The soldier test

For those who are active in the Armed Forces, the Home Guard, or any vol­un­tary defense orga­ni­za­tion, Elfs­borgs­marschen offers the oppor­tu­ni­ty to do the sol­dier test. March 40 kilo­me­ters with at least a 10-kilo­gram pack and demon­strate your abil­i­ty. The Armed Forces Sol­dier Badge is proof of your endurance and your abil­i­ty to march accord­ing to mil­i­tary require­ments. Build phys­i­cal resilience togeth­er with your comrades.

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Take the soldier test

Elfs­borgs­marschen is a two-day march­ing event in Gothen­burg where you can take the sol­dier test. The sol­dier test involves march­ing 40 kilo­me­ters with at least 10 kg in your back­pack if you are under 50 years of age. It is not a walk in the park – it is a test of your phys­i­cal abil­i­ty and men­tal endurance. Do you pass the sol­dier test?

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Soldier Badge

If you pass the sol­dier test and wear a Swedish uni­form, you will receive a badge after pass­ing the sol­dier test. The sol­dier badge says “Sol­dat­prov” (sol­dier test), “FM” (Swedish Armed Forces) and the year in which you took the test. The sol­dier badge is a pin that you attach to your name tag or the left breast pock­et flap on your field jack­et 90. Wear it with pride!

Test your endurance

Men­tal and phys­i­cal endurance is the abil­i­ty to keep going when your body wants to stop. March­ing 40 kilo­me­ters with a back­pack builds pre­cise­ly that abil­i­ty. This is train­ing that trans­lates direct­ly to your ser­vice. When you know you can make it through 40 kilo­me­ters with a full back­pack, you also know what you can han­dle in the field.

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Camaraderie that builds the defense

When you march along­side both mil­i­tary per­son­nel and civil­ians, you build the coop­er­a­tion on which total defense rests. Here, pro­fes­sion­al offi­cers, home guard sol­diers, mem­bers of vol­un­teer orga­ni­za­tions, and civil­ians come togeth­er in a shared chal­lenge that strength­ens both defence and the society.

Purpose of Elfsborgsmarschen

Elfs­borgs­marschen is orga­nized by the Par­tille Home Guard Asso­ci­a­tion with the pur­pose of strength­en­ing par­tic­i­pants’ phys­i­cal and men­tal abil­i­ties, as well as strength­en­ing the ties between the mil­i­tary and soci­ety by bring­ing togeth­er mil­i­tary and civil­ian par­tic­i­pants in a joint challenge.

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The Soldier’s Badge shows what you are made of

You have read about the require­ments: 40 kilo­me­ters with a 10-kilo­gram pack. You know that the Sol­dier’s Badge is not giv­en away—it must be earned. At Elfs­borgs­marschen, you will have the oppor­tu­ni­ty to take the test in an orga­nized and con­trolled manner.

This is not a reg­u­lar hike. It is proof of your basic mil­i­tary fit­ness, your endurance, and your men­tal resilience. It is ruck­ing with a clear mil­i­tary purpose.

More than a physical achievement

Pass­ing a sol­dier test proves that you meet the basic phys­i­cal require­ments of a sol­dier. It is about being able to move your­self and your equip­ment over long dis­tances and still be com­bat ready.

When you walk the 40-kilo­me­ter course at Elfs­borgs­marschen, you do it togeth­er with like-mind­ed peo­ple. You march side by side with com­rades from the Home Guard, col­leagues from the Armed Forces, and mem­bers of oth­er vol­un­tary defense orga­ni­za­tions. The com­mu­ni­ty along the course and the shared effort are an impor­tant part of the experience.

Build resilience and community

Elfs­borgs­marschen is orga­nized by the Par­tille Home Guard Asso­ci­a­tion specif­i­cal­ly to strength­en the ties between the defense forces and civ­il soci­ety. By par­tic­i­pat­ing and earn­ing your sol­dier’s badge here, you active­ly con­tribute to that spir­it. You show your com­mit­ment, test your abil­i­ties, and build the resilience required in your role.

And when you’re done? Then you won’t just have a badge on your uni­form. You’ll have con­crete proof, dat­ed 2026, that you have what it takes. If you choose to walk both days, you can also secure Elfs­borgs­marschen’s own medal.

The task is set. Show your ability.

Sign up for Elfs­borgs­marschen and take the sol­dier test.

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