Event day schedule

Please use our online registration system to register for the event.

Please complete your final registration at our office in Polvallen before the competition. You will receive a numbered bag, a timer tag, a swimming cap, and a T-shirt during registration.

We are open

• Friday 11th, 12:00 - 22:00
• Saturday 12th, 8:00 - 12:15 and 16:00 - 20:10

Navigation to: Polcirkelvägen 20
Turn off the main road at the intersection where sign says 'Mål'.

The distance between the starting point and the destination of the 2000-meter swim in Sweden is approximately 2.7 km. If you are arriving by car, you can leave the car, for example, at Polcirkelhuset (Arctic Circle area) or near Polvallen and walk about 2 km to the starting point, or you can leave the car at the starting point of the 2000-meter swim. Then some of us organisers may drive the drivers back to the starting point where the cars are.

Park your car next to the road in the starting area. Please do not drive your car into the starting area itself.

In the Polvallen area, just before the football field, there's a long building. You can park your car on the opposite side of it or along the building, just ensure your car isn't in front of any doors.

Please do not drive cars into the finish area (the beach).

Scroll down and you find an area map at end of this page.

Please register at the office well in advance of the start to receive your timing chip and swim cap. We will not be accepting late registrations at the starting area.

11:00 - 12:00 Information on the 2000 m start area

You will receive important information and instructions for the swim. Tents are available on the beach for changing into swimsuits or wetsuits.

12:30 Preparing for the start

Competitors should move to the restricted starting area. There will be a check-in with your number when you enter the starting area. Attach the timing tag to your wrist, as you will need to touch the timing mat at the finish. Please ask for help from others if you need assistance securing the wristband.

Please leave your bag in the marked area.

13:00 Start

The contestants will swim across the border into Finland and back to Sweden, crossing the timezone and passing by the Arctic Circle. They will then reach the finish line back in Sweden at Niska's shore, near the Polvallen football field.

Important information about the swimming track

The swimming track is marked by buoys (or barrels). You need to stay close to them and on their right side. The boats will be on the left side of the buoys, and there may be some canoes and kayaks on your right side. You need to stay close to the buoys, at a maximum distance of about 10 meters. As the swim route turns towards the Swedish shore, the current will try to push you off the swim route. Near the finish area on the swimming route, there are smaller buoys on both sides to guide you towards the finish line.

Problem situations

If you face any problems during the swim, try to reach a floating position and draw the security boat's attention by yelling and waving your arm. When the security boat arrives, tell them about the problem and listen carefully to the instructions given to you. If you need to quit the competition, you will be taken to the security boat and get a ride to the finish line. In case of emergencies, the boat will take you straight to the medical personnel.

13:20 Finish line in Sweden

When you enter the finish line, touch the red timing mat on a pier to register your time. Then walk along the aisle to the beach.

Warm berry soup and coffee are served at the finish area. Sauna, showers, and hot tubs for the contestants at Polvallen football field, about 200 meters from the beach.

15:20 Award-giving ceremony at Polvallen football field

2000-meter awards. Coffee and snacks for sale.

Print out a certificate at home

You can print out your certificate at home from the result page. Just click your result on the result list and you'll find your certificate.

You have to wait several hours between swims of 2000m and 3000m. There is a summer cafe in Polcirkelhuset (Arctic circle area) where coffee, pizza and fastfood dishes are served.

These times are Swedish time, and Finnish time is +1 hour. Please keep in mind that your mobile phone can change the time zone depending on your roaming network.

Wear warm clothes; the evening before the start can be chilly.

Tents are also available in the Finnish start area for changing into swimsuits or wetsuits.

21:15 Bus transportation departs from Sweden to Finnish Juoksenki

Departure to Finnish Juoksenki from the Polcirkelhus. Driving time is approx. 1 hour.

Navigator: Storavägen 60, 95723 Juoksengi, Sweden.

There is no transportation to the starting point of the 3000 m swim after swimming, so those who come alone by car are recommended to come first to Sweden (Arctic Circle area), from where swimmers will be transported to Finland by bus.

22:00 in Juoksenki (Finland)

Coffee, sausages, and snacks are for sale. This takes place at the 3000-meter starting area. The event is free of charge.

Tents are available in the start area for changing into swimsuits or wetsuits.

Navigator: Rantatie 2, 95640 Juoksenki, Finland.

21:00 - 22:00 Information for 3000 meters

If you have not yet registered at our office, you can collect the necessary equipment from the start area on the Finnish side. 

In connection with the registration, you will receive a swimming cap, a timer tag, and a numbered bag to store your clothes and other belongings for the return to the finish area.

22:30 Preparing for the start

Competitors move to the restricted starting area. There will be a check-in when you enter the starting area. Add a timing tag wristband to your wrist, because you need to raise your tag above the timing mat at the finish. Please ask for help from others to get the wristband on your wrist.

23:05 Start 3000 meters from Finland (13th of July 2025, 00:05 Finnish time)

The contestants swim from the Finnish shore, crossing the border to Sweden and the timezone, passing by the Arctic Circle, and reaching the finish line at Niska's shore close to Polvallen (soccer field).

Important information about the swimming track

The swimming track is marked by buoys (or barrels). You need to stay close to them and on their right side. The boats will be on the left side of the buoys, and there may be some canoes and kayaks on your right side. You need to stay close to the buoys, at a maximum distance of about 10 meters. As the swim route turns towards the Swedish shore, the current will try to push you off the swim route. Near the finish area on the swimming route, there are smaller buoys on both sides to guide you towards the finish line.

Problem situations

If you face any problems during the swim, try to reach a floating position and draw the security boat's attention by yelling and waving your arm. When the security boat arrives, tell them about the problem and listen carefully to the instructions given to you. If you need to quit the competition, you will be taken to the security boat and get a ride to the finish line. In case of emergencies, the boat will take you straight to the medical personnel.

23:30 Finish line in Sweden

When you enter the finish line, raise your hand and touch a red timing mat on the pier with your timing band hand to register your time. Then walk along the aisle to the beach.

Those who swim in under 55 minutes reach the finish line the day before the start. When you reach the finish area, go immediately to the shore along the aisle where one of the officials records the arrival order of the finish. 

Warm soup and coffee are served at the finish area. Toilets, sauna, showers, and hot tubs for the contestants at Polvallen football field, about 200 m away from the shore. 

01:30 (possibly even earlier) Award-giving ceremony at Polvallen football field

3000 meters awards. Coffee and snacks for sale.

Print out a certificate at home

You can print out your certificate at home from the result page. Just click your result on the result list and you'll find your certificate.