Facts, statistics, news, and trivia ahead of Vasaloppet 2026

Over the first 101 races, 649,201 skiers have crossed the finish line after completing Vasaloppet (90 km), covering a total distance equivalent to 1,458 laps around the Earth or 76 trips to the Moon and back. Counting finishes across all Vasaloppet races, both during the Winter Week and Summer Week, the two-millionth finish may be recorded during this year’s Vasaloppet.

VASALOPPET QUICK FACTS 2026
DATE: Sunday, March 1, 2026
START: Vasaloppet start, Berga by, Sälen
START TIME: 08:00 CET
FINISH: The finish line portal at the belfry in Mora
DISTANCE: 90 km, classic technique
FOLLOW PARTICIPANTS: The official Vasaloppet app >
LIVE BROADCAST: On radio, TV and streaming. (See broadcast times below.)
FIRST RACE: 1922
CANCELLED: 1932, 1934 and 1990
THIS IS RACE NUMBER: 102
REIGNING CHAMPIONS: Alvar Myhlback, Sweden, and Stina Nilsson, Sweden
REGISTERED PARTICIPANTS: 14,300 (Total of 61,600 across Vasaloppet’s Winter Week 2026)
HILL PRIZE: Evertsberg 47 km
OTHER SPRINT PRICES: Smågan 11 km, Mångsbodarna 24 km, Risberg 36 km, Oxberg 62 km, Hökberg 71 km, Eldris 81 km
SKI CLASSIC CLIMB: The highest point of Vasaloppet (528 metres above sea level) 3 km
SKI CLASSICS SPRINT: Smågan 11 km, Evertsberg 47 km
NEXT YEAR: Registration is now open for the 103rd Vasaloppet on March 7, 2027, and the other Winter Week 2027 races. There is currently an early bird discount. The Winter Week 2027 will have the same races as this year.
WEBSITES: vasaloppet.se, vasaloppet.tv

History
Gustav Eriksson’s adventure in Dalarna took place during the winter of 1520–21. On June 6, 1523 he was elected King of Sweden – as Gustav Vasa. The first Vasaloppet took place in 1922. This year will see the 102nd Vasaloppet, which is also the 30th with a special competition class for women (started in 1997). Since 1948, the race has always run on the first Sunday of March, except in 2015 when it ran on March 8.

Sveriges Television
The first live TV broadcast of Vasaloppet took place 60 years ago, in 1966. This will be the 49th time that Vasaloppet (in part or in its entirety) is transmitted live, and it’s the 44th time that the Vasaloppet start is broadcast live on television. 1973 was the first year with a live broadcast in colour. Vasaloppet has been shown live every year since 1992.

This is the twelfth year that Yvette Hermundstad is hosting the broadcast on Sveriges Television (SVT). Jacob Hård and Anders Blomquist have commentated the SVT broadcast every year since 1995 with only two exceptions (1997 and 2016), making this their 30th time covering Vasaloppet together.

Facts about participants
You may now ski Vasaloppet from the year you turn 17 (born in the year 2009).

Participants in Vasaloppet 2026 are between 16 and 85 years of age. The average age is 40.5 years. 20 percent of the registered participants on Sunday are women. 47 percent of the registered participants in Vasaloppet 2026 have never participated in Vasaloppet’s Winter Week before. Returning participants have skied an average of 7.6 Winter Week races.

Start list >
(The elite start group is “Elit”, after which there are ten additional start groups. For those who want to improve their start positions, Vasaloppet now has seeding races in 14 different countries.)

Winners
The last ten Vasaloppet winners, women
2016 Katerina Smutná, Austria
2017 Britta Johansson Norgren, Sweden
2018 Lina Korsgren, Sweden
2019 Britta Johansson Norgren, Sweden
2020 Lina Korsgren, Sweden
2021 Lina Korsgren, Sweden
2022 Astrid Öyre Slind, Norway
2023 Emilie Fleten, Norway
2024 Emilie Fleten, Norway
2025 Stina Nilsson, Sweden

The last ten Vasaloppet winners, men
2016 John Kristian Dahl, Norway
2017 John Kristian Dahl, Norway
2018 Andreas Nygaard, Norway
2019 Tore Björset Berdal, Norway
2020 Petter Eliassen, Norway
2021 Tord Asle Gjerdalen, Norway
2022 Andreas Nygaard, Norway
2023 Emil Persson, Sweden
2024 Torleif Syrstad, Norway
2025 Alvar Myhlback, Sweden

Last year’s results
Only eight different men’s victors and five different women’s victors have managed to defend their Vasaloppet win the next year. Most recently, John Kristian Dahl 2017 and Emilie Fleten 2024. Ten times in the men’s class (since 1922) and four times in the women’s class (introduced in 1997), the person who finished second in Vasaloppet won the race the following year.

Results Vasaloppet 2025, men
1. Alvar Myhlback, (SWE) Lager 157 Ski Team, 3.28.45
2. Emil Persson, (SWE) Lager 157 Ski Team, 3.28.46
3. Max Novak, (SWE) Team Aker Daehlie, 3.28.47
4. Johan Tjelle, (NOR) Team Engcon, 3.28.48
5. Axel Jutterström, (SWE) Team Eksjöhus, 3.28.49
6. Petter Stakston, (NOR) Team Aker Daehlie, 3.28.49
7. Torleif Syrstad, (NOR) Team Engcon, 3.28.50
8. Andreas Nygaard, (NOR) Team Ragde Charge, 3.28.53
9. Runar Skaug Mathisen, (NOR) Lager 157 Ski Team, 3.28.54
10. Johan Hoel, (NOR) Team Ragde Charge, 3.28.57

Results Vasaloppet 2025, women
1. Stina Nilsson, (SWE) Team Ragde Charge, 3.54.00
2. Anikken Gjerde Alnes, (NOR) Team Engcon, 3.59.11
3. Silje Öyre Slind, (NOR) Team Aker Daehlie, 3.59.11
4. Emilie Fleten, (NOR) Team Ramudden, 4.05.43
5. Louise Lindström, (SWE) Team Eksjöhus, 4.05.44
6. Karolina Hedenström, (SWE) Lager 157 Ski Team, 4.08.22
7. Hedda Bångman, (SWE) eD system Vltava Fund team, 4.10.34
8. Moa Hansson, (SWE) Ski Team Göhlins, 4.10.54
9. Guro Jordheim, (NOR) Team Aker Daehlie, 4.13.39
10. Malin Börjesjö, (SWE) Team Internorm Trentino GSG, 4.14.24

Cross-country cup
The international cross-country cup Ski Classics, broadcast live on Sveriges Television, has run ever since 2011. Vasaloppet is the longest race in this year’s Ski Classics. The overall standings currently show a Norwegian lead on both the women’s and men’s side.

Standings in Ski Classics Pro Tour Champion 2025/26, women:
1. Anikken Gjerde Alnæs, (NOR) Team Engcon, 1670 points
2. Emilie Fleten, (NOR) Team Ramudden, 1435
3. Silje Øyre Slind, (NOR) Team Aker Dæhlie, 1352
4. Hanna Lodin, (SWE) Team Engcon, 1310
5. Stina Nilsson, (SWE) Team Ragde Charge, 1245
6. Jenny Larsson, (SWE) Lager 157 Ski Team, 1208
7. Julie Kvale Støstad, (NOR) Team Ramudden, 1099
8. Louise Lindström, (SWE) Team Eksjöhus, 1033
9. Sofie Elebro Lind, (SWE) Team Eksjöhus, 962
10. Hedda Bångman, (SWE) Team Burger King Northug, 953
11. Anja Stolpe, (SWE) The Youth Team, 899
12. Kati Roivas, (FIN) Team Eksjöhus, 897
13. Linnea Johansson, (SWE) Lager 157 Ski Team, 744
14. Hanna Fine, (FRA) Team Slavia Pojišťovna Robinson Trentino, 738
15. Tereza Hujerová, (CZE) Team Slavia Pojišťovna Robinson Trentino, 717
16. Michaela Patscheider, (ITA) Team Slavia Pojišťovna Robinson Trentino, 704
17. Laurie Flochon Joly, (FRA) Team Futura GTE Trentino, 658
18. Sandra Schützová, (CZE) Team Kaffebryggeriet DRIV, 640
19. Magni Smedås, (NOR) Team Eksjöhus, 635
20. Karolína Grohováe, (CZE) D system RSJ Team, 612

Standings in Ski Classics Pro Tour Champion 2025/26, men:
1. Amund Riege, (NOR) Team Aker Dæhlie, 1628 points
2. Kasper Stadaas, (NOR) Team Aker Dæhlie, 1568
3. Amund Hoel, (NOR) Team Engcon, 1123
4. Ole Jørgen Bruvoll, (NOR) Team Engcon, 1092
5. Jeremy Royer, (FRA) Team Eksjöhus, 1046
6. Magnus Vesterheim, (NOR) Team Ramudden, 1007
7. Axel Jutterström, (SWE) Team Eksjöhus, 981
8. Alfred Buskqvist, (SWE) Team Ramudden, 966
9. Morten Eide Pedersen, (NOR) Team Eksjöhus, 927
10. Torleif Syrstad, (NOR) Team Engcon, 898
11. Einar Kalland-Olsen, (NOR) Lager 157 Ski Team, 877
12. Alvar Myhlback, (SWE) Lager 157 Ski Team, 870
13. Johan Hoel, (NOR) Team Ragde Charge, 841
14. Johan Tjelle, (NOR) Team Engcon, 835
15. Thomas Ødegaarden, (NOR) Team Eksjöhus, 774
16. Max Novak, (SWE) Team Aker Dæhlie, 742
17. Oskar Kardin, (SWE) Lager 157 Ski Team, 726
18. Petter Stakston, (NOR) Team Aker Dæhlie, 712
19. Håvard Taugbøl, (NOR) Team Ragde Charge, 690
20. Nils Dahlsten, (SWE) Lager 157 Ski Team, 668

Remaining Ski Classics races after Vasaloppet:
Event 8: March 7, 2026 – Orsa Grönklitt 50k ITT women – Grönklitt, Sweden, 50 km
Event 9: March 8, 2026 – Orsa Grönklitt 50k ITT men – Grönklitt, Sweden, 50 km
Event 10: March 14, 2026 – Birkebeinerrennet – Rena–Lillehammer, Norway, 54 km
Event 11: March 21, 2026 – Marcialonga Bodø – Bodø, Norway, 50 km
Event 12: March 28, 2026 – Reistadløpet – Setermoen–Bardufoss, Norway, 46 km
Event 13: March 29, 2026 – Grand Finale Summit 2 Senja – Bardufoss–Finnsnes, Norway, 60 km
www.skiclassics.com

Course adjustment 2026
Starting this year, there is a new course section on the final kilometre approaching the Smågan checkpoint. There is also a change of approximately one kilometre near Mora Ski Stadium, roughly four kilometres from the finish. The Vasaloppet track approaching the stadium now passes through more rolling terrain, and participants will ski straight into the stadium instead of, as before, passing alongside it. This will also make viewing easier for spectators. The total distance of 90 kilometres is not affected by these course changes.

New Vasaloppet trophy and 102,000 SEK
The flower ceremony for the top three finishers in the women’s and men’s class takes place at the belfry approximately ten minutes after the third woman crosses the finish line. The official awards ceremony for Vasaloppet 2026 will be held at 15:00 at Mora-Nisse’s square in the finish area. Training scholarships will be awarded to the top 15 men and the top 15 women. The prize sum is the same in the men’s and women’s class. The first prize (for both men and women) is the new victory trophy from Kosta Boda (IBMs honorary award), a gold medal, a green leaf garland, a big red Dalecarlian horse and a cheque for 102,000 SEK. In addition, the victors each receive a brass cast bell from Morells Metallgjuteri. The men’s class winner has their name engraved on the Vasaloppet stone in Sälen and the women’s class winner has their name engraved at Mora-Nisse’s square in Mora. The men’s class winner will also get the Kranskulla honorary award, an embroidered pillow. (The Kransmas honorary award was given at Tjejvasan.) The women’s champion receives a pair of twine-knitted mittens with a “Vasaloppet 2026” embroidery, from Mora Hemslöjd. 

There are seven sprint prizes for both men and women: 10,000 SEK in Evertsberg (The Hill Prize) and 5,000 SEK at the six other checkpoints; Smågan, Mångsbodarna, Risberg, Oxberg, Hökberg and Eldris.

The total prize sum for Vasaloppet 2026 is 624,000 SEK. If a participant sets a new record time in the men’s or women’s class of Vasaloppet they will also be awarded a 50,000 SEK record bonus. Current record time for women: 3.50.06 (Astrid Øyre Slind, 2022). Current record time for men: 3.28.18 (Tord Asle Gjerdalen, 2021).

Placement medals – gold, silver and bronze – are awarded to those who come first, second and third. Participants who finish within the winning time plus 50 percent are awarded the Vasaloppet achievement medal. Everyone who completes Vasaloppet gets a diploma and a participation medal.

Ski Classics has a “climb prize” at the course’s highest point, 528 metres above sea level, three kilometres after the start. The first seven men and women to reach this height get points in the Climb Trophy cup. Ski Classics also keeps track of sprints in Smågan and Evertsberg; the first seven men and women to reach those checkpoints get points in the Sprint Trophy cup.

No Grand Slam this year
For the 2020/21 season, Ski Classics launched “The Grand Classics” which includes the four big races Marcialonga in Italy, Jizerska50 in the Czech Republic, Vasaloppet in Sweden and Birkebeinerrennet in Norway. These four races are valued higher in Ski Classics: Winners now get 500 points in the overall cup. If a skier wins all four in one and the same season, they make a Grand Slam and win 100,000 EUR. So far in history, no skier has managed to win all four races during the same season, not since Ski Classics started nor before. Since Marcialonga and Jizerská50 had different winners this year, no one can win a Grand Slam 2026.

The 102nd Kranskulla and 38th Kransmas
This year’s Kranskulla is Maja Stefansson from IFK Mora Gymnastikklubb and Kransmas is snowboarder William Mathisen from Sälens IF Alpina.

Participant numbers from different counties
The participant numbers from different Swedish counties in Vasaloppet 2026 were, as of this past Monday: Stockholms 2,337, Västra Götaland 1,810, Uppsala 667, Dalarna 620, Skåne 604, Västerbotten 494, Jönköping 513, Östergötland 452, Norrbotten 387, Halland 384, Värmland 350, Örebro 347, Gävleborg 335, Jämtland 332, Västernorrland 325, Västmanland 280, Kronoberg 212, Södermanland 196, Kalmar 179, Blekinge 97, Gotland 37.

Alterations may be made up until the start so statistics are not final.

Foreign participants in Vasaloppet 2026
More than 3,200 of Vasaloppet’s registered participants in 2026 are from 53 nations other than Sweden. According to numbers from this past Monday, the 20 countries with most foreign representation are: Norway 1,129 registered participants, Finland 567, Denmark 354, Germany 237, Czech Republic 226, Switzerland 94, Italy 85, Netherlands 79, France 77, USA 72, Austria 70, Estonia 50, Poland 34, UK 33, Iceland 26, Canada 18, Belgium 31, Slovakia 9, Spain 8, Latvia 8, Belgium 7.

Alterations may be made up until the start so statistics are not final.

Vasaloppet 2026 on TV around the world
Vasaloppet and Ski Classics 2025/26 is shown by the following TV broadcasters: SVT (Sweden), NRK (Norway), WBD Warner Bros. Discovery (Finland), Sporty TV (Czech Republic), TVP (Poland), Servus TV (Austria, Germany, Switzerland), beIN Sports (Canada, USA), Fox Sports (Australia), TRT (Turkey), TV3 Baltic (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania). Vasaloppet 2026 will also be broadcast live by Ski Classics Play in an international webcast with English commentary. (See below.)

Broadcasts ahead of the race
Watch the Ski Classics press conference from Wednesday, February 25, with interviews ahead of Vasaloppet 2026
Ski Classics Live Sessions >

Here are all the times for radio, TV and streaming of Vasaloppet on Sunday, March 1, 2026:

Sveriges Radio P4
07:18–13:00 Radiosporten is broadcasting Sportextra with Vasaloppet. The now traditional start time is 07:18. With Johan Bengts, Hanna Falk, Malin Rimfors, Gustav Jakobsson, Mats Fagerström and Alexander Lundholm.
sverigesradio.se/radiosporten

Sveriges Television SVT1 and SVT Play
07.30–12.30 SVT1/SVT Play: Vasaloppet >
07.30–21.00 SVT Play: The fight against time limits with Julia & Mattias – skiing reporter >
14.30–16.45 SVT1/SVT Play: Vasaloppet
On SVT Play, SVT has extra cameras at the start in Sälen, at all seven checkpoints (Smågan, Mångsbodarna, Risberg, Evertsberg, Oxberg, Hökberg, Eldris) and at the finish line in Mora – so that you can keep an eye out for your friend on the course.
www.svtplay.se/vasaloppet

Sveriges Television’s Vasaloppet 2026 team:
Host: Yvette Hermundstad
Studio expert: Mathias Fredriksson
Commentary: Jacob Hård och Anders Blomquist
Reporters: Maria Wallberg och Milad Akbarzadeh
Guest reporter on the track: Nick Rajacic
Skiing reporter: Julia Franzén together with Vasaloppet coach Mattias Svahn

Vasaloppet.TV
07.30–20.30 Live broadcasts from the start, checkpoints and finish
Follow participants through the arena via fixed cameras at the start in Berga by in Sälen, at the highest point after 3 km, at the checkpoints in Smågan, Mångsbodarna, Risberg, Evertsberg, Oxberg, Hökberg and Eldris, and the finish in Mora.
Vasaloppet.TV >

07.45–12.45 Vasaloppet Live 2026. Watch the exciting elite skier showdown in Vasaloppet. Commentary: Martin Sellberg. Expert: Daniel Tynell. (Only available in Sweden)
Vasaloppet Live 2026 >
Broadcast schedule Vasaloppet.TV (in English) >

Ski Classics international broadcast
07:50–12:30 Vasaloppet will be broadcast live by Ski Classics in an international webcast with English commentary. Can be viewed worldwide at a small cost.
Ski Classics Play’s Vasaloppet broadcast 2026 >

Number bib colour and series in Vasaloppet 2026
Women’s number bibs are yellow and men’s are white. Veterans, who have completed at least 30 races, always wear an orange number bib with their name on it. Elite women have the prefix F (female) in the start and results list, while elite men have the prefix M (male). Veterans have the prefix V in the start and results list.

The top 50 women and top 100 men from Vasaloppet 2025 receive their placement from that race as their start number in Vasaloppet 2026, meaning start numbers 1–50 for women and 1–100 for men, with their name printed on the bib. Other elite women are assigned start numbers from 51 upwards, and other elite men are assigned numbers from 101 upwards.

Other women and men are assigned start numbers beginning at 1000 for start group 1, 2000 for start group 2, and so on up to start group 10. If there are more than 1000 participants in a start group, additional men receive numbers starting at 11000, and women starting at 17000.

The 700 or so participants who have opted for a personalized bib with their name receive start numbers from the series beginning at 20000.

Ski Classics vests in Vasaloppet 2026
Women
Yellow vest CHAMP: Anikken Gjerde Alnes (NOR), Team Engcon
Green vest SPRINT: Silje Øyre Slind (NOR), Team Aker Dhlie (second place)
Red-and-black chequered vest CLIMB: Stina Nilsson (SWE), Team Ragde Charge
Pink vest YOUTH (up to age 26): Louise Lindström (SWE), Team Eksjöhus
Light blue vest CUB (up to age 23): Anja Stolpe (SWE), The Youth Team
Grey vest VETERAN: Nicole Tröger (GER), Cibes Lift Ski-Willy Marathon Team

Men
Yellow vest CHAMP: Amund Riege (NOR), Team Aker Dæhlie
Green vest SPRINT: Vebjørn Moen (NOR), Team Eksjöhus
Red-and-black chequered vest CLIMB: Kasper Stadaas (SWE), Team Aker Dæhlie
Pink vest YOUTH (up to age 26): Simon Vuillet (FRA), Team Slavia Pojišťovna Robinson Trentino (third place)
Light blue vest CUB (up to age 23): Alvar Myhlback (SWE), Lager 157 Ski Team
Grey vest VETERAN: Klas Nilsson (SWE), Team Futura GTE Trentino

Vasaloppet veterans
To call yourself a veteran you must complete a Vasaloppet and/or Öppet Spår according to Vasaloppet’s rules for 30 years (only one race per year counts). From 2020 and on you may also count Nattvasan 90. In Vasaloppet, veterans start in their own row in start group 5 (closest to the wall). Gösta Lönnelid of Mora has skied 61 races – more than anyone else! Bengt Eriksson, Sälen, and Börje Karlsson, Landsbro, both skied 60 races.

Celebrities in Vasaloppet 2026
Mattias Alm, grandson of Vasaloppet’s first winner, Ernst Alm
Jessica Almenäs, TV host
Filip Amaya Morel, marketing manager and participant in The Johan Eriksson Vasaloppet Challenge
Aron Andersson, adventurer
Melker Andersson, chef
Christian Bauer, purchasing manager ICA Sweden, married to Pernilla Wahlgren
Lars Beckung, CEO of Nexiko and TV producer
Edward Bernadotte, count’s son
Eva Billtén, group manager at Riksbanken & participant in The Johan Eriksson Vasaloppet Challenge
Sofia Björk, influencer
Per-Anders Blind, president of the football organization Conifa
Andreas Dackell, former NHL hockey player, Olympic gold 1994
Jonas Dahlbom, chef
Mats E. Djuse, horse racer
Lotta Edin-Johansson, CEO of Visit Dalsland/Dalsland Canal & participant in The Johan Eriksson Vasaloppet Challenge
Veronica Ek, local police chief and participant in The Johan Eriksson Vasaloppet Challenge
Mats Engblom, CFO Viking Line & participant in The Johan Eriksson Vasaloppet Challenge
Henrik Eriksson Järheim, winner of Vasaloppet 2001
Peppe Femling, former biathlete, Olympic gold 2018
Julia Franzén, TV personality, influencer, skiing reporter for SVT in Vasaloppet 2026
Birger Fält, Vasaloppet expert, former national team racewalker
Carina Hammarstrand, over 200 finishes in the Vasaloppet track
Anna Hellström, winner of Ultravasan 90, 2022
Love Holgersson, former boxer, European bronze, Nordic gold, Swedish gold
Joakim Jerring, great-grandnephew of Sven Jerring
Marcus Jodin, club manager BK Häcken
Tilda Johansson, former biathlete, 2 European silver, 1 European bronze
Caroline Kejbert, influencer, newly engaged to Joacim Rickling of ”Bonde söker fru”
Kristian von Krusenstierna, dressage rider and trainer
Filip Lamprecht, TV personality, entrepreneur, winner of Swedish Let’s Dance 2021
Henrik Lenngren, journalist and author
Simon Lundman, prolific trucker, Svenska Truckers
Marcus Magnertoft, former hockey player, Swedish champion 1994 with Malmö
Ola Mattsson, secretary general Barncancerfonden & participant in The Johan Eriksson Vasaloppet Challenge
David Neves, horse racing expert
Caspar Opitz, media ombudsman
Jonas Parandian, naprapath, lecturer, health profile
Mattias Pers, great-grandson of Vasaloppet initiator Anders Pers
Joacim Rickling, farmer on ”Bonde söker fru” & newly engaged with Caroline Kejbert
Linda Rosenquist, prolific horse racer, secretary general of Travhästägarna
Fatmir Seremeti, lecturer, entrepreneur, accessibility consultant, former goalball player, Paralympic bronze 2008
Per Skoglund, horse racing expert, host of “V85 Direkt” on TV4
Joel Snickars, sports journalist
Paul Svensson, chef
Josefine Swärm, prolific runner, influencer
Marko Säävälä, journalist at Sveriges Radio
Martin Söderström, former professional freeride mountain biker
Michel Torneus, former long jumper, Swedish record holder, European champion 2015, two-time Olympian
Per Åsling, former member of parliament

From abroad
James Agre, American professor at the University of Minnesota, brother of Nobel laureate Peter Agre
Mikkel Killi Andersen, former Norwegian bandy player, national champion with Stabæk
Daniel Bækkegård, Danish professional triathlete, 3rd Ironman 70.3 World Championship 2021, European Champion 2022
Jens Bojsen-Möller, Danish former sailor, Olympic bronze (Flying Dutchman) 1992
Stefan Borgman, Finnish former ski orienteer, World Champion 1992
Jan Friis-Mikkelsen, Danish TV chef from “Den Store Bagedyst”
Emil Gukild, Norwegian TV personality and sports journalist
Tobias Hamann-Pedersen, Danish presenter and pastry chef
Kristian Hammer, Norwegian former Olympic Nordic combined skier, World Champion 2001 & 2005
Line Hedegaard, Danish influencer
Ragnar Horn, Norwegian financier
Trond Høiby, Norwegian former decathlete, Olympian, four-time Norwegian champion
Håvard Klemetsen, former Nordic combined skier, Olympic gold 2014, World Champion 2005
Tore Eugen Kvalheim, Norwegian trade union leader
Tomi Myllys, Finnish adventurer and expedition leader, summited Mount Everest
Iver Mysterud, Norwegian zoologist, researcher and author
Matthias Remund, Swiss sports director, secretary general of the International University Sports Federation (who organize the FISU World University Games)
Morten Røkke, Norwegian businessman
Pavel Sehnal, Czech business executive and politician
Alvar Tiisler, Estonian TV sports commentator

Ban on littering, fluorinated ski wax, and skating
If a participant is found to have littered in or along the Vasaloppet course (which is a nature reserve) then he or she will receive a time penalty of 15 minutes. This rule was introduced in 2017. Disposing of litter is permitted in three different ways: In the bins at the Vasaloppet checkpoints; In the marked littering zones between each Vasaloppet checkpoint; Where you as a participant know that a team leader or associate will pick up what you throw. For elite skiers Vasaloppet holds special dialogue, requiring that each team takes responsibility for, and picks up, any of their waste that is thrown along the track.

Since 2024, Vasaloppet has a total ban on the use of fluorinated ski wax in all Winter Week races.

The ski technique in Vasaloppet is classic style. Skating can lead to disqualification. For Vasaloppet 2026, technical checks will be reinforced and officials will display warning signs along the track for participants who ski in an unauthorized manner. If a recreational skier receives several verbal warnings, the jury may impose stricter penalties. Remember fair play on the track!

Weather
The coldest temperature at a Vasaloppet start in Sälen was -30 degrees Celsius, measured in 1935 and 1987. The warmest starting temperature, +4.5 degrees Celsius, was in 2015. Over the 100 years that Vasaloppet has run since 1922, it’s been below zero at the start 86 times, zero degrees 7 times and above zero 8 times.

Vasaloppet’s Summer Week 2026
Vasaloppet doesn’t just have a Winter Week. Since 2009 there’s also a Vasaloppet Summer Week with twelve mountain bike and running races, such as Cykelvasan 90 and Ultravasan 90. (Notably Ultravasan 90 has Swedish Championship status in 2026.) See the complete list of races below.

Vasaloppstrippeln x3
Vasaloppstrippeln means completing three different types of Vasaloppet during one and the same calendar year. The participant skis in Vasaloppet’s Winter Week and runs and cycles the same distance in Vasaloppet’s Summer Week in August. The distances are 90, 45 or 30 kilometres.
Vasaloppstrippeln >

Everything happening around Vasaloppet 2026
Programme/calendar >

Results and start lists >

Upcoming events in the Vasaloppet Arena:

Vasaloppet’s Winter Week 2026 – cross country skiing

• Friday, February 20, Vasaloppet 30, start Oxberg, 30 km
• Saturday, February 21, Tjejvasan, start Oxberg, 30 km
• Friday, February 27, Stafettvasan, ski relay, five sections, start Sälen, 90 km
• Sunday, February 22, Öppet Spår Sunday, start Sälen, 90 km FULLY BOOKED
• Sunday, February 22, Ungdomsvasan, start Eldris, 9 km, start Hökberg, 19 km
• Monday, February 23, Öppet Spår Monday 90, freestyle, start Sälen, 90 km
• Monday, February 23, Öppet Spår Monday 45, freestyle, start Oxberg, 45 km
• Monday, February 23, Öppet Spår Monday 30, freestyle, start Oxberg, 30 km
• Tuesday, February 24, Vasaloppet 45, start Oxberg, 45 km
• Friday, February 27, Nattvasan 30, individually or two-person teams, freestyle,
  start Oxberg, 30 km
• Friday, February 27, Nattvasan 45, individually or two-person teams, freestyle,
  start Oxberg, 45 km
• Friday, February 27, Nattvasan 90, individually or two-person teams, freestyle,
  start Sälen, 90 km
• Saturday, February 28, Vasaloppet 10, freestyle, start Eldris, 9 km
• Sunday, March 1, The 102nd Vasaloppet, start Sälen, 90 km

Hemmavasan skidor 2026 – cross country skiing when and where you want

• February 20–March 1, Hemmavasan skidor

Barnens Vasalopp skidor 2026 – children’s Vasaloppet ski race

• Saturday, February 21, Barnens Vasalopp skidor in Sälen
• Saturday, February 28, Barnens Vasalopp skidor in Mora

Vasaloppet’s Summer Week 2026 – biking and running

• Friday, August 7, Cykelvasan 30, start Oxberg, 32 km
• Friday, August 7, Cykelvasan Öppet Spår, start Sälen, 95 km
• Friday, August 7, Cykelvasan 45, start Oxberg, 45 km
• Saturday, August 8, Cykelvasan 90, start Sälen, 95 km
• Friday, August 14, Funkisvasan, start Mora, 4 km
• Friday, August 14, Trailvasan 10, start Mora, 10 km
• Saturday, August 15, Ultravasan 90, start Sälen, 92 km
• Saturday, August 15, Vasastafetten, running relay, ten legs, start Sälen, 92 km
• Saturday, August 15, Ultravasan 45, start Oxberg, 45 km
• Saturday, August 15, Trailvasan 30, start Oxberg, 30 km

Hemmavasan cykel and löpning 2026 – biking and running when and where you want

• August 7–15, Hemmavasan cykel
• August 7–15, Hemmavasan löpning

Barnens Vasalopp cykel 2026 – children’s Vasaloppet bike race

• Thursday, August 6, and Friday, August 7, Barnens Vasalopp cykel in Sälen
• Saturday, August 8, Barnens Vasalopp cykel in Mora

Barnens Vasalopp löpning 2026 – children’s Vasaloppet running race

Friday, August 14, Barnens Vasalopp löpning in Sälen

Friday, August 14, Barnens Vasalopp löpning in Mora

Vasaloppet’s Winter Week 2027 – cross country skiing

• Friday, February 26, Vasaloppet 30, start Oxberg, 30 km
• Saturday, February 27, Tjejvasan, start Oxberg, 30 km
• Sunday, February 28, Öppet Spår Sunday, start Sälen, 90 km
• Sunday, February 28, Ungdomsvasan, start Eldris, 9 km, start Hökberg, 19 km
• Monday, March 1, Öppet Spår Monday 90, freestyle, start Sälen, 90 km
• Monday, March 1, Öppet Spår Monday 45, freestyle, start Oxberg, 45 km
• Monday, March 1, Öppet Spår Monday 30, freestyle, start Oxberg, 30 km
• Tuesday, March 2, Vasaloppet 45, start Oxberg, 45 km
• Friday, March 5, Stafettvasan, ski relay, five sections, start Sälen, 90 km
• Friday, March 5, Nattvasan 30, individually or two-person teams, freestyle, start Oxberg, 30 km
• Friday, March 5, Nattvasan 45, individually or two-person teams, freestyle, start Oxberg, 45 km
• Friday, March 5, Nattvasan 90, individually or two-person teams, freestyle, start Sälen, 90 km
• Saturday, March 6, Vasaloppet 10, freestyle, start Eldris, 9 km
• Sunday, March 7, The 103rd Vasaloppet, start Sälen, 90 km

Read more and register here for the Vasaloppet’s Winter Week 2027 >