About the race Archives - Finnmarksløpet

Clever Move at Critical Race Moment Gave…

March 17, 2023 | 10:20 am

Petter Karlsson and his strong-running Alaskan huskies today took the clearest victory ever in the FL-1200 Finnmark Race and with that, they secured the World Championship gold medal for long dista...
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– A Miracle Story

March 16, 2023 | 10:35 am

It is not a given that it shall be possible to send more than 1,000 dogs across reindeer herding areas like the Finnmark Race does. Sami President Silje Muotka points to the good dialogue and good ...
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Dogsled, ATV and World Champion Medal

March 16, 2023 | 6:55 am

Norwegian and Finnish national anthems, broad smiles and great atmosphere marked the atmosphere downtown Alta Wednesday afternoon as the award ceremony for the World Championship medals was held th...
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Finnish Victory in the RNB Class

March 14, 2023 | 5:35 pm

The World Champion title in the FL-600 RNB Class (pure-breed dogs) went to Finland. Matti Salmi ran one of the 14 participating RNB teams to a sovereign victory in the RNB class. The smiling Finn f...
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Harald Tunheim Secured his 7th Finnmark Race…

March 14, 2023 | 7:04 am

The veteran musher Harald Tunheim (64) won his 7th victory in the Finnmark Race when he early Tuesday morning crossed the finish line in Alta for the FL-600/IFSS World Championship 2023. Only the l...
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Packed and Exciting Sunday

March 13, 2023 | 9:48 am

When the weekend ebbed out, we could look back on a most entertaining and varied Sunday. Did you spend the day outside at not pay attention to the race? Not to worry. We will update you on the goin...
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Raced from Home to Win the World…

March 12, 2023 | 3:58 pm

The term “home run” has hardly ever been a more suitable than this year, when 15-year old Elisabeth Kristensen won the World Championship at the Finnmark Race Junior Class. She was the ...
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First Winner Arriving Today

March 12, 2023 | 10:09 am

Today is set to be the juniors’ day at the Finnmark Race. We expect the winner of the FL-junior race to arrive across the finish line in Alta around dinner time Sunday. While you were sleepin...
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FL-junior: These are the Prizes!

March 11, 2023 | 7:15 pm

Just like the FL-1200 and the FL-600, the FL-junior race is also an IFSS World Championship competition in 2023. This means that the mushers in the junior class are competing for W.Ch. medals, glor...
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Everyone have hit the trails!

March 11, 2023 | 5:51 pm

This afternoon, the mushers of FL-junior and FL-600 hit the trails, and the competition for this year’s Finnmark Race and IFSS World Championship is now on. The FL-junior and FL-600 mushers h...
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