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A finish at the 2005 O-Ringen
O-Ringen, or Swedish 5-Days, is a multiday orienteering race. It has been held annually since 1965. The first competition included only 156 competitors, but at its peak in 1985, exactly 23,000 competitors took part. O-Ringen for 2006 was held in the Swedish province of Hälsingland during July 15th-21st. 11,500 orienteers from 32 different countries were registered to participate in this year's competition.

This race attracts significant media coverage in Sweden and winning O-Ringen is often considered second only to the World Championships in prestige.

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 competitors 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.

Trivia

  • The first ever stage of the Swedish 5-Days was held in Denmark.
  • Ulla Lindkvist has the most titles in the women's class with eight wins.
  • Lars Lönnkvist has won the men's class four times
  • In 1982 one stage was held north of the Arctic Circle

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  (help) , is a historical province or landskap in central Sweden. It borders to Gästrikland, Dalarna, Härjedalen, Medelpad and to the Gulf of Bothnia.
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Motto
(Royal) "För Sverige - I tiden" 1
"For Sweden – With the Times" Â²
Anthem
Du gamla, Du fria
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(Royal motto: Guds hjælp, Folkets kærlighed, Danmarks styrke
"The Help of God, the Love of the People, the Strength of Denmark" )
Anthem
Der er et yndigt land  (national)
Kong Christian
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Arctic Circle is one of the five major circles of latitude that mark maps of the Earth. It is the parallel of latitude that (as of 2000) runs 66° 33′ 39″ (or 66.56083°) north of the Equator.
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Tiomila is an orienteering race held annually in Sweden since 1945. It is a 10 man relay which includes both night and daytime legs. The women's race consists of 5 daylight legs.

Tiomila attracts club teams from all the major orienteering nations.
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The Jukola Relay is an orienteering race held annually in Finland since 1949. The race always takes place on the third Saturday of June in different sites around Finland. The northenmost location has been 50 km north from the Arctic Circle.
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This is a list of sporting events in Sweden that are held on an annual basis.

Open to everyone

  • Broloppet - Swedish/Danish road running (half-marathon) event across the Oresund Bridge
  • Engelbrektsloppet - 60 km cross-country skiing event in Västmanland

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