2027 edition · Nordli–Gäddede border region

Upcoming SOURCES CHECKED · 2026-11-06

EVENT EVT-NO-012-2027 / FLYKTNINGERENNET / FLYKTINGLOPPET

Flyktningerennet 2027

Flyktningerennet is scheduled for Saturday 13 March 2027 in the Nordli–Gäddede border region between Norway and Sweden. Lierne IL and Gäddede SK organise the commemorative cross-country event; the current registration page lists competitive, recreational and untimed choices.

Mar 13, 2027Europe/OsloNordli–Gäddede, Trøndelag / JämtlandSandvika, Nordli · approximate Norwegian start-area planning reference

Official 2027 registration · EQ Timing Official event page

AUTHENTIC OPEN-LICENSE PHOTOPhoto: Jon Flobrant · CC0 1.0Historical: Jon Flobrant’s February 2016 photograph shows a snow-covered forest road catalogued as Gäddede. It is host-area context, not the race course or 2027 snow conditions. Commons gives 25 February; the camera metadata gives 21 February. The Wikimedia 3,840-pixel derivative is unchanged locally, with responsive display crops under CC0 1.0.

EVENT WINDOWMar 13, 2027

COMPETITOR FIELDThe current entry page offers competitive and recreational choices. Historical: the organiser’s older table lists women’s age classes. Unconfirmed: accepted 2027 entrants, exact class boundaries, start allocation and final start list. / The current entry page offers competitive and recreational choices. Historical: the organiser’s older table lists men’s age classes. Unconfirmed: accepted 2027 entrants, exact class boundaries, start allocation and final start list.

TICKETSThe organiser links to an actual EQ Timing page headed Flyktningerennet-2027. Unconfirmed: individual eligibility, remaining places and the final complete 2027 terms; a displayed product is not an accepted entry.

WATCHUnconfirmed: official live 2027 video coverage has not been established.

01 / EVENT OVERVIEW

What defines this edition.

The organiser’s 21 May 2026 announcement and current homepage establish the main 2027 date. Its authenticated Facebook page repeats that date in a 1 November 2026 post. Actual EQ Timing products now identify the 2027 edition, but the practical page mixes an explicit 2026 briefing with undated rules and older transport details. This guide keeps those distinctions visible instead of assigning last year’s timetable to the new race.

Cross-country skiing

Point-to-point border-region planning

Historical: the practical page describes a classic 44 km race from Sandvika in Nordli to Frostviksskolan in Gäddede, with shorter 12/17 km starts at Kveeidet. Its participant briefing is explicitly headed 22 March 2026, while its bus heading says Saturday 21 March. These past-edition timings and route details are not a confirmed 2027 operational plan.

Separate travel and identification requirements

The advertised event connects Norway and Sweden, so the start and finish require separate travel plans. Unconfirmed: the final 2027 border-crossing arrangements, nationality-specific travel-document or entry requirements and any race-specific identification check. Check the responsible border authorities and organiser for your own circumstances; an event entry is not a travel document or permission to cross the border.

Outward transfer and complete return

Historical: the practical page describes buses from Saga, Sagavägen 5 in Gäddede to the Norwegian starts, baggage transfer to the finish and return buses from Gäddede to Kveeidet and Sandvika between 13:30 and 16:00. Unconfirmed: the 2027 outward and final return departures, capacity, booking, baggage rules, withdrawal recovery and accessible vehicles. Arrange the whole journey back to your actual car or accommodation; no old departure is presented as a 2027 service.

Technique, bib and licence checks

The currently linked practical page says the race uses classic technique and Norwegian Ski Federation rules, prohibits using another skier’s bib and permits identification checks. It says ski licences for ages 13–69 are separate from entry. Unconfirmed: the exact applicable 2027 rules, birth-year classes, foreign licence recognition, insurance scope and final compulsory equipment; the mixed-edition page is not treated as a complete current rulebook.

Cutoffs, medical cover and withdrawal

Historical: the 2026 participant briefing describes Red Cross personnel with radios and snowmobiles, a sweep patrol and a race doctor contacted through Red Cross. It asks withdrawing skiers to notify a medical post, refreshment station or secretariat. Unconfirmed: the final 2027 medical deployment, on-course emergency number, intermediate and finish cutoffs, evacuation arrangements and assistance coverage. Read the final briefing and confirm these before starting.

FORMATClassic cross-country event with competitive, recreational and untimed registration products

The organiser-linked 2027 registration lists competitive 44 km and 17 km, recreational 44 km and 17 km, and untimed 12/17 km products. Unconfirmed: exact 2027 age and birth-year classes, eligibility, licences and whether an individual entrant may select a particular product. Do not infer eligibility from a displayed entry price.

02 / PUBLISHED PROGRAMME

The published timetable.

Europe/Oslo

Saturday, March 13, 2027

Main Flyktningerennet 2027 race day

The organiser confirms Saturday 13 March. Unconfirmed: 2027 bib collection, start pens, class start times, final route and finish cutoff. The 10:00, 11:45, 12:00 and 12:10 times in the older participant material are not current programme entries.

Unconfirmed

03 / TICKETS & BROADCAST

Attend with the live instructions.

ON SITE

The organiser links to an actual EQ Timing page headed Flyktningerennet-2027. Unconfirmed: individual eligibility, remaining places and the final complete 2027 terms; a displayed product is not an accepted entry.

Competitive 44 km/17 km; recreational 44 km/17 km; untimed 12/17 km. Separate school and organiser products require their own eligibility.. The actual EQ Timing page is headed Flyktningerennet-2027. It currently displays NOK 575 for competitive 44 km, NOK 275 for competitive 17 km, NOK 425 for recreational 44 km, recreational 17 km from NOK 275 and untimed 12/17 km from NOK 125. Separate organiser and school products are not additional public race distances. Conflicting sources: the organiser’s undated entry table retains different amounts, including 600 for competitive 44 km in its first tier; the practical briefing still names 2026. Unconfirmed: the final payable total, age-dependent selection, fee-change deadlines, platform charges and remaining capacity. Use the actual 2027 product and checkout terms, rather than rolling the old table forward.

Official 2027 registration · EQ Timing

WATCH LIVE

Territory matters

Use the organiser’s own website and authenticated social page for edition updates.

Unconfirmed: U.S. broadcast availability.

Official broadcast hub

04 / SPECTATOR ACCESS

The pin is not the gate.

OpenStreetMap node 2619387902 locates Sandvika in Lierne. The organiser identifies Nordli as the Norwegian start locality and Gäddede in Sweden as the finish locality. This village pin is not the exact 2027 start line, parking gate, border crossing, accessible entrance or course.

Historical: the older practical page describes parking at Sandvika, Kveeidet and Gäddede and a 70 kr daily charge, with food and showers at Frostviksskolan. Unconfirmed: the 2027 parking plan, spectator access, charges, toilets, changing facilities, accommodation and assisted access. No parking or transport reservation is supplied by this guide.

Historical: Jon Flobrant’s February 2016 photograph shows a snow-covered forest road catalogued as Gäddede. It is host-area context, not the race course or 2027 snow conditions. Commons gives 25 February; the camera metadata gives 21 February. The Wikimedia 3,840-pixel derivative is unchanged locally, with responsive display crops under CC0 1.0.

05 / PUBLIC CONTACTS

Ask the right organisation.

2027 entry, final rules, border-region transport, cutoffs and individual assistanceFlyktningerennet / Flyktingloppet

The actual official contact page gives +47 95 02 93 32 and post@flyktningerennet.no. Use the current published contact for the precise question; no email, permission or personal confirmation is implied.

06 / PROFILE BASIS & SOURCES

What this profile is based on.

This profile is based on the organiser’s current programme, registration or result information, and the dated official sources cited below.

AUTHENTIC OPEN-LICENSE PHOTO · 2026-11-06

The hero image is an authentic photograph by Jon Flobrant, reused under the CC0 1.0 license.

Jon Flobrant CC0 1.0

01Official event homepage

Current main date, border-region identity and joint organisers.

02Dated 2027 announcement

Published 21 May 2026: main race on 13 March 2027 and separate Lilla event on 14 March.

03Current organiser-linked registration

Current 2027 entry products and displayed prices; final eligibility and checkout terms remain separate.

04Organiser entry landing

Direct link to EQ Timing and the older, undated conflicting fee table.

05Mixed-edition practical information

Mixed 2026 participant briefing and 21/22 March date conflict; classic rules, medical support, licences, cancellation and historical buses kept distinct.

06Official organiser contact

Published telephone and email, plus the link authenticating the organiser’s Facebook account.

07Organiser history

First race in 1950, commemorative purpose, Nordli–Gäddede route context and joint organisers.

08Authenticated organiser social profile

Linked by the official contact page; the dated 1 November 2026 post repeats 13 March 2027.

09OpenStreetMap Sandvika reference

Sandvika village node 2619387902, ODbL; an approximate planning reference, not a surveyed start line.

10Licensed Gäddede archive photograph

Jon Flobrant, February 2016, CC0 1.0; full original and Wikimedia display derivative inspected, with the source and camera date difference retained.

11Archived original photo publication

The actual 3 May 2017 archived gallery identifies this photograph and its creator before the source licence changed.

12Archived original source licence

The actual 3 April 2017 Unsplash licence releases all published photographs under CC0, corroborating the Commons record.

LOCATION PRECISION

Sandvika, Nordli · approximate Norwegian start-area planning reference

Nordli–Gäddede, Trøndelag / Jämtland, Norway

Open location reference

WHY IT MATTERS

2027 edition · Nordli–Gäddede border region

First held in 1950, the race commemorates people who fled from Norway to Sweden during the Second World War. The organiser separately announces Lilla Flyktingloppet for Sunday 14 March 2027; this main-race profile ends on 13 March and does not combine the children’s event, entry or rules with it.

FIELD NOTES

The mixed-edition practical page says the organiser retains 50% of entry fees for cancellation before race day and all entry fees for race-day cancellation caused by unforeseen weather, climate or force majeure; illness refunds require a medical certificate and retain a 10% administration charge. Unconfirmed: the binding 2027 terms, evidence deadlines, refund timing, platform charges and separate transport or accommodation losses. Read the actual terms before paying.

Conflicting sources: the practical participant heading says 22 March 2026, its bus section says Saturday 21 March and some award text mentions 2027. The current dated announcement and homepage establish 13 March 2027 for the main event; the mixed page does not establish a complete 2027 timetable. Follow new organiser notices about snow, weather, route changes and cancellation.

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