Kokemäen FK-Kerho

In Kokemäki, in the Satakunta region of south-western Finland, the FK club runs an outdoor karting track and keeps the activity going within a local association. Both leisure karting and competition are practised here, in the friendly atmosphere of a club driven by enthusiasts rather than a commercial centre. The place welcomes beginners as much as more seasoned drivers, with sessions to get started or to make progress through the season.

The club notably offers the hire of small micro-kart cars, which lets you try sporty driving without any kit of your own. The mood is family-friendly: you come to lap, compare your times and share a moment over a coffee between sessions. Opening times follow the club calendar and the weather, as is often the case for Finnish tracks run by associations, so it is best to check before coming along.

Kokemäki is a small town crossed by the Kokemäenjoki river, in a region of farmland plains, forests and rivers. The coastal towns of Pori and Rauma are not far, the latter known for its wooden old town listed as World Heritage. The surrounding countryside, quiet and typical of south-western Finland, rounds off a sporting outing on track nicely, away from the bustle of the bigger urban centres. For many young people in the region, it is a first taste of motorsport competition, in the supervised, affordable setting that gives Finnish clubs their reputation.