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Swedish Championship 2026
Sweden Runners IF warmly welcomes you to the Swedish National Championships, Swedish National Championships and Swedish National Championships in trail running on May 23, 2026 in beautiful Älvdalen, Dalarna.
For runners who register as a representative of a club that is a member of the Swedish Athletics Federation, UKA PAIN constitutes
SM/VSM in trail at the distance of 28 km
JSM in trail at the distance of 12km
Below you will find specific information about SM.
For general competition information such as times, number distribution, etc. – click HERE
WHEN?
May 23, 2026
WHERE?
Alvdalen, Dalarna
START TIME
10:30 for 28 km
11:00 for 12 km
SM DISTANCE
28km - Trail SM/VSM
12km - JSM
SM ELIGIBILITY
To participate in the Swedish Championships, runners must represent an association that is a member of the Swedish Athletics Federation. Runners who have participated in a sanctioned athletics competition (track, cross-country, road or trail) later than November 15, 2024 are required to continue representing their most recent association, or register a change of association (transfer) no later than one month before the Swedish Championships.
Responsible for transitions is - more info coming
If you are unsure whether the association is a member or not, use the search function via this LINK.
A foreign citizen may be eligible for the Swedish Championships if the following conditions are met and the runner has a valid competition permit from the Swedish Athletics Federation:
The runner has been registered and has mainly resided in Sweden for at least one year
The runner has permission from the home country's national federation to represent the Swedish association and
The runner does not participate in a national championship in his home country during the same calendar year.
Contact Daniel Bergin daniel.bergin@friidrott.se for information on how to apply for a competition permit for a foreign citizen.
CLASSES SM/VSM
- Female seniors
- Male seniors
The senior class at the Swedish Championships includes everyone who represents an association that is a member of the Swedish Athletics Federation and who is 17 years of age or older (i.e. born in 2009 or earlier). NOTE: You must represent an association to compete at the Swedish Championships distance.
- Female veterans
- Male veterans
Five-year classes for those born in 1991 or earlier.
All participants, regardless of age, participate in the senior class, while the veteran classes are age-restricted.
CLASSES JSM
JSM in trail running is conducted in one age group, M/K22, for active people who turn 18–22 during the year.
REGISTRATION
Register HERE >>
Last day to register 2026-05-19
NOTE: No on-site registration
- Elite runners have a reduced entry fee for the 28 km Swedish Championships (450 SEK). To be classified as elite, you need to have 785 or higher in the ITRA performance index for men and 660 or higher for women. To be able to register as an elite runner with a reduced fee, contact us at lopp@swedenrunners.se with your name, your association and your current value in the ITRA performance index.
- Runners born in 2004 or later have a reduced registration fee for JSM 12 km (450 SEK). The fee is automatically registered upon registration based on date of birth.
TEAM COMPETITION
At the Trail Championships, two team competitions are held (one for men and one for women) where the team's result is the combined placing of the association's three best runners. The placing is calculated based on the runners' actual placing in the race, regardless of whether the runners who finished first are participating in the team competition or not. If two teams finish with the same combined placing, the team with the best third runner will be placed first.
Medals in team competitions are also awarded to the club's fourth and fifth runners according to the results list. If the club has at least eight runners who finish, the combined placings for runners 6-8 from the club are counted as the results for the club's second team, where the club's ninth and tenth runners can also be included in the team and awarded a Swedish Championship medal.
For a team competition to be held and have Swedish Championship status, at least three different clubs must have at least three registered runners by the end of the registration period.
START LISTS AND RESULTS
SM runners also participate in the "regular" Uka Pain competition and thus receive placement in both the SM class(es) and in the Uka Pain race as a whole, even if before the start they only appear in the SM start list.
Are you SM-eligible but not on the start list for the SM class? Then you need to contact us at lopp@swedenrunners.se by Wednesday 20 May with your start number, name and which athletics club you are competing for.
Start lists and Live results for the Swedish Championships and the remaining Uka Pain classes >>