Medals

Cross the finish line and you’ll recei­ve a medal. It shows how many times you have wal­ked Elfsborgsmarschen.

The Elfsborgsmarschen medal

Eve­ry­o­ne who com­ple­tes the march is rewar­ded with a medal – civi­li­ans inclu­ded. It comes in three gra­des, depen­ding on how many times you have walked:

• Bron­ze – your first four mar­ches (0–4)
• Sil­ver – your fifth to ninth march (5–9)
• Gold – your tenth march and beyond (10+)

The medal also car­ri­es a num­ber showing how many times you have walked.

Soldier’s medal (Sweden)

For acti­ve Swe­dish mili­ta­ry per­son­nel the­re is also a sol­di­er’s medal. As a Swe­dish sol­di­er, you are expec­ted to keep a nor­mal mar­ching pace and to car­ry the equip­ment you have been instruc­ted to bring – for examp­le, a first field dres­sing in your right trouser pocket.

To earn the sol­di­er’s medal, you need to meet the following:

• One day’s march with at least six hours of effort. A 30 km day is enough, pro­vi­ded it takes at least six hours.
• A back­pack of at least 10 kg. Water does not count (the weight of an emp­ty blad­der or bott­le may be inclu­ded), and neit­her does food.

You can weigh your back­pack at the start and the finish – we car­ry out a check weighing at the finish line.