Tiomila Explained

Tiomila
Status:	active
Genre:	sporting event
Date:	April–May
Frequency:	annual
Country:	Sweden
First:	(men) (women) (youth)

Tiomila or 10-mila is an orienteering race held annually in Sweden since 1945, usually in late April or early May. It is a 10-man relay which includes both night and daytime legs. The women's race consists of five daylight legs. Tiomila attracts club teams from all the major orienteering nations. In 2008, both the men's and the women's race consisted of about 350 teams. In 2019, there were 336 women's teams, and 310 men's teams.^[1]

The name means "ten mil" (100 km) and refers to the total distance run by each team. The actual distance, however, varies from year to year. The 2015 edition was measured to along the straight line between the controls.

Upcoming events

Year	Dates	Location	Official Website
2025	3–4 May	Finspång	https://www.10mila.se/index.php/en/
2026	2–3 May	Tranås	https://www.10mila.se/index.php/en/

Classes, rules and arrangement

The following classes are available within Tiomila:

• 10-milakavlen (open class but in practice with mostly male runners) is carried out with ten legs between Saturday evening and Sunday morning, the original race since 1945.^[2] At the longest stage of the roll – the fourth stage's "Long Night", during the darkest part of the night – a night light is necessary to orientate in the terrain. The stretch often covers around 100 minutes of the men's heat's ten hours and was decided during the 2017 Ten Mile from just before midnight to around 1.30am.^[3] This year, this equated to almost 17 kilometers of cross-country running in the dark.^[4]
• Damkavlen (only ladies) is carried out with five legs on Saturday afternoon and was added in 1977. Over the years it has grown to approximately 400 participating teams.
• Ungdomskavlen (for young people 12-16 years old) is carried out with four sections (two of which consist of girls only) at lunchtime on Saturday. The competition was introduced in 1992.

These rules apply to competitors in Tiomila (in addition to the usual rules in orienteering):

• It is permitted for girls and boys who have run the youth race to participate in the 10-mile race. The girls are also allowed to participate in the female breeding.
• It is not permitted to participate more than once in the same class.

List of events and winners

Year	Location	Men	Women	Youth
1945			—	—
1946	Gripsholm–Älvsjöbadet		—	—
1947			—	—
1948			—	—
1949	Norrtälje–Hägernäs		—	—
1950	Sala–Läby Vad		—	—
1951	Trosa–Södertälje		—	—
1952	Tyresö–Tullinge		—	—
1953	Malmköping–Bränninge		—	—
1954	Enebyberg–Gamla Uppsala		—	—
1955	Tveta–Saltskog		—	—
1956	Barkarby–Knivsta		—	—
1957	Rådmansö–Åkersberga		—	—
1958	Flen–Nyköping		—	—
1959	Rimbo–Länna Bruk		—	—
1960	Eskilstuna–Mariefred		—	—
1961	Edsviken–Norrtälje		—	—
1962	cancelled due to jaundice infection
1963	Sjösa–Trosa		—	—
1964	Mölnbo–Malma Hed		—	—
1965	Hälleforsnäs–Strängnäs		—	—
1966	Östra Kolmården		—	—
1967	Riala		—	—
1968	Tullinge		—	—
1969	Åkers Styckebruk		—	—
1970	Järna		—	—
1971	Bogesund		—	—
1972	Västerhaninge		—	—
1973	Skeppsta		—	—
1974	Sorunda		—	—
1975	Kårsta		—	—
1976	Riala		—	—
1977	Tyresta By			—
1978	Fiskeså			—
1979	Enhörna			—
1980	Ösmo			—
1981	Kungsängen			—
1982	Eskilstuna			—
1983	Skeppsta			—
1984	Uppsala			—
1985	Dunker			—
1986	Tullinge			—
1987	Gimo			—
1988	Långdunker			—
1989	Bogesund			—
1990	Norrtälje			—
1991	Ånhammar			—
1992	Sorunda			Turun Suunnistajat
1993	Österbybruk			Turun Suunnistajat
1994	Hälleforsnäs			—
1995	Riala
1996	Salinge Gård			Tampereen Pyrintö
1997	Eskilstuna			Kristinehamns OK
1998	Rudan			Järfälla OK
1999	Enköping			IK Hakarpspojkarna
2000	Solbacka			Gustavsberg/Järla
2001	Strängnäs			OK Denseln
2002	Surahammar	Halden SK		Alfta-Ösa OK
2003	Kungsör	Halden SK
2004	Kolmården	Halden SK	Ulricehamns OK	Järla IF
2005	Kungsängen	Södertälje-Nykvarn	Domnarvets GoIF	Halmstad/Löftan
2006	Hallsberg	Halden SK	Nydalens SK	Stora Tuna IK
2007	Eskilstuna	Halden SK	SoIK Hellas	Stora Tuna IK
2008	Rosersberg	Kristiansand OK	Stora Tuna OK	Turun Suunnistajat
2009	Perstorp	Kristiansand OK	Halden SK	Södertälje-Nykvarn
2010	Finspång	Kalevan Rasti	IFK Lidingö	Raumar
2011	Tullinge	Kalevan Rasti	Tampereen Pyrintö	Södertälje-Nykvarn
2012	Kvarn	Halden SK		Ounasvaaran Hiihtoseura
2013	Gällöfsta	Kalevan Rasti	Domnarvets GoIF	Helsingin Suunnistajat
2014		Kalevan Rasti	OK Pan Århus	MS Parma
2015	Skepptuna	IFK Göteborg	Domnarvets GoIF	Nydalens SK
2016		Södertälje-Nykvarn	OK Pan Århus	Stora Tuna OK
2017	Partille	IFK Göteborg	Stora Tuna OK	IK Hakarpspojkarna
2018		IFK Göteborg	Järla Orientering	Espoon Suunta
2019	Glimåkra	IFK Göteborg	Tampereen Pyrintö	Karlskrona SOK
2020	cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic^[5]
2021	cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2022			Nydalens SK
2023	Skellefteå	NTNUI	IFK Göteborg	IFK Göteborg
2024	Nynäshamn	Stora Tuna OK	Stora Tuna OK	Turun Suunnistajat
2025	Finspång
2026	Tranås

Record winners

10-milakavlen

Wins	Club	Editions
align=center	9		1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2012
align=center	5		1983, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014
align=center rowspan=3	4		2015, 2017, 2018, 2019
	1986, 1992, 1993, 1996
	1969, 1970, 1974, 1995
align=center rowspan=1	3		1977, 1979, 1981
align=center rowspan=11	2		1964, 2024
	2005, 2016
	2008, 2009
	1999, 2001
	1989, 1990
	1978, 1980
	1975, 1976
	1968, 1973
	1957, 1960
	1953, 1955
	1945, 1952

Damkavlen

Wins	Club	Editions
align=center	5		1982, 1984, 2008, 2017, 2024
align=center rowspan=3	4		1990, 1991, 2011, 2019
	2000, 2005, 2013, 2015
	1985, 1986, 1987, 1992
align=center rowspan=2	3		2002, 2009, 2012
	1979, 1980, 1981
align=center rowspan=3	2		2014, 2016
	1995, 1996
	1988, 1993

Ungdomskavlen

Wins	Club	Editions
4		1992, 1993, 2008, 2024
3		2006, 2007, 2016
2		1999, 2017
2		2009, 2011

See also

• Jukola relay
• O-Ringen
• List of sporting events in Sweden

External links

• Tiomila
• (YouTube) Tiomila 2008–video presentation
• The 1978 edition at SVT's open archive

Notes and References

1. Web site: Officiell resultatlista för Tiomila i Östra Göinge. sv. Swedish Orienteering Federation. 2019-08-17.
2. Web site: 2018-04-04. 10MILA från begynnelsen till idag. www.10mila.se.
3. Book: Lind, Thomas. Ulf Eriksson om "Långa natten" – orienteringens mytomspunna Tiomilasträcka . dt.se. 2016-05-12. 2018-04-04.
4. News: Vasell. Magnus. "Långa natten" - inget för veklingar. Göteborgs-Posten. 2017-04-30. 2018-04-04.
5. Web site: 10MILA–Inget Tiomila i år – "Riktigt tungt beslut". 2020-08-27. www.10mila.se.