From January 2025 onwards, in addition to Finnish and Swedish versions, bulletins in English are published once a month to the SRAL webpage. If you have any content, news or information that you would like to be included in the bulletin, please contact the office by email (toimisto@nullsral.fi).
Membership fees 2026
The SRAL membership fee for 2026 is 69 euros. Discounts apply to old timers, juniors and for those who will switch from paper copy of Radioamatööri magazine to the digital edition. You can fill the form here: Ilmoittaudu digilehden tilaajaksi tästä. The form is in Finnish.
Invoices have been sent. These have arrived by post unless you have selected the online banking option previously. Please do pay only using the details of the invoice 2026 and not with references from previous years, for example. Should you have any questions regarding the membership fee or paying, please contact the office by email: toimisto@nullsral.fi
The Nordic DX & Contest Meeting in May 2026
OHDXF and CCF organise the 25th Nordic meeting on 15th to 17th May at the Hotel Arkipelagi in Åland Islands. You can find more information on the event location from the hotel’s webpage. There will be more information on the programme at OHDXF’s webpage closer to the event.
Nordic VUSHF Meeting
RATS organises the 46th Nordic VUSHF meeting in Raisio, Finland Proper from 15th to 17th May. You can find further information closer to the event from RATS’s webpage.
The League’s summer camp 2026 in Eerikkilä, Tammela
The annual summer camp 2026 is organised by Riihimäen Kolmoset OH3AD – a club located in Tavastia Proper region. The summer camp will take place in Eerikkilä Sport & Resort in Tammela, Tavastia Proper in Southern Finland. The event will be held between 16th and 19th of July 2026. You can find more information about the event at SRAL’s webpage (in Finnish)
International amateur radio magazines available for download
League members can download ham radio magazines published by other Nordic countries. The digital editions are available free of charge from the member archive.
In order to download files from the archive, you will need a working email address, which you have provided to the League’s office. You can enable downloads by sending your email address to SRAL office using this form: Update your contact info
Should you have any problems accessing the archive, please contact the office by email: toimisto@nullsral.fi.
Forthcoming courses
There are three courses for future hams. Helsinki Hacklab in the capital region will organise a course from 5th March onwards. OH7AB in Joensuu, Northern Karelia will organise a course from 14th March onwards. Lastly, MPK will organise a HF course in Pirkkala, Pirkanmaa at the weekend of 13th to 15th March.
Welcome to SMLA!
North hunt – Nordic municipalities (SM – LA – OH – OZ) – A contest for radio amateurs, which can participate to activate and chase municipalities in Sweden, Norway, Finland and Denmark. Moreover, it is simple. Logs can be uploaded on the website in the ADIF format, or be entered manually. All that is required is that you register and log in and pay the fee of 100SEK. Feel free to send in a gift if you like. Sweden (290), Norway (357), Finland (309) and Denmark (98) have 1054 municipalities all together and the goal is to work all. The race is a points race where a contact is equivalent to 2 points. With the help of Google Maps in our search engine, you can quickly and easily locate areas near you, or your vacation-haunt. Click on the map (karta) in the menu above to try. For information and rules about the contest, click here.
Contests
You can find information on upcoming contests at the end of each bulletin in Finnish. “Kilpailukalenterit” section features the latest in the contest world!
FAQ:
How do I become a member of SRAL?
Information about membership and a link to the membership application form (in Finnish and Swedish) can be found here
How can I book a radio amateur exam?
You can directly contact an examiner to arrange an exam time and location. The contact details and locations of qualification examiners can be found on the qualification examiners’ page.
How do I update my contact information or changes to my amateur radio license?
You can submit updates online using this form (in Finnish and Swedish). Alternatively, you can email (toimisto@nullsral.fi) or call the office +358 9562 5973.
What services does SRAL offer to members?
- The office is able to provide information and guidance
- Webshop with discount prices to members
- Radioamatööri magazine
- Qualification exams
- QSL service
- Membership site: members.sral.fi
- Automatic amateur radio stations: automatic.sral.fi
- Radioamateur Wiki: https://wiki.sral.fi/
- Remote stations
For any questions, please contact the SRAL office via email (toimisto@nullsral.fi) or by phone (+358 9562 5973) during service hours. In 2024 the service hours of the office are on Mondays and Tuesdays from 9 AM to 3 PM and on Thursdays and Fridays from 9 AM to 3 PM. On Wednesdays the phone service and the office are closed.