The Stockholm Marathon, run as the ASICS Stockholm Marathon under its sponsorship name, has served as Sweden's national marathon championship race since 1979. Held on a Saturday afternoon in late May or early June, it starts and finishes beside the 1912 Olympic Stadium after two loops through the city.
The Stockholm Marathon has been run every year since 1979, making it one of the longer-running annual marathons in Scandinavia.
Unlike most major city marathons, including London, New York and Paris, which run on Sundays, Stockholm holds its race on a Saturday afternoon, a scheduling choice the organizers have kept as a point of distinction
The course finishes with a three-quarter lap inside the historic 1912 Olympic Stadium, giving runners a finish line inside an actual Olympic venue rather than a generic city street
The race is classified as a Bronze Label Road Race by World Athletics and doubles as the Swedish national marathon championship, so the field mixes elite Swedish competitors chasing a title with tens of thousands of recreational runners
The Saturday afternoon start time
unusual among major marathons
has been a fixture of the race's identity for decades
Finishing inside the 1912 Olympic Stadium ties every modern runner symbolically to Stockholm's own Olympic history
Dates TBA · Usually May
Base the route around Stockholm, then leave extra time for temporary streets, queues or late return traffic.
Standard running kit suited to a late-spring or early-summer Stockholm afternoon, which can range from cool to warm; layers that can be shed early in the race are common among participants...
For Stockholm Marathon, choose safe viewing points, watch weather and leave extra time around starts, finishes or releases.
For peak dates, book flexible lodging near reliable routes into and out of Stockholm.
Check official or local sources for ticketed areas, paid stands, and same-year access rules.
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Stockholm Marathon is listed for Past edition: 30 May 2026. Always re-check the official or local source close to travel.
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Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
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