Flyktningerennet | |
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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.
The first race was arranged in 1950, with H. Hemmingsson as winner. The first female Flyktningerenn was arranged in 1964.