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Tuomarinkylä pedestrian bridge in Helsinki, Finland in July 2013
Near Keravanjoki. Photo: Rob Hurson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Keravanjoki

Kayak spot · Finland

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

65Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Fri 6: Wind 5 kn gusting 10, Air 6 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 63 out of 100

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

Wed 4 · 67 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0.3 mm

Thu 5 · 59 out of 100

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

Fri 6 · 72 out of 100

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

Sat 7 · 56 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
15kntoo gusty
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 60 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
4°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 65 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
5°C
Rain
0 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Tue 363, good
  2. Wed 467, good
  3. Thu 559, fair
  4. Fri 672, good
  5. Sat 756, fair
  6. Sun 860, good
  7. Mon 965, good
  8. Tue 1074, good
  9. Wed 1170, good
  10. Thu 1260, good

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 Keravanjoki
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Tue 3Nov63, good8 kn19kn8°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov67, good6 kn14kn8°C0.3 mm
Thu 5Nov59, fair8 kn16kntoo gusty8°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov72, good5 kn10kn6°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov56, fair8 kn15kntoo gusty8°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov60, good6 kn16kn4°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov65, good6 kn14kn5°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov74, good3 kn10kn4°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov70, good5 kn11kn6°C0 mm
Thu 12Nov60, good7 kn15kntoo gusty8°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. Jan1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr4of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May6of 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. Sep6of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov2of 7: a trip from Wed 4 Nov
  12. Dec2of 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 Keravanjoki

A launch on the Keravanjoki. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks. 4 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 0.8 km away. For new paddlers the best month is usually July, with about 7 good days in 7; in January, about 1. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Helsinki. Within 5 km we also list 8 kayak spots.

  • River Keravanjoki
  • 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 4 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 0.8 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$1,400–US$2,640 each

about US$1,400–US$2,640 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$40–US$67
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$1,400–US$2,640

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Helsinki

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Closest

Helsinki

about 20 min by car · 164 places to stay

about US$127/nightcountry average

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About Helsinki 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 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

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