Everything ahead of Tjejvasan 2025 – the 37th edition

Registration on location can be completed at the race offices in Mora and Sälen from Thursday, February 20, at 12:00. Registration is also possible at the race office by the Oxberg start on Saturday. You can participate in the leisure class from the year you turn 11 (born 2014), and in the competition class from the year you turn 17 (born 2008). The youngest participant in Tjejvasan 2025 is 10 years old, and the oldest is 89. The average age in 2025 is 41.5 years, with participants from 28 different nations. This year 44% of registered participants are taking part in Tjejvasan for the first time.

Since Tjejvasan’s inception in 1988, a total of 202,742 finishers have been recorded!

Elite competitors
About 6–7 % of participants are in the competition class, while the rest enter recreationally in the leisure class. The top 10 finishers from Tjejvasan 2024 will have the same start number in Tjejvasan 2025 as their placement in 2024.

The start list for Tjejvasan 2025 includes many of the top performers in this year’s Ski Classics Pro Tour (see standings below). Each skier in Ski Classics can count their best result from the Challenger series each season. A victory in a Challenger race – such as Tjejvasan – earns 50 points (for comparison, winning a Grand Classics race like Vasaloppet earns you 500 points, a regular long-distance ski race earns 300 points and an ITT race 200 points). The result also affects the ranking, determining starting positions in Pro Tour races. The placement in Tjejvasan becomes particularly important for those who did not participate in any Challenger roller ski races last summer or any other Challenger races this winter.

In the senior class, several of the best from Tjejvasan 2024 are competing, among them winner Kati Roivas and runner-up Emilie Fleten. In addition to many of the top long-distance skiers from Ski Classics, other strong athletes are also registered. In the junior competition class (D17–20), which was created in 2022, there are currently about 40 registered participants so far.

More registrations may still come in before the start.

Current standings in Ski Classics Pro Tour Champion 2024/25 women, after the weekend’s races in Orsa Grönklitt
1. Anikken Gjerde Alnæs (NOR) Team Engcon, 2550 points
2. Emilie Fleten (NOR) Team Ramudden, 2549
3. Jenny Larsson (SWE) Lager 157 Ski Team, 2265
4. Hanna Lodin (SWE) Team Engcon, 1990
5. Silje Øyre Slind (NOR) Team Aker Dæhlie, 1885
6. Stina Nilsson (SWE) Team Ragde Charge, 1730
7. Hedda Bångman (SWE) eD system Vltava Fund Team, 1700
8. Louise Lindström (SWE) Team Eksjöhus, 1688
9. Julie Kvale Støstad (NOR) Team Ramudden, 1599
10. Karolina Hedenström (SWE) Lager 157 Ski Team, 1598
11. Guro Jordheim (NOR) Team Aker Dæhlie, 1579
12. Kati Roivas (FIN) Team Eksjöhus, 1348
13. Tereza Hujerová (CZE) Team Robinson Trentino, 1173
14. Hanna Sandholt Hansen (NOR) Team Næringsbanken Stora Enso, 1134
15. Hilda Löf (SWE) Ski Team Göhlins, 1054
16. Sandra Schützová (CZE) Team Kaffebryggeriet DRIV, 1035
17. Sofia Lindberg (SWE) Team Edux, 1015
18. Linnea Johansson (SWE) Lager 157 Ski Team, 1012
19. Ida Palmberg (SWE) Team Ramudden, 959
20. Sofie Elebro Lind (SWE) Team Eksjöhus, 912

Note: Emilie Fleten came second in a Challenger race (Klarälvsloppet, earning 49 points), while Anikken Gjerde Alnæs has not competed in any Challenger races this season.

Start
Tjejvasan’s competition classes, groups Elite, 1A, 1B and 2, start at 09:00. After that a new group with 500 participants starts every 15 minutes. Start groups 3 and 4 require seeding. (Start numbers indicate start groups; Group 2 goes from number 2000, Group 13 goes from number 13000, etc.)

Start lists and results >

Follow participants with the official Vasaloppet app >

Prizes in the senior class
Individual prizes in the form of training scholarships totalling 134,000 SEK (including sprint prizes) are awarded. The winner receives 50,000 SEK. The top 6 are all awarded prizes.
Hökberg sprint prize: 5,000 SEK. Eldris sprint prize: 5,000 SEK.
Placement medals – gold, silver and bronze – are awarded to those who place first, second and third. All participants who reach the finish line will receive a medal.

Record bonus
If a skier sets a new record time in Tjejvasan they will receive a 50,000 SEK record bonus. The current Tjejvasan record is from 2022 when Britta Johansson Norgren completed the race in 1.15.39.2, beating her own record time of 1.16.44 from 2017 by one minute and five seconds. Britta’s time to Hökberg in 2022 was 28.36 min and Eldris 53.56 min. The second-fastest race was in 2024, when Kati Roivas finished in 1:16:14, just 35 seconds from the record.

Kransmas
This year’s Kransmas, the 37th, is Arvid Jerkgård, active within IFK Mora Fotboll.

The Kransmas honorary award
When Tjejvasan celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2018, a new tradition was introduced where all Kransmas through the years join together to raise money for a woven pillow from Mora Hemslöjd, embroidered with ”Kransmasarnas hederspris Tjejvasan 2025” (The Kransmas honorary award Tjejvasan 2025). The pillow is awarded to the Tjejvasan victor.

Prizes in the junior class
Individual prizes in the form of training scholarships are also awarded in the junior class, totalling 22,000 SEK to the top six participants. The junior class winner receives 10,000 SEK. Sprint prizes are awarded to the first woman, irrespective of class. Should a junior competitor cross the finish line first of all, she would of course win Tjejvasan, receiving the victory wreath and 50,000 SEK, but it’s not possible to win the prize money from both classes.

The last two years of Tjejvasan
Results Tjejvasan 2023
1. Ida Dahl, (SWE), Team Engcon, 1.18.21
2. Magni Smedås, (NOR), Team Eksjöhus, 1.18.21
3. Emilie Fleten, (NOR), Team Ramudden, 1.18.23
4. Moa Lundgren, (SWE), Exsitec Ski Team, 1.20.11
5. Linn Sömskar, (SWE), Team Engcon, 1.20.17
6. Sandra Schützová, (CZE), Vltava Fund Ski Team, 1.20.18
7. Moa Hansson, (SWE), Ski Team Göhlins, 1.20.20
8. Hedda Bångman, (SWE), Team Nordic Experience, 1.20.23
9. Märta Rosenberg, (SWE), Trillevallens Sportklubb, 1.20.52
10. Sofie Elebro, (SWE), Team Eksjöhus, 1.20.53

Watch a rerun of Tjejvasan 2023 on Vasaloppet.TV >

Results Tjejvasan 2024
1. Kati Roivas, (FIN), Team Eksjöhus, 1.16.14
2. Emilie Fleten, (NOR), Team Ramudden, 1.16.15
3. Moa Lundgren, (SWE), Åsarna IK, 1.16.15
4. Sofie Elebro, (SWE), Team Eksjöhus, 1.16.15
5. Karolina Hedenström, (SWE), Lager 157 Ski Team, 1.16.42
6. Ida Dahl, (SWE), Team Eksjöhus, 1.18.29
7. Evelina Crusell, (SWE), Team Eksjöhus, 1.18.59
8. Louise Lindström, (SWE), Team Eksjöhus, 1.19.00
9. Sofia Henriksson, (SWE), Piteå Elit SK, 1.19.43
10. Erica Lavén, (SWE), Åsarna IK, 1.20.16

Watch a rerun of Tjejvasan 2024 on Vasaloppet.TV >

The last two years in Tjejvasan’s junior class
Results Tjejvasan 2023, junior class (D17–20)
1. Evelina Crusell, (SWE), Team Eksjöhus, 1.23.23
2. Anja Stolpe, (SWE), Lager 157 Ski Team, 1.26.40
3. Elin Törnqvist, (SWE), Lager 157 Ski Team, 1.27.43
4. Alba Björnsdotter, (SWE), Team Ramudden, 1.28.19
5. Flisa Ravald, (SWE), Åsarna IK, 1.28.27
6. Matilda Bandefur, (SWE), Borås SK, 1.28.28
7. Alva Hedström, (SWE), Funäsdalens IF, 1.28.28
8. Sofi Holmberg, (SWE), Västerås Skidklubb, 1.28.45
9. Mira Perlerot Göransson, (SWE), Borås SK, 1.29.18
10. Moa Hedman, (SWE), Högbo GIF, 1.29.23

Results Tjejvasan 2024, junior class (D17–20)
1. Evelina Crusell, (SWE), Team Eksjöhus, 1.18.59
2. Erica Lavén, (SWE) Åsarna IK, 1.20.16
3. Ida Rosjö, (SWE), Ski Team Göhlins, 1.23.50
4. Tova Andersson, (SWE), Team Ramudden, 1.25.57
5. Meija Peterson, (SWE), Högbo IF, 1.27.30
6. Maja Hörnström, (SWE), Grava SK, 1.27.45
7. Matilda Bandefur, (SWE), Borås SK, 1.29.50
8. Emilia Eriksson, (SWE), Ulricehamns IF, 1.29.55
9. Louise Wallin, (SWE), IFK Mora SK, 1.29.55
10. Ebba Johansson, (SWE), Danish Ski Marathon, 1.30.24

For additional historical results, click ”Results” on Vasaloppet’s website vasaloppet.se

All Tjejvasan victors through the ages
1988 Karin Värnlund, IFK Mora
1989 Marie Johansson, Dala-Järna IK
1990 Cancelled
1991 Anna Frithioff, Kvarnsvedens GoIF
1992 Anna Frithioff, Kvarnsvedens GoIF
1993 Carina Görlin, Hudiksvalls IF
1994 Marie Helene Östlund, Hudiksvalls IF
1995 Marie Helene Östlund, Hudiksvalls IF
1996 Kerrin Petty, IFK Moras SK
1997 Karin Öhman, Stockviks Skidförening
1998 Bente Martinsen, Norway
1999 Elin Ek, Bergeforsens SK
2000 Annika Evaldsson, IFK Mora SK
2001 Anita Moen, Norway
2002 Emelie Öhrstig, Stockviks Skidförening
2003 Ulrica Persson, SK Bore
2004 Hilde G Pedersen, Norway
2005 Sofia Bleckur, IK Jarl
2006 Elin Ek, IFK Mora SK
2007 Susanne Nyström, Piteå Elit SK
2008 Susanne Nyström, Piteå Elit SK
2009 Susanne Nyström, Piteå Elit SK
2010 Susanne Nyström, IFK Mora SK
2011 Jenny Hansson, Östersunds SK
2012 Susanne Nyström, Laisvalls SK
2013 Susanne Nyström, Laisvalls SK
2014 Sofia Bleckur, IFK Mora SK
2015 Laila Kveli, Norway
2016 Britta Johansson Norgren, Sollefteå Skidor IF
2017 Britta Johansson Norgren, Sollefteå Skidor IF
2018 Katerina Smutná, Czech Republic
2019 Britta Johansson Norgren, Sollefteå Skidor IF
2020 Britta Johansson Norgren, Sollefteå Skidor IF
2021 Lina Korsgren, Åre Längdskidklubb
2022 Britta Johansson Norgren, Sollefteå Skidor IF
2023 Ida Dahl, Team Engcon
2024 Kati Roivas, Finland

Most Tjejvasan wins
Susanne Nyström (6 wins), Britta Johansson Norgren (5 wins), Anna Frithioff, Marie-Helene Östlund, Elin Ek and Sofia Bleckur (2 wins each).

Most top 3 placements in Tjejvasan
Britta Johansson Norgren (8 top three placements), Susanne Nyström (7 top three placements), Sofia Bleckur and Lina Korsgren (5 top three placements), Elin Ek and Emelie Öhrstig (4 top three placements), Anna Frithioff, Jenny Hansson, Emilia Lindstedt, Katerina Smutná (3 top three placements).

Youngest and oldest Tjejvasan victor
Karin Värnlund is Tjejvasan’s youngest winner. She was 19 years and 114 days old when she won in 1988. The oldest winner is Hilde G Pedersen who was 39 years and 112 days old in 2004.

Biggest winning margin in Tjejvasan
In 1998, Bente Martinsen won 4 minutes and 15 seconds ahead of Emelie Öhrstig. The second longest winning margin is from 2017 when Britta Johansson Norgren set a new record time and won 2 minutes and 34 seconds ahead of Emilia Lindstedt.

Sprint finishes in Tjejvasan
Those placed first and second have been within one second of each other in 18 of the 35 Tjejvasan races. (In 2009 the top seven women crossed the finish line within three seconds.) Notably, 17 of the 20 latest races have been settled via sprints on the finishing stretch. Last year, the top four all crossed the finish line within seven tenth of a second. The last time the winner could ski up the final stretch on their own was in 2020, when Britta Johansson Norgren won by 38 seconds.

Years when the Tjejvasan victor also won Vasaloppet
Tjejvasan and Vasaloppet have had the same winner six times:
2003 Ulrica Persson
2010 Susanne Nyström
2011 Jenny Hansson
2017 Britta Johansson Norgren
2019 Britta Johansson Norgren
2021 Lina Korsgren
(Marie Johansson won Tjejvasan in 1989 and was the fastest woman in Vasaloppet that same year. But the Vasaloppet competition class for women wasn’t introduced until 1997.)

Tjejvasan every year
Five women have participated in all 36 Tjejvasan since 1988! They are Marianne Andersson, Mora; Maj-Britt Flood, Mora; Anna-Lena Karlsson, Borlänge; Ingegerd Karlsson, Berghem; Margareta Löfqvist, Västerås; Margareta Östensson Lindblom, Falun.

Celebrities on the start list
Mariana “Mirre” Dehlin, hairdresser, winner of Expedition Robinson 2012, also participated in 2002 and 2003
Marika Griehsel, journalist, documentary filmmaker, former SVT correspondent in Africa
Carina Hammarstrand, Vasaloppet veteran with over 200 finishes in the Vasaloppet track
Klara Hammarström, artist
Barbro Holmberg, former government minister, director-general, and county governor
Jenny Jons, former drummer in the girl group Troll
Susanne Rittedal-Söderblom, organization consultant, participated in Expedition Robinson 1998 and 2012, mother of two NHL-playing brothers
Ebba von Wachenfeldt, glass artist
Alexandra Zazzi, chef, cookbook author, winner of Expedition Robinson 1998

Average time and median time
The average Tjejvasan time, counting the near 200,000 participants over the years, is 3.14.35. The median time is 3.11.51.

BROADCAST TIMES TJEJVASAN, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2025
Sveriges Television will broadcast Tjejvasan live 08:45–11:30 on SVT1 and SVT Play (Only available in Sweden.)
Host: Cecilia Ingman. Commentators: Jacob Hård and Anders Blomquist. Skiing reporter: Therese Bosta.
Tjejvasan 2025 >
SVT’s Vasaloppet page >

Vasaloppet’s streaming service Vasaloppet.TV will broadcast Tjejvasan from start to finish (Available worldwide.)
08:30–18:00 Live broadcast from the start, checkpoints and finish. Follow participants through the arena via our fixed cameras at the start in Oxberg, the checkpoints in Oxberg, Hökberg and Eldris and the finish in Mora.
08:45–13:00 Tjejvasan Live. Watch the elites race to win in Tjejvasan 2025.
Commentator: Martin Sellberg. Expert: Laila Kveli.
Vasaloppet.TV >
TV schedule Vasaloppet.TV >
Tjejvasan Live 2025 >

Sponsors on the track
In addition to Tjejvasan’s two regular checkpoints in Hökberg and Eldris, several of Vasaloppet’s sponsors are out along the track – to give you a little extra help and service.
See who and where they are >

Bans
Tjejvasan has, just like all other Vasaloppet Winter Week races, a ban on littering and a ban on the use of ski wax with fluorine.

Flower ceremony and awards ceremony Tjejvasan 2025
First there will be a flower ceremony by the belfry for the top three in the junior and senior classes; it will take place about 10 minutes after the third woman crosses the finish line.

The official Tjejvasan awards ceremony will take place at 13:00 on Mora Nisse’s square in the finish area in Mora, for sprint prize winners and the top six finishers in both the junior and senior class.

Vasaloppstrippeln – three 30-kilometre races during one calendar year
How about skiing Tjejvasan (or Vasaloppet 30 or Öppet Spår Monday 30 or Nattvasan 30), cycling Cykelvasan 30 and running Trailvasan 30 in 2025?
Read more on Vasaloppstrippeln 30 here >

‘En Svensk Klassiker Tjej’ and ‘En Svensk Klassiker Korta’
Tjejvasan is part of ”En Svensk Klassiker Tjej” for women and ”En Svensk Klassiker Korta” for shorter races. Take on four different sports. The challenge is to complete 30 km cross-country skiing, 100 km cycling, 1,000 metres swimming, and 10 km running within one year.
En Svensk Klassiker >

Register for Tjejvasan 2026 – train all year
Tjejvasan 2026 runs on February 21 and registration opens as early as Thursday, February 20, 2025 at 10:00 on vasaloppet.se.

History and facts at vasaloppet.se

On the Vasaloppet website, under the heading ”History,” you’ll find more information and history.
History >