The soldier test

For tho­se who are acti­ve in the Armed For­ces, the Home Guard, or any volun­ta­ry defence orga­ni­sa­tion, Elfs­borgs­mar­schen offers the oppor­tu­ni­ty to do the sol­di­er test. March 40 kilo­metres 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 kilo­metres 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 kilo­metres 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 kilo­metres with a full back­pack, you also know what you can hand­le in the field.

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Camaraderie that builds the defence

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

Purpose of Elfsborgsmarschen

Elfs­borgs­mar­schen is orga­ni­sed 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 Badge shows what you are made of

You have read about the requi­re­ments: 40 kilo­metres with a 10-kilo­gram pack. You know that the Sol­di­er Bad­ge is not given away—it must be ear­ned. At Elfs­borgs­mar­schen, you will have the oppor­tu­ni­ty to take the test in an orga­ni­sed 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-kilo­met­re rou­te 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 defence orga­ni­sa­tions. The com­mu­ni­ty along the rou­te and the sha­red effort are an impor­tant part of the experience.

Build resilience and community

Elfs­borgs­mar­schen is orga­ni­sed by the Par­til­le Home Guard Asso­ci­a­tion spe­ci­fi­cal­ly to strengthen the ties between the defence 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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