Scandinavia offers many different sporting events throughout the year. They are also hosting many world cup events. Many when it comes to winter sports.
Norway, Sweden, and Finland often host cross-country skiing, downhill skiing, and ski jump events.
Denmark host many cycling events. Iceland is the host of a midnight golf tournament.
Scandinavian sporting events for 2019 are many, and we list a few of them below.
Scandinavian Sporting Events 2019
January
- World Cup Alpine Skiing, Norway
- Cross Country World Ski Championship, Lahti Finland
- World Cup Cross Country Skiing, Ulricehamn Sweden
- Track Cycling, Copenhagen Denmark
February
- Cyclo-Cross World Championship, Bogense Denmark
- World Cup Alpine Skiing, Åre Sweden
- Ski Jumping, Lahti Finland
- World Cup Cross Country, Lahti Finland
- Rally World Championship, Sweden
- Biathlon World Championship, Östersund Sweden
March
- World Women’s Curling Championship, Silkeborg Denmark
- World Cup Ski Jumping, Oslo Norway
- Biathlon World Cup Holmenkollen, Oslo Norway
- Ski Orienteering World Championship, Piteå Sweden
- World Cup Cross Country Skiing, Falun Sweden
- Cross-country Race Vasa Loppet, Dalarna Sweden
- World Cross Country Championships, Aarhus Denmark
- World Cup Cross Country Skiing, Oslo Norway
- Raw Air Tournament in Norway at different locations
April
- Ice Hockey Women World Championship, Finland
May
- Cycling Tour of Norway
- Copenhagen Marathon, Copenhagen Denmark
- Helsinki City Marathon, Helsinki Finland
- European Golf Tour, Farso Denmark
June
- Athletics Stockholm Gala, International Track and Field Meet, Stockholm Sweden
- Stockholm Marathon, Stockholm Sweden
- Bislett Games, Track and Field Meet, Oslo Norway
- The Arctic Open Golf, Akureyri Iceland
- Suzuki Midnight Sun Run, Laugardalur Iceland
- WOW Cyclothon Race, Iceland
- Midnight Sun Marathon, Tromso Norway
July
- Swedish Open Tennis, Båstad Sweden
- Oringen, Orienteering, Kolmården Sweden
August
- Rally World Championship, Finland
- Cycling Arctic Race of Norway
- Foot Orienteering, Norway
- Cycling Post Nord Danmark Runt Tour of Denmark
- Motor cross MXGP, Uddevalla Sweden
- Reykjavik Marathon, Reykjavik Iceland
- Scandinavian Invitation, Golf, Gothenburg Sweden
September
- Lidingöloppet, World’s largest cross-country running race, Stockholm Sweden
October
- DANISA Denmark Open Badminton, Odense Denmark
November
- World Cup Men’s Handball, Denmark (and Germany)
As you can see on this list, there are many significant Scandinavian sporting events in 2019. If you are over there during a big event is taking place, take the opportunity to join it. It will allow you to enjoy a sport that might not be a very common one, in your part of the world.
We would be happy to help you with your next Scandinavian adventure. If you want us to put a trip together explicitly designed for you and include one of the events above please contact us for more information.
If you have an event that you would like to include in this list, please leave a comment below, and we will consider it.
Have you attended any of these events or plan on participating? If you do, we would love to hear from you as well. Feel free to share your experience below,
