4,600 Swedes will complete En Svensk Klassiker this year

En Svensk Klassiker is once again seeing a strong upward trend, and this year’s number of finishers looks set to be the highest since 2018—before the pandemic. Around 4,600 participants, nearly half of them women, are expected to complete a Klassiker this year. Just over 2,800 of these will complete their fourth and final event at Lidingöloppet this weekend. By then, they will have completed cross-country skiing in Vasaloppet or Engelbrektsloppet, cycling in Vätternrundan, swimming in Vansbrosimningen, and running in Lidingöloppet.

Today, there are four different versions of En Svensk Klassiker to choose from: En Svensk Klassiker, En Svensk Klassiker Halva, En Svensk Klassiker Tjej, and En Svensk Klassiker Korta.

The four disciplines—across four different sports—must be completed within a 12-month period. Participants can start their Klassiker with any race during the year, but statistics show that most begin with the skiing event and then continue and finish with the “summer sports” of cycling, swimming, and running.

Participants close to finishing in 2025

The following numbers have completed the first three events and can finish their Klassiker in connection with Lidingöloppet:

• En Svensk Klassiker: 2,021 (approx. 29% women)
  Youngest: 18 | Oldest: 75
• En Svensk Klassiker Halva: 206 (approx. 71% women)
  Youngest: 17 | Oldest: 78
• En Svensk Klassiker Tjej / Korta: 599 (approx. 94% women)
  Youngest: 12 | Oldest: 76

Registering for En Svensk Klassiker 2026

Participants can either purchase a package including all four races or register for each race individually:

• Engelbrektsloppet – registration open
• Vasaloppet – registration open
• Vätternrundan – step 1 registration (315 km) closes October 20; step 2 opens October 22
• Vansbrosimningen – registration opens September 24
• TCS Lidingöloppet – registration opens September 26

Vätternrundan within En Svensk Klassiker

All races during Cycling Week in June are included (except Minivättern and MTB-Vättern 25/50 km):

• Vätternrundan 315 km – part of En Svensk Klassiker
• Halvvättern 150 km – part of En Svensk Klassiker Halva
• Tjejvättern 100 km and Vätternrundan 100 km – part of En Svensk Klassiker Korta and Tjej

Milestones in Klassiker history

• 1971 – En Svensk Klassiker
• 1992 – Tjejklassikern (now En Svensk Klassiker Tjej)
• 2006 – Halvklassikern (now En Svensk Klassiker Halva)
• 2018 – En Svensk Klassiker Korta

Since its launch in 1971, more than 120,000 Klassikers have been registered by participants completing one of the four variants.

Notable participants aiming to finish at Lidingöloppet

En Svensk Klassiker:

• Lisa Dahlkvist, former national team football player
• Per Skoglund, horse racing expert at TV4

En Svensk Klassiker Halva:

• Unni Jerndal, journalist and communicator

Starting their Klassiker at Lidingöloppet:

• Sara Thunebro, former national team football player
• Filip Lamprecht, TV personality and entrepreneur

Cycling Week 2026 dates

• June 5 – MTB-Vättern 25/50 km (first start: 17:00)
• June 6 – Tjejvättern 100 km (07:30)
• June 6 – Halvvättern 150 km (10:00)
• June 6 – Vätternrundan 100 km (12:30)
• June 7 – Minivättern (11:00)
  “Skoj med hoj” activity day starts at 09:00 in the city park
• June 12–13 – Vätternrundan 315 km (first start: 19:30)

Tip: Registration fees are eligible for Sweden’s wellness allowance (friskvårdsbidrag).

Register here!