Yesterday the Swedish government decided to ease the coronavirus restrictions in Sweden from the 29th September. This means that there will no longer be a limit on the maximum number of participants or spectators at a sporting event.

“We are naturally very pleased to receive this decision now and begin planning for next summer’s big orienteering festival, O-Ringen”, says Jens Lindquist, project leader and managing director of O-Ringen.

“For two summers we have had to go without the fantastic orienteering adventure that is O-Ringen and the sense of community that it creates. For two summers we have had to postpone O-Ringen in Uppsala, but as the restrictions are now being lifted we are can finally get some serious momentum in the planning again.

We can’t wait to welcome orienteers to O-Ringen again. It’s been difficult for us with two cancelled O-Ringen events but now we can see the light at the end of the tunnel and seriously plan for next summer” says Jens Lindquist, project leader for O-Ringen Uppsala.

Jens and the organising clubs in Uppsala are working towards welcoming orienteers from all over the world next summer. It is already possible to register on the O-Ringen website to secure your place at O-Ringen – the world’s largest orienteering adventure – next summer.