HEED Finland welcomes you to join a series of cycling tours in nature! The cycling tours are organized in cooperation with Think Africa and the Ugandan Community in Finland, and with the financial support of Moniheli.

This series of 5 tours sets welcomes people from all ages to join these free tours in good company. We will have a leading guide and support guides to cycle the routes at different speeds. The aim is to enjoy the outdoors, to exercise in good company, and to meet new people and old acquaintances or friends and spend a good time together. There will be a break along each of the routes or at the end to enjoy refreshments and some social time. The organizers will provide light snacks at each of the tours, and HEED Finland will provide health checks on August 9th during the tour at Uutela (Vuosaari). The tours and also the health checks are all free. Children are welcome to join with their parents.

Check the times and dates below, and sign up using this form!

Dates and routes:

1. Saturday, July 27, 4 p.m. Herttoniemi – Vanhankaupungin koski, Helsinki

Meeting place: Metro exit (in front of K-Citymarket Hertta).

Ending: Some groups will cycle to the neasrest train or metro stations, while those who want can cycle back to Herttoniemi with some of the organizers.

2. Friday, August 9, 4.30 p.m. Luontorata at Uutela, Vuosaari, Helsinki

Meeting place: Vuosaari metro exit in front of the shopping mall.

Ending: Vuosaari metro.

IMPORTANT NOTE: this event will include health checks provided by HEED Finland

3. Sunday, August 18, 4 pm Lauttasaari – Lehtisaari – Seurasaari, Helsinki

Meeting place: Outside the Lauttis shopping center by the Lauttasaari metro exit (Otavantie).

Ending: Seurasaari, where there will be grilling and a picnic.

4. Friday, August 30, 4.30 p.m. Tapiola – Matinkylä, Espoo, coastal route

Meeting point: Heikintori (Tapiola).

Ending: Matinkylä metro.

5. Sunday, September 22, 4 p.m. Arabia – Lammasaari, Helsinki (RESCHEDULED FROM SAT, SEP 14 DUE TO RAIN)

Meeting point: “Kumpulan kampus” bus stop (at the junction between Hämeentie and the motorway, at the start of Arabia, next to Kumpula).

Ending: Vanhakaupunki

The route will head to Lammassaari, where we will have a picnic and a break, and enjoy a walk and the beautiful area and a climb to the hill in an end of summer/start of autumn atmosphere surrounded by the calm location which is popular for birds and bird watchers. After this we will head back to Vanhakaupunki, from where different groups may take different directions.

– On weekdays (2 Fridays): Gathering at 4-4.30 PM with departure (start of the routes) at 4.30 PM

– On weekends (2 Saturdays and 1 Sunday): Gathering at 3.30-4 PM on weekend days with starting of cycling along the routes at 4 PM.

We have scheduled around 3-4 hours for each of the events, of which around 2h for cycling and a long break of around 1h. Different groups will cycle at different speeds.

The organizing team will keep an eye on the weather forecasts. In the event of excessive rain or unsuitable weather conditions the tour will be postponed to the next closest possible date (that same weekend or the weekend after, if possible). In the case of such updates we will notify all those who have enrolled.

Enroll using the form in the link here! You can sign up for all the tours at once, or one at a time. Please sign up at least a day ahead of each tour, so we have time to send you a confirmation before the tour.

The organizing team is also looking to enlarge the team of guides & co-guides for the events, so that there will be at least one guide for each group of 5-10 people cycling. Please be in touch by filling our volunteer form if you think you can contribute!

We ask that the guides familiarize themselves with the routes beforehand, We will provide a reimbursement for a city bike seasonal subscription for all volunteers who can volunteer for (at least) 2 of the 5 events, or an alternative for those who already have a bike and would not benefit from an Alepa bike seasonal pass.

Enroll as a volunteer using the form in the link here, and we’ll be in touch!