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February 14, 2020 | 8:41 am

Boka «Vinterens Vakreste Eventyr» er rett rundt hjørnet. Historien om Nord-Norges største idrettsarrangement. Da Finnmarksløpet ble etablert i 1981, var det som et langdistanseløp for hundekjørere ...
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Denne hytta går til en heldig kjører med best sammenlagtplassering i år og i fjor. Men hvem blir det?

Who can take the cabin home?

March 14, 2019 | 8:23 pm

Ever odd year, one musher gets to take home a Saltdalshytta cabin worth NOK 600,000 (USD 70,000). The cabin prize goes to the musher who has the best combined result for two consecutive years, i.e...
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Linda Monsen Vassdal kjører inn til en 45. plass i FL-500. (Foto: Marit L. Abrahamsen)

FL-500: Red Lantern Arrived in Alta

March 14, 2019 | 1:34 pm

Just before 12 noon, the two last teams on the FL-500 trail arrived at the finish line in Alta. The race is now officially over. Hans Petter Harangen and Linda Monsen Vassdal arrived at the finish ...
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Andre Bjørnstad vant veterinærprisen på FL-500 i 2019. (Foto: Marit L. Abrahamsen)

FL-500: Andre Bjørnstad Got the Veterinarians’ Award

March 14, 2019 | 12:22 pm

At last night’s FL-500 banquet, Andre Bjørnstad received the much respected Veterinarians’ Award. He stood out with good dog care and his relationship to the race vets. What was formerly known as t...
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FL-Junior Award Ceremony

March 11, 2019 | 3:05 pm

A three-figured number of people attended the FL-junior award ceremony in Alta’s high street this morning. The winners as well as the other participants were praised for their performances. Ronja P...
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Dallas Seavey finished #3 in Finnmarksløpet

March 17, 2018 | 11:33 am

The American Iditarod winner and experienced musher Dallas Seavey arrived as #3 three in this year’s Finnmarksløp. He crossed the finish line in Alta with six dogs in front of his sled. After havin...
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Nothing could stop the Swede

March 17, 2018 | 11:20 am

Birgitte Næss passed Swedish Petter Karlsson by after two of his dogs decided to mate on the trail at Jotka lake; however, she was unable to keep him behind her all the way to the finish line. Lat...
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Tom Frode Johansen kom som #7 inn til Karasjok i dag. Foto: Trond A. Andersen

– Need a bit of luck to…

March 16, 2018 | 3:02 pm

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. ...
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How long does it take?

March 16, 2018 | 11:43 am

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 ...
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Kristian Walseth and the leaders have a fairly cool ride on the leg between checkpoints Varangerbotn and Levajok. (Photo: Reidar Arnesen/@arcticlapse

What Happens In Levajok After Challenging Mountain…

March 15, 2018 | 9:53 am

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 af...
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