O-Ringen

The O-Ringen (previously called the “Swedish 5 days”) is an orienteering

Foot orienteering

Foot orienteering is the oldest formal orienteering sport, and the one with the most "starts" per year. Usually, a foot-O is a timed race in which participants start at staggered intervals, are individually timed, and are expected to perform all navigation on their own. The control points are...

 competition that takes place annually in different areas of Sweden

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe...

. Orienteers from all over the world come to the competition. For orienteers around the world a trip to the O'ringen 5-days is their Mecca.
This race attracts significant media coverage in Sweden

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe...

 and winning O-Ringen is often considered second only to the World Championships

World Orienteering Championships

The World Orienteering Championships were first held in 1966. They were held biennially up to 2003 . Since 2003, competitions have been held annually....

 in prestige
The competition takes place in July, and takes place over 5 days, where every active day is a competition stage. Competitors are assigned start times for the first four stages of the race, but on the fifth and final stage a "chasing start" is used. In a chasing start the overall leader in each class starts first and the remaining competitor

Competition

Competition is a contest between individuals, groups, nations, animals, etc. for territory, a niche, or allocation of resources. It arises whenever two or more parties strive for a goal which cannot be shared. Competition occurs naturally between living organisms which co-exist in the same...

s start according to the total time they trail. This means that the first runner over the finish line on the final stage is the winner.

The O-Ringen was started in 1965 in Denmark

Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe and the senior member of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries; southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and it is bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark borders both the Baltic and the North Sea...

, Skåne and Blekinge

Blekinge

' is one of the provinces of Sweden , situated in the south of the country. It borders Småland, Skåne and the Baltic Sea.Blekinge consists of 5 municipalities; Karlskrona, Ronneby, Karlshamn, Sölvesborg and Olofström....

 by Peo Bengtsson and Sivar Nordstöm. 156 participants attended the first and the participation levels have steadily increased since. Up until today the highest participant level was in 1985 in Dalarna

Dalarna

' is a historical province or landskap in central Sweden. English name forms established in literature are Dalecarlia and the Dales. Places involving the element Dalecarlia still exist in the United States....

/Falun

Falun

Falun is a city and the seat of Falun Municipality in Dalarna County, Sweden, with 36,447 inhabitants in 2005. It is also the capital of Dalarna County...

 were there were 25 021 participants.

The O-Ringen was included in the World Cup orienteering

Orienteering World Cup

The Orienteering World Cup is a series of orienteering competitions organized annually by the International Orienteering Federation. Two inofficial cups were organized in 1983 and 1984. The first official World Cup was held in 1986, and then every second year up to 2004...

 series in 1998, 2007 and 2008.

In 2009 there will be prize money in the Elite series, the main classes for both the men and the women, totalling to half a million kronor. The final result in the junior elite classes will count towards the Silva Junior Cup.

From 2008 multi-sport has been represented at the competition in the form of the O-Ringen Multi. The competition on the Tuesday will be a part of the Swedish

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe...

 Multi-sport Cup.

The O-Ringen Academy is a training program which consists of three sections; International, Leadership and Sports. The International section focuses on training orienteers from all over the world who want to learn more about orienteering

Orienteering

Orienteering is a family of sports that requires navigational skills using a map and compass to navigate from point to point in diverse and usually unfamiliar terrain. Participants are given a map, usually a specially prepared orienteering map, which they use to find control points...

 in order to develop the sport in their home countries. The Leadership section is a leadership training course in the form of seminars and speeches. The Sports section is more concerned with the physical side with training camps of different sorts, including a week for juniors before the O-Ringen.

More information can be found on [www.oringen.se]

Trivia

• The first ever stage of the Swedish
  Sweden
  Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe...
  
   5-Days was held in Denmark
  Denmark
  Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe and the senior member of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries; southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and it is bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark borders both the Baltic and the North Sea...
  
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• Ulla Lindkvist
  Ulla Lindkvist
  Ulla Lindkvist is a Swedish orienteering competitor, and the first individual female world champion in this sport. She won the 1966 and 1968 Individual World Orienteering Championships., and finished second 1970...
  
   has the most titles in the women's class with eight wins.
• Lars Lönnkvist
  Lars Lönnkvist
  Lars Lönnkvist is a Swedish orienteering competitor. He is Relay World Champion from 1979, as a member of the Swedish winning team. He also has silver medals from 1978 and 1981, and a bronze medal from 1983....
  
   has won the men's class four times
• In 1982 one stage was held north of the Arctic Circle
  Arctic Circle
  The Arctic Circle is one of the five major circles of latitude that mark maps of the Earth. In , it is the parallel of latitude that runs approximately 66° 33′ 39″ north of the Equator. The region north of this circle is known as the Arctic, and the zone just to the south is called the Northern...
  
  

Statistics

Year	Location(s)	Number of contestants	Ladies winner	Men's winner
1965	Skåne, Blekinge Blekinge ' is one of the provinces of Sweden , situated in the south of the country. It borders Småland, Skåne and the Baltic Sea.Blekinge consists of 5 municipalities; Karlskrona, Ronneby, Karlshamn, Sölvesborg and Olofström.... , Denmark Denmark Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe and the senior member of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries; southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and it is bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark borders both the Baltic and the North Sea...	156	Inga-Britt Bengtsson	Nils Bohman
1966	Småland Småland ' is a historical province in southern Sweden.Småland borders Blekinge, Scania or Skåne, Halland, Västergötland, Östergötland and the island Öland in the Baltic Sea. The name Småland literally means Small lands...  (4), Västergötland Västergötland ' is one of the 25 traditional non-administrative provinces of Sweden , situated in the southwest of Sweden. In older English literature one may also encounter the Latinized version Westrogothia....	672	Kerstin Granstedt Kerstin Granstedt Kerstin Granstedt is a Swedish orienteering competitor. She became Relay World Champion in Fiskars in 1966, as a member of the Swedish winning team, with Eivor Steen-Olsson and Gunborg Åhling....	| Juhani Salmenkylä Juhani Salmenkylä Juhani Salmenkylä is a Finnish orienteering competitor and European champion. He won a gold medal with the Finnish relay team at the 1964 European Orienteering Championships in Le Brassus....
1967	Motala Motala Motala is a locality and the seat of Motala Municipality, Östergötland County, Sweden with 29,798 inhabitants in 2005. It is situated on the eastern shore of Lake Vättern and is regarded as the main centre of both the Göta Canal and the surrounding lake region....	1 910	Ulla Lindkvist Ulla Lindkvist Ulla Lindkvist is a Swedish orienteering competitor, and the first individual female world champion in this sport. She won the 1966 and 1968 Individual World Orienteering Championships., and finished second 1970...	Kalle Johansson
1968	Borås Borås Borås is a locality and the seat of Borås Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 63,441 inhabitants in 2005.- Geography :Borås is located at the point of two crossing railways, among them the railway between Gothenburg and Kalmar, and is often considered the Swedish city gaining the...	3 250	Ulla Lindkvist Ulla Lindkvist Ulla Lindkvist is a Swedish orienteering competitor, and the first individual female world champion in this sport. She won the 1966 and 1968 Individual World Orienteering Championships., and finished second 1970...	Åge Hadler Åge Hadler Åge Hadler is a Norwegian orienteering competitor, winner of the 1966 and 1972 Individual World Orienteering Championships, and Relay 1970. Bronze medals Individual 1968, and Relay 1966 and 1968. Nordic champion 1969 and 1971....
1969	Rommehed	5 355	Ulla Lindkvist Ulla Lindkvist Ulla Lindkvist is a Swedish orienteering competitor, and the first individual female world champion in this sport. She won the 1966 and 1968 Individual World Orienteering Championships., and finished second 1970...	Stefan Green
1970	Kristianstad Kristianstad Kristianstad is a city and the seat of Kristianstad Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 33,083 inhabitants in 2005.-History:...	6 378	Ulla Lindkvist Ulla Lindkvist Ulla Lindkvist is a Swedish orienteering competitor, and the first individual female world champion in this sport. She won the 1966 and 1968 Individual World Orienteering Championships., and finished second 1970...	Bernt Frilén Bernt Frilén Bernt Frilén is a Swedish orienteering competitor, winner of the 1974 Individual World Orienteering Championships. He also has an individual bronze medal from 1972. He is two times Relay World Champion, as a member of the Swedish winning teams in 1972 and 1974, as well as having a silver medal from...
1971	Malmköping Malmköping Malmköping is a locality situated in Flen Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden with 2,000 inhabitants in 2005.Malmköping is located about 15 kilometers north of the municipal seat Flen. It is a tourism attraction due to its two annual markets...	8 627	Ulla Lindkvist Ulla Lindkvist Ulla Lindkvist is a Swedish orienteering competitor, and the first individual female world champion in this sport. She won the 1966 and 1968 Individual World Orienteering Championships., and finished second 1970...	Hans Aurell
1972	Eksjö Eksjö Eksjö is a locality and the seat of Eksjö Municipality, Jönköping County, Sweden with 9,676 inhabitants in 2005.-History:The city of Eksjö most likely appeared sometime in the medieval ages when it was the centre for the thing, a regional council. Its first mentioned is from the 14th century...	8 253	Ulla Lindkvist Ulla Lindkvist Ulla Lindkvist is a Swedish orienteering competitor, and the first individual female world champion in this sport. She won the 1966 and 1968 Individual World Orienteering Championships., and finished second 1970...	Hans Aurell
1973	Rättvik Rättvik Rättvik is a locality and the seat of Rättvik Municipality, Dalarna County, Sweden, with 4,588 inhabitants in 2005.- References :...	10 449	Ulla Lindkvist Ulla Lindkvist Ulla Lindkvist is a Swedish orienteering competitor, and the first individual female world champion in this sport. She won the 1966 and 1968 Individual World Orienteering Championships., and finished second 1970...	Bengt Gustafsson Bengt Gustafsson Bengt Gustafsson may refer to:*Bengt Gustafsson , Swedish professor of astronomy*Bengt Gustafsson , or Bengt-Åke Gustafsson, Swedish ice hockey player and coach...
1974	Kristianstad Kristianstad Kristianstad is a city and the seat of Kristianstad Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 33,083 inhabitants in 2005.-History:...	10 196	Ulla Lindkvist Ulla Lindkvist Ulla Lindkvist is a Swedish orienteering competitor, and the first individual female world champion in this sport. She won the 1966 and 1968 Individual World Orienteering Championships., and finished second 1970...	Ernst Jönsson
1975	Haninge	9 322	Anne Lundmark Anne Lundmark Anne Lundmark is a Swedish orienteering competitor. She is Relay World Champion from 1976, as a member of the Swedish winning team....	Matti Mäkinen Matti Mäkinen Matti Mäkinen is a Finnish orienteering competitor. He received a bronze medal in the relay event at the 1976 World Orienteering Championships in Aviemore, together with Hannu Mäkirinta, Markku Salminen and Kimmo Rauhamäki.-See also:...
1976	Ransäter Ransäter Ransäter is a minor locality in Munkfors Municipality, Sweden. It is the birthplace of Erik Gustaf Geijer and Tage Erlander....	14 843	Sarolta Monspart Sarolta Monspart Sarolta Monspart is a Hungarian orienteering competitor. She was the first non-Scandinavian female runner who has won the World Orienteering Championships back in 1972....	Gert Pettersson Gert Pettersson Gert Pettersson is a Swedish orienteering competitor. He is Relay World Champion from 1976, as a member of the Swedish winning team....
1977	Visby Visby Visby is a locality and the seat of Gotland Municipality in Gotland County, Sweden with 22,236 inhabitants in 2005. It is the only one with city status on the island of Gotland; it is arguably the best-preserved medieval city in Scandinavia and has been named a UNESCO World Heritage Site...	7 186	Liisa Veijalainen Liisa Veijalainen Liisa Veijalainen is a Finnish orienteering competitor. She won the 1976 Individual World Orienteering Championships, and took silver medal 1978 and 1979...	Sigurd Dæhli Sigurd Dæhli Sigurd Dæhli is a Norwegian orienteering competitor. He became Relay World Champion in 1981, by participating on the Norwegian winning team in Thun, Switzerland...
1978	Skara Skara Skara is a locality and the seat of Skara Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 10,963 inhabitants in 2005. Despite its small size, it has a long educational and ecclesiastical history. One of Sweden's oldest high schools, Katedralskolan , is situated in Skara...	15 148	Liisa Veijalainen Liisa Veijalainen Liisa Veijalainen is a Finnish orienteering competitor. She won the 1976 Individual World Orienteering Championships, and took silver medal 1978 and 1979...	Kjell Lauri Kjell Lauri Kjell Lauri is a Swedish orienteering competitor. He is Relay World Champion from 1979, as a member of the Swedish winning team. He also obtained silver medals in 1978 and 1985, and a bronze medal in 1983....
1979	Örebro Örebro Örebro [œrə'bruː] is a city, the seat of Örebro Municipality and the capital of Örebro County in Sweden with 98,237 inhabitants in 2005.-History:Örebro received its Royal Charter and city privileges not later than 1404....	15 842	Britt-Marie Karlsson	Lars-Henrik Undeland Lars-Henrik Undeland Lars-Henrik Undeland is a Swedish orienteering competitor. He received a silver medal in the relay event at the 1981 World Orienteering Championships in Thun, together with Bengt Levin, Jörgen Mårtensson and Lars Lönnkvist, and placed 12th in the individual event. He placed first in the 5-days...
1980	Uppsala Uppsala Uppsala is the capital of Uppsala County and the fourth largest city of Sweden with 144,839 inhabitants....	15 142	Liisa Veijalainen Liisa Veijalainen Liisa Veijalainen is a Finnish orienteering competitor. She won the 1976 Individual World Orienteering Championships, and took silver medal 1978 and 1979...	Lars Lönnkvist Lars Lönnkvist Lars Lönnkvist is a Swedish orienteering competitor. He is Relay World Champion from 1979, as a member of the Swedish winning team. He also has silver medals from 1978 and 1981, and a bronze medal from 1983....
1981	Mohed Mohed Mohed is a locality situated in Söderhamn Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 416 inhabitants in 2005. It was the site for the orienteering competition known as O-Ringen in 1981 and will be the site of the 2006 competition from July 15th - 21st....	18 983	Annichen Kringstad Annichen Kringstad Annichen Kringstad is a Swedish orienteer. Kringstad was the first household name orienteer in Sweden, and she was a major reason for the popularisation of the sport. Kringstad won the world championships individually as well as in the relay format in 1981, 1983 and 1985, before retiring at the...	Jörgen Mårtensson Jörgen Mårtensson Jörgen Mårtensson is one of the most successful Swedish orienteer of all times. Twice a winner of the World Orienteering Championships, he also won the 5 days O-Ringen in 1981 , 1996 and 1997 . Furthermore, he won the Swedish Championship in Marathon at Stockholm Marathon in 1993...
1982	Luleå Luleå Luleå is a city on the coast of northern Sweden with 45,467 inhabitants in 2005. It is the seat of Luleå Municipality and the capital of Norrbotten County.- Geography :...	13 631	Annichen Kringstad Annichen Kringstad Annichen Kringstad is a Swedish orienteer. Kringstad was the first household name orienteer in Sweden, and she was a major reason for the popularisation of the sport. Kringstad won the world championships individually as well as in the relay format in 1981, 1983 and 1985, before retiring at the...	Lars Lönnkvist Lars Lönnkvist Lars Lönnkvist is a Swedish orienteering competitor. He is Relay World Champion from 1979, as a member of the Swedish winning team. He also has silver medals from 1978 and 1981, and a bronze medal from 1983....
1983	Anderstorp Anderstorp Anderstorp is a locality situated in Gislaved Municipality, Jönköping County, Sweden with 4,987 inhabitants in 2005.Scandinavian Raceway, which hosted the Swedish Grand Prix Formula One races in 1973–1978, is situated here....	22 498	Annichen Kringstad Annichen Kringstad Annichen Kringstad is a Swedish orienteer. Kringstad was the first household name orienteer in Sweden, and she was a major reason for the popularisation of the sport. Kringstad won the world championships individually as well as in the relay format in 1981, 1983 and 1985, before retiring at the...	Håkan Eriksson Håkan Eriksson Håkan Eriksson is a Swedish orienteering competitor. He received a silver medal in the relay at the 1989 World Orienteering Championships in Skövde, and received a bronze medal in 1999...
1984	Bräkne-Hoby Bräkne-Hoby Bräkne-Hoby is a locality situated in Ronneby Municipality, Blekinge County, Sweden with 1,769 inhabitants in 2005.It and it does have a högstadium . Bräkne-Hoby Parish is a parish in the Church of Sweden. Historically the inhabitants of the parish belonged to Bräkne Hundred in Blekinge...	16 123	Karin Gunnarsson	Kent Olsson Kent Olsson (orienteering) Kent Olsson is a Swedish orienteering competitor, winner of the 1987 Individual World Orienteering Championships, and also obtained silver medals in 1989 and 1991, as well as silver medal on the Short distance in 1991...
1985	Falun Falun Falun is a city and the seat of Falun Municipality in Dalarna County, Sweden, with 36,447 inhabitants in 2005. It is also the capital of Dalarna County...	exactly 23 000	Annichen Kringstad Annichen Kringstad Annichen Kringstad is a Swedish orienteer. Kringstad was the first household name orienteer in Sweden, and she was a major reason for the popularisation of the sport. Kringstad won the world championships individually as well as in the relay format in 1981, 1983 and 1985, before retiring at the...	Joakim Ingelsson Joakim Ingelsson Joakim Ingelsson is a Swedish orienteering competitor. He won the overall world cup in 1992.-World cup:Ivarsson finished first overall in the 1992 Orienteering World Cup. The cup consisted of eight races in eight different countries, in America and Europe...
1986	Borås Borås Borås is a locality and the seat of Borås Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 63,441 inhabitants in 2005.- Geography :Borås is located at the point of two crossing railways, among them the railway between Gothenburg and Kalmar, and is often considered the Swedish city gaining the...	17 353	Annichen Kringstad Annichen Kringstad Annichen Kringstad is a Swedish orienteer. Kringstad was the first household name orienteer in Sweden, and she was a major reason for the popularisation of the sport. Kringstad won the world championships individually as well as in the relay format in 1981, 1983 and 1985, before retiring at the...	Anders Erik Olsson
1987	Norrköping Norrköping Norrköping [ˈˈnɔrɕøːpɪŋ] is a city in the province of Östergötland in eastern Sweden and the seat of Norrköping Municipality, Östergötland County...	16 216	Katarina Borg Katarina Borg Katarina Borg is a Swedish orienteering competitor. She has received two silver medals in the world championships, and finished overall third in the Orienteering World Cup two times.-World championships:...	Lars Lönnkvist Lars Lönnkvist Lars Lönnkvist is a Swedish orienteering competitor. He is Relay World Champion from 1979, as a member of the Swedish winning team. He also has silver medals from 1978 and 1981, and a bronze medal from 1983....
1988	Sundsvall Sundsvall Sundsvall is a city and the seat of Sundsvall Municipality in Västernorrland County, Sweden with 49,339 inhabitants in 2005.-History:Sundsvall was chartered in 1621, has a port by the Gulf of Bothnia, and is located 395 km north of Stockholm. The city has burned down and been rebuilt four times...	16 413	Barbro Lönnkvist Barbro Lönnkvist Barbro Lönnkvist is a Swedish orienteering competitor. She is Relay World Champion from 1981 as a member of the Swedish winning team, together with team members Arja Hannus, Karin Rabe and Annichen Kringstad....	Lars Lönnkvist Lars Lönnkvist Lars Lönnkvist is a Swedish orienteering competitor. He is Relay World Champion from 1979, as a member of the Swedish winning team. He also has silver medals from 1978 and 1981, and a bronze medal from 1983....
1989	Östersund Östersund Östersund is an urban area in Jämtland in the middle of Sweden. It is the seat of Östersund Municipality and the capital of Jämtland County. Östersund is located at the shores of Sweden's fifth largest lake, Storsjön, opposite the island Frösön, and is the only city in Jämtland...	17 818	Barbro Lönnkvist Barbro Lönnkvist Barbro Lönnkvist is a Swedish orienteering competitor. She is Relay World Champion from 1981 as a member of the Swedish winning team, together with team members Arja Hannus, Karin Rabe and Annichen Kringstad....	Niklas Löwegren Niklas Löwegren Niklas Löwegren is a Swedish orienteering competitor.He finished 2nd overall in the Orienteering World Cup in 1990, only 3 points behind winner Håvard Tveite...
1990	Göteborg	20 172	Ragnhild Bente Andersen Ragnhild Bente Andersen Ragnhild Bente Andersen is a Norwegian orienteering competitor and World champion. She won a gold medal in the 1987 World Orienteering Championships with the Norwegian Relay team. She received a silver medal in 1991....	Per Ek
1991	Arboga Arboga Arboga is a locality and the seat of Arboga Municipality in Västmanland County, Sweden with 10,369 inhabitants in 2005.-Overview:The city of Arboga is known to have existed as a town since the late 1200s but the area has been inhabited since around the 900's...	16 581	Arja Hannus Arja Hannus Arja Hannus is a Swedish orienteering competitor. She won the 1987 Individual World Orienteering Championships. She is three times Relay World Champion, from 1981, 1989 and 1991, as a member of the Swedish winning teams, and has a silver medal from 1987....	Håkan Eriksson Håkan Eriksson Håkan Eriksson is a Swedish orienteering competitor. He received a silver medal in the relay at the 1989 World Orienteering Championships in Skövde, and received a bronze medal in 1999...
1992	Södertälje Södertälje ' is a city and the seat of Södertälje Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 60,279 inhabitants in 2005.Södertälje is noted for its large influx of Iraqi refugees - Södertälje has taken in more Iraqi refugees than the United States and Canada combined...	17 806	Gunilla Svärd Gunilla Svärd Gunilla Svärd is a Swedish orienteering competitor. She is two times Relay World Champion as a member of the Swedish winning team in 1997 and 2004, as well as having silver medals from 2001 and 2003, and a bronze medal from 1999. She obtained bronze in the Short distance World Championship in 2001...	Allan Mogensen Allan Mogensen Allan Mogensen is a Danish orienteering competitor, winner of the 1993 World Orienteering Championship , the first male Danish orienteer to win an individual World Championship...
1993	Falkenberg Falkenberg Falkenberg is a locality and the seat of Falkenberg Municipality, Halland County, Sweden, with 18,972 inhabitants in 2005.The town has a population of 19,000 and is located at the mouth of the river Ätran. The name consists of the Swedish words for falcon and mountain...	15 006	Annika Zell Annika Zell Annika Zell is a Swedish orienteering and ski-orienteering competitor, and world champion in Ski-orienteering.-Ski orienteering:...	Petter Thoresen Petter Thoresen Petter Thoresen is a Norwegian orienteering competitor, winner of the 1989 Individual World Orienteering Championships, the Short distance in 1993, and the Classic distance in 1997...
1994	Örnsköldsvik Örnsköldsvik Örnsköldsvik is a locality and the seat of Örnsköldsvik Municipality in Västernorrland County, Sweden with 28,617 inhabitants in 2005.Its natural harbour and archipelago is in the Gulf of Bothnia and the northern boundaries of the High Coast area of outstanding natural beauty. It is well known as...	14 414	Katarina Borg Katarina Borg Katarina Borg is a Swedish orienteering competitor. She has received two silver medals in the world championships, and finished overall third in the Orienteering World Cup two times.-World championships:...	Petter Thoresen Petter Thoresen Petter Thoresen is a Norwegian orienteering competitor, winner of the 1989 Individual World Orienteering Championships, the Short distance in 1993, and the Classic distance in 1997...
1995	Hässleholm Hässleholm Hässleholm is a locality and the seat of Hässleholm Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 17,730 inhabitants in 2005.-Overview:Hässleholm was gradually developed from 1860 in connection with the construction of the main Stockholm to Malmö railway line. There was no settlement on the spot before...	14 304	Eija Koskivaara Eija Koskivaara Eija Koskivaara is a Finnish orienteering competitor and World champion. She won a gold medal at the 1995 World Orienteering Championships in Detmold with the Finnish relay team. She received a silver medal with the relay team in 1993 , and a bronze medal in 1989...	Jörgen Olsson Jörgen Olsson Jörgen Olsson, born 1971, is a Swedish orienteering competitor. He received a bronze medal in the relay at the 1999 World championships, and received a bronze medal in the sprint event at the 2001 World Orienteering Championships in Tampere....
1996	Karlstad Karlstad Karlstad is a city, the seat of Karlstad Municipality and the capital of Värmland County in Sweden. It has 58,544 inhabitants in 2005 out of a municipal total of 83,500. Karlstad has a University and a Cathedral....	17 007	Annika Zell Annika Zell Annika Zell is a Swedish orienteering and ski-orienteering competitor, and world champion in Ski-orienteering.-Ski orienteering:...	Jörgen Mårtensson Jörgen Mårtensson Jörgen Mårtensson is one of the most successful Swedish orienteer of all times. Twice a winner of the World Orienteering Championships, he also won the 5 days O-Ringen in 1981 , 1996 and 1997 . Furthermore, he won the Swedish Championship in Marathon at Stockholm Marathon in 1993...
1997	Umeå Umeå Umeå is a university city in Västerbotten, Sweden.Umeå is the biggest city in Norrland, the capital of Västerbotten County and the seat of Umeå Municipality. The city proper has 75,645 inhabitants out of a municipal total of 112,728 ....	11 179	Katarina Borg Katarina Borg Katarina Borg is a Swedish orienteering competitor. She has received two silver medals in the world championships, and finished overall third in the Orienteering World Cup two times.-World championships:...	Jörgen Mårtensson Jörgen Mårtensson Jörgen Mårtensson is one of the most successful Swedish orienteer of all times. Twice a winner of the World Orienteering Championships, he also won the 5 days O-Ringen in 1981 , 1996 and 1997 . Furthermore, he won the Swedish Championship in Marathon at Stockholm Marathon in 1993...
1998	Gävle Gävle Gävle ['jɛ:vlə] is a city, the seat of Gävle Municipality and the capital of Gävleborg County in Sweden. It has 68,700 inhabitants in 2005. It is the oldest city in the historical Norrland , as it received its charter in 1446 by Christopher of Bavaria.-History:It is believed that the name Gävle...	13 249	Hanne Staff Hanne Staff Hanne Staff is a Norwegian orienteering athlete who has won three individual World Orienteering Championships medals.She retired from international orienteering at the end of the 2004 season where she became world champion in the middle distance event.Staff ran for the Norwegian orienteering club...	Johan Ivarsson Johan Ivarsson Johan Ivarsson is a Swedish orienteering competitor. He won the overall world cup in 1996.-World championships:He participated at the 1995 World Orienteering Championships in Detmold, where he received a bronze medal in the relay event with the Swedish team...
1999	Borlänge Borlänge Borlänge is a locality and the seat of Borlänge Municipality in Dalarna County, Sweden, with 39,422 inhabitants in 2005.- History :Originally Borlänge had been the name of a tiny village and the first noted information regarding Borlänge is from 1390. The village was insignificant up until 1870...	15 238	Jenny Johansson Jenny Johansson Jenny Johansson is a Swedish orienteering competitor. She is Relay World Champion as a member of the Swedish winning team in 2004, as well as having silver medals from 2001, 2003 and 2006, and bronze medal from 2005...	Fredrik Löwegren Fredrik Löwegren Fredrik Löwegren is a Swedish orienteering competitor. He received a bronze medal in the relay event at the 2000 European Orienteering Championships in Truskavets, and a silver medal in 2002...
2000	Hallsberg Hallsberg Hallsberg is a bimunicipal locality and the seat of Hallsberg Municipality, Örebro County, Sweden with 7,122 inhabitants in 2005. It is also partly located in Kumla Municipality.-Overview:...	13 740	Hanne Staff Hanne Staff Hanne Staff is a Norwegian orienteering athlete who has won three individual World Orienteering Championships medals.She retired from international orienteering at the end of the 2004 season where she became world champion in the middle distance event.Staff ran for the Norwegian orienteering club...	Jimmy Birklin Jimmy Birklin Jimmy Birklin is a Swedish orienteering competitor, winner of the 2001 Sprint World Orienteering Championships.He was also part of the Swedish team that obtained bronze medal both in the 1995 and 1999 Relay World Championships....
2001	Märsta Märsta Märsta is a suburb of Metropolitan Stockholm, a locality and the seat of Sigtuna Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 22,548 inhabitants in 2005. The town is probably best known for its airport, Arlanda.- Name :...	12 525	Marlena Jansson Marlena Jansson Marlena Jansson is a Swedish orienteering competitor. She is three times Relay World Champion as a member of the Swedish winning team in 1991, 1993 and 1997, as well as having a silver medal from 1995 and a bronze medal from 1999. She also shared bronze with Anna Bogren in the Short distance...	Johan Ivarsson Johan Ivarsson Johan Ivarsson is a Swedish orienteering competitor. He won the overall world cup in 1996.-World championships:He participated at the 1995 World Orienteering Championships in Detmold, where he received a bronze medal in the relay event with the Swedish team...
2002	Skövde Skövde Skövde is a locality and the seat of Skövde Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 33,119 inhabitants in 2005.Skövde is situated some 150 km northeast of Göteborg, between Sweden's two largest lakes, Vänern and Vättern. It sits on the eastern slope of a low mountain ridge Billingen...	14 651	Simone Niggli-Luder Simone Niggli-Luder Simone Niggli-Luder is a Swiss orienteering athlete who has twice won all four women's competitions at the world championships....	Mats Haldin Mats Haldin Mats Haldin is a Finnish orienteering competitor and two times European champion with the Finnish relay team. He received a silver medal with the Finnish relay team at the 2003 World Orienteering Championships in Rapperswil/Jona, and again in 2006 in Aarhus.He received a bronze medal in relay at...
2003	Uddevalla Uddevalla Uddevalla is a city and the seat of Uddevalla Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 30,513 inhabitants in 2005.It is located at the bay Byfjorden, of the south-eastern part of the sea known as Skagerrak...	14 998	Heather Monro Heather Monro Heather Monro was the second British female orienteer to win a world championship medal.She came 5th at the World Orienteering Championships in 2001. At the 2003 World Orienteering Championships she was the highest placed British Female coming Fourteenth place over the 11.8 km race...	Mats Haldin Mats Haldin Mats Haldin is a Finnish orienteering competitor and two times European champion with the Finnish relay team. He received a silver medal with the Finnish relay team at the 2003 World Orienteering Championships in Rapperswil/Jona, and again in 2006 in Aarhus.He received a bronze medal in relay at...
2004	Göteborg	13 259	Jenny Johansson Jenny Johansson Jenny Johansson is a Swedish orienteering competitor. She is Relay World Champion as a member of the Swedish winning team in 2004, as well as having silver medals from 2001, 2003 and 2006, and bronze medal from 2005...	Valentin Novikov Valentin Novikov Valentin Novikov is a Russian orienteering competitor.-World championships:He finished second in the 2004 World Orienteering Championships, Middle distance, and third in 2007...
2005	Skillingaryd Skillingaryd Skillingaryd is a locality situated in Vaggeryd Municipality, Jönköping County, Sweden with 3,808 inhabitants in 2005. Together with Vaggeryd the seat of Vaggeryd Municipality....	12 657	Emma Engstrand Emma Engstrand Emma Engstrand is a Swedish orienteering competitor from Borlänge. She received a silver medal on the relay at the 2007 World Orienteering Championships in Kiev, and a bronze medal in 2005. She is 11 times Swedish champion.-External links:* ...	Emil Wingstedt Emil Wingstedt Emil Wingstedt is a Swedish orienteering competitor. He won of the 2005 and 2006 Sprint World Orienteering Championships, and finished third on the Long distance in 2003. He is Relay World Champion from 2003 with the Swedish team, as well as having a silver medal from 2007, and bronze medals from ...
2006	Mohed Mohed Mohed is a locality situated in Söderhamn Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 416 inhabitants in 2005. It was the site for the orienteering competition known as O-Ringen in 1981 and will be the site of the 2006 competition from July 15th - 21st....	13 500	Simone Niggli-Luder Simone Niggli-Luder Simone Niggli-Luder is a Swiss orienteering athlete who has twice won all four women's competitions at the world championships....	Simonas Krepsta Simonas Krepšta Simonas Krėpšta is a Lithuanian orienteering competitor. He received bronze medals both in the long course and the short course at the 2004 Junior World Orienteering Championships in Gdansk....
2007	Mjölby Mjölby Mjölby is a city and the seat of Mjölby Municipality, Östergötland County, Sweden with 11,927 inhabitants in 2005.Mjölby is located by the rivulet Svartån. The name "Mjölby" is derived from "Mölloby", which comes from mylna or mölna -- meaning "mill"...	14 300	Simone Niggli-Luder Simone Niggli-Luder Simone Niggli-Luder is a Swiss orienteering athlete who has twice won all four women's competitions at the world championships....	Anders Nordberg Anders Nordberg Anders Nordberg is a Norwegian orienteering competitor. He received a bronze medal at the 2004 World Orienteering Championship, and again a bronze medal in 2007. He finished second in the overall World Cup 2007.-Biography:...
2008	Sälen Sälen Sälen is a locality situated in Malung-Sälen Municipality, Dalarna County, Sweden with 508 inhabitants in 2005.In the winter tens of thousands of tourists enter the area. Sälen is noted for hosting the start of Vasaloppet, the oldest , longest , and largest cross country ski race in the world...	24 375	Anne Margrethe Hausken Anne Margrethe Hausken Anne Margrethe Hausken is a Norwegian orienteering competitor, World champion and European champion. She took the overall victory in the 2008 World Cup.-World championships:...	Tero Föhr Tero Föhr Tero Föhr is a Finnish orienteering competitor. He received a silver medal in the middle distance at the 2007 World Orienteering Championships in Kiev...
2009	Eksjö Eksjö Eksjö is a locality and the seat of Eksjö Municipality, Jönköping County, Sweden with 9,676 inhabitants in 2005.-History:The city of Eksjö most likely appeared sometime in the medieval ages when it was the centre for the thing, a regional council. Its first mentioned is from the 14th century...	15 589	Helena Jansson Helena Jansson Helena Jansson is a Swedish orienteer who became World Champion in the sprint distance in Miskolc,Hungary in 2009...	Martin Johansson Martin Johansson (orienteering b. 1984) Martin Johansson is a Swedish orienteering and ski-orienteering competitor, medallist from the orienteering world championships, and a 2004 Junior World Champion in relay...