Sweden claims first ESOC-gold in Finland

Sweden won the first gold medal at the European Ski Orienteering Championships in Finland, which began on Thursday morning with the Sprint Relay in the Kohtilathi terrain at Posio. The Swedish team with Magdalena Olsson ...

2025-03-20

European Ski Orienteering medals at stake in Finland

The international Ski Orienteering season will reach its peak this week when the European Ski Orienteering Championships and Ski Orienteering World Cup finals are held in Posio, Finland. The four races from Thursday to S...

2025-03-17

SkiO World Cup: Olsson and Baklid head standings after second round

Magdalena Olsson, Sweden leads by 94 points, whilst Norwegian Jørgen Baklid is 158 points in front after winning 5 of the 6 races held. Olsson won the World Cup overall last year – and Baklid has achieved this feat for t...

2025-02-18

“Doing the right and just thing” – Q&A with Ethics Panel Chairperson Bob Dredge

IOF Ethics Panel Chairperson since 2018, Bob Dredge was interviewed by the Swiss Orienteering Magazine for its first issue in 2025 about the work of the panel. We have been given permission to bring the Q&A interview...

Climate Transition Action Plan published

IOF’s Environment and Sustainability Commission has published the “Climate Transition Action Plan to Net Zero.” The plan was approved and adopted by the IOF Council during its meetings in January. The p...

75 organisers and advisers met to improve major IOF events 

IOF has an intense focus to constantly improve the quality and fairness for our World Championships and World Cups. With that purpose in mind, 75 event organisers and Senior Event Advisers from 22 countries met in Budape...