Vansbrosimningen har fått en stark start med sol, värme och över 12 000 anmälda deltagare inför tävlingarna.
Vansbrosimningens 76:e upplaga är igång. Den första helgen av Simmarveckan inleddes med triathlon och olika distanser som präglades av värme, solsken och många nöjda deltagare.
Arrangören rapporterar att över 12 000 personer totalt har anmält sig. "Nu börjar det bli fullt i nästan alla startgrupper", konstaterar Åsa Larsson.
Tävlingarna fortsätter med fokus på simning i Vansbro.
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Over 100,000 people gathered in Lund on Saturday to watch the student carnival parade held every four years.
Interest in Vansbrosimningen is rising sharply. The number of registered participants has increased by 42 percent compared to last year.
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Best friends Björns Ellen Eriksson and Viktor Olsson have been named the kranspar for Vansbrosimningen 2026. They will greet the winners at the finish line in several races during the event starting this weekend.
A group of locals in Vansbro has taken over maintenance of the entrance sign after the municipality withdrew. They have planted more than 800 flowers to revive the site.
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Families in Uppsala got a sneak peek over the weekend at the rafts set to compete in the annual forsränning on Fyrisån. The Ankdagen event took place on Sunday at Ångströmslaboratoriet as part of Valborg celebrations. Project leader Nora Ranefall described a week with around 120 rafts built.
Competition for summer jobs has increased in Dalarna this year due to more adult job seekers. Over 1000 summer jobs remain available in the region.
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Midsummer traffic featured long queues on Ölandsbron and several serious accidents, according to Trafikverket.