Finnmarksløpet
Encyclopedia
Finnmarksløpet is the worlds northernmost sled dog
race. The race starts on saturday of week 10 every year and goes across Finnmark
in Norway
. The race was first time run in 1981.
Sled dog
Sled dogs, known also as sleigh man dogs, sledge dogs, or sleddogs, are highly trained types of dogs that are used to pull a dog sled, a wheel-less vehicle on runners also called a sled or sleigh, over snow or ice, by means of harnesses and lines.Sled dogs have become a popular winter recreation...
race. The race starts on saturday of week 10 every year and goes across Finnmark
Finnmark
or Finnmárku is a county in the extreme northeast of Norway. By land it borders Troms county to the west, Finland to the south and Russia to the east, and by water, the Norwegian Sea to the northwest, and the Barents Sea to the north and northeast.The county was formerly known as Finmarkens...
in Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. The race was first time run in 1981.
See also
- Iditarod
- La Grande OdysséeLa Grande OdysséeLa Grande Odyssée Savoie Mont Blanc is, since its first edition in January 2005, the toughest international sled dog race in the world because of the topography of the mountain it covers.The race brings together each year 20 of the best mushers in the world...
(France) - Arctic Alps Cup (La Grande Odyssée and Finnmarksløpet)
- List of sled dog races