Rukatunturi
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| Rukatunturi | |
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| Location | |
| City | Kuusamo |
| Country | Finland |
| Opened | 1964 |
| Renovated | 90's |
| Size | |
| K-spot | K-120 |
| Hill size | HS142 |
| Hill record |  Sigurd Pettersen(146.0 m in 2002) |
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Rukatunturi (Finnish: Ruka Fell) is a 490 metres high fell and a ski resort in Kuusamo, Finland. There is possible also with downhill skiing go for example snowmobileing. Ruka is also southern end of the Karhunkierros hiking trail.
In winter 1954 the first slope, now "Eturinne" ("Front Slope"), has opened.
Ruka has evolved a diverse tourist centre which round-year use is growing. In winter there are for example nordic skiing World Cup competitions. In 2005 there was held the freestyle skiing World Championships.
Ruka has 29 slopes and 18 lifts.
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| Ski jumping World Cup 2006-2007 |
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Rukatunturi, Kuusamo | Lysgårdsbakken, Lillehammer* | Čertak, Harrachov** | Gross-Titlis-Schanze, Engelberg Four Hills Tournament: Schattenbergschanze, Oberstdorf | Große Olympiaschanze, Garmisch-Partenkirchen | Bergiselschanze, Innsbruck | Paul-Ausserleitner-Schanze, Bischofshofen Vikersundbakken, Vikersund | Wielka Krokiew, Zakopane | Schattenbergschanze, Oberstdorf*** | Hochfirstschanze, Titisee-Neustadt | Vogtlandarena, Klingenthal**** | Mühlenkopfschanze, Willingen Nordic Tournament: Salpausselkä, Lahti | Puijo, Kuopio | Lysgårdsbakken, Lillehammer | Holmenkollen, Oslo *Moved from Trondheim due to warm weather, **Cancelled due to lack of snow, ***Moved from Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze due to lack of snow, ****One of Harrachov competitions was moved to Klingenthal |
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