Baltic Sea Championships 2025
Place: Orimattila/Finland
Time: December 5-7, 2025 + BTC judocamp December 8, 2025
Organizer: Orimattila Judo Club
Address: Orimattila AREENA Opintie 7B
16300 ORIMATTILA - FINLAND
Email: judo@orimattilanjudo.fi
Tel: +358 44 551 55 44
The schedule may be modified according to total number of entries and circumstances of competition.
Age: 12 years old and over (Born in 2013 and before)
Participation: Baltic Sea Championships is open for all EJU, AJU, JUA, OJU, PJC and IJF Member Federations. There is no limit in the number of participation for each weight category for the clubs.
Categories & Duration
U15 Pre Cadet girls: -36, -40, -44, -48, -52, -57, -63, -70, +70 kg
U15 Pre Cadet boys: -38, -42, -46, -50, -55, -60, -66, -73, +73 kg
U17 Cadet girls: -44, -48, -52, -57, -63, -70, +70 kg
U17 Cadet boys: -50, -55, -60, -66, -73, -81, -90, +90 kg
U20 Junior womens: -48, -52, -57, -63, -70, -78, +78 kg
U20 Junior mens: -55, -60, -66, -73, -81, -90, -100, +100 kg
Senior womens: -48, -52, -57, -63, -70, -78, +78 kg
Senior mens: -60, -66, -73, -81, -90, -100, +100 kg
Duration: Pre cadets U15 - 3 minutes, cadets U17, juniors U20 and seniors 4 minutes
Golden Score: No time limit.
JUDOSHIAI Registration:
All participants and delegates must be registered for this event to the organizer
REGISTRATION: online form
Deadline for Registration is Tuesday, December 2, 2025 - See competition pages
Deadline for Visa Application: (with passport copies) October 1, 2025
Deadline for Hotel Reservation: November 16, 2025
Deadline for Transportation booking: November 16, 2025
Registration for referees: Competition pages: November 9, 2025
Accreditation & Control of Nationality:
Passports or photocopies of passports from all competitors must be available if request (national ID Card showing nationality and date of birth or a copy is also accepted).
You must register the whole team!
Competition Formula:
The competition will be conducted in accordance with the latest IJF Refereeing rules.
Competition systems according to number of participants:
6 and more entries: Double repechage
3,4,5 entries: Round robin
2 entries: better of 2 fights, if 1-1 there will be a third match that determines the winner
Draw:
The draw will take place on Saturday and sunday before the age category starts.
Weigh-in:
Official weigh-in for each weight category takes place the day before the competition day or on the competition day, see program. (If you compete on both Saturday and Sunday, you can weight-in on Friday to both categories.) Athletes must present their passport (National ID Cards showing nationality, photo and date of birth are also accepted).
Refereeing:
Foreign referees with an international A/B license or a national A/B license are welcome. We offer accommodation and meals on competition days. Referees and coaches are welcome to the banquet on Saturday.
Referee meeting will be held on Saturday and Sunday morning at 08:00.
The attendance to the Referee meeting is strictly compulsory.
Coaching:
All coaches must fully adhere to the Code of Conduct for Judo Coaches. Coaches need register to get coach passport – coaches registration
Dress code: National or club clothing accepted
Accommodation
Hotel Kauppahotelli - Hämeenkatu 4, 15100 Lahti
Room/night/person including breakfast
1 person room/night 65 €
Double room/night - 55 € per person
Distance from the Orimattila Areena: 25 minutes
Transportation between the hotel and Orimattila Areena for an additional fee, 60 €, for those who booked accommodation through the organizer.
Hotel Green Star - Vesijärvenkatu 1, 15100 Lahti
Room/night/person including breakfast
1 person room/night - 80 €
Double room/night - 60 € per person
Distance from the Orimattila Areena: 25 minutes
Transportation between the hotel and Orimattila Areena for an additional fee, 60 €, for those who booked accommodation through the organizer.
B&B Neulomotie - Neulomotie 5, 16300 Orimattila
Room/night/person inc. breakfast
1 person room/night 65 €
Double room/night - 55 € per person
Distance from the Orimattila Areena 3 km - no transportation to competition venue
In case of any damage to hotel property or competition venue caused by members of a delegation, their clubs will be charged by the organizing committee.
Transport:
Airport: Helsinki Vantaa airport (HEL) – Lahti/Orimattila – Helsinki Vantaa airport (HEL)
Transportation: Organizer will arrange transfers between the airport and the competition venue/hotel only for those who book accommodation through the organizer in advance.
Transportation is arranged for an additional fee 60 € per person. If participants need transportation, please fill in the following form before November 16, 2025.
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Payment: Entry fee: 60 €/category.
Kindly complete all the payments to our bank
Account: Orimattilan Osuuspankki
Bank address: Erkontie, 16300 Orimattila
Account No. IBAN: IBAN FI 76 5308 0750 0050 33
BIC/SWIFT address: OKOYFIHH
Branch: Orimattila Judo Club, Erkontie 23 A, 16300 Orimattila
Payment Title: Club name + country
All bank fees and money transfer costs must be paid by the sender.
Countries that cannot make bank transfers are entitled to pay in cash upon arrival, without any surcharge, if they inform the organizer in advance. Cancellations received a week before the competition, we will charge the full fee.
Judogi Control - Approved Judogi:
Judokas must have both white and blue judogi, except Pre cadets U15 are allowed to have only white judogi. Judogi sizes must meet IJF rules, but do not need to be "red label" judogi.
Judogi Control:
It will be operated with a Sokuteiki prior to the fight.
Backnumber:
Backnumber recommended. Backnumber include surnames and National Olympic Committee abbreviation. The backnumber can be ordered from www.mybacknumber.com or www.ijfbacknumber.com (Attention: production and delivery may take around 4 weeks).
Responsibility of Federations/Teams:
The competitors will compete under the full responsibility of their federations.
Insurance: Each national federation/club is responsible for insuring its competitors against “injury and third party risk (public liability)” during the period of the event. The organizer declines all responsibility.
Anti-Doping:
Anti-doping tests might be executed according to the IJF MEDICAL AND ANTI-DOPING HANDBOOK. Testers can visit in the competition venue.
Media:
All photos and videos are disposal of the organizer. Matches can be tracked live from the organizer's site www.orimattilanjudo.fi and on Facebook: Baltic championships.
Visa:
For nations that need VISA to enter Finland: after your payment has arrived to the bank, the organizer will send an invitation to your team.
Friday - December 5, 2025
14:00 – 19:00 - Transportation from Helsinki airport to Orimattila Areena / Hotel
16:00 - 19:00 - Accreditation
16:00 – 17:00 - Un-official weigh-in: Pre Cadets U15 and Juniors U20 categories – and all who participate both days - Orimattila Areena
17:00 - 19:00 - Official weigh-in: Pre Cadets U15 and Juniors U20 categories – and all who participate both days - Orimattila Areena
Warm Up area free to use
Saturday - December 6, 2025 - Competition day 1
08:00 - 12:00 - Additional Accreditation Day 1 - Orimattila Areena
08:00 - 08:30 - Official weigh-in: Pre Cadets U15 categories - Orimattila Areena
08:00 - 08:30 - Meeting of the referees - VIP room
08:30 - 08:45 - Pre Cadets U15 categories Draw - Orimattila Areena
08:30 - 09:00 - Opening Ceremony - Orimattila Areena
09:00 - - Pre Cadets U15 Eliminations/Repechage/Semi finals/Finals - Orimattila Areena
11:00 - 12:00 - Official weigh-in Juniors U20 categories - Orimattila Areena
After pre cadets finals - Pre Cadets U15 medal ceremony with white judogi - Award area
12:15 - 12:30 -Juniors U20 categories Draw - Orimattila Areena
At the earliest 12:30 - Juniors U20 Eliminations/Repechage/Semi finals/Finals - Orimattila Areena
After Juniors finals - Juniors U20 medal ceremony with white judogi - Award area
15:00 – 16:00 - Unofficial weigh-in: Cadets U17, Seniors categories - Orimattila Areena
16:00 – 17:00 - Official weigh-in: Cadets U17, Seniors categories - Orimattila Areena
Sunday - December 7, 2025 - Competition day 2
08:00 - 12:00 - Additional Accreditation Day 2 - Orimattila Areena
08:00 - 08:30 - Official weigh-in: Cadets U17 categories - Orimattila Areena
08:00 - 08:30 - Meeting of the referees - VIP room
08:30 - 08:45 - Cadets U17 categories Draw - Orimattila Areena
09:00 - - Cadets U17 Eliminations/Repechage/Semi finals/Finals - Orimattila Areena
11:00 - 12:00 - Official weigh-in Seniors categories - Orimattila Areena
After Cadets finals - Cadets U17 medal ceremony with white judogi - Award area
12:15 - 12:30 - Seniors categories Draw - Orimattila Areena
At the earliest 12:30 - Seniors Eliminations/Repechage/Semi finals/Finals - Orimattila Areena
After Seniors finals - Seniors medal ceremony with white judogi - Award area
Monday - December 8, 2025 - Baltic Sea Training Camp 2025
BTC - Baltic Sea Training Camp 09:00-10:30 and 12:30 - 14:00 - Orimattila Areena
Payment: - Competition fee includes the training camp fee
- training camp without competition 25 €
- coaches free
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Fill the Entry Form and send it: judo@orimattilanjudo.fi