Gather colleagues, friends and family for a relay race through the beautiful Slottsskogen. Stafettvarvet is a fun challenge for a team of four runners.

Course map:3,2 fast kilometers around beautiful Slottsskogen

Stafettvarvet on May 14 2025, offers a magical and exciting atmosphere both before, during, and after the race. Stafettvarvet´s course is 3,2 kilometers long and all participants in the team run the same track. Start, finish and baton change take place inside Slottsskogsvallen. The course runs through the beautiful Slottsskogen before it turns back into our entrance park before Slottsskogsvallen, this is where your teammates by the corporate village will cheer and scream to make you last all the way across the finish line.

After the finish, you will of course celebrate! Settle down and enjoy your performance and the delicious picnic that is included in your registration.

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Stafettvarvet start and finish

Orient yourself easily in the arena! This year, the start, changeover, finish and the celebration take place inside Slottskogsvallen.

The first start wave begins at 6:00 PM. Thereafter, the start waves are released upon the officials' signal. It's crucial to start in the correct wave. Start waves signs are set up before the start - position yourself at the sign corresponding to the starti wave assigned to your team so the first runner in your team is ready by 6:00 PM.

In Stafettvarvet, we have 6 start waves with the following number divisions:

  • Start wave 1: 1 - 199
  • Start wave 2: 200 - 399
  • Start wave 3: 400 - 599
  • Start wave 4: 600 - 799
  • Start wave 5: 800 - 999
  • Start wave 6: 1000 -

You can find your team's starting number in the start certificate sent to the email address used during registration.

The first runner should be inside the starting area 20 minutes before the start. Each team member completes one lap of the course before handing over to the next runner in the exchange area. The final team member crosses the finish line.

Celebrate toghether:Picnic bag

Each team's registration includes a picnic bag that you can enjoy together after finishing the race.

The delicious 2025 picnic will be provided by Carotte. The contents of the bag will be announced in spring.

Do something fun and healthy together!:Run with your company

Stafettvarvet has grown bigger and more popular year after year to become a real success for companies. Companies gather colleagues and customers to mingle and run together. The tent village is also a popular element and many companies choose to gather around their tent for pep rally before the race and to enjoy a well deserved after run with the team after the race. Register one or many teams from your company and pay with invoice.

Corporate booking

Manual corporate booking (in Swedish)

Race info:Good to know before the start

  • Registration

    Registration is open until 5 pm on the day of the race, with reservation that the race may be sold out earlier. All registrations are done via the website.

    Price per relay team:
    1295 SEK until 2025-01-31
    1595 SEK from 2025-02-01

  • Food Package

    One picnic bag per team is included when registering for the relay race Stafettvarvet. The bag is picked up in Entréparken where the number tags and baton are distributed before the start of the race, between 15:30-17:30. Food is also sold in the event area. The picnic can then be enjoyed outside the arena area.

  • Start certificate, Number bib & Bib distribution

    The start certificate will be sent 1 week before the race to the email address provided when registering. In the Start certificate you will find all the information you need ahead of the event. News and other good-to-know information can be found here on the website. You can collect your number tag at the Entréparken between 15:30-17:30. Be there well in advance and don’t forget your Start certificate!

  • The Team

    Gather a group of 4 people and sign up for one of these events: women’s, men’s or mixed (where at least one participant is of the opposite sex). In the registration, you only register the team leader's contact information. Each team member will run 3.2km and timekeeping is individual as well as combined for the whole team. We recommend that all participants are at least 15 years of age. If someone from the team falls ill one team member may run two sections. The main thing is that the team will run all four sections.

  • Start & Event area

    The start and finish line are in Slottsskogsvallen. Read about start waves in the section "Stafettvarvet start and finish" further up on the page. The race begins at 18:00. In the event area, as well as throughout the track, entertainment of various sort is available.

  • Changing clothes, Bag drop & Toilets

    We recommend that you change before you get here as showers/changing rooms are not provided. The organizer does not offer bag drop. Toilets are available in the start & finish area, outside Frölundaborg and at Dalen´s parking lot.

  • Timekeeping & Baton

    Timekeeping begins when the first runner crosses the start line. There’s a chip inside the baton and the time stops when the last runner crosses the finish line. The baton changes hands according to instructions. Times are measured both per team member/lap and total for the whole team. Remember to be careful during the exchange. Keep the baton at hip height when passing the timekeeping mat, to ensure correct timekeeping! It’s important that the team starts in the correct start group according to the Start certificate.

  • Getting here & Parking

    Use public transport if possible. The nearest stops are Botaniska trädgården, Marklandsgatan and Linnéplatsen. Use the app Västtrafik ToGo or visit vasttrafik.se to find your route. Parking is available for an environmental fee of 100 kr, at Dalens Grusplaner near Slottsskogsvallen (payment by Swish).

  • Massage

    Our partner Flexmassage is available in Slottsskogsvallen to offer the relay runners of Stafettvarvet a well-earned massage before and after completing the race.

  • Warmup

    Group warmup exercises are available at the start and will be led by instructors from STC.

  • Award cermony

    Award ceremony for the fastest team in each class (women, men and mix) and a masquerade prize will be awarded inside Slottsskogsvallen.

  • Customer service

    Customer service will be open in the Entrépark from 3 pm.

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