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Kategori: About the race

  • – Need a bit of luck to make it through

    Veteran Tom Frode Johansen with 19 FInnmarksløp on his CV, as well as several Femund Races and one Yukon Quest from 2016, does not complain about the race or the trails during this year’s FL-1200. You cannot change nature, he says. Our press manager had a chat with Tom Frode Johansen at checkpoint Karasjok today,…

  • Follow the Final Stages and Finish Live on Facebook

    Our experts are on-trail reporting live from the lead of the FL-1200 race. The finish in Alta will also be streamed live on our home page as well as on Facebook. With 16 nations on the starting line, a significantly bigger international audience and general expectations about live images, Finnmarksløpet covers the race extensively on…

  • How long does it take?

    We have looked at running times between Karasjok and Alta for the past decade of Finnmarksløpet. The average time used is 11 hours and 30 minutes. The trail between Karasjok and Alta has been more or less the same for the past decade. Is is therefore interesting to take a look at the running times…

  • What Happens In Levajok After Challenging Mountain Crossing?

    The lead teams of FL-1200 are currently struggling through the inhospitable mountain areas between Hillagurra and Levajok. Many are curious to see how much rest they choose to take at cp Levajok afterwards. Our reporters are currently heading up the Tana valley and while on the phone with us, Kristian Walseth crosses the road and…

  • FL-500: Best Dog Care Award to Dre Langefeld

    During the FL-500 banquet Wednesday night, Dre  Langfeld received the Best Dog Care Award. The award is the most popular award by far among mushers, perhaps with the exception of the 1st place in the race, and is awarded following a decision by the race veterinarians. They have examined all dogs at all checkpoints throughout…

  • FL-1200: We Are All Rookies Now

    Competition is growing harder in the lead of FL-1200. Our expert commentators Trond Ørslie and Nina Skramstad argue that everyone is a rookie now. – FL-1200 of 2018 is the very first 1,200 kilometers race to take place. [In previous years, it has been 1,000 km, journ.note.] Thus, no one has experience from a race…

  • Norwegian Ulsom won the Iditarod

    Joar Leifseth Ulsom from Norway made history when he won the Iditarod this morning (Norwegian time). Joar Leifseth Ulsom from the town of Mo i Rana, northern Norway, lives in Alaska. In his sixth Iditarod in as many years it all came together and he crossed under the burled arch in  Nome, Alaska round noon…

  • Understanding the current standings table

    New to Finnmarksløpet (the Finnmark Race)? Confused by the current standings table? Fret no more. We will explain it all to you. For our international followers, understanding the current standings table may be a bit tricky as it is only presented in Norwegian. This article aims to explain key features of the table in order…

  • Current Race Status, 13 March

    Harald Tunheim made history and Dallas Seavey leads the FL-1200 race, increasing the distance to Thomas Wærner who has a dog in his sled on the way to Kirkenes. Reports from our expert Nina Skramstad say that both Seavey, Wærner and Birgitte Næss, who is currently #3 in the race, have fresh and energized dogs.…

  • FL-500: Bronze medal to Røros

    Sindre Kolstad Valan from Røros is a rookie in Finnmarksløpet this year. He caught up with a competitor during the last leg of the race, and managed to claim the bronze medal in this year’s FL-500. Sindre Kolstad Valan collaborates with Niklas Rogne and is racing dogs from Rogne and also Frode Wang this year. The opportunity…