Vasaloppet: the Vasa ski race = the Wasa ski race

The Vasa Ski Race in Sweden is the biggest ski race in the world. The race which is held in memory of the King Gustav Vasa, who fled the Danes in 1530, is held every year on the first Sunday of March. Some ten thousand competitors enter this unusual and exciting cross-country ski race. Film includes re-creation of the 1530 event interspersed with shots of the race taken from the feature film ‘Gustav Vasa’.

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Credits

production company

A B Nordisk Filmkopia

Duration

00:29:00:00

Production places

Sweden

Production dates

1970

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

011661

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Sweden - Social life and customs

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Sweden

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Cross-country skiing

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Ski racing

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Skis and skiing

Short films

Short films → Short films - Sweden

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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Sweden, 1970

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