Below is program for 2021. Program for 2022 will be posted within October 2021.
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NOTE: DIFFERENT PROGRAM FOR THE DIFFERENT CLASSES!
Due to covid-19 an extraordinary program will be executed for FL-2021.
- There will be no opening ceremony and no starting banquet
- Musher and rookie meeting will be held online
- Registration, depot drop and vet check will be held outdoor in Energiveien, 5 km south of Alta. Mushers only have to show up one time before the race and this will be the place.
- There will be limitations for the closing banquets
- Evaluation meetings will not be held as usual
Detailed program is not ready yet. It will be posted here and send out to all entrants in the middle of February.
BELOW IS A NORMAL YEAR PROGRAM FOR FINNMARKSLØPET, BUT FOR 2021 THERE WILL BE MANY CHANGES THAT WE WILL SEND OUT TO ALL PARTICIPANT IN THE MIDDLE OF FEBRUARY
Program FL-600 2021 (NOT VALID)(temporary program, changes will occur) |
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| FL-600
Wed 10.3. Thur 11.3. |
Registration office:
Address: Kunnskapsparken 1 st. floor, Markedsgata 3, town centre. Wednesday 10. March kl. 10:00 – 20:00 |
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| FL-600
Thur 11.3 |
Mandatory Pre Race Check for all rookies (vet check)
All mushers will receive an e-mail with at set time and place for pre-race check.
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| FL-600
Thur 11.3. |
09:00 – 15:00 |
Depot delivery
Address: At Veidekke, Energiveien (E45, 8 km south of Alta) All participants needs to put their own bags in the truck, and sign the form for delivered bags. |
| FL-600
Thur 11.3. |
12:00 – 13.30
13.30 – 14.30 |
Mandatory information meeting for rookie mushers
Address: At UiT, The Arctic University of Norway, room number 1042. All new mushers must attend with at least one handler. Veterinary seminar for all classes At UiT, The Arctic University of Norway, room number 1042 |
| FL-600
Thur 11.3. |
15.00 – 17.00 | Mandatory musher meeting
At UiT, The Arctic University of Norway, Culture Hall All mushers must attend with at least one handler. (The reataurant at UiT will be open before the meeting) |
| FL-600
Thur 11.3. |
18.45 – 19.00 | Opening ceremony with defiling at Borealis Winterfestival
Address: Meet at Scandic Alta for further information, and a short walk to the ceremony. Mandatory for all mushers. |
| FL-600
Thur 11.3.
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19:45 – 22:30 | SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge start banquet*
Address: Scandic Alta. The doors close at 19.50 so everyone must be in place. 2-course dinner, start numbers are handed out, artistic elements etc. |
| FL-600
Fri 12.3.
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18:45 – 20:30 | The official opening of Finnmarksløpet 2021/FL-1200 start
At the start- and finish arena, town centre |
| FL-600
Sat 13.3.
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10:00 – 11:00 | Start area is open for handler cars
Address: At UiT, The Arctic University of Norway All mandatory equipment will be checked and controlled before the race begins. |
| FL-600
Sat 13.3
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13:00 – 14:30 | Start for participants in FL-600
Address: At UiT, The Arctic University of Norway Participants start with one minutes interval. |
| FL-600
Tues 16.3 |
The first mushers are expected to reach the finish line | |
| FL-600
Wed 17.3
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Mushers are expected to finish throughout the whole day | |
| FL-600
Wed 17.3 |
16:00 – 17:30 |
Evaluation meeting Address: At UiT, the Arctic University of Norway, room number 1042. What was great, and which challenges did you meet? How can we improve FL-600? |
| FL-600
Wed 17.3
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18:00 – 19:00 | Prize winning ceremony
At start arena Please note that all mushers who have finished have to attend the ceremony. |
| FL-600
Wed 17.3
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20:00 – 23:00 | Scandic Alta FL-600 banquet*
Address: Scandic Alta. Banquet with buffet, awarding special prizes, artistic elements etc. Dress code formal. |
*Important information about banquette tickets:
FL-600 participants: receives one ticket for musher and one for handler to SpareBank1 Nord-Norges start banquet, and Scandic Alta FL-600 banquet 17.March.
The tickets are in the information folders that are given to the mushers at the registration office. Please note that there will be ticket control by the entrance, and that all banquets start at. 8:00 p.m..
Additional tickets can be purchased at Finnmarksløpets Shop in Alta city center. Ticket sales start on Wednesday, March 10th at. 12:00.
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Program FL-1200 2021(temporary program, changes will occur) |
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| FL-1200
Wed 10.3 Thur 11.3
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Registration:
Address: Kunnskapsparken 1 st. floor, Markedsgata 3, town centre. Wednesday 10. March kl. 10:00 – 20:00 |
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| FL-1200
Wed 10.3 |
18:00-20:00 |
Mandatory musher meeting
Address: UiT, theArctic University of Norway, room number 1042 All mushers must attend with at least one handler.
( The restaurant at UiT will be open before the meeting ) |
| FL-1200
Thur 11.3. |
09:00-15:00 | Depot delivery
Address: At Veidekke, Energiveien (E45, 8 km south of Alta). All participants needs to put their own bags in the truck, and sign the form for delivered bags. |
| 12:00- 13:30
13.30 – 14.30 |
Mandatory information meeting for rookie mushers
Address: At UiT, the Arctic University of Norway, room number 1042. All rookie mushers need to attend with at least one handler.
Veterinary seminar for all classes At UiT, The Arctic University of Norway, room number 1042 |
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| 18:45 | Opening ceremony with defiling at Borealis Winterfestival
Address: Meet at Scandic Alta for further information, and a short walk to the ceremony. Mandatory for all mushers. |
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| 19:45-22:30 | SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge start banquet*
Address: Scandic Alta. The doors close at 19.50 so everyone must be in place. 2-course dinner, start numbers are handed out, artistic elements etc. |
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| Fri 12.3
FL-1200
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11:00-12:00
12:00-15:00 |
Start area is open for handler cars
Address: At UiT, The Arctic University of Norway All mandatory equipment will be checked and controlled before the race begins.
Mandatory Pre Race Check (Vet Check)
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| 15:45- 16:00 | The official opening of Finnmarksløpet 2021
At start arena, town centre |
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| 16:00- 17:30 | Start for participants in FL-1200
Participants start with two minutes interval.
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| Fri 19.3 | The first mushers are expected to reach the finish line | |
| Sat 20.3
FL-1200
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Mushers are expected to finish throughout the weekend | |
| 14:00- 16:00 | Evaluation meeting
Address: At UiT, The Arctic University of Norway, room number 1042. What was great and which challenges did you meet? How can we improve FL-1200? |
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| 18:00- 19:00 | Prize winning ceremony
At start arena, town centre Please note that all mushers who have finished have to attend the ceremony. |
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| 20:00 | Finnmarksløpets finale banquet*
Address: Scandic Alta. Banquet with buffet, special prizes and awards, artistic elements. Official ending of this years Finnmarksløp. Dress code formal. |
*Important information about banquette tickets:
FL-1200 participants: receives one ticket for musher and one for handler to SpareBank1 Nord-Norges start banquet, and Finnmarksløpets banquet Saturday 20.3.
The tickets are in the information folders that are given to the mushers at the registration office. Please note that there will be ticket control by the entrance, and that all banquets start at. 8:00 p.m..
Additional tickets can be purchased at Finnmarksløpets Shop in Alta city center. Ticket sales start on Wednesday, March 10th at. 12:00.
Program FL- Junior 2021(changes may occur) |
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| FL-Junior
Wed 10.3 Thu 11.3 |
Registration:
Address: Kunnskapsparken 1. st. floor, Markedsgata 3, town centre. Wednesday 10. March kl. 10:00 – 20:00 |
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| FL-Junior
Thu 11.3. |
09:00-15:00
13.30 – 14.30 |
Depot delivery
Address: At Veidekke, Energiveien (E45, 8 km south of Alta). All participants needs to put their own bags in the truck, and sign the form for delivered bags.
Veterinary seminar for all classes At UiT, The Arctic University of Norway, room number 1042 |
| FL-Junior
Thu 11.3
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18:45
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Opening ceremony with defiling at Borealis Winterfestival
Address: Meet at Scandic Alta for further information, and a short walk to the ceremony. Mandatory for all mushers. |
| FL-junior
Thu 11.3. |
19:45 – 22:30 | SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge start banquet*
Address: Scandic Alta. The doors close at 19.50 so everyone must be in place. 2-course dinner, start numbers are handed out, artistic elements etc. |
| FL-Junior
Fri 12.3
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14:00-16:00 | Mandatory musher meeting
Address: UiT, The Arctic University of Norway, room number 1042. All rookie mushers need to attend with at least one handler. |
| FL-Junior
Sat 13.3
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10:00-12:00
11:00-12:00 |
Start area is open for handler cars
Address: At UiT, The Arctic University of Norway All mandatory equipment will be checked and controlled before the race begins.
Mandatory Pre Race Check (vet check) |
| FL-junior
Sat 13.3 |
13:00-14:30 |
Start for participants in FL-junior (and FL-600)
Address: UiT, the Arctic University of Norway. Participants start with one minutes interval. |
| Sun 14.3 | Mushers are expected to reach the finish line | |
| FL-Junior
Mon 15.3 |
11:00-11:30 |
Prize winning ceremony
At start arena, town centre. |
| FL-Junior
Mon 15.3 |
12:00- 14:00 | Evaluation meeting
Address: UiT, The Arctic University of Norway, room number 1042. What was great and which challenges did you meet? How can we improve? |
| FL-Junior
Mon 15.3
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14:00-17:00 | Banquet*
Address: Scandic Alta. Banquet with pizza |
*Important information about banquette tickets:
FL-junior participants: receives one ticket for musher and one for handler to SpareBank1 Nord-Norges start banquet 11. March. There is an own banquet for juniors, Monday 15. March.
The tickets are in the information folders that are given to the mushers at the registration office. Please note that there will be ticket control by the entrance, and that all banquets start at. 8:00 p.m..
Additional tickets can be purchased at Finnmarksløpets Shop in Alta city center. Ticket sales start on Wednesday, March 11th at. 12:00.