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Evaluation 2024
Finnmarksløpet’s participants have given feedback on their experience of the 2024 race. Our goal is always to improve, the most important tool is the feedback from our participants. We sent out a survey two weeks after the race. The participants have evaluated the most of the event, both with grades and tips for improvement. Before…
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Niklas Rogne is the Norwegian Champion
Niklas Rogne (27 years old) came second in the Finnmarksløpet 1200 and also secured gold in the Norwegian championship dog sledding open class. The 1200 class has been very demanding this year, and Niklas has had to measure his strength with none other than dog sledging legend Roger Dahl (72 years ) who with Saturday’s…
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Petter Karlsson is the winner of FL-1200
Petter Karlsson is the winner of the Finnmarksløpet 1200 for the second year in a row, and winner of the race for the 4th time in total! Only Tunheim and Engholm have more wins than Karlsson in this class. He has now completed the Finnmarksløpet a total of 7 times. Petter came in on Friday…
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Where to watch the FL-1200 finish live
The winner of the FL-1200 will soon arrive! We estimate the winner in around 22.30 PM. Remember that this is an estimate and that the race is not finished so anything can still happen. Those who wish to show up as audience are advised to show up in good time. Finnmarksløpet We have broadcasted live…
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Postponed deadline for checkpoint Karasjok
FL-1200: The race management in Finnmarksløpet postpones the deadline for checking out of the checkpoint in Karasjok by three hours. This means that drivers in FL 1200 must drive out of Karasjok no later than 03.00 on the night of Sunday. The reason for the postponed deadline is the challenging weather and road conditions during…
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Ronny Wingren wins FL-600!
Ronny Wingren is the winner of Finnmarksløpet’s 600 class 2024! Under the soft morning light on Wednesday at 08.24, Ronny drove over the finish line to cheers from the crowd. With wet snow, track changes and an unusual amount of mushing on the river, this years Finnmarksløp has been a demanding race for both dogs…
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Change of trail for FL-600
Due to unsafe ice on the river Váljohka, the trail for FL-600 must be changed. FL-600 will no follow the same route as FL-1200 between Karasjok and Levajok. Mushers that have left Jergul will be noticed and Trail breakers has now changed the markings off the trail.
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Elisabeth wins the FL-Junior
Elisabeth Kristensen won both the Finnmarksløpet Junior and thus also received the title as Norwegian champion when she crossed the finish line in Alta on Sunday morning at 1.40pm. Elisabeth was met by a large group of family, friends and the audience who were present who shared the joy of the great achievement of completing…
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The Juniors and 600s are out!
At last all the dog sled teams are out in Finnmarksløpet 2024! This year’s race is the 43rd edition of the Finnmarksløpet. On Saturday 09 March, 6 juniors and 68 participants in the 600 class started from the finish line in the main street in Alta. This start, too, went like clockwork. With a few…
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Watch livestreaming here
Here you can follow the Finnmarksløpet live from the start of FL-Junior and FL-600 from 12.30! They are off from Alta at 13.00! NRK NRK will broadcast live from the start of FL-Junior and FL-600! This is the link to the live broadcast (it activates at 12.30): https://www.nrk.no/finnmarkslopet/folg-starten-pa-600-km-klassen-her-1.16797110?fbclid=IwAR15lURoeWOooNKDntUlj5TCb5jnbkOePQJzcx7VIOgW1m2FuWjRy-jHnyY Until then and throughout the race, you…