Motorcycles drive in a curve. Lime trees by the road. — Imatranajo (imatranajo.fi)

Imatranajo will be held again from July 3rd to 5th, 2026 – the event will affect traffic arrangements and public transport

The roadway will be closed to all traffic on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

The legendary Imatra Race will be held from 3 to 5.7 July as part of the ESR – European Series Road Racing series. You can get into the event atmosphere as early as Thursday 2.7 July, when the traditional parade race will leave the pit area towards Koskenparra at 17 pm.

– There will be an opportunity to meet the drivers and get autographs at Koskenpartaa around 5:10 p.m., says the executive producer of Imatranajon Henry Ahola.

Entry to the competition area requires an entrance ticket, but there is also a lot of other accompanying program in Imatra during the event weekend. The accompanying program has been compiled To the Imatranajon website ja To the Imatra event calendar.

More information about the event and ticket sales On the Imatranajon website.

Traffic arrangements during the event

The Imatranaj track area is closed to all traffic as follows:

Friday, September 3.7th, 15:21 PM–XNUMX:XNUMX PM
Saturday, September 4.7th, 8.30:20 AM–XNUMX:XNUMX PM
Sunday, August 5.7th, 9–18 p.m.

The traffic closure applies to both vehicles and light traffic.

The track area runs along the route Vuoksentie – Linnankoskenkatu – Linnansuontie – Pietarintie – Imatrankoskentie. The closed area is marked on the map in yellow.

From Imatranko, you can go in the direction of Rajapatsa and Teppanala via the Imatrankoskentie roundabout. From the directions of Mehiläimäki and Itä-Siitola, access to Imatrankoski takes place via Kuutosti or the old railroad bridge.

The announced times may change if there are changes to the event schedule.

Additional public transport services and discounted tickets

During the Imatranajo event, the public is encouraged to use public transportation.

During the event, additional traffic will be arranged on routes 23, 27 and 28 from 3 to 5 July 2025. Additional traffic will also be provided on regional traffic between Imatra and Lappeenranta on route 100 during the event.

During the Imatra run, public transport single-ticket products are cheaper than normal when purchased from the bus driver; children under 18 travel free of charge and an adult single-ticket costs two euros.

More information about additional public transport services can be found here. From the team's press release.

There are also parking areas for the public to use. The parking areas are paid and are located on Vuoksentie and Ensontie. The parking areas are visible Imatranajon on the regional map.

There are areas near the area where parking is prohibited.

– Parking is not allowed on Kuparitie and Ivontie, among other streets. Ivontie is a public transport detour, which is why parking is prohibited, says Imatra's city gardener. Erika Luhtanen.

Special arrangements on the Canal Bridge during the event

The light traffic lanes on the Canal Bridge will be narrowed for safety reasons during the Imatranajo event. Construction site fences and banners will be installed on the bridge on Thursday morning, July 2.7, and will be removed on Monday morning, July 6.7.

Narrowing the pedestrian lanes is a precautionary measure to prepare for heavier traffic on the bridge. More information In the announcement from the City of Imatra.

Imatranajo is the major event partner of the City of Imatra in 2026.