Enonkoski Open Sand Carving European Championship summer 2026
The Open Sand Carving European Championships will be held again in the summer of 2026 from 24th June to 27th June 2026 in Enonkoski. The award ceremony will be held on Saturday, 27th June at 2 p.m.
Those, who are accepted to the competition will be picked up from Helsinki-Vantaa Airport on Tuesday, 23th June 2026, at 3 p.m. from the lobby of the terminal for arrivals.
The 360 km trip to Enonkoski will be done by shared transport with a minibus, arriving at Enonkoski around 7 p.m.
The return trip on same route to Helsinki-Vantaa Airport will leave from Enonkoski on Sunday, 28th of June 2026 at 8 a.m. and will be arrive around 2 p.m. (the length of the trip will be 360 km).
Competitors’ accommodations will be in a double room at Hotel Kartano Enonkoski throughout the competition, from where the distance to the carving site is about 300 meters. Also, all meals – breakfasts, lunches and dinners – will be in these premises.
The theme of this year’s competition is “World Leaders”.
The competition opening will take place on Wednesday, 24th of June at 9 a.m.
The carving time will continue until 8 p.m. On Thursday, on the 25th June the carving time will begin at 8 a.m. and will continue to 7 p.m. likewise on Friday, 26th of June.
On Saturnday, 27th June, the carving time will be from 8 a.m. to 12 a.m., followed by judging and awarding at 2 p.m.
There will be evening programs from Thursday evening the 25th of June to Saturday evening the 27thof June. The programs will include a sauna and fishing. These programs will be announced later.
Competitors will be reimbursed for travel costs up to a maximum of 600 euros. In addition, based on the vouchers, half a daily allowance will be also paid for five days, 5 times 25 euros i.e. a total of 125 euros.
The winner of the competition will be awarded 1000 euros, the second-place winner will be awarded 700 euros, and third place winner will be awarded 500 euros. Also, all the other competitors will be awarded 100 euros. There will be a surprise prize for the public’s favourite.
If you are interested in participating in the competition event, would you please send a confirmation and tentatively the name of the carving according to the theme of” World Leaders” by email to pirjo.hirvonen@priinia.fi by the 15th of March 2026.
Thanking in advance,
Best Regards,
Keijo Kemppinen
Leader of the Competition
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