adidas Stockholm Marathon

About the Event

The adidas Stockholm Marathon takes over the streets of Sweden's capital on Saturday, 30 May 2026. This iconic race also hosts the Swedish Marathon Championship (Svenskt mästerskap i maraton) in a collaboration between Hässelby SK Friidrott, Spårvägens FK (Marathongruppen), and Svenska Friidrottsförbundet. Thousands of runners from around the world will line up for one of the most scenic city marathons, passing royal palaces, lush parks, and waterfront views.

Event Detail	Information	Notes
Distance	Marathon (42.195 km)	Road race
Date	30 May 2026	Saturday
Location	Stockholm, Sweden	Start and finish in central Stockholm
Elite Groups	Elite Men & Elite Women (Group A)	Automatically included in SM class if eligible

The marathon course winds through Stockholm's stunning archipelago-like setting, passing landmarks including the Royal Palace, Gamla Stan (Old Town), Djurgården, and the waterfront along Södermalm. The atmosphere is electric—crowds line the entire route, music fills the streets, and the finish at Stockholm Olympic Stadium echoes with century-old running history.

For Swedish club runners, SM eligibility requires a qualifying time achieved between 1 June 2024 and 20 May 2026. Men: marathon 2:36.00, half marathon 1:12.00, or 10,000m 32:00. Women: marathon 3:03.00, half marathon 1:24.00, or 10,000m 37:00. Foreign citizens with at least one year of Swedish residency and permission from their home federation may also be eligible.

The marathon weekend kicks off with the adidas Shake Out Run on 29 May and continues with the Stockholm Mini Marathon on 31 May. Other events in the 2026 calendar include STHLM Trail Run, Vårruset, Tjejmilen, Stockholm Halvmarathon, and Höstrusket. Any surplus from the event goes 100% back to Swedish athletics.

Questions? Contact [email protected] or visit the official website at marathon.se. Whether you're chasing an SM medal, a personal best, or simply the thrill of running one of Europe's most beautiful marathon courses, adidas Stockholm Marathon 2026 is waiting.

Races Offered

May 30, 2026

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Distance — 42.2K

terrain

Type — Running

timer

12:00

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€120.00

Weather Overview

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for May in Stockholm.

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

thermostat 6.0° / 16.4°

wb_sunny 2.7° / 12.8°

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

air 11.2 /

water_drop 63.4%

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

thermostat 6.0° / 16.4°

wb_sunny 2.7° / 12.8°

air 11.2 km/h

water_drop 63.4%

About Stockholm

Learn more about the host city, Stockholm.

Stockholm is Sweden's capital and largest city, with nearly a million inhabitants in the city, and 2.4 million within Stockholm County. The inner city is made up of 14 islands across Lake Mälaren and three streams into the brackish Baltic Sea, with the Stockholm archipelago with some 24,000 islands, islets and skerries. Over 30% of the city area is made up of waterways, and another 30% is made up of green areas. Air and water are said to be the freshest of any European capital. Stockholm hosts the Nobel Prize ceremony and has around 70 museums.