Ruu­tikan­gas

Ruu­tikan­gas is Europe’s largest shoot­ing sports cen­tre, built on the bor­der between Limin­ka and Lumi­jo­ki. The size of the area is 93 hectares, also includ­ing over 5.5 hectares of asphalt­ed area. Ruu­tikun­nat Ltd, owned by Limin­ka and Lumi­jo­ki munic­i­pal­i­ties and Oulu and Raa­he cities, is respon­si­ble for the con­struc­tion and devel­op­ment of Ruu­tikan­gas.

Users of the Ruu­tikan­gas shoot­ing sports cen­tre out­side of inter­na­tion­al com­pe­ti­tions include local sports shoot­ers, hunters and var­i­ous author­i­ties, e.g. res­cue ser­vices and the police. A con­sor­tium of 12 shoot­ing sports clubs with over 3,000 mem­bers has been estab­lished to sup­port the shoot­ing sports cen­tre.

Ruu­tikan­gas has start­ed oper­a­tion in sum­mer 2018 with the Com­pak sport­ing shot­gun range and tra­di­tion­al deer range. In August 2024, Ruu­tikan­gas host­ed the RWS2024 Prac­ti­cal Rifle World Shoot, PRS Finnish Cham­pi­onships and also sev­er­al Com­pak, IPSC and IPDA tour­na­ments.

Ruu­tikan­gas will be ful­ly oper­a­tional for shoot­ing sports in 2026 and
has already proven its capa­bil­i­ty by host­ing major inter­na­tion­al events,
includ­ing the 2024 Rifle Prac­ti­cal World Cham­pi­onships and the 2025
Euro­pean and World Cup com­pe­ti­tions in sil­hou­ette and benchrest
shoot­ing. Active­ly attract­ing new glob­al com­pe­ti­tions, Ruu­tikan­gas is
renowned for shoot­ing sports, but its ver­sa­tile 93‑hectare area also
pro­vides an out­stand­ing set­ting for a wide range of events and activ­i­ties.

Do not hes­i­tate to con­tact us, if you have oth­er pro­pos­als for coop­er­a­tion to improve ser­vices in the area.

Ruu­tikan­gas shoot­ing sports cen­tre is locat­ed only ca. 10 km from Limin­ka cen­tre and Oulu Air­port is only ca. 30 km away.

Take your place in sus­tain­able growth, we wel­come you as a part­ner!

Jarkko Koskela
Man­ag­ing Direc­tor Ruu­tikun­nat Ltd
jarkko.koskela@liminka.fi
+358 40 544 2721

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