Åland

You can easily reach Aland by ferry from Sweden or Finland.

From Sweden:

Eckerö Linjen (Grisslehamn to Eckerö ~2hrs)

Viking Line (e.g. from Stockholm to Mariehamn ~6.5hrs)

From Finland:

Tallink

Viking Line

By Plane:

Airport: Mariehamn, Åland (MHQ)

Käringsund Resort & Conference

Käringsund is an idyllic archipelago village on the west coast of Åland in Eckerö. With us, the whole family lives comfortably and eats well. Take a dip in the sea or swim in our pool. Our lovely sandy beach is perfect for quiet days filled with activities, sun, swimming and sand castles!

Käringsund Resort & Conference offers a wide variety of accommodation options for everyone’s taste and style. We have everything from spacious Bungalow cottages and high-class Strandby villas to idyllic small cottages in a calm and peaceful environment right next to the sea.

For more information see here!

The Käringsund Resort offers a Swimrun BBQ on Saturday at the hotel starting at 18.00. You can pre-book directly on their website. Please check the following link for more information: Swimrun Dinner 09.08.2025

Race area
The race area is at Käringsund.

Check out the interactive map to get an overview of the courses and the race area here.

Changing rooms, toilets and showers
There are toilets at Käringsund Resort, close to the finish area. You can get changed and use showers there also.

Bag drop

For WS, bag drop available at Havsvidden before the start. We’ll bring back the bags to the bag room at the Finish line. 

For Sprint and Experience, drop bags at the backroom. See interactive map. 

The bag drop is not guarded.

Food
We will serve after-race food for all racers in the race tent .

The registration for the World Series, Sprint & Experience races is in the Käringsund Resort.

To receive your start pack you will have to show your photo-ID and your personal QR-Code that you will receive via email two days before the start (please also check your Spam folder). If you race in a team, both team members need to come to the bib distribution together. If you plan to race with fins you need to bring these so that we can verify that they are in line with the rules.

During the 2024 season we have a general online briefing for all races.
You can find the race briefing here.

15 minutes before each start there will be a short race specific update at the start line.

At registration at each destination one of the Race Directors will be present to answer questions.

Note:

Before start we will randomly select teams and solo racers for a check of the mandatory equipment. If the athletes are missing any of the equipment required, they will not be allowed to start.

We will have energy (salty and sweet) and liquid stations along the course as marked in the course maps and in the Times & Distance documents.

We will serve…

+ products of our official partner Umara

Sports drink: U Sport in lemon flavor

Bars: U Bar, a gluten free energy bar in assorted flavors

Gels: U Gel in assorted flavors

+ fruits and snacks at the energy stations.

+ water and if cold weather we will also provide warm liquid.

Please check the race maps for a detailed plan of the energy stations.

We do not have paper cups at the energy stations, use your collapsible cup or soft flask to drink from.

If you bring your own gels, than please carry it in your wetsuit. Do not throw the wrappers on the ground, leave it in the garbage cans at the energy stations.

TBD

We have cut-offs in our events to make sure that we can have a safe race, these are put in place so that everyone has a possibility to finish before dark and without jeopardizing the safety of others by stretching the safety organization too much. Please respect this and the people enforcing them.

In the beginning of August it is the height of the summer on Åland. Water temperatures are around 17 degrees C.

Like everywhere we can have wind, rain and un-seasonably cold weather. Make sure you bring clothes to handle this. The water on the West coast is salty.

In the water there are jelly fish. The white ones are harmless and the red ones sting. The sting is not very strong compared to the Mediterreanean jelly fish.

During each race we make a big media production for social media and traditional media. You will see photographers, reporters and film teams along the course. If you have any personal media contacts that would like to have material from us please email to [email protected].

We will cover the ÖTILLÖ Swimrun Åland LIVE on otilloswimrun.com/live, please spread the information to all your friends and family.
We will also use #otilloaland to tag our posts, please do so you too. Our images that we post from the race are free to use for you as racers but not allowed for commercial use to promote other products or events.

• Wetsuit (legs and torso in one piece) is mandatory even if the water temperature is above 19 degrees Celcius.