Tornedalsloppet
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Tornedalsloppet is an annual ski marathon held in Övertorneå
, Sweden
. Held since 1968, Tornedalsloppet is among the older long-distance ski-races in Sweden and the only one which commences in the Arctic Circle
and finishes south of it. Traditionally two different races are held, one 45 km for adults aged 21-65 and one 23 km, for young adults aged 17-20. Since 2006 the race had formally been one of the four locations of the FIS Nordic Ski Marathon Cup
, a series which includes the Tornedalsloppet, the Holmenkollen Skimaraton
in Norway, the Fossavatn Ski Marathon
in Iceland and Oulun Tervahiihto
in Finland. The race is now usually the third race of the cup, held in late March or early April.
Övertorneå
Övertorneå is a locality and the seat of Övertorneå Municipality in Norrbotten County, Sweden with 1,965 inhabitants in 2005.It is located at the shore of the Torne River, opposite to Ylitornio...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. Held since 1968, Tornedalsloppet is among the older long-distance ski-races in Sweden and the only one which commences in the Arctic Circle
Arctic Circle
The Arctic Circle is one of the five major circles of latitude that mark maps of the Earth. For Epoch 2011, it is the parallel of latitude that runs north of the Equator....
and finishes south of it. Traditionally two different races are held, one 45 km for adults aged 21-65 and one 23 km, for young adults aged 17-20. Since 2006 the race had formally been one of the four locations of the FIS Nordic Ski Marathon Cup
FIS Nordic Ski Marathon Cup
The FIS Nordic Ski Marathon Cup is an official skiing marathon cup held since 2005 and governed by the FIS. The cup consists of four locations, held several weeks apart in each of the Nordic countries...
, a series which includes the Tornedalsloppet, the Holmenkollen Skimaraton
Holmenkollen Skimaraton
Holmenkollen Skimaraton is an annual ski marathon held in Norway. Held since 1974, in 2005 the race formally became one of the locations of the FIS Nordic Ski Marathon Cup, a series which includes the Holmenkollen Skimaraton, Tornedalsloppet in Sweden, the Fossavatn Ski Marathon in Iceland and...
in Norway, the Fossavatn Ski Marathon
Fossavatn Ski Marathon
Fossavatn Ski Marathon is an annual ski marathon held in Ísafjörður, northwestern Iceland.It is the oldest ski race in Iceland, held since 1935...
in Iceland and Oulun Tervahiihto
Oulun Tervahiihto
Oulun Tervahiihto or Tervahiihto is an annual ski marathon held in Oulu, Finland. Held since 1889, it is the longest-running annual long-distance ski race in the world...
in Finland. The race is now usually the third race of the cup, held in late March or early April.