Come one, come all! Enjoy the bright northern nights and beautiful lakeside at the most relaxing and entertaining event in the Known World. Ten days of camping, exciting classes and workshops, chivalrous tournaments, archery, excellent company, and that magical atmosphere of the Northern Summer nights… That’s what Cudgel War is all about.
The event opens on Friday, July 5, 2024 at 14:00 (2 p.m.) and closes on Sunday, July 14, 2024 at 12:00 (noon). The event site is Kavalahti camp site in Inkoo, Finland, the same site as for previous Cudgels.
” Ten days of camping, exciting classes and workshops, chivalrous tournaments, archery, excellent company, and that magical atmosphere of the Northern Summer nights… That’s what Cudgel War is all about.”
Site
The event is mainly a tent camp, but there is also indoor accommodation in cabins and a dormitory. The site has potable running water and WCs in two outbuildings, but there are no facilities in the indoor accommodation buildings. The showers are in the sauna building by the beach. The medieval tents will be on the grassy area in the middle of the camp, and there’s an overflow area on a nearby field if needed. There are forest camping areas for mundane tents on the outskirts of the camping area.
Unfortunately, the site is built on a hillside which can be challenging for people with reduced mobility. The disabled toilet is located behind the kitchen, about 200 meters from the indoor sleeping space, and the route includes a slope. The only way to get to the showers is to navigate the sauna stairs, and all the paths are gravel, not paved.
This year, anyone wishing to camp in the medieval camp in a group must choose a land agent among the group members. The land agent will be the contact person for your entire group in matters concerning camping, eg. tent sizes, and the name of your camp will be on the reservation form for you to choose. Those with one single tent that can be placed anywhere in the medieval area and those with mundane tents do not register as land agents.
Travel
The site address is Björnvikintie 109, 10230 Inkoon as. and the site is located near Inkoo village in Finland. About an hour from Helsinki by car, 70 minutes from the airport, and 90 minutes from Turku. Train link (this year train + rail replacement bus) from Helsinki airport to Karjaa train station takes 1.5-2 hrs. Foreign visitors can be picked up and dropped off at Karjaa station, each ride costs 10 euros per person. If you require transport from and to Karjaa train station, please inform the event stewards no later than June 16, 2024. Only pre-booked rides can be organized.
See the travel page for more information about getting to Cudgel War.
Meals
Three meals are served daily: a generous breakfast, a light lunch, and a warm supper. A feast will be served on Wednesday and the second Friday. There are also two small kitchens for those who want to cook for themselves.
We may be unable to serve meals or feast for everyone due to the small kitchen, so please reserve early if you want the meals.
All meals are made with low-lactose products. There will also be a vegetarian option, but you must choose it when registering. Unfortunately, we may not be able to provide meals for people with any other dietary requirements. Note that there is always a risk of contamination because all the meals are prepared in one single small kitchen.
Rules
- The site is ”damp” so preferably only mild alcoholic beverages. Smoking is allowed only in the designated spots.
- Pets are only allowed outdoors. The Finnish Hunting Act requires that March to August dogs must be always kept on a leash when outdoors, or kept so that they may be immediately put on a leash. Within the camp dogs must be leashed at all times, or in a pen under supervision.
- Site owner’s rules stipulate that sheets are mandatory in indoor beds, even when sleeping in a sleeping bag.
- Fire is only allowed on designated common and safely built camp fireplaces. Fire is not allowed anywhere indoors without permission from the steward. If there’s a forest fire warning in effect, no other fires, including torches, are allowed.
- There must be a fire extinguisher in every tent in the medieval camping areas. Mundane tents in the forest are exempt.
- The guardians are always responsible for the underaged campers! Please note that in the evening alcohol may get drunk in and around the sauna building and that it may not be an appropriate environment for minors at that hour.
- No children should go swimming without their own responsible adult at the beach.
- While paddling, everyone must wear a life vest. Paddlers must write down their planned route and schedule on the list by beach. Paddling alone is not allowed!
Registration
Register by filling in the web form on this website. The form will be published when registration opens.
Land agent registration is open April 1-13, 2024. At this stage, only the land agent’s contact information and the name of the camp are needed. However, prepare to give tent measurements and other requirements to the autocrats when asked later.
Participant registration opens on April 15, 2024, at 19:00 (7 p.m.) Finnish time (EEST; one hour ahead of Scandinavia and Central Europe, two hours ahead of The British Isles). Click here for the registration form.
Event fees
Site and meal fees are based on the participant’s age in the following manner:
- Adults: 15 years and over
- Tweens and teens: 7-14-year-olds
- Kids: 3-6-year-olds
- Babies and toddlers under 3 attend for free
Everyone must pay a site fee. On top of that, you can choose to buy any meals you want as well as indoor accommodation.
Site fee and other base fees
- Site fee, adult, per day: 13.00-9.00 eur (the longer you stay, the lower the fee per day)
- Site fee, tween and teen, per day: 12.00-9.00 eur (the longer you stay, the lower the fee per day)
- Site fee, kid, per day: 10.00-6.00 eur (the longer you stay, the lower the fee per day)
- Non-member surcharge, adults only, per event: 5.00 eur
- Indoor accommodation: 5.50 eur/night (same price for everyone)
- Day visit, no meals, no accommodations, members and non-members: 13.00 eur pre-booked, 18.00 eur without booking
- Late fee if Finnish resident and paying after June 15: 10.00 eur
- Transport fee Karjaa-Kavalahti or Kavalahti-Karjaa, only available for visitors from other countries with advance reservation: 10 eur / one way / person
Meals
- Breakfast, adult: 2.50 eur
- Breakfast, tween and teen: 1.25 eur
- Breakfast, kid: 0.60 eur
- Lunch, adult: 3.50 eur
- Lunch, tween and teen: 1.75 eur
- Lunch, kid: 1.25 eur
- Dinner, adult: 5.00 eur
- Dinner, tween and teen: 3.00 eur
- Dinner, kid: 2.00 eur
- Feast, adult: 13.50 eur
- Feast, tween and teen: 9.00 eur
- Feast, kid: 6.50 eur
Payments
Those living in Finland must pay on June 15 at the latest. After that, a late fee of 10 euros will be added to the event payment.
Visitors from euro countries and Sweden are strongly encouraged to pay their participation fees in advance (IBAN FI2980001900530651; BIC code is DABAFIHH, Bank name: Danske bank), but all foreign visitors may pay at the door.
A day visit without reservation (18 eur) can be paid in cash at the event site, but electronic transfer is preferable.
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancellation must be done on June 15 at the latest. Unfortunately, we cannot reimburse you for a later cancellation. If you have a reservation and neither cancel, pay nor come to the event, we will charge you all costs according to your reservation at regular prices, including a handling fee of 3 euros.
Event Staff
Stewards
Meistres Myfanwy Methig (Minna Laukkavirta)
Rouva Sofia Vargh (Henna Harjula)
Master Vilhelm Torbjörnsson (Ville Laukkanen)
email: nuijasota@gmail.com
Head cooks
Baroness Agata Gren
Lady Aurora vom Hasengraben
Master Gilbert Blakthorn
Marshal
Mistress Jolanda de Meyre
Fencing marshals
Master Dubhghall MacÉibhearáird
Lady Emilia Murmellius
Archery marshals
Lady Eirný
Lady Vallittu
Nuijasota - Cudgel War 5.-14.7.2024 
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