Finlandia-Hiihto

Gunnar’s Nordic Adventures from Finlandia Hiihto 2023

The latest Episode of Gunnar’s Nordic Adventures is taking us to our Finnish member race, the Finlandia Hiihto 2023. Beside skiing the race, Gunnar also checked out a Hockey game in Europe’s most modern arena, the Nokia Areena . A skiing session through Lahti’s woods together with his daughter in a multi sports trailer and […]

One trip gives two stamps: Estonia and Finland

Tartu Maraton and Finlandia-hiihto invite you to spend 2 memorable weekends in the Nordic region! 2 races bringing 2 stamps in your passport. Make it as you like! There are FT and CT distances in different lengths to choose between. The renewed Tartu program has now all the distances compactly in one weekend and to […]

Vlog: Travelling and skiing with kids and family

đŸ‡ȘđŸ‡Ș đŸ‡«đŸ‡ź Follow me to my next skiing trip. This time to the Tartu Maraton 2023 in Estonia and a week later, to the Finlandia Hiihto. The special thing about this journey is, that this time, my family is joining me. Is travelling and skiing with kids working? đŸ‘šâ€đŸ‘©â€đŸ‘§ 👧 2,5 year old daughter is […]

Varis and Kettunen win Finlandia Hiihto 2022

Finlandia Ski Marathon in 2022 was different from the traditional one as it was only skied on one day. 815 skiers have entered for the classic style marathon, taking place on a renewed route over 65 km, 32 km and 20 km. The fastest skier to complete the 65 km was Kari Varis (Team Kaskipuu), […]

Canada, Estonia and Finland: Worldloppet triple weekend ahead

The next two days Worldloppet is guest in three different nations. In Estonia, the Tartu Maraton is going to take place for the 48th time, while in Gatineau/Canada the Gatineau Loppet is welcoming the Worldloppet skiers. In Lahti the postponed Finlandia Hiihto is standing on the program. Fresh snow for Gatineau While it was raining […]

Covid News Update: Vasa, Birken, Finlandia and Tartu

First of all, we can tell you good news from the upcoming Worldloppet races: No cancellations ahead! Sad enough, that the Sapporo Skimarathon had to be canceled, but at least no more yet. Several races have worked with high pressure on security and health concepts to meet the restrictions form local authorities, with success. No […]

Which Upcoming Worldloppet Races are going to Take Place and How

In times like these, informations changes on a daily basis. We want to give you an overview about current situation at the upcoming Worldloppet events, so you can make a decision either to travel there or not. The good news first: Almost all events can take place somehow. Marcialonga preparations are fully in swing 5000 […]

Registrations are open for the “new” Finlandia Hiihto 2022

The organizers of the Finlandia Hiihto have used the easter weekend to open the registrations for 2022’s edition of the Finnish Worldloppet race taking place in Lahti. In order to improve the Worldloppet winter calendar the Finlandia Hiihto was moved to Saturday the 12th February and Sunday the 13th February 2022. On Saturday the Classic […]

Major ski marathon calendar changes in 2022

The Worldloppet season is not over yet, but we are already looking into 2022. Two ski marathons have decided to change their dates. The Finlandia Hiihto was usually taking place on the last February weekend has moved to mid of February: 12th and 13th February 2022. The Russian Worldloppet race Demino Skimarathon has changed the […]

36. A Global Family

by Silvio Carcano, Alessandro Carcano and Maria Rita Chini – Global skiers and 3 times masters – This is the story of an Italian family, a mother, Maria Rita, who buys almost by chance a Worldloppet Passport with her two sons Alessandro and Silvio, but in the end they all conquered the prestigious Worldloppet Global […]

33. Memories of Worldloppet ski

by Brendon Hyde, Gold Master n.2095 – After skiing the Australian Kangaroo Hoppet for 10 years my first European Worldloppet tour was planned for 2003. I started training along park pathways in the Oz summertime using cross-country roller skis where I gave local kangaroos a bit of a fright since they all quickly hopped away. […]

Finlandia Hiihto extends the main distance to 65km

This time was not a lucky year for Finlandia Hiihto, with the lack of snow and warm temperatures but this does not mean that the future cannot reserve better times! The Finlandia Hiihto organization has been working to extend the main 50 km course for quite some time now and finally they are going to add another 15 km […]