Counties and nations – statistics ahead of Vasaloppet's Winter Week 2024

At 09:00 on Friday, February 23, the first participants will set off on the trail in Vasaloppet's Winter Week 2024. The first race is Vasaloppet 30, which is 30 km long, and it's followed by 12 other races with distances ranging from 9 to 90 kilometres before the 100th Vasaloppet in history takes place on "Vasaloppet Sunday," March 3. Currently, over 57,800 participants are registered – from 67 different nations.

57,800 skiers – from all 21 counties of Sweden and from 66 other nations across Europe, Asia, Africa, Oceania, North America, and South America – have registered for one of the 14 races in Vasaloppet's Winter Week 2024. These statistics are from Wednesday, February 21, 2024 and are thus current but not final.

The registered participants are aged 7 to 89 years. 61.2 percent are men and 38.8 percent are women. The average age of the participants is 42.2 years. (The average age in Sweden is, according to the latest available information from Statistics Sweden, 41.72 years.)

Two races are completely full: Vasaloppet and Öppet Spår Sunday. Registration is still open to all other races.

Masses of experience: 390 of the registered participants for the 90-kilometre races are what are known as Vasaloppet veterans, meaning they have participated in Vasaloppet and/or Öppet Spår/Nattvasan 90 for at least 30 years. Again this year, the veterans will wear a special orange number bib.

222 registered participants are planning to complete Vasaloppstrippeln this year, which includes skiing a race now during the Winter Week, then a mountain bike race and a running race of the same distance in Vasaloppet's Summer Week in August. Vasaloppstrippeln offers three different distances to choose from: 30, 45, and 90 km.

County by county in Vasaloppet's Winter Week 2024
Stockholm – 12,301 registered participants
Västra Götaland – 8,053
Dalarna – 4,352
Uppsala – 2,710
Skåne – 2,347
Östergötland – 1,913
Värmland – 1,838
Gävleborg – 1,799
Halland – 1,659
Jönköping – 1,627
Örebro – 1,532
Jämtland – 1,284
Västmanland – 1,232
Västernorrland – 1,150
Västerbotten – 1,100
Södermanland – 1,098
Norrbotten – 667
Kronoberg – 566
Kalmar – 449
Blekinge – 319
Gotland – 121

Not all team members in Stafettvasan and Nattvasan have been named yet, so the preliminary statistics above are based on the assumption that team members come from the same county or nation as the team captain.

Nations 2024
There are a record number of foreign participants this year: 8,408 participants represent 66 nations other than Sweden, making for a total of 67 different countries. From countries like Germany, Italy, and Estonia, twice as many participants are coming compared to last year, and three times as many participants have come from the Czech Republic.

The 20 largest foreign nations in Vasaloppet's Winter Week 2024 are:
Norway – 1,911 registered participants
Germany – 1,099
Finland – 966
Denmark – 958
Czech Republic – 943
Italy – 392
Estonia – 346
Switzerland – 295
Netherlands – 207
France – 203
Austria – 196
USA – 150
Iceland – 136
United Kingdom – 114
Poland – 89
Canada – 62
Slovakia – 60
Slovenia – 45
Belgium – 37
Australia – 27

Not all team members in Stafettvasan and Nattvasan have been named yet, so the preliminary statistics above are based on the assumption that team members come from the same county or nation as the team captain.

Registration open until start
Note! The statistics above are from Wednesday, February 21, 2024 and are therefore not final.
Read more about how registration works:
https://www.vasaloppet.se/en/registration

Follow participants in the official Vasaloppet app
Download the official Vasaloppet app, available year-round. Stay updated on everything happening around Vasaloppet and follow participants.
https://www.vasaloppet.se/en/winter/follow

Results
Start lists, live results, results lists and statistics for media are available here:
https://media.vasaloppet.se/2024/?lang=EN_CAP
username: vasa
password: media

History and facts at vasaloppet.se
On the Vasaloppet website, under the heading "History," you'll find more information and history.
https://www.vasaloppet.se/en/about-us/history

Vasaloppet upcoming events

Vasaloppet’s Winter Week 2024 and the 100th Vasaloppet – cross country skiing
Friday, February 23, Vasaloppet 30, start Oxberg, 30 km
Saturday, February 24, Tjejvasan, start Oxberg, 30 km
Sunday, February 25, Öppet Spår Sunday, start Sälen, 90 km (Fully booked)
Sunday, February 25, Ungdomsvasan, start Eldris, 9 km, start Hökberg, 19 km
Monday, February 26, Öppet Spår Monday 90, freestyle, start Sälen, 90 km
Monday, February 26, Öppet Spår Monday 45, freestyle, start Evertsberg, 43 km
Monday, February 26, Öppet Spår Monday 30, freestyle, start Oxberg, 28 km
Tuesday, February 27, Vasaloppet 45, start Oxberg, 45 km
Friday, March 1, Stafettvasan, ski relay, five sections start Sälen, 90 km
Friday, March 1, Nattvasan 30, individually or two-person teams, freestyle, start Oxberg, 30 km
Friday, March 1, Nattvasan 45, individually or two-person teams, freestyle, start Oxberg, 45 km
Friday, March 1, Nattvasan 90, individually or two-person teams, freestyle, start Sälen, 90 km
Saturday, March 2, Vasaloppet 10, freestyle, start Eldris, 9 km
Sunday, March 3, The 100th Vasaloppet, start Sälen, 90 km (Fully booked)

Vasaloppet’s Summer Week 2024 – biking and running
Friday, August 9, Ungdomscykelvasan, start Oxberg, 32 km
Friday, August 9, Cykelvasan Öppet Spår, start Sälen, 96 km
Friday, August 9, Cykelvasan 30, start Oxberg, 32 km
Friday, August 9, Cykelvasan 45, start Oxberg, 45 km
Saturday, August 10, Cykelvasan 90, start Sälen, 96 km
Friday, August 16, Trailvasan 10, start Mora, 10 km
Saturday, August 17, Ultravasan 90, start Sälen, 92 km
Saturday, August 17, Vasastafetten, running relay, ten legs, start Sälen, 92 km
Saturday, August 17, Ultravasan 45, start Oxberg, 45 km
Saturday, August 17, Trailvasan 30, start Oxberg, 30 km

Vasaloppet’s Winter Week 2025 and the 101st Vasaloppet – cross country skiing
Friday, February 21, Vasaloppet 30, start Oxberg, 30 km
Saturday, February 22, Tjejvasan, start Oxberg, 30 km
Sunday, February 23, Öppet Spår Sunday, start Sälen, 90 km
Sunday, February 23, Ungdomsvasan, start Eldris, 9 km, start Hökberg, 19 km
Monday, February 24, Öppet Spår Monday 90, freestyle, start Sälen, 90 km
Monday, February 24, Öppet Spår Monday 45, freestyle, start Evertsberg, 43 km
Monday, February 24, Öppet Spår Monday 30, freestyle, start Oxberg, 28 km
Tuesday, February 25, Vasaloppet 45, start Oxberg, 45 km
Friday, February 28, Stafettvasan, ski relay, five legs, start Sälen, 90 km
Friday, February 28, Nattvasan 30, individually or two-person teams, freestyle, start Oxberg, 30 km
Friday, February 28, Nattvasan 45, individually or two-person teams, freestyle, start Oxberg, 45 km
Friday, February 28, Nattvasan 90, individually or two-person teams, freestyle, start Sälen, 90 km
Saturday, March 1, Vasaloppet 10, freestyle, start Eldris, 9 km
Sunday, March 2, The 101st Vasaloppet, start Sälen, 90 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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