Paavo Nurmi Marathon
Turku, Finland · Expected Friday 13 August 2027Date to be confirmed
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Adjusted Time
3:57:36
Time difference: -2.4 minutes compared to an average road marathon.
Course Details
Typical Race-Day Weather
Average for this date over the last 8 years.
Paavo Nurmi Marathon course route, from the mapped course on GoAndRace.
How hard is Paavo Nurmi Marathon?
On our difficulty model, Paavo Nurmi Marathon plays about 3 minutes faster than an average road marathon for a 3:30 runner. It ranks #619 hardest of 897 marathons we analyse, and #2 of 6 in Finland. Use the calculator above to see the exact adjusted time for your own goal pace.
What will you run at Paavo Nurmi Marathon?
Estimated finish times on this course versus the same effort on an average road marathon, based on its elevation, surface, and expected race-day temperature.
| Average-course time | On Paavo Nurmi Marathon | Difference |
|---|---|---|
| 3:00:00 | 2:57:04 | −02:56 |
| 3:30:00 | 3:27:20 | −02:40 |
| 4:00:00 | 3:57:36 | −02:24 |
| 4:30:00 | 4:27:50 | −02:10 |
| 5:00:00 | 4:58:04 | −01:56 |
| 5:30:00 | 5:28:18 | −01:42 |
| 6:00:00 | 5:58:32 | −01:28 |
Use the calculator above for your exact goal time. Want a prediction from your own training? Try the marathon time predictor.
Paavo Nurmi Marathon 2027 Course Analysis
Paavo Nurmi Marathon is a full marathon held in Turku, Finland. The next edition is expected on Friday 13 August 2027, following the pattern of previous editions (the 2nd Friday of August). The organisers have not confirmed it yet. The course is run on road surface with 61m of total climbing, with its high point near 15m above sea level. For registration and full race details, visit the official Paavo Nurmi Marathon website.
Course map
Paavo Nurmi Marathon is run as a loop: the course starts and finishes in the same place. The race map above shows the full route (42.4 km as mapped), with the start and finish.
Climbing
At 61m of total climbing, it is flatter than 87% of the 897 marathons we rate. That makes it one of the flatter courses we track, well suited to an even pace.
Race-day weather
Over the last 8 years this August date has averaged a high of 22°C and a low of 12°C. That is warmer than 65% of the marathons we track. On our model the expected temperature costs a 3:30 marathoner about 4 minutes against the same course on a cool 12°C day.
On 13 August over the last 8 years, the high ranged from 20°C (2026) to 27°C (2022). It rained on 5 of those 8 days.
| 13 August | High | Low | Rain | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20°C | 9°C | dry | 11 km/h |
| 2025 | 22°C | 11°C | dry | 12 km/h |
| 2024 | 23°C | 11°C | 2 h | 13 km/h |
| 2023 | 20°C | 13°C | 4 h | 21 km/h |
| 2022 | 27°C | 12°C | dry | 15 km/h |
| 2021 | 22°C | 12°C | 2 h | 17 km/h |
| 2020 | 21°C | 13°C | 3 h | 15 km/h |
| 2019 | 20°C | 15°C | 7 h | 20 km/h |
Daily weather for the race location (Open-Meteo archive). Wind is the day's peak.
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