INTERNATIONAL ONEMIND DOGS AGILITY TRAINING WEEK IN KAARINA, FINLAND
Several people from abroad have asked training possibilities in Finland. We have taken once a year a week, where people from abroad can come at the same time.
Next International Training Weeks will be from Monday to Friday:
27th-31st of January 2025.
Participants can choose on which days they will train. Maximum they can choose is eight trainings for one dog during the week. One training session is 5 hours for 10 dogs (6 dogs / 3 hours etj).
All trainings are in big field, 60 m x 20 m.
During the week we are teaching OneMind-system (dog's perspective in agility) in course training. You can read more about it www.oneminddogs.com.
Coaches in this week are: Jaakko Suoknuuti and Janita Leinonen.
TRAINING PLACE
Trainings will be kept in OneMind Dogs Arena in Kaarina, close to Turku, 160 km from Helsinki. OneMind Dogs Arena is an inside arena with an artificial grass. The arena is heated to 16 C during winter time.
ACCOMMODATION
The nearest accommodation is hostel Tuorla. It's 4 km from OneMind Dogs Arena.
Hotelli Kivitasku is 9 km from OneMind Dogs Arena,
If you want to stay in a good hotel with awesome possibilities to walk with your dog, you can choose hotel Caribia. It's 16 km from OneMind Dogs Arena.
In airbnb all these accommodations are under 15 minutes driving from OneMind Dogs Arena.
TRAVELLING TO FINLAND
Importing dogs to Finland from EU countrys
Importing dogs from non-EU countrys
If you want to fly with your dog, in Finland you have to fly to Helsinki and from there it's 160 km drive to Kaarina.
With a car you can drive either through Sweden and take a ferry from Stockholm to Turku: Viking Line or Silja Line.
TIMETABLE FOR TRAINING WEEK
Eight training sessions:
Monday evening
Tuesday morning and evening
Wednesday morning and evening
Thursday morning and evening
Friday morning
PRICE
The whole week, includes eight training sessions 600 €
(480 €, if you have a company with EU VAT-number).
Auditing spot 25 e / each training session (20 e / each training session, if you have a companyt with EU VAT-number).
COMPETING
You'll find Finnish competitions here. When you click "ilmoittautuminen" (entering), you find there "English form for foreigners".
Trials "close" before and after training week:
25th-26th of January, Vantaa (170 km from OMD Arena, 15 km from Vantaa airport)
1st-2nd of February, Turku, (5 km from OMD Arena)
1st-2nd of February, Vantaa (170 km from OMD Arena, 15 km from Vantaa airport)
Competition classes:
Toy dogs: under 28 cm / 11,02 inch (only for dogs from those countries that have this height)
Small dogs: under 28-35 cm / 11,02-13,78 inch
Medium dogs: 35 - 42,99 cm / 13,78 - 16,92 inch
Small large dogs: 43 - 49,99 cm / 16,93-19,68 inch (only for dogs from those countries that have this height)
Large dogs: 50 cm or over / 19,69 inch or over
Class 1 = Beginners class
Class 2 = Advanced class
Class 3 = Masters class
ADDRESS
Training sessions in OneMind Dogs Arena: Maalarimestarintie 1, Kaarina.
ENTERING
You'll find the entering form here.