Swedish biathlon season opener called Sverigepremiär in Idre Fjäll is held between 15 and 16 November 2025. See schedule, start lists, TV, and results.
Sverigepremiär, the Swedish Biathlon Season Opener is held in Idre Fjäll between 15 and 16 November 2025. The season opener begins on Saturday with short-distance races. On Sunday, sprint races take place.
The competitions are organized by Finnskoga IF.
Sverigepremiär, the Swedish Biathlon Season Opener 2025 – Schedule & Timetables
On Saturday, the short normal-distance races were supposed to take place in Idre Fjäll, but due to a lack of snow, sprint races will also be held on Saturday. Penalty loops will not be used at all in the Swedish season opener because of the snow shortage; instead, a missed shot will be penalized by 22 seconds for women and 25 seconds for men.
NOTE! All the times in the calendar are Central European Time (CET), UTC +1.
Sverigepremiär 15-16 November 2025
| 15.11.2025 - 16.11.2025 | Sverigepremiär | Idre Fjäll, Sweden |
-| Sat 15.11.2025 10:00 | Sprint 10 km, women |
| Sat 15.11.2025 12:30 | Sprint 7,5 km, men |
| Sun 16.11.2025 10:00 | Sprint 10 km, women |
| Sun 16.11.2025 12:30 | Sprint 7,5 km, men |
Sverigepremiär, the Swedish Biathlon Season Opener 2025 – Entries
The trails and shooting ranges at Idre Fjäll will be busy over the weekend, as 74 women and 89 men have registered for Saturday’s races at the 2025 Swedish season opener. For Sunday’s sprint races, 74 women and 87 men are participating.
Among the participants are Sweden’s top athletes led by
Sebastian Samuelsson as well as
Hanna and
Elvira Öberg. In addition, we will see top athletes from the national biathlon teams of Germany, Ukraine, Estonia, Poland, and Italy.
All registered participants
can be found here.
Sverigepremiär, the Swedish Biathlon Season Opener 2025 on TV
The 2025 Swedish season opener in biathlon will be broadcast live on SVT1 and
SVT Play from 9:30 to 13:45 on Saturday and from 9:45 to 13:45 on Sunday.
Sverigepremiär, the Swedish Biathlon Season Opener 2025 – Results
We will update the results of the 2025 Swedish season opener here. See also
live results.
Sverigepremiär 16 November 2025
Men's sprint 10 km
| # | Athlete | Result |
| 1. | Lucas Fratzscher 🇩🇪 | 24.03,9 (1) |
| 2. | David Zobel 🇩🇪 | +1,7 (2) |
| 3. | Johannes Kühn 🇩🇪 | +22,4 (2) |
| 4. | Martin Ponsiluoma 🇸🇪 | +29,1 (4) |
| 5. | Simon Kaiser 🇩🇪 | +38,9 (2) |
| 6. | Danilo Riethmüller 🇩🇪 | +39,3 (3) |
| 7. | Victor Berglund 🇸🇪 | +39,4 (1) |
| 8. | Sebastian Samuelsson 🇸🇪 | +42,0 (4) |
| 9. | Viktor Brandt 🇸🇪 | +43,7 (3) |
| 10. | Justus Strelow 🇩🇪 | +44,3 (2) |
Sverigepremiär 16 November 2025
Women's sprint 7,5 km
| # | Athlete | Result |
| 1. | Elvira Öberg 🇸🇪 | 20.42,7 (0) |
| 2. | Janina Hettich-Walz 🇩🇪 | +1.00,8 (2) |
| 3. | Hanna Öberg 🇸🇪 | +1.02,1 (2) |
| 4. | Lisa Vittozzi 🇮🇹 | +1.03,1 (2) |
| 5. | Anna Magnusson 🇸🇪 | +1.06,3 (1) |
| 6. | Emma Nilsson 🇸🇪 | +1.32,5 (0) |
| 7. | Ella Halvarsson 🇸🇪 | +1.40,9 (2) |
| 8. | Vanessa Voigt 🇩🇪 | +1.43,3 (1) |
| 9. | Marlene Fichtner 🇩🇪 | +1.45,4 (1) |
| 10. | Julia Tannheimer 🇩🇪 | +1.49,0 (3) |
Sverigepremiär 15 November 2025
Women's sprint 7,5 km
| # | Athlete | Result |
| 1. | Hanna Öberg 🇸🇪 | 20.27,1 (0) |
| 2. | Elvira Öberg 🇸🇪 | +34,9 (1) |
| 3. | Linn Gestblom 🇸🇪 | +40,8 (0) |
| 4. | Lisa Vittozzi 🇮🇹 | +1.04,5 (1) |
| 5. | Anna Magnusson 🇸🇪 | +1.09,9 (2) |
| 6. | Marlene Fictner 🇩🇪 | +1.12,9 (0) |
| 7. | Johanna Nordqvist 🇸🇪 | +1.18,3 (0) |
| 8. | Ella Halvarsson 🇸🇪 | +1.28,5 (2) |
| 9. | Julai Tannheimer 🇩🇪 | +1.31,9 (2) |
| 10. | Regina Ermits 🇪🇪 | +1.35,5 (0) |
Men sprint 10 km
| # | Athlete | Result |
| 1. | Sebastian Samuelsson 🇸🇪 | 22.30,0 (0) |
| 2. | Philipp Horn 🇩🇪 | +39,9 (1) |
| 3. | Simon Kaiser 🇩🇪 | +53,6 (0) |
| 4. | Justus Strelow 🇩🇪 | +59,3 (0) |
| 5. | Martin Ponsiluoma 🇸🇪 | +1.10,2 (3) |
| 6. | Danilo Riethmüller 🇩🇪 | +1.15,1 (1) |
| 7. | Philipp Nawrath 🇩🇪 | +1.22,8 (1) |
| 8. | Rene Zahkna 🇪🇪 | +1.30,8 (0) |
| 9. | Leonhard Pfund 🇩🇪 | +1.33,2 (1) |
| 10. | Malte Stefansson 🇸🇪 | +1.37,2 (1) |
Previous Results from the Swedish Biathlon Season Opener
Sverigepremiär, the Swedish Biathlon Season Opener 2024 – Results
Sverigepremiär 17.11.2024
Men's sprint 10 km
| # | Athlete | Result |
| 1. | Sebastian Samuelsson 🇸🇪 | 26.38,0 (1) |
| 2. | Jesper Nelin 🇸🇪 | +56,5 (2) |
| 3. | Rene Zahkna 🇪🇪 | +59,6 (0) |
| 4. | Martin Ponsiluoma 🇸🇪 | +1.52,7 (4) |
| 5. | Oskar Ohlsson 🇸🇪 | +2.09,7 (1) |
| 6. | Anton Dudchenko 🇺🇦 | +2.24,6 (1) |
| 7. | Bohdan Borkovskyi 🇺🇦 | +2.25,4 (1) |
| 8. | Vitalii Mandzyn 🇺🇦 | +2.27,6 (2) |
| 9. | Malte Stefansson 🇸🇪 | +2.29,1 (4) |
| 10. | Mark Markos Kehva 🇪🇪 | +2.38,6 (0) |
Women's sprint 7,5 km
| # | Athlete | Result |
| 1. | Elvira Öberg 🇸🇪 | 23.09,2 (2) |
| 2. | Anna-Karin Heijdenberg 🇸🇪 | +48,6 (3) |
| 3. | Ella Halvarsson 🇸🇪 | +50,0 (3) |
| 4. | Khrystyna Dmytrenko 🇺🇦 | +53,7 (1) |
| 5. | Baiba Bendika 🇱🇻 | +55,2 (2) |
| 6. | Anna Magnusson 🇸🇪 | +58,3 (2) |
| 7. | Johanna Talihärm 🇪🇪 | +1.14,1 (1) |
| 8. | Johanna Skottheim 🇸🇪 | +1.24,3 (2) |
| 9. | Emma Nilsson 🇸🇪 | +1.33,6 (1) |
| 10. | Susan Külm 🇪🇪 | +1.33,7 (1) |
Sverigepremiär 16.11.2024
Herrarnas kortdistans 15 km
| # | Athlete | Result |
| 1. | Vitali Mandzyn 🇺🇦 | 40.15,7 (0) |
| 2. | Jesper Nelin 🇸🇪 | +44,8 (4) |
| 3. | Viktor Brandt 🇸🇪 | +1.10,5 (5) |
| 4. | Robert Heldna 🇪🇪 | +1.12,6 (2) |
| 5. | Sebastian Samuelsson 🇸🇪 | +1.22,3 (4) |
| 6. | Johan Bergman 🇸🇪 | +2.30,4 (4) |
| 7. | Anton Dudchenko 🇺🇦 | +2.35,4 (4) |
| 8. | Martin Ponsiluoma 🇸🇪 | +2.50,7 (4) |
| 9. | Victor Berglund 🇸🇪 | +3.04,7 (6) |
| 10. | Pavel Magazeev 🇲🇩 | +3.14,8 (1) |
Damernas kortdistans 12,5 km
| # | Athlete | Result |
| 1. | Anna Magnusson 🇸🇪 | 34.57,3 (0) |
| 2. | Elvira Öberg 🇸🇪 | +54,1 (1) |
| 3. | Johanna Skottheim 🇸🇪 | +1.48,8 (2) |
| 4. | Ella Halvarsson 🇸🇪 | +3.06,4 (4) |
| 5. | Baiba Bendika 🇱🇻 | +4.00,6 (4) |
| 6. | Khrystyna Dmytrenko 🇺🇦 | +4.01,9 (3) |
| 7. | Anna-Karin Heijdenberg 🇸🇪 | +4.08,0 (6) |
| 8. | Sara Andersson 🇸🇪 | +4.18,8 (5) |
| 9. | Tuuli Tomingas 🇪🇪 | +4.45,8 (6) |
| 10. | Regina Ermits 🇪🇪 | +5.09,1 (5) |
Sverigepremiär, the Swedish Biathlon Season Opener 2023 – Results
Sverigepremiär 12.11.2023
Women, sprint
| # | Athlete | Result |
| 1. | Elvira Öberg 🇸🇪 | 23.29,0 (3) |
| 2. | Anna-Karin Heijdenberg 🇸🇪 | +14,7 (1) |
| 3. | Tilda Johansson 🇸🇪 | +17,1 (0) |
| 4. | Anna Magnusson 🇸🇪 | +26,4 (1) |
| 5. | Tuuli Tomingas 🇪🇪 | +34,0 (1) |
Sverigepremiär 12.11.2023
Men, sprint
| # | Athlete | Result |
| 1. | Sebastian Samuelsson 🇸🇪 | 28.05,8 (2) |
| 2. | Jesper Nelin 🇸🇪 | +18,5 (1) |
| 3. | Anton Ivarsson 🇸🇪 | +37,7 (0) |
| 4. | Viktor Brandt 🇸🇪 | +44,4 (0) |
| 5. | Emil Nykvist 🇸🇪 | +47,0 (1) |
Sverigepremiär, the Swedish Biathlon Season Opener 11.11.2023
Men 15 km
| # | Athlete | Result |
| 1. | Anton Ivarsson 🇸🇪 | 46:53.6 (1) |
| 2. | Sebastian Samuelsson 🇸🇪 | +25.7 (5) |
| 3. | Oskar Brandt 🇸🇪 | +50.5 (4) |
| 4. | Jesper Nelin 🇸🇪 | +54.9 (4) |
| 5. | Emil Nykvist 🇸🇪 | +1:18.8 (3) |
Women 12.5 km
| # | Athlete | Result |
| 1. | Anna Magnusson 🇸🇪 | 42:08.3 (0) |
| 2. | Elvira Öberg 🇸🇪 | +33.0 (3) |
| 3. | Susan Külm 🇪🇪 | +1:32.9 (0) |
| 4. | Regina Ermits 🇪🇪 | +2:02.8 (2) |
| 5. | Mona Brorsson 🇸🇪 | +2:39.5 (4) |
