KIIPEILYURHEILIJAT
Come Climb with Us
Kiipeilyurheilijat is Finland’s biggest climbing club with about 1500 members. Founded in 2010, the club offers climbing related activities to climbers of all ages. We are located in Helsinki area, and our home gym is Kiipeilyareena in Salmisaari Sports center, near Ruoholahti, Helsinki (address Energiakatu 3, Helsinki). We are a member of the Finnish Climbing Association FCA (SKIL).
We are a non-profit sports club, that organizes climbing training for children, as a hobby as well as competitive sports training. For adults (as well as children), we offer climbing courses and training, organize competitions (both informal and formal), climbing trips and other events unrelated to sports, like a bi-annual brunch and a pre-christmas party.
Anyone interested in climbing can join our club. Here are our club regulations (only in Finnish at the moment)
Our members can log in to our member register through this link.
MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS
Anyone interested in climbing and who abides by the rules of our club, is welcomed to join as our member.
The membership comes with the following benefits:
Climbing courses, training, trips and other events at affordable prices
30 entries to Kiipeilyareena for a great value price (Only for club members and students)
No price hike on year card even when paying in 4 parts (620€ Vs. 704€)
10% discount of normal priced climbing products in Kiipeilyareena Shop
10% discount of normal priced climbing products in Camu, an outdoor and climbing shop in Helsinki
10 % discount from outdoor shop Varuste.net
12 % discount from web shop AddNature. Few labels excluded. Info in the welcome-email.
Bi-annual climbing magazine ”Kiipeily”, produced by the Finnish Climbing Association.
The magazine is only in Finnish.A climbing insurance offered by the Finnish Climbing Association and provided by Pohjola Vakuutus, for Finland and trips abroad – valid in climbing sports up to 4000 meters, in competitions, practice and trips related to these. Terms of Insurance are at the moment in Finnish only, but you can contact the insuror for more information in English.
Youth climbing training
Although most of course and event descriptions are in Finnish only, our events are accessible to English speakers as well. Most course instructors are able to teach in English as well. Please don’t hesitate to contact us in case you would like us to increase our visibility in English language, and also if you would like to have a specific course given in English. We do our best to accommodate our members’ requests.
Membership is bought for a calendar year. In 2019, membership rates are as follows:
Adults 83 €
Children (ages between 1-17) 71 €
Light membership for adults 30 €.
Light members are only our club members and do not become members of Finnish Climbing Association. This means that they can participate in our clubs activities and receive these benefits all benefits above except for insurance, right to compete in national competitions, Kiipeily magazine (in Finnish).