History of World Orienteering Day

What started up just as an idea was realised on May 11th 2016, the first World Orienteering Day! It turned out to be a huge success; more than 250,000 participants all over the world took part in an orienteering event. Schools, clubs and enthusiasts in all parts of the world made a fantastic contribution. On Wednesday … Continued

Thoughts from the Project Manager

I belong to those who were born into the sport of orienteering. I started as a young girl and continued up to senior age. I navigated incorrectly for a couple of years, but have found the right way again. Today, almost everything in my life is about orienteering, both my job and my free time, … Continued

Offer from SPORTident for WOD 2021

WOD organisers get a one-year Orienteering App subscription valued 30€ for free. SPORTident as the Exclusive Timing Partner of World Orienteering Day offers a free one-year “Orienteering App 100” subscription valued 30€ for one year. Apply for the subscription if you use the SPORTident Center as a results platform for the WOD event. The best … Continued

Offer from Str8 for WOD 2021

World Orienteering Day´s partner Str8 has an offer to all WOD organizer for 2021. The new Str8 First to a special price. Use code Str8 First 10. Read more here.

Offer from Lumonite for WOD 2021

World Orienteering Day’s newest partner Lumonite have an offer to all of you who organise an World Orienteering Day event. Together Lumonite and World Orienteering Day want to make orienteering more visible and building orienteering as a sport, worldwide. Read more about the offer from Lumonite on the World Orienteering Day page for offers from … Continued