Helsinki Central Park Run 14.6.2025

Distances?

In 2025 the distance options are 5k and 10k.

Bonus option Paloheinä Double (Helsinki Central Park Run 14.6.2025 10k + Helsinki Trail Run 13.6.2025 10k) 

When?

Saturday 14.6.2025 at 12.00

Where?

Start and finish will be located close to Paloheinän Ulkoilumaja (Pakilantie 124, 00670 Helsinki).

For whom?

For everyone! Whether you are a beginner or a pro, you’re welcome to join us for Helsinki Central Park Run!

Registration

Pre-registration for the 2025 event will open in early 2025. 

CANCELLING YOUR PARTICIPATION

No cancellations of participation are required, unfortunately it’s not possible to get a refund under any circumstances.

TRANSFER OF PARTICIPATION

It is possible to buy transfer insurance, which allows you to transfer the registration to next year’s Helsinki Central Park Run or use the paid amount for another event participation. The price of transfer insurance is 10 euros.

If transfer insurance has not been acquired at the time of registration, the customer has the right to transfer the registration for the event to another person for a transfer fee of 10 euros, but not the right to transfer the registration to another event or to the following year.

The organizer will not refund the paid registration fee under any circumstances.

1. Transfer to another person

You can transfer your participation to another person (until 7.6.2024) for a transfer fee of 10 euros.

Note: Registration paid with sport vouchers cannot be transferred to another person.

2. Transfer to next year’s Helsinki Central Park Run (requires transfer insurance)

If the participant has purchased transfer insurance at the time of registration, it is possible to transfer participation to next year’s event by 13.6.2024.

3. Transfer to another event (requires transfer insurance)

If the participant has purchased transfer insurance at the time of registration, it is possible to transfer the entry for another Runner’s High event in the year 2024 (until 13.6.2024). After the transfer request your registration will be cancelled, and you will get a discount code worth the same amount of money you paid for your registration.

How can I transfer my participation?

When transferring your participation to another event or person, or to next year, please contact tapahtumat (at) runhigh.fi with the following information:

  • Name of the original participant
  • Name of the person who will make the new registration (if participation will be transferrer to another person)
  • To which event the transfer will be made

After the transfer request you will get more detailed instructions by email.

FORCE MAJEURE

If the event has to be cancelled or cannot be held due to a force majeure, you are entitled to a refund of the registration fee. You must request the refund from the event organizer within 30 days of the organizer’s announcement of the event’s cancellation. However, the organizer is not responsible for any delays or damages resulting from the event’s cancellation or postponement due to force majeure, and you are not entitled to compensation for any additional or useless expenses incurred, such as accommodation or travel costs. Force majeure is an event or occurrence beyond the control of the organizer which the organizer could not reasonably be expected to have taken into account at the time of the conclusion of the contract or to have avoided or overcome it or its consequences. Force majeure comprehends both natural disasters and events such as civil unrest, risk to general safety, orders of public authorities or other superior force that prevents the organizing of the event.

We offer free participation to the event for elite runners who have run under the following times in 2024-2025:

Men:

5000 m / 5 km: 15.45
10000 m / 10 km: 33.00
Half marathon: 1.12.00

Women:

5000 m / 5 km: 18.15
10000 m / 10 km: 38.15
Half marathon: 1.22.00

To apply for a free registration as an elite runner, please send us an email to tapahtumat at runhigh.fi with details about your qualifying result (name of event, your time, link to results). The result must be from an official road or track race in 2024-2025.

Event info

Schedule and location

New Balance Helsinki Central Park Run will be organised on Saturday 14th of June 2025 at Paloheinä, Helsinki.
The preliminary start time is 12.00

Start and finish areas will be located close to Paloheinän Maja (Pakilantie 124, 00670 Helsinki)

Distances and series

Based on the rules of Finnish Athletics Federation and WA the series are:

  • 5k: Men, Women
  • 10k: Men, Women

There is also a series for other-gender.

Race office and bib numbers

Race office and bag storage are located next to the Finish line near by Paloheinän Ulkoilumaja (Pakilantie 124, 00670 Helsinki).

At the race office you can pick up your bib number and do late registration.

Please attach your bib number visible on the front of your running costume/shirt.

You will receive your number by email on the day before the race. Please show the document to the staff when picking up your number. You can also pick up your friend’s bib number. If you don’t receive the information about your number, you will get it by your name.

Timing

Electronical timing application will be used. Please attach your bib number visible on the front of your shirt in order to get your time.

 

Bag storage

Free bag storage for the participants near the finish line and race office. Show your bib number when picking up your belongings.

Hydration stations

There will be one hydration station along the route serving water and sport drink.

There is hydration available at the finish, along with other refreshments from our partners.

Changing rooms and showers

TBA

First aid

First aid will be located in the start/finish line area.

Quitting

You do not need to inform us about quitting the race. If you have quit, please do not a come to the immediate vicinity of the finish line with your bib number on. 

Photos

You can find photos from the event by clicking here!

Event organizer has full rights to publish the photos and video material taken during the event. We can also release photos and videos in our social media channels.

Route

You’ll find the course map here.

Course is officially measured following the standards of WA.

Main partners

Contact

Event is organized by Runner’s High Oy.

If you have any questions, please contact us by email at tapahtumat @ runhigh . fi