Number of Vasaloppet applicants Sweden 2019-2024
There were over ****** applicants to the Swedish cross-skiing race Vasaloppet between July 2023 and June 2024. This was an increase from the previous period.
The modern competition began in 1922 and is held annually on the first Sunday of March. It is a 90 kilometer cross-country skiing race, inspired by the Swedish king Gustav Vasa's liberation journey while fleeing from the King of Denmark's soldiers in the 1500s.