Counties, nations, statistics and interesting facts ahead of Vasaloppet’s Winter Week 2026

Vasaloppet’s Winter Week 2026 begins on Friday, February 20 at 09:00 with Vasaloppet 30, a 30-kilometre race from Oxberg to Mora. This is the first of 14 ski races during the Winter Week 2026, with distances ranging from 9 to 90 kilometres. The highlight will be “Vasaloppet Sunday” on March 1, when the 102nd Vasaloppet in history takes place. Currently, 59,000 participants from 66 nations are registered, and the forecast indicates that more than 60,000 skiers are expected to sign up for the Winter Week 2026.

You can register online on Vasaloppet’s website or on location on the day of the race. Therefore, the latest statistics presented here from Monday, February 16, 2026, are not final. Places are still available in all races except Öppet Spår Sunday, which became fully booked on January 9.

The currently registered 59,000 skiers come from all of Sweden’s 21 counties and from all 290 municipalities in the country!

They also come from 65 other nations, including countries in Europe, Asia, Africa, Oceania, North America and South America.

Participants in the individual races are between 7 and 90 years old. Of them, 58 percent are men and 42 percent women. The average age is 42.0, which is close to Sweden’s national average age of 42.2 according to Statistics Sweden.

The 14 races range from 9 to 90 km. A total of 30,012 participants are registered for one of the 90 km races, tackling the full distance from Sälen to Mora.

Among those registered for 90 km races, 310 are Vasaloppet veterans, meaning they have participated in Vasaloppet and/or Öppet Spår/Nattvasan 90 for at least 30 years. As always, these veterans wear orange number bibs.

So far, 266 participants are registered to complete Vasaloppstrippeln this year, meaning they will take part in a ski race during the Winter Week plus a mountain bike race and a running race over the same distance during Vasaloppet’s Summer Week in August. There are three distances to choose from: 30, 45 and 90 km.

It should also be noted that currently 12,500 participants are registered for the cycling and running races in Vasaloppet’s Summer Week, including Ultravasan 90, which in 2026 will have Swedish Championship status.

FACTS/ County by county in Vasaloppet’s Winter Week 2026
Stockholm – 12,422 registered participants
Västra Götaland – 8,437
Dalarna – 4,361
Uppsala – 3,055
Skåne – 2,483
Östergötland – 2,088
Värmland – 2,033
Jönköping – 2,023
Gävleborg – 1,812
Örebro – 1,773
Halland – 1,763
Västmanland – 1,356
Jämtland – 1,355
Västernorrland – 1,318
Södermanland – 1,191
Västerbotten – 1,174
Norrbotten – 842
Kronoberg – 586
Kalmar – 534
Blekinge – 337
Gotland – 158

(Not all team members in Stafettvasan and Nattvasan have yet been named, so the preliminary statistics above assume that team members come from the same county.)

FACTS/ Nations in Vasaloppet's Winter Week 2026
Participants represent Sweden plus 65 other nations, for a total of 66. Notably, Vasaloppet now has official seeding races in 14 different countries. The 21 largest foreign nations represented in Vasaloppet's Winter Week 2026 are:
Norway – 2,526 registered participants
Finland – 881
Denmark – 709
Germany – 564
Czech Republic – 300
Netherlands – 193
Switzerland – 184
Italy – 152
France – 150
USA – 141
Austria – 125
United Kingdom – 123
Estonia – 100
Iceland – 75
Poland – 64
Canada – 52
Spain – 38
Belgium – 32
Australia – 23
Slovakia – 16
Ukraine – 16

(Not all team members in Stafettvasan and Nattvasan have yet been named, so the preliminary statistics above assume that team members come from the same nation.)

FACTS/ Ten biggest municipalities in Vasaloppet’s Winter Week 2026
Stockholm – 5,720 registered participants
Göteborg – 2,543
Uppsala – 1,916
Falun – 1,101
Örebro – 1,019
Västerås – 900
Linköping – 898
Nacka – 811
Karlstad – 805
Jönköping – 704
Kungsbacka – 701

(Not all team members in Stafettvasan and Nattvasan have yet been named, so the preliminary statistics above assume that team members come from the same municipality.)

FACTS/ Vasaloppet reaches two million finishes in 2026
Vasaloppet is approaching another historic milestone. Since the start in 1922, a total of 1,638,423 skiers have completed their race “In forefathers' tracks for future victories,” and 649,201 of those were in the Vasaloppet race itself. Counting finishes from the summer events – introduced in 2008 – 1,948,695 finishes have been recorded in Mora after the Summer Week 2025. The two-millionth finish is expected to occur during Vasaloppet’s Winter Week or Summer Week 2026, depending on participation numbers and the distribution between races.

Registration open until the final start
NOTE: The statistics above are from Monday, February 16, 2026, and are therefore not final.

Follow participants in the official Vasaloppet app
Download the official Vasaloppet app, available year-round. Stay up to date on everything happening around Vasaloppet and follow participants.
https://vasaloppet.se/en/guides-and-tips/all/vasaloppet-app

FOR MEDIA: Which participants are from your county? Start lists, results, statistics and reports:
At media.vasaloppet.se you can access start lists and result lists from all races and follow skiers live on the course. Login required.
http://media.vasaloppet.se/2026/?lang=EN_CAP
Username: vasa
Password: media

FOR REGIONAL RESULTS:
Choose ”Reports” at media.vasaloppet.se. Then select the race and file format. ”Resultatlista (inklusive föreningar och län)” is a complete results lists for the chosen race. You can use this to sort by county, for example.

Upcoming events in the Vasaloppet Arena:

Vasaloppet's Winter Week 2026 and the 102nd Vasaloppet – cross country skiing
Friday, February 20, Vasaloppet 30, start Oxberg, 30 km
Saturday, February 21, Tjejvasan, start Oxberg, 30 km
Sunday, February 22, Öppet Spår Sunday, FULLY BOOKED, start Sälen, 90 km
Sunday, February 22, Ungdomsvasan, start Eldris, 9 km, start Hökberg, 19 km
Monday, February 23, Öppet Spår Monday 90, freestyle, start Sälen, 90 km
Monday, February 23, Öppet Spår Monday 45, freestyle, start Oxberg, 45 km
Monday, February 23, Öppet Spår Monday 30, freestyle, start Oxberg, 30 km
Tuesday, February 24, Vasaloppet 45, start Oxberg, 45 km
Friday, February 27, Stafettvasan, ski relay, five sections, start Sälen, 90 km
Friday, February 27, Nattvasan 30, individually or two-person teams, freestyle, start Oxberg, 30 km
Friday, February 27, Nattvasan 45, individually or two-person teams, freestyle, start Oxberg, 45 km
Friday, February 27, Nattvasan 90, individually or two-person teams, freestyle, start Sälen, 90 km
Saturday, February 28, Vasaloppet 10, freestyle, start Eldris, 9 km
Sunday, March 1, The 102nd Vasaloppet, start Sälen, 90 km

Vasaloppet's Summer Week 2026 – biking and running
Friday, August 7, Cykelvasan 30, start Oxberg, 32 km
Friday, August 7, Cykelvasan Öppet Spår, start Sälen, 95 km
Friday, August 7, Cykelvasan 45, start Oxberg, 45 km
Saturday, August 8, Cykelvasan 90, start Sälen, 95 km
Friday, August 14, Funkisvasan, start Mora, 4 km
Friday, August 14, Trailvasan 10, start Mora, 10 km
Saturday, August 15, Ultravasan 90, start Sälen, 92 km
Saturday, August 15, Vasastafetten, running relay, ten legs, start Sälen, 92 km
Saturday, August 15, Ultravasan 45, start Oxberg, 45 km
Saturday, August 15, Trailvasan 30, start Oxberg, 30 km

Vasaloppstrippeln – ski, bike and run, all in one year
Vasaloppstrippeln is a challenge where you complete three races – skiing, cycling and running – during one and the same calendar year. Choose between 30, 45 or 90 kilometres.

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