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Uutelankanava

Kayak spot · Finland

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

60Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 61 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
10°C
Rain
4.7 mm

Tue 3 · 54 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 59 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0.5 mm

Thu 5 · 57 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 64 out of 100

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

Sat 7 · 47 out of 100

Wind
11 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 64 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

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Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 179, good
  2. Mon 261, good
  3. Tue 354, fair
  4. Wed 459, fair
  5. Thu 557, fair
  6. Fri 664, good
  7. Sat 747, fair
  8. Sun 864, good
  9. Mon 979, good
  10. Tue 1070, good

The spot in two facts

  • Flat waterthe water
  • Best May–Aug6 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 Uutelankanava
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov79, good1 kn5kn9°C0.2 mm
Mon 2Nov61, good7 kn9kn10°C4.7 mm
Tue 3Nov54, fair9 kn14kn8°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov59, fair5 kn11kn9°C0.5 mm
Thu 5Nov57, fair9 kn15kn8°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov64, good5 kn10kn6°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov47, fair11 kn17kn8°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov64, good7 kn10kn7°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov79, good3 kn11kn6°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov70, good5 kn10kn7°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 May–Aug

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. Mar2of 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. Jul6of 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. Nov2of 7: a trip from Mon 2 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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Photos of Uutelankanava

More kayaking near here

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Uutelankanava

A launch on the Uutelankanava. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks. 5 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 2.0 km away. For new paddlers the best months are usually May, June, July and August, with about 6 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 3 kayak spots.

  • River Uutelankanava
  • 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 5 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 2.0 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 30 October 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$489–US$1,020
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$40–US$67
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$342–US$576
Food7 days eating outabout US$335–US$623
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$194–US$355
Totalabout US$1,400–US$2,640

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Helsinki

Closest

Helsinki

22 min by car · 164 places to stay

about US$127/nightcountry average

See 164 places to stay in Helsinki · Booking.com

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 30 October 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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