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  • Tromsø
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Midnattssolmaraton (Midnight Sun Marathon), Tromsø 5K

This race edition

Race date
Date not confirmed for this distance
Race timezone
Timezone not confirmed
Edition status
Status not confirmed

Entry options

2027 edition

Entry options are not yet confirmed for this edition. Check the organiser before making plans.

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Decision summary

Midnattssolmaraton (Midnight Sun Marathon), Tromsø 5K at a glance

Typical conditions
90/100

Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast

Evidence depth
18 verified facts

Source facts available

Route details

Known course facts at a glance

Methodology →

Midnattssolmaraton (Midnight Sun Marathon), Tromsø 5K has known course details for its 5k race. The summary below keeps the focus on what is confirmed for the course.

Official distance
5 km
Scenery
Coastal, Mountain, City, Waterfront, Island

Quick answers

What runners ask first

What is the Midnattssolmaraton (Midnight Sun Marathon), Tromsø 5K course like?

The setting includes coastal and mountain. The whole city turns out as a public festival cheering runners at the finish.

What should runners know on race day for the Midnattssolmaraton (Midnight Sun Marathon), Tromsø 5K?

The whole city turns out as a public festival cheering runners at the finish.

Race character

Scenery

  • Coastal
  • Mountain
  • City
  • Waterfront
  • Island

Atmosphere

  • Destination
  • Festival
  • Nighttime

Entry, logistics and records

Records and field

Field size
Almost 9,000 runners from 88 nations across all distances in 2025 (record participation)

Entry requirements

Entry status
Open entry: The held registration model is open entry and this edition is not marked sold out.

Race day logistics

Expo / packet pickup
MSM Expo at the Port Terminal (Prostneset), central Tromsø; open Fri 10:00-20:00 and Sat 10:00-21:00
Medal
Every finisher of any distance receives a medal at the finish line

Course facts

Notable features
  • World's northernmost AIMS-certified marathon, run under the midnight sun
  • full marathon starts at 20:30. The whole city turns out as a public festival cheering runners at the finish
  • AIMS member
  • all races are control-measured and certified

What are typical race-day conditions?

  • 11°CTypical temperature
  • 14 kphTypical wind
  • 4 mmTypical rainfall
  • 90Favourability /100
Typical conditions for the race date and locality, within the endurance-optimal window. These are climatological norms, not a forecast, and are shared across every distance at this event.

How we calculated this

Published facts and derived model outputs on this page are tied to stored sources or a published, version-locked methodology. We show the provenance so runners, coaches and organisers can check it. Data on this page is current as of .

Derived numbers use scoring-methodology-v1.0.

Sources used on this page (2)

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