program
Let's run again on a summery Helsinki evening on 1.8.2026!
Helsinki Twilight Run is a running event for the whole family on a twilight summer evening. The evening will open with Kids Run. The 5 and 10 km races will start after these. The distances are officially measured and are suitable for both beginners and competitive runners.
STARTING TIMES:
18:45 kids run 400m
19:00 kids run 800m
20:30 start for 5 k and 10 k
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
RACE OFFICE AND BIB NUMBERS
Race office is open on the race day between 17:00-22:30
The race office located in Aurinkolahti, Helsinki, on the Aurinkolahdenlaituri. At the race office you can pick up your bib number or late register for the event. Each runner will be given one Dexal pineapple-flavored energy gel from the race office.
You will receive your running number by email before the race office opens. Please be ready to show this email to the race office staff when picking up your bib number. If you don’t receive the information about your number (do also check your spam folder), you will get it by your name from the race office. You can also pick up your friend’s number by presenting their email.
BAG DROP
Bag drop is open on the race day between 17:30-22:30
Free bag drop is available for participants, located near the race office. Bags will be collected back against your competition number. Please do not lose your number after the competition until you have collected your bags from storage.
REGISTRATION
Registration for the Helsinki Twilight Run 2026 has ended!
You can still do late registration for the event at the race office on the day of the event.
We do not receive cash, this also applies to late registrations made at the race office.
pHOTOS
Event organizers will have full rights to publish the photos and video material taken during the event. We will also release photos and videos in our social media channels.
You can find photos from the event here!
ELite runners
We offer free participation to the event for elite runners who have run under the following times in 2025-2026:
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@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 2025-2026.
CANCELLATION OF PARTICIPATION
No cancellations of participation are required. We will not refund paid participation fees.
TRANSFER OF PARTICIPATION
It is possible to buy transfer insurance with your registration, which allows you to transfer the registration to next year's Helsinki Twilight Run or use the paid amount for another event participation. The price of transfer insurance is 10 euros. The transfer can be made once.
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 24.7.2026) for a transfer fee of 10 euros.
Please note that registrations paid with sport vouchers cannot be transferred to another person.
2. Transfer to next year's Helsinki Twilight 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 31.7.2026.
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 (until 31.7.2026). 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@runhigh.fi with following information:
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Name of the original participant
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Name of the person who will make the new registration (if participation will be transferrer to another person)
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To which event the transfer will be made
After the transfer request you will get more detailed instructions by email.
TIMING
Electronical timing application will be used.
Please attach your number on the front of your running shirt or costume and keep it visible especially when arriving to the finish. If you attach the bib on your back or your pants, we cannot guarantee you timing!
MAXIMUM RUNNING TIME and cut off
Maximum running time on both of distances (5 km and 10 km) is 2 hours.
In order for runners to finish the 10 km race within the maximum time, they must be at the CUT OFF point, at 5 km, 55 minutes after the start, at 21:25. If a runner arrives at the CUT OFF point after this time, they will be directed to the finish line and will receive a time for the 5 km race.
ROUTE AND SERIES
Distance options are 5 km and 10 km.
The route consists of a 5 km loop, which is run for 5 kilometers and twice for 10 kilometers.
Race series for both distances General M/N.
In addition there is a series for other-gender.
REFRESHMENT STATIONS
There is one refreshment point at the 5 km mark on the 10 km route. There is also a refreshment point at the finish line.
Water and Dexal sports drinks are available at the refreshment station. In addition, other snacks from our partners at the finish line. Each runner will be given one Dexal pineapple-flavored energy gel from the competition office before race.
TOILETS
Toilets are available for runners near the start and finish areas.
FORCE MAJEURE
If the event has to be canceled 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.
Route
THE 2026 ROUTE HAS BEEN PUBLISHED!
The route consists of a 5 km loop, which is run for 5 kilometers and twice for 10 kilometers.
The route is officially measured and runs in the flat scenery of Aurinkolahti and Vuosaari
REGISTRATION FEES OF KIDS RUN:
KIDS RUN
The children's run Kids Run Helsinki Beach opens the Helsinki Twilight Run evening!
Choose from two distances: 400 m for kids under 7 and 800 m for older kids.
All young runners will be rewarded with a medal at the finish line!
Starting times:
18:45 Kids Run 500 m
19:00 Kids Run 1000 m
The start and finish of the Kids Runs are located in the immediate vicinity of the race office in Aurinkolahti, Helsinki. The route runs back and forth along Aurinkoranta. The little runners are led by the lead runner and traffic controllers.
Kids run bib numbers can be picked up at the Helsinki Twilight Run race office on event day. You can also late register for the event at the race office.