Saturday marathon, Friday short races in Turku
The official programme separates Friday and Saturday distances. Build your marathon countdown from August 21, and keep any Friday participation optional: racing a short event the day before is an additional workload, not a required part of marathon preparation.
The organizer’s review of the 2026 event discusses congestion around the course and increased demand for drinks in warm conditions. Treat that as a reason to read the next traffic and aid plan carefully, not as a forecast or a claim that the same disruption will recur. Allow travel buffer and use the final instructions to choose a start-area approach.
Umara U Sport lemon is named on the race website. If you intend to rely on it, test the product during ordinary long-run practice and confirm the actual race-week aid offering. Do not infer serving quantities or station spacing from the sponsor name alone. Your practiced fueling plan should account for any supplies you carry yourself.
Until the 2027 participant guide settles the route and operations, avoid copying a 2026 start time or checkpoint list into your schedule. Use the confirmed Saturday date for broad planning, then update bib collection, start access and the finish meeting point from the edition-specific instructions.
Confirmed race date
Paavo Nurmi Marathon Turku Finland: August 21, 2027. Verified on October 14, 2026 against the official event information.
Last-known race profile
These details identify the race page; they do not establish the next edition's operations. The previous race date does not establish the next edition. Use the confirmed date above and recheck the final participant instructions before committing to a race-day schedule.