This year ScandiCamp is being held for the first time between 29 June – 2 July in Stenungsund. ScandiCamp is a summer camp for 18-25 year olds from Sweden, Norway and Denmark. The camp is being arranged by the youth councils in the Danish, Swedish and Norwegian athletics federations.

The camp is open to all athletes in the ages 18-25 and there are no requirements for how good you have to be to take part. The camp will consist of athletics training with 8 expert instructors selected by each country’s athletics federation, along with team building, social activities and lectures.

The camp is being held in direct connection with the World Youth Games, as many of those involved will already be on the Swedish west coast.

Provisional programme for ScandiCamp Stenungsund 2008

Sunday 29 June
Bus transport from Göteborg (Nils Ericsson terminal) on three occasions during the afternoon/evening

22.00 Introductory gathering and information at the Hotel Stenungsbaden

Monday 30 June
8.00 Breakfast
9.00 Information about the day’s programme
10.00 Light training session
12.00 Lunch
13.00 Team competition/team building/language training
18.00 Dinner

Tuesday 1 July
8.00 Breakfast
9.00 Information about the day’s programme and presentation of the trainers for the different sporting events
10.00 Athletics session 1
12.00 Lunch
14.00 Athletics session 2
17.30 Dinner
19.00 Lecture

Wednesday 2 July
8.00 Breakfast
9.00 Information about the day’s programme
10.00 Athletics session 3
12.00 Lunch
13.30 Athletics session 4
15.30 End 

It is with great pride and pleasure that we bid you all welcome to Stenungsund GC and the European Championship in golf for ladies’ teams 2008! The European Championship is played over five exciting days in July, 8-12 July. You can also see the world stars of the future during the two practice days 6-7 July.

Between 15 to 18 European nations will be participating in this year’s European Championship.

The competition is played in teams and starts with two days of stroke play to rank the nations. Place matches are then played in the form of match play, singles, foursomes and best ball.
Here are some dates and activities that might be of interest to note:

7 May
The Anders Jansson Trophy will be held at the club. A competition aimed at all golf journalists in the country where they get to meet the national team coaches during the morning’s clinic, and a competition in the afternoon.

6-7 June
The Swedish team will attend a training camp, simultaneously a competition (AM/AM) is played together with our sponsors.

5 July
Participating teams arrive at Stenungsund.

6-7 July
Practice days, the players get to know the course, assess distances, obstacles and reflect on the best tactics for their forthcoming play.

7 July
Inauguration in Kulturhusparken, 7 July

8-12 July
These are the competition days, the first two days it is stroke pay, followed by match play in various forms.

12 July
Directly after the final is concluded on 12 July the exciting prize giving will take place at the golf club, perhaps with the Swedish team in pride of place on the victors' podium.

Then it is the closing party at Stenungsbaden, which is also where the players will be staying during the competition.

Besides the actual competition there will be a large number of activities to choose; try out golf with our trainers, displays, test the latest clubs as club manufacturers will be present at the club.
Last but not least, the opportunity to watch really good golf will be on offer, among the ladies who are going to play are several of the next generation’s world elite. Several of the Swedish players have already enjoyed successes at a world level.

Take the opportunity to come and watch, you can get really close to the players and see first-rate golf!

For more information contact Bengt Lindgren at Stenungsund GC +46(0)303-778470 or send a mail to   and you will receive our newsletter right up to the European Championship.

-This year the popular sailing regatta is celebrating 45 years!
Tjörn Runt is Sweden’s largest regatta and the largest in the world inside the skerries. The Tjörn Runt event gets underway during the third week in August each year – the sailing competition where Olympic champions and family sailors share the same course and compete under the same conditions. The competition is taking place for the 45th year on 16 August 2008.

This year at least 600 boats are expected to participate in Tjörn Runt and some 400 dinghies in Lilla Tjörn Runt. Depending on the weather conditions, between 25,000 and 50,000 participants and spectators will be descending on the municipality and surroundings to enjoy the competitions and the atmosphere. For a small municipality such as Stenungsund with barely 23,000 inhabitants, this is clearly a very big event!

The start takes place off the island of Stenungsön with the first start at 08.20. The finishing line is in the inner part of the Stig Fjord. The most popular places for spectators are Klädesholmen, Kyrkesund and the rocks outside Björholmen on the west side of Tjörn.
Tjörn Runt is arranged by SSS Arrangemang AB, on behalf of Stenungsunds Segelsällskap. SSS Arrangemang AB is one of Stenungsunds Segelsällskap wholly-owned limited companies.

For more information about the event contact STSS chairman Lars Berglund on +46(0)303-67660 or send a mail to  . You can also read more at www.stss.nu

It is likely that quite a lot of us don’t know much about tug of war. Nor do most people probably know that it is actually a major sport among both men and women and that Sweden is very highly ranked in the world. But now is your chance to find out more – this year the World Championship is coming to Stenungsund! Come and see the explosive event on site on 4-7 September.

We have put a few questions to John-Kenneth Horseide, also called Jonke, at Stenungsund’s Tug of War Club.
There are perhaps not many people who are aware of tug of war as a sport – however, probably most people have tried it at Midsummer or at other events, says Jonke. Those who see a ”real” tug of war match are usually surprised – technique and tactics are crucial and the spectators can almost feel the explosive atmosphere on the field. It is not for nothing that tug of war is described as one of the toughest sports in which to take part.

The fascination of tug of war is usually described by the participants as finding the primal force inside and quite simply putting everything you’ve got into it! You might think that the sport is strongly dominated by men, but the fact is that there are a large number of female practitioners! We are working hard to erase the macho label, says Jonke. It is actually the Swedish Ladies Team that has shone most brightly in recent years and can boast of being reigning world champions! We are hoping that this World Championship will also generate a lot of medals for Sweden and the ladies are in a very good position. The feeling is at Stenungsund tug of war club that this year the Swedish men will also do well. There has been a change of generations in the men’s team and they seem to be raring to go.

From 1500 to 2000 active participants from 20-25 nations are expected at Stenungsund. Hotels, youth hostels and campsites are already just about fully booked. At the same time as we are holding this major event, Stenungsund Tug of War Club is celebrating its 10th anniversary, which suits us perfectly says Jonke. We can’t imagine any better way of celebrating our 10th anniversary than arranging a World Championship on our home ground! We are also hoping that some of the club’s members will qualify for the national team – naturally that would be an even greater sensation, concludes Jonke!

For more information go to www.stenungsundsdragkamp.se or phone +46 (0)303-770544 to talk to Jonke!