GGN RECEIVES PERMIT FOR 2025!
Press Release – June 19, 2025
IT'S OFFICIAL! THE GOTLAND GRAND NATIONAL HAS BEEN GRANTED A PERMIT FOR 2025!
FOLLOWING THE SUCCESS OF 2024 – GOOD NEWS FROM THE GOTLAND COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD!
It has now been confirmed that the world’s largest enduro race, the Gotland Grand National (GGN 2.0), will once again take place in Hejdeby, Gotland, in 2025.
The County Administrative Board has decided that the permit is valid immediately, even if an appeal is filed.
“This early decision by the County Board gives us, the organizers, the peace of mind we need,” says Conny Bohlin, CEO of Nordic Sport & Event. “The most important aspect of this decision is that the event is now 100% guaranteed, even if an appeal is filed.”
The organizer, Nordic Sport & Event, has applied to Region Gotland for a permanent track in Hejdeby, which includes a building permit application. However, to ensure the race could take place in time for 2025, a temporary exemption from the Off-Road Driving Act was also submitted to the County Administrative Board, just as was done for the 2024 race.
“As organizers, we bear a great responsibility—to the sport, the spectators, TV viewers, partners, suppliers, and, not least, the Gotland business community, which generates over 100 million SEK annually thanks to this event,” says Conny Bohlin.
“Once the building permit is approved, Nordic Sport & Event will no longer need to apply for a temporary exemption from the County Board each year—the track will be permanently approved for the event.”
“We already have nearly 1,000 registered riders (with a goal of 3,200), and since registration opened in October 2024, we have been working strategically on two fronts: applying for the building permit and securing the temporary exemption, to ensure that GGN 2.0 takes place in 2025. Being able to now focus and work toward the long-term development of the event at the new Hejdeby location is absolutely critical,” adds Conny Bohlin.
“In 2024, the focus was on convincing the authorities and the courts that we, as organizers, would take responsibility for both the race and the natural environment in the area, and that GGN 2.0 belongs on Gotland after 40 years at the Tofta training grounds,” Conny Bohlin continues.
“Gotland needs GGN—and GGN needs Gotland.”
For further information or press inquiries, please contact:
Conny Bohlin
CEO, Nordic Sport & Event
+46 (0)708 24 94 94
FACTS ABOUT THE GOTLAND GRAND NATIONAL
PARTICIPANTS: Over 3,000 riders from 15 countries (ages 5–75).
GUEST NIGHTS: 28,000 (overnight stays generated during GGN week).
ECONOMIC IMPACT: 100,000,000 SEK/year (travel, lodging, dining, and shopping).
FUNDING FOR LOCAL CLUBS: 800,000 SEK/year (generated through GGN-related efforts).
VIEWERS ON SVT SPORT: 600,000 (over 5 hours of live broadcast in 2024).
