Welcome to Paavo Nurmi Marathon 2026!
We warmly welcome you to the 34th Paavo Nurmi Marathon on August 14th – 15th!
Paavo Nurmi Marathon 2026 Guide
Rules By registering for the Paavo Nurmi Marathon you agree to follow the rules of the event.
Entrants, results, changes in participant information
You can see the registration status in real time on the Registered page. When searching for a participant by name, select NAME as the search criterion in the search field.
You can change your own registration information in your participant profile. You will have received the login details in the registration confirmation email.
The results are visible by distance. In the search section you can search for a runner’s result by name or race number.
Go to the Ultimate Sport Service results page. Type Paavo Nurmi Marathon in the search field and the menu will show links to results from 1998, 2001 and 2015-2024
Participation guide
Thursday Aug 13
12 am – 8 pm Event Office open at Intersport Hansa, Eerikinkatu 15, 20100 Turku.
Friday Aug 14
10 am – 8 pm Event Office open at Intersport Hansa
4 pm – 5:30 pm MiniMarathon numbers can be picked up in front of omaSp, Yliopistonkatu 21
5:30 pm MiniMarathon 400 m
5:50 pm MiniMarathon 400 m
6:10 pm MiniMarathon 800 m
6:30 pm MiniMarathon 1.2 k
7 pm Registration for 5 k and 10 k races closes
7:30 pm Race Kit pick up for 5 k and 10 k races closes
8 pm 5 k and 10 k races start
8:25 pm Award ceremony for 5 k
9:15 pm Award ceremony for 10 k
10 pm Finish Line closes
Saturday Aug 15
8 am – 10:30 am Event Office open at Intersport Hansa
10 am Registration closes
10 am Race Kit pick up for Half Marathon and Marathon closes
11 am Half Marathon and Marathon races start, Starting Group 1
11:10 am Half Marathon and Marathon starts, Starting Group 2
12:45 am Award Ceremony for Half Marathon
1:45 pm Award Ceremony men’s Marathon
2:15 pm Award Ceremony women’s Marathon
5:10 pm Finish Line closes
The starting groups are formed according to the target time.
Starting group 1. Half marathon goal time 2:00.00 or less, Marathon goal 4:00.00 or less. Starting group 2. Half marathon goal time 2:01.00 – 3:30.00, Marathon goal 4:01.00 – 6:00.00
Event office opening hours, at Intersport Hansa (Eerikinkatu 15):
Thursday Aug 13
12:00-20:00 Event Office (TAPAHTUMAKANSLIA) open at Intersport Hansa
Friday Aug 14
10 am-8 pm Event Office (TAPAHTUMAKANSLIA) open at Intersport Hansa
4:00 am-5:30 pm MiniMarathon numbers can be picked up in front of omaSp, Yliopistonkatu 21
7 pm Registration for 5km and 10km races closes
7:30 pm Race Kit pick up for 5km and 10km races closes
Saturday Aug 15
8:00-10:30 am Event Office (TAPAHTUMAKANSLIA) open at Intersport Hansa
10:00 am Registration closes
10:00 am Race Kit pick up for Half Marathon and Marathon closes
Registration for Paavo Nurmi Marathon 2026 is online at paavonurmimarathon.fi. The participants name will show up on the participants’ list after registration and payment of the registration fee. All participants will receive a medal at the Finishing area.
Is your name on the list of participants?
If you cannot find you name on the list of participants, it could be for one of the following reasons:
1) you have not paid your entry fee or the payment has not yet been registered, or
2) during registration you have requested that your details will not be published.
If these conditions do not apply to you and more than a week has passed since registration for the event, please contact the event office.
How to confirm entry?
Participants confirm their entry to the race by picking up their race kits at the event office. Please note that registration is confirmed after picking up the race kit. Participation cannot be postponed to next year after the entry is confirmed. The event office is located at Intersport Hansa, Hansa Shopping Centre, Eerikinkatu 15, 20100, Turku.
Please note
Participation in the event is confirmed by picking up the race kit at the event office. Participation can not be postponed after this.
Postponing participation
We hope that you send an email to info@paavonurmisports.fi in the event of a withdrawal from the race. The participants name will be removed from the starting list after reception. Participation can be postponed to 2027 if the following conditions are met:
– Postponement insurance (10 €) has been paid during registration. Participation can be postponed to the 2026 edition of the event if the participant has the postponement insurance if they have a certificate of illness or injury written by a doctor or a nurse.
Transferring participation to another participant
Participation in the event can be transferred to another person until 10.8. by sending an email to info@paavonurmisports.fi with the subject OSALLISTUMISEN SIIRTO. Please include the following details in your email: participants name, date of birth, phone number, email and personal address. After 10.8. transfers can be made at the event office during opening hours (charge 5 €).
Note: The participation fee is not refundable under any circumstances.
Men’s changing rooms (PUKUHUONEET)
Men’s storage (VARUSTESÄILYTYS) and changing rooms are located at Cygnaeus skola, Maariankatu 7
Women’s changing rooms (PUKUHUONEET)
Women’s storage (VARUSTESÄILYTYS) and changing rooms are located at Puolalan koulu, Maariankatu 7
Paid storage for valuables
In connection to the storage facilities there is also storage for valuables where you can leave items that fit an A4-sized envelope (wallet, watch, keys, mobile phone).
Route
The routes of all three distances at the Paavo Nurmi Marathon 2026 have been officially measured. The Paavo Nurmi Marathon is an official, AIMS approved marathon event. Check routes here.
Finishing area
You must run through the finishing gates for the timing chip attached to your bib to record your finishing time. Please follow instructions given at the Finishing area.
First aid
First aid points are located at the start and finish areas and at every drinking station. If you have special medical needs, please write them down at the back of your race bib (diabetes, heart medicine etc.). If you fill in any medical details on the back of your bib, please also draw an X on the front of it. The organizing committee oversees the first aid arrangements at Paavo Nurmi Marathon. The first aid is carried out by Mehiläinen and the Punainen Risti.
Toilets
Toilets are available at each drinking station on the route. There are also several toilets at the event area.
Spectators
Spectators are welcome to watch and support runners along the route. It is strictly forbidden to follow runners by car or bike on the marathon course.
Supervision of the route
The organizer oversees the supervision of the course, with support from the police. In some places vehicles may have to be let through in between the runners to keep the traffic moving.
Participants must always follow traffic instructions given by the organizer. The jury will make decision in case of any protests.
Results, timing and interval times
At the event, the timing system and results service UltimateSport Service is in use. Interval times will be measured at two different locations. The specific distances for the interval times will be advised with the results.
Result service and split times
Ultimate Sport Service is the service provider for results at Paavo Nurmi Marathon.
Split times for the Marathon distance: 5km, 10km, 15km, 21.1km, 26.1km, 31.2km, 36.1km
Split times for the Half Marathon distance: 5km, 10km, 15km
Prizes
Prizes will be given to the top five in the open class and the top three in the age classes. The top five in the open classes for the 5 km and 10 km races will also be given prizes. All participants participate in the open class regardless of competing in an age class. The prizes of the age classes will be given after the race at the Runners area. This year the results are formed by net times due to the exceptional starting arrangement.
Please make sure that you are in the correct class before the race. Changes made after the race will not be taken to account in the final results list.
Award Ceremonies
Friday Aug 15
20:25 5 k (men and women, open class)
21:15 10 k (men and women, open class)
Saturday Aug 16
12:45 Half Marathon (men and women, open class)
13:45 Marathon (men, open class)
14:15 Marathon (women, open class)
Rewards for age classes are given at the Runners area.
Classes
5 km and 10 km: men and women, no age classes.
Marathon and half marathon: Open Men and age classes (40-45-50-55-60-65-70+) and Open Women and age classes (40-45-50-55-60+). The open class is the finishing order of all runners. Please make sure to check your class before the race. Class changes made after the race will not be included in the list of results.
The maximum finishing time on Friday is 2 hours. The Finishing Line area closes at 22:00 on Friday.
For Marathon, the maximum time finishing time is 6 hours. Participants who have not reached the halfway point at 14:05 will not be allowed to continue to the second lap. The Finish Line area closes at 17:10 on Saturday.
10km: 40:00, 45:00, 50.00, 55:00, 1:00.00, 1:10.00, 1:20.00, 1:30.00
Half Marathon: 1:40.00, 1:45.00, 1:50.00, 1:55.00, 2:00.00, 2:15.00, 2:20.00, 2:30.00
Marathon: 3:30.00, 4:00.00, 4:15.00, 4:30.00, 4:45.00, 5:00.00
Pacers can be found at the starting areas wearing blue shirts and target time -flags.
Drinking stations and served drinks
The drinks provided at the Paavo Nurmi Marathon are water and Maxim Sports Drink (taste: orange).
Drinking stations
5km and 10km
Drinking station at Kauppatori for 10km runners (at 5km)
Half Marathon
1. Varvintori 2.3 k
2. Pansion tie 5.0 k
3. Ruissalon silta 7.5 k
4. Jarno Saarisen tie 10.1 k
5. Kasvitieteellinen puutarha 12.6 k
6. Ruissalon silta 14.5 k
7. Varvintori 17.9 k
8. Finish Line 21.1 k
Marathon
1. Varvintori 2.3 k
2. Pansion tie 5.0 k
3. Ruissalon silta 7.5 k
4. Jarno Saarisen tie 10.1 k
5. Kasvitieteellinen puutarha 12.6 k
6. Ruissalon silta 14.5 k
7. Varvintori 17.9 k
8. Finsh Line 21.1 k
9. Linnankatu Turku Energia 23.6 k
10. Pansion tie 26.6 k
11. Ruissalon silta 28.7 k
12. Jarno Saarisen tie 31.3 k
13. Kasvitieteellinen puutarha 33.8 k
14. Ruissalon silta 35.7 k
15. Varvintori 39 k
16. Finish Line 42.2 k
Personal drinks
Personal drinks will be on a separate table after the tables with sports drinks and water. If you want to use your own drinks during the marathon and half marathon race, these must be taken to collection points at the changing rooms by 10:00 on the 19th of August. Please make the following markings on the bottle: bib number of the participant, km and the station to which you want the bottle delivered. At the two-lined drinking station personal drinks are always placed on the right-hand side. Personal drinks can only be provided for the half marathon and the marathon.
First Aid
First aid points are located at the start and finish areas and at every drinking station. If you have special medical needs, please write them down at the back of your race bib (diabetes, heart medicine etc.). If you fill in any medical details on the back of your bib, please also draw an X on the front of it. The organizing committee oversees the first aid arrangements at Paavo Nurmi Marathon. The first aid is carried out by Mehiläinen and the Punainen Risti.
Emergencies during the race
Emergencies are a threat to those whose health is not at its normal level. If you have a chronic condition (e.g. diabetes), remember to mark the front of your race bib with an X and write the details of your condition on the back of the bib (particularly any medication). Drink regularly throughout the race as often as you can. This is particularly important in order to retain performance in hot weather and to reduce the risk of your body overheating. If the weather is hot, please be more careful than usual at the start of the race. If you start to feel unusual tiredness, headaches or dizziness, take a break and seek out the first aiders. Heat exhaustion also depends on the humidity of the air. Salt tablets and using extra salt during the race increase the risk of heat exhaustion. THE BACK OF YOUR RACE BIB ALSO INCLUDES THE PHONE NUMBER OF THE EVENT CENTER, which can be called in case of an emergency.
Arrival in Turku and parking
Please familiarize yourself with the route and the event area in advance. General guidance for those arriving in Turku: The start and finish areas are in the city center of Turku, Kauppatori . There is a limited amount of car parks in the city center, such as Toriparkki, Aimo Park Louhi and Aimo Park Hansakortteli.
Lost and found
Found items can be brought to the information desk at the event office. After the Paavo Nurmi Marathon these items will be stored at the event office for three weeks; enquiries can be made by phone +358 440 627 973.
Promotions at the event area
It is forbidden to sell products or hand out products or brochures on the route or the event area without the permission of the organizer.
Feedback to the organizers
The organizer of the Paavo Nurmi Marathon would like to receive feedback regarding the route and organization of the event. You can provide your feedback at the event office or via email to info@paavonurmisports.fi.
Be aware of your condition
If you have any illnesses effecting your participation, please discuss this with your doctor ahead of time to make sure that you can take part in the race. Successfully completing a marathon requires a good level of fitness and regular training over a long period of time. If you cannot easily complete a 20–25 kilometers run one month before the race, the marathon is likely to be too painful and risky for you. Please choose a distance that matches your level of fitness.
Nutrition and hydration
If you have a balanced diet your performance will not be improved by taking on additional vitamins and micronutrients. Regular training will increase the energy supply in your muscles. In the week leading up to the marathon you should increase your intake of carbohydrates (bread, potatoes, rice, pasta, grains and baked goods). While cutting down on the amount and intensity of your training and saving your energy for the effort ahead, do also remember to look after your hydration. Taking on enough fluids is particularly important in hot weather. Try to normalize your diet approximately 24 hours before the race.
Clothing
In hot weather it is recommended not to wear heavy or dark materials. Use tried and tested clothes and shoes. Do not wear brand new clothes or shoes for the marathon.
The day of the marathon
Do not participate in the race if you have any symptoms of an illness. If you are suffering from a cold and related muscle ache, have a fever, feel sick or are experiencing e.g. chest pain, dizziness or headaches you should not attempt the race.
Lost and found
Found items can be brought to the information desk at the event office. After the Paavo Nurmi Marathon these items will be stored at the event office for three weeks; enquiries can be made by phone +358 440 627 973.
Feedback to the organizers
The organizer of the Paavo Nurmi Marathon would like to receive feedback regarding the route and organization of the event. You can provide your feedback at the event office or via email to info@paavonurmisports.fi.
Event office
044 0 627973
info@paavonurmisports.fi
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