August 24 – August 27, 2023
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The 2023 IDPA Finnish National Championship presented by Gunsmith Guild of Finland is scheduled for August 26th-27th, 2023 at the Vatula Shooting Center in Ikaalinen, Finland. Participants will be competing all day either Saturday in "Main Match I" or Sunday in "Main Match II" Staff will be competing all day either Thursday or Friday in pre match Participants shooters in pre match only as special request and approved by match director. Registration will open on February 14th, 2023 at 5:00AM Central +2 and will close on August 6th, 2023 at 8:30PM Central +2. Competitor selection will be arranged in order of paid registration. The Vatula Shooting Centre is a gem of Finnish sport shooting as it can be used in various shooting sports with large sectors and still with short movement between stages. Vatula also have ability to introduce moving targets that run side to side or moving towards or away from shooter. We are looking forward to seeing you there. We are very excited to welcome back Mr. Tero Huovila, who will serve as match director. Assisting him as AMD are Mr. Iikka Manninen and Mr. Arto Inkeroinen. Watch the IDPA website and official IDPA Facebook page for more details! Companies interested in sponsoring the 2023 IDPA Finnish National Championship should contact Arto Inkeroinen at arto.inkeroinen@gmail.com or call +358 40 7202 428. All refunds will have processing fees (30%) deducted from the total paid. There will be no registration refunds after July 30th, 2023. International shooters who sign up for the match can have the official invitation for the match and you need to ask for it from arto.inkeroinen@gmail.com International shooters outside EU area will need an import permission for any guns and ammo, from Finnish authorities. If you need that permission, we can help to get it. Please contact arto.inkeoinen@gmail.com for it. Permission will cost 31,- euros as officials document fee, that is not refundable in any case. Insurance for every shooter will be provided by organization. Schedule of Events: Thurs., Aug 24 8:30 Shooter meeting for squad 1 (SAG) 9:00 Squad 1 SAG start shooting 12:30 lunch at the range for squad 1 (SAG) 13:15 Squad 1 (SAG) resume shooting Thurs., Aug 24 12:00 Shooter meeting for squads 2-4 (PM 1) 12.30 Squads 2-4 (PM 1) start shooting 16:00 dinner at the range for squads 2-4 (PM 1) 16:45 Squads 2-4 (PM 1) resume shooting Fri., Aug. 25 8:30 Shooter meeting for squads 5-12 (PM 2) 9:00 Squads 5-12 (PM 2) start shooting 12:30 lunch at the range for squads 5-12 (PM 2) 13:15 Squads 5-12 (PM 2) resume shooting Sat., Aug 26 8:30 Shooter meeting for squads 13-20 (MM 1) 9:00 Squads 13-20 (MM 2) start shooting 13:30 lunch at the range for squads 13-20 (MM 1) 14:15 Squads 13-20 (MM 1) resume shooting Sun., Aug 27 8:30 Shooter meeting for squads 21-28 (MM 2) 9:00 Squads 21-28 (MM 2) start shooting 13:30 lunch at the range for squads 21-28 (MM 2) 14:15 Squads 21-28 (MM 2) resume shooting Registration check and equipment check for every group starts one hour before shooter meeting and closes when shooter meeting starts. Match Hotel: Ikaalinen Spa & Resort Huvilatie 2 39500 Ikaalinen (+358) 34511 @ myynti@ikaalinenspa.fi https://ikaalinenspa.fi/ For 15% discount, use code: GUN15 when making reservation Address to Vatula Shooting Centre: Teerinevantie 30 39530 Ikaalinen Competition contacts: General issues: info@aseseppaseura.fi Match Director: tero.huovila@aseseppaseura.fi / +358 44 9889 080 Internationals and corporations: arto.inkeroinen@gmail.com