Champions

Club Class
Bernard Eric France
Standard Class
Schmelzer Bert Belgium
20 m  Multi-Seat Class
Steve Jones & Howard Jones CUS, Great Britain

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Local info

Räyskälä is famous for its plain terrain, with forests, lakes and fields, long days in the summer time and good thermal conditions. There are no tricks in flying in Räyskälä. It has four paved runways with associated taxiways. There is ample room for landings and adequate parking facilities for gliders. The airfield is also the base of the Finnish Sports Flying Institute. Besides several gliding clubs there is also a parachuting club, ultra light and experimental aircrafts.

Räyskälä information map (png)

Camping area

Toilets, saunas and showers
Toilets and showers are situated in the motel and in the other end of Big Sauna building. Most of the motel rooms have toilets and showers too. Extra showers and toilets will be available during the WGC2014.

There are two saunas close to the motel, beside the lake.

Cooking and washing facilities
We have a small place for cooking in the Small Classroom (old part of motel) there is small cooker and sink, microwave and coffee maker available, with pots, pans and other kitchen accessories.

Separate bigger fridge for common use is available in the motel hall. Dishwashing place is situated in the Big Sauna building, close to the toilets.

Washing machines are in Big Sauna building toilets. You need three coins per wash. Coins can be bought from the Café. You have to have your own washing powder, closest place to buy some is Räyskälä village shop.

Drinking water
Tap water is good drinking water in Finland. Drinking water is available also taps around camping area, which is the best tasting water in Räyskälä.

NOTICE! Do not drink from taps in the airfield and hangar area, as that is lake water.

TV
We have one TV for common use in the motel Big classroom.
In Finland we have 13 free channels, 4 government and 9 private commercial channels. Programmes are mostly in Finnish or English. One channel, YLE Fem is mostly in Swedish. Programmes and movies are always shown in their original language with Finnish subtitles. Summer is usually time for re-runs.

Restaurant
Cafe26 offers breakfast and buffet lunch daily, a la carte is also available. If the evening is beautiful, you can always find someone sitting at the café back terrace spending time and enjoying the sunshine.

Barbecue
Usually most of the people spend their evenings around barbecues, making some dinner and flying again day's flights. Behind the motel is situated big barbecue building for common use.

Nearest Towns and other facilities
The nearest railway station is at Riihimäki, 45 km. Nearest food shop to meet your everyday needs is a small shop in Räyskälä village, 0,5 km. Small town, Loppi, 25 km from Räyskälä, offers good shops and a few small restaurants such as pizzeria, there is also nearest liquor shop "Alko".

The nearest bigger towns to go shopping or to find entertainment are Forssa, 35 km and Hämeenlinna, 40 km.

Shops, opening hours
Food shops and bigger shops are open daily, except on public holidays. Opening hours vary, but on weekdays shops usually will open between 8 and 10, and are closing 21.00 latest. On Saturdays all shops will close at 18.00. On Sundays bigger shops are open 12-21 or 12-18. Small shops like Räyskälä village shop usually have their own opening hours.

Liquor shop Alko closes its doors on weekdays 18.00 or 20.00 and is always closed on Sundays and public holidays.

Licenses
See the Documents-section for information about licences, insurances etc.

Mobile Phones
You can buy prepaid SIM cards at all R-Kiosks and larger shops, prices are 15-20 euros and usually include 10 euros worth speaking time. Refill vouchers can be also bought at R-Kiosk. Notice that prepaid SIM cards aren't available at the Competition office this year (updated May/2014).

Credit cards and payments at Räyskälä
The most common card is Visa, MasterCard and Maestro. American Express is accepted only in bigger places. Both Cafe26 and Räyskälä Foundation accepts debit-cards, Visa and MasterCards. Nearest banks and cash dispenser are in Loppi centre. 

Internet Connection
W-LAN network works now at Räyskälä café, around hangars and close to the motel and also in camping area.

Planning your trip to Finland  - offers from ferry companies

TallinkSIlja

TallinkSilja is offering 10% discount for all WGC2014 participants coming by ferry from Stockholm or Tallinn to Finland.
On www.tallinksilja.com you can make the reservation. Please give our code 70164 for the discount. NOTICE! If you are booking the tickets online, use https://netshop2.tallink.com/iki/do/booking/search use booking for "Business Client"

Finnlines

Travel period:  03.06.-20.07.2014
Booking period: until 31.03.2014

Kapellskär-Naantali: departures 09:15 and 01:00 hrs
Naantali-Kapellskär: departures 09:30 and 10:00 hrs
20% reduction on our normal fares for persons, cabins and vehicles

Travemünde-Malmö departures: 03:00 and 10:00 hrs
Malmö-Travemünde departures: 16:00 and 10:00 hrs
40% reduction on our normal fares for persons, cabins and vehicles

Travemünde-Helsinki departures:  MON/WED/FRI
Helsinki-Travemünde departures: SUN/MON/THU
30% reduction on our normal fares for persons, cabins and vehicles

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Booking code: WGC2014
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