Company

• One of the most visible and well-known sports clubs in North Karelia.
• In sports biathlon and skiing, shooting, orienteering and youth and recreational sports.
• The club's office at the Kontiolahti Biathlon Stadium (Napakympintie 24, 81100 Kontiolahti) in the heart of Kontiolahti Outdoor and in the middle of the Kontiopolku network.
• Special strengths:
  • Cooperation with Kontiolahti Outdoor's first snow slope - the ski season opens already in October.
  • Biathlon World Cup events with 30 years of experience - the next World Cup will be held in November 2024.
  • Nine trained coaches and head coach for biathlon and cross-country skiing: quality activities available for children and young people.

HISTORY

• Started operating under the name Niemen Veto in 1956.
• The club was a general club and the sports were athletics, orienteering, biathlon and sport shooting.
• Athletics was later dropped - the club became a special four-sport club.
• We received good training for shooting from the defense forces.
• At the end of the 1960s, training activities for young people came in.
• In 1982, the club's name was changed to Kontioranta Athletes. The club worked in close cooperation with the neighboring Kontioranta garrison.
• A couple of years later, the name of the club wanted to include its hometown and the current name of the club became Kontiolahti Urheilijat.

INTERNATIONAL SHOOTING SKI COMPETITIONS ORGANIZED BY KONTIOLAHTI ATHLETES

• International Abloy GP biathlon competitions annually from 1989 to 1999
• Golden Bear evening competition "Biathlon Golden Bear" 1988 and 1989
• Veterans' international championships annually since 1997 (20th annual competition in 2017)
• Biathlon Europe Cup final 1995
• European Championships 1994 and 2002
• World Cup competition 1990 (final), 1993 (final), 1997, 2003 (opening), 2006, 2007 (opening), 2010, 2012, 2014, 2017, 2018, 03/2020, 11/2020 (opening) , 12/2020, 03/2022 and 11/2022. Coming: November 2024 and March 2026.
• World Championships 1999 and 2015
• Youth World Championships 1996, 2005 and 2012
• Biathlon IBU Cup 2017. Coming November 2023.