Join us on June 6th to experience the most energetic morning in Helsinki along the Björn Borg Helsinki Half Marathon course! Come cheer on the runners, follow the race, or simply enjoy the atmosphere with coffee, music, and sunshine as more than 5,000 half marathon & 5k runners take over Helsinki’s most beautiful running routes.
Cheering Along the Course
The course features music and cheering points that help bring the Björn Borg Helsinki Half Marathon atmosphere to life. But the best support comes from the people of the city themselves! Cheering is by no means limited to the official cheering points — we welcome everyone along the route to join the event in their own way.
Along the course you can:
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- Play music or even bring your own instrument
- Clap as runners pass by
- Shout encouraging words to the runners: “Let’s go! Go go go!”
- Bring a cheer sign! It can be a masterpiece or simply a piece of cardboard with a motivational message. Here are a few examples:
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- 7 km to go
- Tap this to get an extra boost
- Keep going!
- Run like Björn Borg!
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TOP 5 Cheering spots along the course
KM 0: Start Area / Meripuisto — 8:30–8:50
KM 5: Katajanokka Cheering Point — 8:45–9:15: free Celsius energy drinks for spectators!
KM 10: REDI Cheering Point — 9:00–10:00
KM 16: New Balance Cheering Point / Töölönlahti — 9:15–11:15
KM 21.1: Finish Line / Meripuisto — 9:30–11:45: first 50 will receive a free coffee at Cafe Carusel between 10-11 by mentioning Helsinki Half Marathon at the cashier!
Results and Finish area
Through the live results service, you can follow your favorite runners via intermediate timing points and track their final finishing times as well. Runners will arrive at the finish line in Meripuisto between 9:30 and 11:45.
You can cheer for runners from behind the barriers just before the finish arch.
After the finish line, we recommend meeting runners at the event area in Meripuisto.
The event will cause minor temporary traffic changes in the area during the morning of the event day. Please check the City of Helsinki traffic notice for more information:
Björn Borg Helsinki Half Marathon 6.6.2026 Traffic Notice
Invite your friends and family!