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Vasaloppet has entered its second century, and on Sunday, March 2 at 08:00, the 101st Vasaloppet will take place. Millions of TV viewers worldwide will follow the 15,800 participants from the mass start in Sälen to the classic finish line in Mora. Can Emilie Fleten from Norway become the first-ever female skier to win three consecutive Vasaloppet titles? Will a Swede take the men’s title again? Could the record time be broken? Here are all the conditions ahead of this year’s edition of the world’s largest long-distance ski race.

First of all, an important information for all Worldloppeters traveling to Sweden for the Vasaloppet 2025: The organizers invite all Passport Holders to a Welcome Evening at Mora Nisses Hus on Friday 17:00. Tips, advices and background info will be provided additionally to snacks and drinks.

>>Worldloppet Welcome Gathering<<

Over the first 100 races, 637,986 skiers have crossed the finish line after completing Vasaloppet (90 km), covering a total distance equivalent to 1,432 laps around the Earth or 74 trips to the Moon and back. This year, for the first time, an astronaut will participate in Vasaloppet: Marcus Wandt! Looking at all race finishes, both winter and summer, the total count has now surpassed 1.9 million finishes.

Participants in Vasaloppet 2025 are between 16 and 90 years of age. The average age is 43.0 years. 18.1 percent of the registered participants on Sunday are women. 33.5 percent of the registered participants in Vasaloppet 2025 have never before participated in Vasaloppet’s Winter Week. Returning participants have skied an average of 7.3 Winter Week races.

Last 10 Vasaloppet Winners

Ladies

• 2015 Justyna Kowalczyk, Poland
• 2016 Katerina Smutná, Czech Republic
• 2017 Britta Johansson Norgren, Sweden
• 2018 Lina Korsgren, Sweden
• 2019 Britta Johansson Norgren, Sweden
• 2020 Lina Korsgren, Sweden
• 2021 Lina Korsgren, Sweden
• 2022 Astrid Öyre Slind, Norway
• 2023 Emilie Fleten, Norway
• 2024 Emilie Fleten, Norway

Men

• 2015 Petter Eliassen, Norway
• 2016 John Kristian Dahl, Norway
• 2017 John Kristian Dahl, Norway
• 2018 Andreas Nygaard, Norway
• 2019 Tore Björset Berdal, Norway
• 2020 Petter Eliassen, Norway
• 2021 Tord Asle Gjerdalen, Norway
• 2022 Andreas Nygaard, Norway
• 2023 Emil Persson, Sweden
• 2024 Torleif Syrstad, Norway

What to win at Vasaloppet 2025

The first prize (for both men and women) is a gold medal, a green salal leaf garland, a big red Dalecarlian horse and a cheque of 101,000 SEK. And, of course, a kiss from the Kranskulla/Kransmas.

There are seven sprint prizes for both men and women: 10,000 SEK in Evertsberg (The Hill Prize) and 5,000 SEK at the six other checkpoints; Smågan, Mångsbodarna, Risberg, Oxberg, Hökberg and Eldris.

The total prize sum for Vasaloppet 2025 is 622,000 SEK. If a participant sets a new record time in the men’s or women’s class of Vasaloppet they will also be awarded a 50,000 SEK record bonus. Current record time for women: 3.50.06 (Astrid Øyre Slind, 2022). Current record time for men: 3.28.18 (Tord Asle Gjerdalen, 2021).
Participants who finish within the winning time plus 50 percent are awarded the Vasaloppet achievement medal. Everyone who completes Vasaloppet gets a diploma and a participation medal.

Foreign participants in Vasaloppet 2025

More than 4,000 of Vasaloppet’s registered participants in 2025 are from 55 nations other than Sweden. There are about 40 percent more Norwegian participants in Vasaloppet this year compared to 2024. The Netherlands is a newcomer on the top ten countries with most international participants. The 20 countries with most foreign representation are: Norway 1,380 registered participants, Finland 622, Denmark 378, Czech Republic 294, Germany 288, Italy 150, Netherlands 136, Switzerland 131, Austria 100, Estonia 99, France 96, USA 86, Poland 57, UK 48, Canada 34, Belgium 31, Slovakia 22, Iceland 18, Spain 13, Australia 12. Alterations may be made up until the start and statistics are not final.