Global InformationFlyktningerennet information
| Flyktningerennet | |
|---|---|
| Status | active |
| Genre | sports event |
| Date(s) | circa April |
| Frequency | annual |
| Country | Norway, Sweden |
| Inaugurated | 1950 |
Flyktningerennet is a cross country ski race, running from Lierne, Norway to Gäddede, Sweden. The ski race follows this route in remembrance of the people who fled Nazi German-occupied Norway for Sweden during the Second World War.[1]
The first race was arranged in 1950, with H. Hemmingsson as winner. The first female Flyktningerenn was arranged in 1964.
- ^ Hans Andersson (29 March 2013). "Norge och Japan i Flyktingloppet" (in Swedish). Östersundsposten. Retrieved 4 March 2016.