O-Ringen Magazine Nr 2 - 2023.

Welcome to Gothenburg 2026
Come to Gothenburg for world class sport
– find a delicious reason to stay!
show jumping competition. Take your place in
the stands and enjoy world class dressage and
show jumping.
Poppels City Brewery
Poppels City Brewery is a unique food and
beer experience in one of Gothenburg’s most
exciting neighbourhoods. At the newly built
Platinan at Hisingsbron you’ll find the world’s
largest oak barrel pilsner brewery and a restaurant
with room for over 170 guests. The restaurant
is working towards circular solutions, with
a menu built around sustainability, plant-based
food and bread.
It’s almost 20 years since Gothenburg last hosted O-Ringen
and in 2026 it’s time for it to return!
No fewer than 17 Gothenburg clubs are joining forces to organise
O-Ringen 2026. From the big clubs like Göteborg-Majorna OK,
IFK Göteborg and Sävedalens AIK, to smaller ones such as IK
Stern, IK Marin Väst and many others.
In recent years, Gothenburg has built up a wealth of experience
in organising big orienteering events, including the Junior World
Championships, World Masters Championships, Swedish Championships,
10-MILA and most recently the Swedish Sprint Championships
in 2022. We are taking all this valuable experience into our
O-Ringen preparations.
Our own local experience combined with the collective experience
of the O-Ringen team is a winning formula for a successful
O-Ringen 2026.
O-Ringen City will be at Stora Holm, Hisingen, a rural idyll only a short
distance away from each competition stage and the buzz of the city.
Stora Holm is normally a training facility for drivers and includes a
skidpan, but for one week it will be transformed into O-Ringen City,
with room for 2000 camping pitches. It will be a compact O-Ringen
City, close to restaurants, O-Ringen Square and other facilities.
There is also a good electricity supply, which means we will be
able to supply many camping pitches with electricity.
O-Ringen 2026 will offer exciting competition areas, with a
very Gothenburg feel, for both Orienteering, MTBO and Trail-O
classes. Work is underway this autumn to find the areas that can
provide the perfect challenge for everyone. We are hoping to be
able to offer a stage featuring classic coastal terrain.
There will be around 1200 of us Gothenburgers in orange T-shirts,
doing all we can to make sure you have a fantastic overall experience.
A warm welcome to Gothenburg!
Thomas Sellgren
Chair of the Organising committee.
Organizing clubs 2026
• FK Herkules
• Frölunda OL
• Göteborg-Majorna OK
• Göteborgs Orienteringsförbund
• Göteborgs Skidklubb
• IF Marin Väst
• IFK Göteborg Orientering
• IK Stern
• IK Uven
• Kungälvs OK
• Lerums SOK
• Mölndal Outdoor IF
• OK Alehof
• OK Landehof
• Sjövalla FK
• Sävedalens AIK
• Tolereds AIK
• Utby IK
Named as Swedish City of Sport 2023, Gothenburg has
opportunities to experience sport at both local and
international level. Don’t miss out on cheering on your
country’s handball team or the chance to see top level
show jumping. Visit one of the city’s local breweries or
the world’s biggest pizzeria! Here are some tips for your
visit to Gothenburg.
World Women’s Handball Championship
1st – 11th December
For the first time ever, the women’s handball world championships
will be played on Swedish soil. Gothenburg is hosting Sweden’s
group and the final rounds with matches at Scandinavium from
1st–11th December. Cheer on your team from the stands and
experience the championship magic with thousands of fans in a
buzzing arena.
Junior World Ice Hockey Championship
26th December – 5th January
In the Christmas holidays 2023/24, the IHF World Junior Championship
will be played in Gothenburg. You can be sure of a big
hockey festival in the city when the stars of the future meet to
compete for the gold. Along with teams from nine other countries,
Sweden will play matches at Scandinavium and Frölundaborg from
26th December 2023 to 5th January 2024.
Gothia Floorball Cup 4th – 7th January
Gothia Innebandy Cup is one of the world’s biggest and most international
floorball tours for young players. Every year, it is attended
by over 470 from six to eight nations and over 1300 matches are
played at 28 venues across Gothenburg.
Gothenburg Horse Show 21st – 25th February
You can be sure of horse mania and dramatic competitions when
the world’s top horse riders and audience fill Scandinavium. Gothenburg
Horse Show has also been voted the world’s best indoor
Project
Project is an inviting and cosy restaurant. What
began as a cafe without a full kitchen has gone
on to become one of the city’s Michelin starred
restaurants. Eat something tasty from the seasonal
menu and enjoy a cocktail or a glass of wine from Project’s
own wine cellar.
14 m 2 BAO
Pop into the Saluhallen (market hall) and top up your energy levels
at 14 m2 BAO, a little restaurant with big inspiration from Asia.
Bao buns are on the menu, with tasty and exciting fillings.
Moreno Pizza
The world’s biggest pizzeria, with its enormous roof terrace, in
Stigbergs Square in cosy Majorna. Moreno’s grand premises feature
long tables, pizza and tankards of beer. You never need to book a
table here, no matter how big your group is. The worst case is that
you would have to wait a little while in our bar. Or on our roof
terrace, with wonderful views over Majorna and the Göta river.
If you’re wondering what’s going on in Gothenburg, take a look at
our events calender. There’s something for everyone!
www.goteborg.com/evenemang
Welcome to Gothenburg!
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