Ironman
Saturday 15 August 2026

Ironman means a public festival in Kalmar and on Öland. Take part in it on August 15, 2026. The official IronMan competition takes place on August 15 and means that the participants start by swimming 3.8 kilometers in Kalmarsund, then they cycle 180 kilometers on both streets and country roads, largely on Öland and finally finish by running a marathon which is 42.2 km long. Start and finish take place in Kalmar city center where the atmosphere is always on top! Along the entire course, Kalmar residents, Ölanders and visitors cheer on the fantastic heroes who complete the race. Did you know that large parts of cycling take place on southern Öland?

Times to keep track of!

06:45 The start for the professionals participating in Ironman Kalmar is at Tullhamnen
at 07:00The start is for the other participants, also at Tullhamnen.
07:30 The first participants arrive at the changeover area to change to bicycles.
13:00 The first participants arrive at the changeover area to change to the finished run.
15:00 IRONMANwinner expected to cross the finish line at Stortoget in Kalmar
22:20 - 23:20 Finish party, Heroes Hour, Stortorget in Kalmar
23:20 The last athlete crosses the finish line and we celebrate the end of Ironman Kalmar at Stortorget in Kalmar

 

Tips on good audience seats!

Swimming

Be there already at the swim start in Tullhamnen, where both competitors and spectators gather. Then follow the participants from Vågbrytarbadet, the Ängö bridge or the canal's shoreline. At the changeover area, watch as the athletes switch between swimming, cycling, and running.

  • Customs Harbour
  • The elevator quay
  • Vågbrytarbadet
  • The cat's butt
  • The Ängö Bridge
  • Eteläinen Kanajankatu, switchboard area

Cycling

The bike path has many good spectator seats along the 180 km. See the participants at the hydration station in Färjestaden, both on their way out to Öland and back to the mainland, or in the crowd at the famous roundabout in Kalmar city center before cycling out on the mainland. Below are tips on holding times and places on the island.

8.00 - 15.00: Färjestaden, Öland's Market Town and the harbour plan
8.00 - 15.00: Runsbäckskurvan
8.30 - 11.00: Mörbylånga, the square and the sports field
9.00 - 12.00: Degerhamn, hill up to road 136
9.30 - 13.00: Hulterstad
10.00 - 14.00: Resmo/Gynge, Gynge bygata
11.00 - 15.00: Läckeby, Snättebrovägen,
11.00 - 16.00: Rockneby, church
11.00 - 16.30: Lindsdal, Folkets hus

Running

Kalmar city center is the right place for the audience to be during the run. Take a seat at one of the restaurants or get a good view of the course along Kalmar's shopping streets. Another tip you can't miss is to stand on Stortorget where the participants pass three times before they finally get to run into the finish line.

 

The finish line

Don't miss the finish line at Stortorget in Kalmar where we cheer on the participants on "the Magic carpet" and finally call them IRONMAN! The first professional usually crosses the finish line around 14.30–15.00 and the finish line is then open until 23.20. The last hour before the finish line closes is called Heroes' Hour.

 

Ironman Tracker App

Do you follow a triathlete and want to know how far they have come in the race? Or maybe you want to see who is in the lead right now? Download the Ironman Tracker app and you can follow the participants throughout the day.

Map of the routes

See all the stages and maps for the competition on the Ironman's official website. See the stages here!

Swimming lane

 

Simbana, Ironman 2022

Bike lane

 

Cykelbana, Ironman 2022

Running track

 

Löpbana, Ironman 2022

Traffic information, 19 August

Öland

Färjestaden - Mörbylånga

Mörbylånga

Degerhamn - Södra Möckleby

Mörbylånga - Risinge - Degerhamn

Torngård - St. Brunneby

 

Kalmar

Kvarnholmen

Ängö & Varvsholmen

Berga

Getingen & Svinö

Lindsdal & Kläckeberga

Rockneby

Traffic information

The Öland Bridge has one lane in each direction open to car traffic and reduced speed max 50km/h. On Öland, there is very limited accessibility in Färjestaden and south. Road 136 is open throughout the race for travel south.

 

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The world's best bike path!

IronMan Kalmar is described as the most recommended Ironman race in Europe and puts Öland's unique landscape on the map, worldwide. The bike track received the award "World's Best Bike Track" in 2019 from the Athletes' Choice Awards 2019. That same year, Ironman Kalmar received several awards; "The World's Most Recommended Ironman Race", "The World's Third Best Ironman Event", "The World's Best Running Track" and "The World's Second Best Host City". Simply a world-class ironman race.

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