Fluorine ban enters into force at Finlandia skiing

Markku Levanen, Finlandia Skiing Event Director, is next to the ski lubrication point and looks at the camera. — Event Director Markku Levanen went on to explore the lubrication service of the Kisakeskus on Friday.

In particular, the tester monitors the top finishers in the race series, but occasional spot checks are also possible.

Reducing the use of fluorine compounds aims to prevent their disadvantages of the environment and health.

This weekend in the Lahti and Hollola terrain, the event, which will be slated, will be an approved tester approved by the International Ski Association and the Finnish Ski Association to monitor the ban.

Money prizes are coming to the best of the racing series, so testing is to guarantee a fair race. If the prohibition is detected in the test, then the result is rejection.

The close -up is a ski lubrication bench and a material defrosting device. — The Finnish Ski Association has prepared instructions on switching to fluoridelessness.

– In certain circumstances, fluorine produces a small advantage, but product development for fluoride -free is at a level that there are virtually no differences. Most importantly, the ski is cleaned properly.

There is a link to cleaning skis before the event on the Finlandia Skiing website.

A lot of work was needed to snow the trails

A total of over 3,000 skiers will participate in Finlandia skiing on Saturday and Sunday.

The routes run in the Lahti and Hollola terrain. The longest distance is 62 kilometers.

Despite the snowy early winter, building a race route was a tough job.

Henri Rauhamäki, chairman of Finlandia skiing, stands at the Lahti Messuhalla and looks at the camera.

In addition to domestic skiers, skiers must be from more than ten countries.

Next year, Finlandia skiing will move for a couple of weeks before.

The organizer expects this to increase the number of participants when, for example, Southern Finland’s ski holidays do not take people’s attention to other activities.