Local Info
Räyskälä is famous for its plain terrain, with forests, lakes and fields, long days in the summer time and good thermal conditions. There are no tricks in flying in Räyskälä. It has four paved runways with associated taxiways. There is ample room for landings and adequate parking facilities for gliders. The airfield is also the base of the Finnish Sports Flying Institute. Besides several gliding clubs there is also an active parachuting club, ultra light and experimental aircrafts.
Information map, airfield area (gif)
Camping area
Toilets, saunas and showers
Toilets are situated in the motel and in the other end
of Big
Sauna building, there are also showers. Most of the
motel
rooms have toilets
and showers too.
There are two saunas close to the motel, beside the lake. Do you know how to bathe in sauna?
Cooking and washing facilities
We have a small place for cooking in the Small Classroom
(old part
of motel) there is small cooker and sink, microwave and
coffee maker
available, with pots, pans and other kitchen accessories.
Separate bigger fridge for common use is available in the motel hall. Dishwashing place is situated in the Big Sauna building, close to the toilets.
Washing machines are in Big Sauna building toilets. You need three coins per wash. Coins can be bought from the Café. You have to have your own washing powder, closest place to buy some is Räyskälä village shop.
Drinking water
Tap
water is good drinking water in Finland. Drinking water is
available
also taps around camping area, which is the best tasting
water in
Räyskälä.
NOTICE! Do not drink from taps in the airfield and hangar area, as there is coming lake water.
TV
We have one TV for common use in the motel Big
classroom.
In Finland we have 9 free channels, 5 government and 4
private
commercial channels. Programmes are mostly in Finnish or
English,
some of programmes are in Spanish or Swedish. One channel,
YLE FST
5 is mostly in Swedish. Programmes and movies are always in
their
original language, with Finnish subtitles. Most popular
international shows are available too (Friends, Desperate
Housewives, Simpsons, House, Late Night with Conan O'Brien,
Quantum
Leap, McGyver, Little House in the Prairie, Sex and the
City, Lost
etc.) Summer is usually time for re-runs.
Restaurant
If the evening is beautiful, you can
always find someone
sitting at the café back terrace spending
time
and enjoying the sunshine.
Barbecue
Usually most of the people spend their evenings around
barbecues, making some dinner and flying again day's
flights. Behind
the motel is situated big barbecue building for common use.
Nearest Towns and other facilities
The nearest railway station is at Riihimäki, 45 km.
Nearest food
shop to meet your everyday needs is a small shop in Räyskälä
village, 0,5 km. The nearest bigger towns to go shopping or
to find
entertainment are Forssa, 35 km and Hämeenlinna, 40 km.
A slightly smaller town, Loppi, 25 km, offers good shops and a few small restaurants, there is also nearest liquor shop "Alko". Other small town Tammela is also about 25 km to west. And 10 more kilometers there is Forssa.
Shops, opening hours
Food shops and bigger shops are open daily, opening hours vary, but on weekdays shops usually open between 8 and 10, and closing 21.00 latest. Smaller shops are closing at 18.00. Sundays bigger shops are open 12-21 or 12-18. Small shops like Räyskälä villages shop usually have their own opening hours.
Liquor shop Alko closes its doors on weekdays 18.00 or 20.00 and is always closed on Sundays.
Räyskälä village shop is open
July
Mon-Fri 9-20
Sat 9-18
Sun 10-18
Licenses
The Civil Aviation Authority in Finland accepts all valid European licenses. No additional validation in Finland is needed.
Mobile Phones
You can buy prepaid SIM cards at all
R-Kiosks and
larger shops, prices are 15-20 euros and usually include 10
euros
worth speaking time. Refill vouchers can be also bought at
R-Kiosk.
Prepaid SIM cards also available in Räyskälä Foundation Office and in the competition office.
Credit cards
The most
common
card is Visa. MasterCard and American Express are accepted
in most
places. Nearest banks and cash dispenser are in Loppi
centre.
Internet Connection
W-LAN network works now at Räyskälä café, around hangars
and
close to the motel and also in camping area.