Helsinki Marathon

The marathon route leaves much to be desired overall. It doesn’t go through the city center, nor is it very scenic. The start and finish are in a neighborhood on the outskirts of the city. The first 21 km are fine, but from 21 to 42, the route is terrible, with many hills and constantly going around the same neighborhood. The only good thing is that it's not a massive event; in the marathon, there were fewer than 2,000 participants who finished.

I have done a few marathons in short 62 in most European cities and I have to say Helsinki was the worst I have done. It wasn't traffic free and was carried out on the back streets of the city instead of showing off the city. There was no support and no thoughts given to the route. It was a missed opportunity to sell the city. Disappointing.

I like to run big city marathon to see and enjoy it. The starting and finishing point of this course was miserable.

A lovely route that takes you through the heart of Helsinki.

Well organized event, good track, beautiful landscape, lots of fun activities before and after the race! Try it on if you haven't yet!

The second half was horrible. Two loops of 10.55 with so many turns and uphills made it a terrible experience. I will not recommend the full route to anyone...the half route is ok. Otherwise the water support etc was decent

It's not a course to target personal records. The first half is ok

Nice run!

Cool weather, sun and rain, not too crowded