Finnmarksløpet

Finnmarksløpet is the world's northernmost sled dog race. It is also Europe's longest sled dog race.^[1] The race starts on Saturday of the 10th week of the year and goes across Finnmark in Norway. The race was first run in 1981.

Open Class

Daily stages, totaling 1243 km

Stage 1 : Alta – Kautokeino, 168 km
Stage 2 : Kautokeino – Jergul, 101 km
Stage 3 : Jergul – Levajok, 122 km
Stage 4 : Levajok – Tana, 100 km
Stage 5 : Tana – Neiden, 100 km
Stage 6 : Neiden – Övre Pasvik, 78 km
Stage 7 : Övre Pasvik – Kirkenes, 86 km
Stage 8 : Kirkenes - Neiden, 71 km
Stage 9 : Neiden – Varangerbotn, 82 km
Stage 10 : Varangerbotn – Levajok, 70 km
Stage 11: Levajok – Karasjok, 83 km
Stage 12: Karasjok – Jotka, 82 km
Stage 13: Jotka – Alta, 49 km

Winners

Year	Winning Time	Winner	Home town
2024	7 days 9 hours 30 min	Petter Karlsson	Slussfors
2023	6 days 19 hours 35 min	Petter Karlsson	Slussfors
2022	6 days 14 hours 44 min	Thomas Wærner	Torpa
2020/2021	Called off (COVID-19 pandemic)
2019	6 days 18 hours 38 min	Thomas Wærner	Torpa
2018	7 days 2 hours 47 min	Petter Karlsson	Slussfors
2017	6 days 9 hours 8 min	Petter Jahnsen	Tufsingdalen
2016	6 days 00 hours 3 min	Petter Karlsson	Slussfors, Sweden
2015	6 days 03 hours 21 min	Sigrid Ekran	Lomsjødalen
2014	5 days 19 hours 16 min	Sigrid Ekran	Lomsjødalen
2013	5 days 19 hours 55 min	Thomas Wærner	Torpa
2012	6 days 01 hours 40 min	Inger-Marie Haaland	Fagerheim Fjellstugu
2011	5 days 09 hours 25 min	Roger Dahl	Alta
2010	5 days 09 hours 15 min	Ralph Johannesen	Fagerheim Fjellstugu
2009	5 days 06 hours 50 min	Inger-Marie Haaland	Fagerheim Fjellstugu
2008	6 days 02 hours 35 min	Harald Tunheim	Alta
2007	5 days 20 hours 49 min	Tore Bergby	Luksefjell
2006	5 days 18 hours 18 min	Harald Tunheim	Alta
2005	5 days 23 hours 52 min	Roger Dahl	Alta
2004	6 days 10 hours 24 min	Bjørnar Andersen	Oslo
2003	6 days 3 hours 32 min	Rune Johansen	Alta
2002	5 days 5 hours 8 min	Rune Johansen	Alta
2001	4 days 20 hours 32 min	Robert Sørlie	Hurdal
2000	4 days 19 hours 37 min	Kjetil Backen	Porsgrunn
1999	5 days 4 hours 38 min	Robert Sørlie	Hakadal
1998	4 days 13 hours 4 min	Harald Tunheim	Alta
1997	5 days 3 hours 8 min	Harald Tunheim	Alta
1996	4 days 14 hours 57 min	Harald Tunheim	Alta
1995	5 days 13 hours 28 min	Robert Sørlie	Hakadal
1994	5 days 12 hours 17 min	Sven Engholm	Karasjok
1993	5 days 13 hours 21 min	Sven Engholm	Karasjok
1992	5 days 12 hours 5 min	Roger Dahl	Alta
1991	4 days 21 hours 57 min	Sven Engholm	Karasjok
1990	4 days 14 hours 33 min	Sven Engholm	Karasjok
1989	?	Stein Håvard Fjestad	Stange
1988	?	Sven Engholm	Karasjok
1987	?	Karl Petter Beldo	Alta
1986	?	Stein Håvard Fjestad	Stange
1985	?	Sven Engholm	Karasjok
1984	?	Sven Engholm	Karasjok
1983	?	Sven Engholm	Karasjok
1982	?	Sven Engholm	Karasjok
1981	?	Sven Engholm	Karasjok

Limited Class

Daily stages, totalling 609 km

Stage 1: Alta – Kautokeino, 168 km
Stage 2: Kautokeino – Jergul, 100 km
Stage 3: Jergul – Levajok, 127 km
Stage 4: Levajok – Karasjok, 83 km
Stage 5: Karasjok – Jotka, 82 km
Stage 6: Jotka – Alta 49 km

Winners

Year	Winning Time	Winner	Home town
2023	2 days 15 hours 33 min	Harald Tunheim	Alta
2022	2 days 15 hours 46 min	Ronny Wingren	Socklot
2021	Called off
2020	2 days 19 hours 34 min	Daniel Haagensen	Tomter
2019	2 days 14 hours 23 min	Hanna Lyrek	Alta
2018	2 days 17 hours 20 min	Harald Tunheim	Alta
2017	2 days 16 hours 47 min	Elisabeth Edland	Nannestad
2016	2 days 16 hours 52 min	Ole Sigleif Johansen	Rødberg
2015	2 days 4 hours 1 min	Elisabeth Edland	Nannestad
2014	2 days 3 hours 51 min	Ronny Wingren	Socklot
2013	2 days 3 hours 12 min	Milos Gonda	Spisska Nova Ves
2012	2 days 3 hours 59 min	Katy Meier	Slagnäs, Sweden
2011	2 days 2 hours 59 min	Elisabeth Edland	Nannestad
2010	2 days 2 hours 41 min	Ole Wingren	Nykarleby
2009	2 days 3 hours 40 min	Arnt Ola Skjerve	Rennebu
2008	2 days 11 hours 27 min	Jan Vidar Dahle	Båtsfjord
2007	2 days 7 hours 36 min	Elisabeth Edland	Nannestad
2006	2 days 9 hours 3 min	Erle Frantzen	Ulnes
2005	2 days 5 hours 26 min	Hilde Askildt	Geilo
2004	2 days 3 hours 46 min	Stein Are Harder	Elvenes
2003	2 days 3 hours 57 min	Dag Torulf Olsen	Hammerfest
2002	2 days 11 hours 26 min	Markus Kyrre Leistad	Alta
2001	2 days 13 hours 37 min	Dag Torulf Olsen	Hammerfest
2000	2 days 13 hours 49 min	Abner Hykkerud	Alta
1999	No race held	-	-
1998	No race held	-	-
1997	3 days 13 hours 50 min	Abner Hykkerud	Alta
1996	3 days 2 hours 1 min	Rune Johansen	Alta
1995	3 days 11 hours 10 min	Eirik Nilsen	Alta
1994	3 days 11 hours 42 min	Karl Petter Beldo	Alta
1993	4 days 5 hours 40 min	Eirik Nilsen	Alta
1992	1 day 20 hours 36 min	Eirik Nilsen	Alta
1991	6 days 1 time 12 min	Jan Arne Jakobsen	Lakselv
1990	4 days 17hours 26 min	Torgeir Øren	Røros
1989	?	Egil Olli	Karasjok
1988	?	Arne Oddvar Nilsen	Alta
1987	?	Arne Oddvar Nilsen	Alta
1986	?	Sven Engholm	Karasjok
1985	?	Arne Oddvar Nilsen	Alta

Junior Class

Daily stages, totalling 205 km

Stage 1: Alta – Jotka, 50 km
Stage 2: Jotka – Suossjavre, 55 km
Stage 3: Suossjavre – Jotka, 50 km
Stage 4: Jotka – Alta 50 km

Winners

Year	Winning Time	Winner	Home town
2023	1 day 0 hours 35 min	Elisabeth Kristensen	Alta
2022	23 hours 46 min	Oda Karlstrøm
2021	Called off
2020	23 hours 49 min	Espen Burger	Svanvik
2019	1 day 0 hours 33 min	Ole Henrik Isaksen Eira	Alta
2018	1 day 0 hours 38 min	Ole Henrik Isaksen Eira	Alta
2017	1 day 2 hours 11 min	Tuva Almås	Stord
2016	1 day 1 hours 22 min	Hanna Lyrek	Alta
2015	1 day 0 hours 58 min	Anette Børve Hernes	Eidfjord
2014	1 day 3 hours 6 min	Erik Loftsgård	Øygardsgrend