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That’s why we love mushing!
Finnmarksløpet – the longest dog-sled race in Europe challenge mushers to explore the limits of their capabilities and perform. The dogs and mushers must be top-trained, but also the dogs needs trust and dedication to the mushers to perform. This is achieved through taking good care of the dogs, and give them plenty of attention, food and rest. The musher must not only work while racing, but when the checkpoint is reached he or she must prioritize the dogs before resting. A good support team and training is important to success. To win Finnmarksløpet you need to sacrifice everything, that’s why we love mushing!
News
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Niklas Rogne is the Norwegian ChampionanemptytextllineNiklas Rogne (27 years old) came second in the Finnmarksløpet 1200 and also secured gold i... -
Clever Move at Critical Race Moment Gave VictoryanemptytextllinePetter Karlsson and his strong-running Alaskan huskies today took the clearest victory eve... -
- A Miracle StoryanemptytextllineSametingspresident Silje Muotka under Finnmarksløpet i Alta. It is not a given that it ... -
Dogsled, ATV and World Champion MedalanemptytextllinePallen i FL-600 under premieutdelinga i Alta onsdag ettermiddag. Fra venstre: Eskil Knag (... -
Finnish Victory in the RNB ClassanemptytextllineWorld Champion Matti Salmi. Foto: Marit Leinan Abrahamsen The World Champion title in t... -
Harald Tunheim Secured his 7th Finnmark Race Victory!anemptytextllineFoto: Anders H. Abrahamsen The veteran musher Harald Tunheim (64) won his 7th victory i... -
Packed and Exciting SundayanemptytextllineElisabeth Kristensen arriving in Alta as winner of the FL-junior and World Championship 20... -
Raced from Home to Win the World Championship!anemptytextllineElisabeth Kristensen arriving in Alta as #1 in the FL-junior Race and the IFSS World Champ... -
First Winner Arriving TodayanemptytextllineElisabeth Kristensen heading out from Alta on Saturday. On Sunday, she was the first FL-ju... -
FL-junior: These are the Prizes!anemptytextllineJust like the FL-1200 and the FL-600, the FL-junior race is also an IFSS World Champio... -
Everyone have hit the trails!anemptytextllineFL-junior musher hitting the trail downtown Alta on Saturday. This afternoon, the mushe... -
Sad Incident at FL-1200anemptytextllineOne of the dogs on Trine Lyrek’s team (bib no. 9) in the FL-1200 class dropped dead on the... -
FL-junior and FL-600 start today!anemptytextllineDaniel Haagensen captured in the blue hour last night. Photo: Natalie Broomfield Today,... -
Scandic Alta FL-600 banquet canceledanemptytextllineDue to coronavirus infection precautions, Wednesday's closing banquet for FL-600 at Scandi... -
Denne bør du sikre deganemptytextllineBoka «Vinterens Vakreste Eventyr» er rett rundt hjørnet. Historien om Nord-Norges største... -
Who can take the cabin home?anemptytextllineEver odd year, one musher gets to take home a Saltdalshytta cabin worth NOK 600,000 (USD 7... -
FL-500: Red Lantern Arrived in AltaanemptytextllineJust before 12 noon, the two last teams on the FL-500 trail arrived at the finish line in ... -
FL-500: Andre Bjørnstad Got the Veterinarians’ AwardanemptytextllineAt last night’s FL-500 banquet, Andre Bjørnstad received the much respected Veterinarians’... -
FL-Junior Award CeremonyanemptytextllineA three-figured number of people attended the FL-junior award ceremony in Alta’s high stre... -
Current standings for dummiesanemptytextllineWhat can you really read from the list of current standings? How does this fit with the GP... -
Join the race as a volunteeranemptytextllineRegistration for those who want to join "Winter's most beautiful adventure" in 2024 is now... -
Dallas Seavey finished #3 in FinnmarksløpetanemptytextllineThe American Iditarod winner and experienced musher Dallas Seavey arrived as #3 three in t... -
Nothing could stop the SwedeanemptytextllineBirgitte Næss passed Swedish Petter Karlsson by after two of his dogs decided to mate on t... -
- Need a bit of luck to make it...anemptytextllineVeteran Tom Frode Johansen with 19 FInnmarksløp on his CV, as well as several Femund Races... -
Follow the Final Stages and Finish Live on FacebookanemptytextllineOur experts are on-trail reporting live from the lead of the FL-1200 race. The finish in A... -
How long does it take?anemptytextllineWe have looked at running times between Karasjok and Alta for the past decade of Finnmarks... -
What Happens In Levajok After Challenging Mountain Crossing?anemptytextllineThe lead teams of FL-1200 are currently struggling through the inhospitable mountain areas... -
FL-500: Best Dog Care Award to Dre LangefeldanemptytextllineDuring the FL-500 banquet Wednesday night, Dre Langfeld received the Best Dog Care Award.... -
FL-1200: We Are All Rookies NowanemptytextllineCompetition is growing harder in the lead of FL-1200. Our expert commentators Trond Ørslie... -
Norwegian Ulsom won the IditarodanemptytextllineJoar Leifseth Ulsom from Norway made history when he won the Iditarod this morning (Norweg... -
Understanding the current standings tableanemptytextllineNew to Finnmarksløpet (the Finnmark Race)? Confused by the current standings table? Fret n... -
Current Race Status, 13 MarchanemptytextllineHarald Tunheim made history and Dallas Seavey leads the FL-1200 race, increasing the dista... -
FL-500: Bronze medal to RørosanemptytextllineSindre Kolstad Valan from Røros is a rookie in Finnmarksløpet this year. He caught up with... -
FL-500: Rookie claimed the silver medalanemptytextllineRookie Solfrid Håkenstad became silver medalist when she participated in her very first Fi... -
Awards and prizes for Finnmarksløpet’s winnersanemptytextllineThe teams that make it first to the finish line in Alta, will take home some great prizes ... -
FL-500: Harald Tunheim’s Convincing VictoryanemptytextllineHarald Tunheim crossed the finish line at 07:48 Tuesday morning and won a most convincing ... -
Current Status – Part 2, 12 MarchanemptytextllineDallas Seavey takes his 16-hour mandatory rest in Neiden. Thomas Wærner now has a chance t... -
Current Status 12 MarchanemptytextllineThe big favourites tighten their grip – but it’s still a long way to Alta. On day four ... -
FL-junior: Award Ceremony and PrizesanemptytextllineMonday at 11:00 CET the Award Ceremony for FL-junior took place downtown Alta. The winners... -
Current Status 2, 11 MarchanemptytextllineHere is a new current status report from day 3 of Finnmarksløpet. FL-junior: Th... -
FL-1200 TD Ruling Regarding Ola B. SundeanemptytextllineFL-1200 musher Ola Brennodden Sunde was ill on arrival to cp Levajok. The TD permitted his... -
Race status at noon, Sunday 11 MarchanemptytextllineHere's an update on the development in all three race classes during the past couple of ho... -
Race status on 10 MarchanemptytextllineHere’s an update on current race status towards evening of today’s race (CET). Thomas ... -
Participant in Finnmarksløpet hit by snowmobileanemptytextllineUpdated: One of the participants in the FL-junior race was Saturday hit by a snowmobile wh...
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Watch Race Start LiveanemptytextllineWhile the FL-1200 race started last night (CET), we have two race classes starting today. ... -
Winner Candidates, Profiles and RookiesanemptytextllineIt is time to take a closer look at some of this year’s candidates. Let there be no dou... -
Live broadcastanemptytextllineFollow us live! Finnmarkløpets showstart and official opening/FL-1200. -
Checkpoint? No thanksanemptytextllineFor those who do not know the sport well. This is what it's about. In long distance dog ra...
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Alta and Kirkenes
Finnmarksløpet is a big event all over the Finnmark region. Alta and Kirkenes are the venues for the biggest events. We will specially mention the start in Alta as the place to be. Kirkenes is the best place to see a checkpoint and all the logistics around the race. Take care not to disturb the dogs, they need a lot of rest. We love Finnmarksløpet – we invite you to join the celebration!
Join the celebration
There are som many spots to see the sleds passing, give them lots of cheers and space, remember dog’s don’t like whisles and loud noises. On the mountain checkpoints there’s no capacity for the audience. That’s why we hope most people follow us online and on NRK tv. You may also visit our touring festival – Siida, it will follow the race around the track. See when Siida comes to your favorite spot!
Who is racing?
Normally more than 150 mushers are racing in our three race classes. Junior, FL500 and FL1200. Some of the mushers are rookies and partissipates for their first time, but for others Finnmarksløpet has become an annual tradition and they partissipate for their 10th or 20th time. You can read more about each musher and their race history here.
Volunteer registration is closed for 2018
Checkpoint volunteer
As a checkpoint volunteer you may choose what checkpont you would like to work on. You report to the checkpoint manager who plans duty hours and distribute the tasks. The most important job is to facilitate the checkpont services for the mushers and dogs.
Volunteering in Alta
In Alta we need many volunteers to rig the start and finish arena, as well as helping the event or waching the road-crossings. As a volunteer you will be a part of our team and experience the scale and importance of this event for the Finnmark region.
Special skill volunteer
On some assignments we need volunteers with special skills. They are: Track maintenence, GPS, Press, managers and technical staff (race judges). We rely on many competent and dedicated volunteers to make Finnmarksløpet happen.