Warmly welcome
We would like to warmly invite you to our Figure skating Easter Camp 2025 in Suolahti, in Central Finland. For the athletes, we are offering different practice packages for the different levels.
We have following groups:
- Junior / Senior (minimum 2 A & 1-2 triple jumps)
- Intermediate novice / Advanced novice (Debytantit / SM-Noviisit) until 15 years (minimum all double jumps and working on 2 A & triple jumps)
- Junior B / Senior B (double jumps & working on 2 A & triple jumps)
- Basic Novice / Novice B (Silmut A / Noviisit) (double Jumps & working on 2 A & triple jumps)
- Chicks /(Silmut B) (single jumps, axel and practicing /or including double jumps)
- Pre-chicks (Minit/Tintit) until age of 10 years (only single jumps and/or including single axel and practicing double jumps)
- Late starters group 11 years-17 years (only single jumps and/or including single axel and practicing double jumps)
- Adults from the age of 18 (only single jumps and/or including single axel and practicing double jumps)
- Development Group 3-6 years old kids (skating school level and do NOT need support on the ice, practicing basic skating, basic positions, starting to do the first jumps and spins.)
Practice
Duration & amount of the practice per week
Groups 1 – 5:
- Technique on ice, includes steps and spins (8 x 50 min.)
- Skating Skills / Expression (4 x 50 min.)
- Dancing / ballet / dance workout or body recovery (4 x 50 min.)
- Athletics (4 x 50 min.)
Group 6 & 7 & 8:
- Technique on ice, includes steps and spins (8 x 50 min.)
- Dancing / ballet / dance workout / body recovery (4 x 50 min.)
- Athletics (4 x 50 min.)
Group 9:
- Technique on ice, includes steps and spins (4 x 50 min.)
- Athletics (4 x 50 min.)
The size of the groups for technique training on ice, will be max. 6 athletes per coach. The minimum size of each group is 4. If there are fewer than 4 entries, we cannot offer that group in the camp.
Prices per group:
Group 1 -5:
- 1 Week: 420,00 €
Group 6 & 7 & 8:
- 1 Week: 335,00 €
Group 9:
- 1 Week: 155,00 €
In addition, we are offering following:
- Private Coaching/Choreography on the ice and off-ice (You can book this also during the camp)
- The price depends on the coach/choreographer. More information you will get upon the registration.
- In addition, extra ice patch fee is charged (10,00 €/50min) for the privates and choreography lessons on the ice.
Important information
Location
Suolahden Jäähalli: https://youtu.be/EE6t_XCH4Ss
Accommodation
Accommodation needs to be booked separately and is not incl. in the camp price.
Insurance
All athletes must purchase health insurance (in the case you get injured or ill) for the camp. In addition, we recommend acquiring travel insurance as well. Please contact your own insurance companies.
Responsibility
The organizer is not held liable for you or your health on or off the ice. All skaters who are under the age of 18 years should travel with a parent or guardian. For emergency cases, we have a doctor, MD-PhD Valtter Virtanen, in the camp. He will take care of the first aid if something happens to you during the practice sessions and will bring you to the closest hospital, if necessary.
Cancellation
In case of cancellation, a written form is required. After 28.02.2024 we will charge 100% of the booking. We will not re-fund your payments if you get injured or sick, for this use your travel or health insurance.
For private coaching we will charge 100% of the booked patch and coaching fee if the cancellation occurs later than 48 hours before the planed session.
Other information
If you have allergies or medical conditions, please let us know. Your data will be treated confidentially.
Entry deadline for the camp: 28.02.25
Coaches
Best of the best
“The most important thing is to try and inspire people so that they can be great at whatever they want to do.” — Kobe Bryant

Alina Mayer-Virtanen
Figure Skating coach
Alina Mayer-Virtanen is Master was skating by herself for 24 years and represented Germany. The last few years of her skating career she skated at the international level in single skating. Alina is coaching single skating since 2013 in Oberstdorf-Germany and in Finland since 2017 as well. For the season 2024 & 2025 Alina is one of the responsible coaches for the area Middle-Finland and East Finland. Some of her athletes take part in the European and World Championships.
She speaks German, English and a bit of Finnish.

Ruslan Novoseltsev
Figure Skating coach
Ruslan began single skating at age five in St. Petersburg, igniting a lifelong passion. In his 19-year competitive career, he trained with the renowned Professor A.N. Mishin for nine years and skated on Russia’s national team for five.
He is the 1997 Winter Universiade champion and 1995 Finlandia Trophy bronze medalist.
After retiring from competition, Ruslan performed in professional shows in the UK for nearly 15 years, captivating audiences worldwide. His transition to coaching started in 2005 in Blackpool, UK,
Since 2012 he has been coaching in Finland. He worked with clubs such as Lappeenranta, Lahti, and Turku.
Since 2020 he represents Skating Club the KaTa.
He is also a well-known coach at camps in Finland, Spain, France and Island. His skaters have achieved good results and earned medals at Finnish, European, World, and Grand Prix levels.
Ruslan combines elite technique with a commitment to each skater’s growth, helping them build both skill and confidence.
He speaks english, russian and finnish.

Viveca Lindfors
Figure Skating coach
Viveca (just available 15.06-20.06.25) is working as a coach since 2020 in two different clubs and was part of several camps.
She wons the bronze medal at the Europeans 2019. She won the nordics championships 2018 and is the finnish champion of the season 2018/ 2019.
Viveca speaks, finnish, english and a bit of russian.

Pipsa Tuppela
Dance teacher & Choreographer
She (just available from 08.-20.6.25) is a dance teacher who graduated as Master of Arts at the Theatre School of Helsinki in 2017. She is working with figure skaters in different clubs around Finland, on- and off ice, sharing her passion for music and movement after her own figure skating hobby turned into professional dancing career. In her dance lessons focus is on holistic teaching methods and finding positive pedagogy ways to bring the best out of every athlete. She is mainly doing choreographies for Beginner until intermediate novice.
Of course you can book her like every coach in our camp for privat sessions.
Pipsa speaks Finnish, Swedish and English.