The Finlandia Ski Marathon is considered Finland’s biggest long-distance skiing event, and it has been held since 1973. To celebrate its 52^nd edition, the event is now part of the Ski Classics Challengers series with two races: a 62km Classic on Saturday, February 22, and a 62km Freestyle on February 23, 2025.

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The Event

The venue for the Finlandia Ski Marathon is the world-famous Lahti Ski Stadium, where both the start and finish are located. The stadium is within walking distance of Lahti town and has hosted the Nordic Ski World Championships or World Cup annually at the same venue. In the skier-friendly event venue, all services, from clothing storage to dressing rooms, saunas, and post-event dining, are within a few hundred meters.

The course goes in the beautiful Salpausselkä UNESCO Geopark area. The 62km route is in one single loop, and snow conditions are usually very good and secure. The course includes six service stations, where equipment and skiers can be assisted. The sauna guarantees high satisfaction after the race.

According to the Local Organizing Committee, “the event has been developed during the last years to be livelier and participant-oriented than ever before. The excellent atmosphere and the service provided by the service stations raised the participants’ ratings of the event to be excellent in the 2024 survey.”

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More information about the events and registrations can be found HERE 

FINLANDIA SKI MARATHON – SKI CLASSICS CHALLENGERS

• Date: February 22 and 23, 2025
• Place: Lahti
• Country: Finland
• Race distance: 62km for both Ski Classics Challenges events
• Technique: Classic and Freestyle
• Website: Finlandia-hiihto
• Facebook: Finlandia-hiihto  
• Instagram: Finlandia-hiihto    
• TikTok: Finlandia-hiihto  
• Registration: Finlandia-hiihto   

Course & Profile

As the 62km races are Ski Classics Challengers events, Pro Team registered athletes can collect points for the Ski Classics Champion and Youth competitions in their respective genders. 

A list of Ski Classics Challengers events with confirmed dates for season 2024/2025 can be found at Ski Classics. The list is updated continuously with new events.

Everyone participating in Ski Classics, Pro Tour or Challengers events, professional and recreational skiers, can connect their profile to the results database of Ski Classics, called MyPages.

MyPages can be connected when subscribing to Ski Classics online community proxcskiing.com. In the profile, you can view your Ski Classics event results, collect pins, print diplomas, and analyze your results with friends in the SC ranking system. In your profile, you collect points according to your performance and are rewarded with pins and diplomas.

One of the central features of MyPages is that you get your global SC ranking. The SC Ranking is a live updated international ranking, unique in combining women and men, professional and recreational skiers in one single list.

As a member of ProXCskiing.com, you get full access to all content on the site, including logging in to SC MyPages, where you can check your SC Ranking. Also, live streaming of Ski Classics Pro Tour and selected Challengers events with English commentaries.

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