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INFORMATION!!!!

Here's some important and useful information before THE BIG EVENT!!!!!

If You have a chance, please print this infoleaflet and Your teams match timetable with You =)!!!!

ANOTHER SUMMER ON THE SWAMP…

Welcome to the most expected event of the summer, Swamp Soccer World Championships.

This year we have 325 teams and almost 5000 excited swamp soccer players competing to succeed in the 2009 world championships. The matches will be played in 22 fields. We have more than 400 international participants in this year’s tournament coming all the way from Norway, Russia, Germany, France and The Netherlands.

And don’t forget the rock music festival Swamp Rock, one of the biggest music festivals in Kainuu. Ukkohalla will be rocking to the beats of Finland’s hottest bands on Thursday, Friday and Saturday evening. We are expecting over 6000 swamp soccer fans to come and enjoy the fabulous Swamp Rock party and it’s amazing performers.

Interest towards the Swamp Soccer Tournament is increasing in Europe and all over the world every year. Small tournaments are arranged in several countries and this excellent sport is achieving fans and enthusiasts as we speak. The sport created in the town of Hyrynsalmi is becoming one of the most important touristic events in Kainuu.

We want to wish you a great and an unforgettable Swamp Soccer World Championships 2009!!!

UKKOHALLA TOURIST RESORT

The World Championships in a nutshell

The teams will be competing in business, competition, hobby, women, mix and adventure series. The adventure series contains two traditional swamp soccer matches and three other activities; cable wakeboard and two swamp activities. The swamp soccer matches in the adventure series will be played on Friday and Saturday. Cable wakeboard will take place in Ukkohalla on Friday morning at 9.00. The swamp activities will take place in the swamp arena on Saturday morning at 10.00.

Two of the group stage games will be played on Friday and one on Saturday. There will be four teams in each group. The group stage games will start at 9.00 on Friday and Saturday. The last games will be played around 17.00-18.00 on both days.

Teams & groups: total 325 teams

Business 22 teams                                       à 5 groups

Competition 32 teams                                   à 8 groups

Hobby 128 teams                                         à 32 groups

Women 45 teams                                         à 11 groups

Mix 65 teams                                             à 16 groups

Adventure 31 teams                                     à 8 groups

The finals will be played in competition, hobby, women and mix series on Saturday at 17.50. The business series finals will be played on Saturday afternoon. The champions will be announced and rewarded on the Swamp Rock Arena on Saturday evening.

Result service

You can find the results on the internet on the evening of the tournament. The tournament office is in your service on the swamp arena. Results & statistics à www.turnauspalvelu.fi/swamp2009

What? Where? When?

THURSDAY 16.7.

Ukkohalla

10-24 Ukkohalla info is open

12-20 Hallan Saaga spa & saunaworld is open

12-19 Cable Wakeboard – track is open

10-03 Saaga Restaurant is open

20-03 Swamp Rock Arena is open for people over 18 years old, tickets 10/15€, Monday,Happoradio

FRIDAY 17.7.

On the swamp

9-18 Matches

12    Commissioner Heimo Keränen will open the tournament

9-18 Swamp restaurant & shop is open

9-18 Tournament office is open

Ukkohalla

10-20 Ukkohalla info is open

12-20 Hallan Saaga spa & saunaworld is open

12-19 Cable Wakeboard – track is open

10-03 Saaga Restaurant is open (breakfast 7-10)

20-03 Swamp Rock Arena is open for people over 18 years old, tickets 15/20€, Iiris, Koop Arponen

SATURDAY 18.7.

On the swamp

The swamp princess and prince will be elected and crowned on the swamp restaurant stage at 15.00

9-18 Matches

9-18 Swamp restaurant & shop is open

9-18 Tournament office is open

17.20 Business – series final

17.50 Finals (Adventure, hobby, mix, women competition, women hobby)

18.20 Final begins (competition)

22.00 Champions will be announced and rewarded on the Swamp Rock Arena

Ukkohalla

10-20 Ukkohalla info is open

12-20 Hallan Saaga spa & saunaworld is open

12-19 Cable Wakeboard – track is open

9-03 Saaga Restaurant is open (breakfast 7-10)

20-03 Swamp Rock Arena is open for people over 18 years old, tickets 20/25€, The Freza, Hanna Pakarinen, Uniklubi

SUNDAY 19.7.

Ukkohalla

10-17 Ukkohalla info is open

12-17 Hallan Saaga spa & saunaworld is open

12-17 Cable Wakeboard – track is open

10-17 Saaga Restaurant is open (breakfast 8.30->)

Swamp bus – timetable

Take the bus to the swamp = get straight to the swamp soccer fields

Route: Ukkohalla, Hallan Saaga – Syväjärventie road through E 4 road in the cottage area– Hotel Gasthalla – Vonkka campsite – Hyrynsalmi market place – swamp (stop 200 m before the swamp arena)

Price: 5€/person/one way

Busses are runing on friday and saturday, almost every hour starting 7.30 a.m. until 7.00 p.m.