
Air
3°C
Rain
1.5 mm

Mon 9 · 70 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
1°C
Rain
0.9 mm

Tap a day for wind, gusts, air and rain. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 253, fair
  2. Tue 357, fair
  3. Wed 40, poor
  4. Thu 547, fair
  5. Fri 652, fair
  6. Sat 726, poor
  7. Sun 828, poor
  8. Mon 970, good
  9. Tue 1053, fair
  10. Wed 1151, fair

The spot in two facts

  • Flat waterthe water
  • Best in Jul7 good days in 7

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 Kaksamajoki
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov53, fair7 kn15kn1°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov57, fair6 kn12kntoo gusty1°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov0, poor11 kn22kntoo gusty4°C2.1 mm
Thu 5Nov47, fair9 kn19kntoo gusty1°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov52, fair8 kn16kntoo gusty2°C1.2 mm
Sat 7Nov26, poor8 kn19kntoo gusty1°C1.5 mm
Sun 8Nov28, poor7 kn14kntoo gusty3°C1.5 mm
Mon 9Nov70, good3 kn12kn1°C0.9 mm
Tue 10Nov53, fair7 kn13kntoo gusty1°C0.3 mm
Wed 11Nov51, fair8 kn19kn-2°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

best in Jul

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

  1. Jan3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May5of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun6of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul7of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug6of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep5of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov3of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. Dec3of 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.

Map

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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More kayaking near here

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Kaksamajoki

A launch on the Kaksamajoki. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. No paddling school, club or hire within 50 km on the map. For new paddlers the best month is usually July, with about 7 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Inari.

  • River Kaksamajoki
  • 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$1,420–US$2,650 each

about US$1,420–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 2 November 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to IVL, estimated from distance and season, changing at AMS, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$463–US$959
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$81–US$134
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$1,420–US$2,650

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Inari

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Closest

Inari

about 25 min by car · 14 places to stay

about US$127/nightcountry average

See 14 places to stay in Inari · Booking.com

About Inari 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 19h 50m

About 19h 50m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → IVL, changing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), then 55 min 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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