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NORDIC CHAMPIONSHIPS BRING SHOOTERS TOGETHER ACROSS GENERATIONS
150 athletes from ten member federations competed in Estonia – Norway topped the medal table
The Nordic Shooting Region (NSR) Championships once again brought together competitive shooters from across the Nordic countries and neighbouring regions. The 2026 championships attracted a total of 150 athletes representing ten member federations.
The championships were hosted in Estonia, with the 10 m events taking place at Tehvandi in Otepää and the 25 m pistol, 50 m rifle and shotgun events in Elva. The official NSR event information confirms Elva and Tehvandi as the two competition venues for the 2026 championships.
But the significance of the Nordic Championships goes far beyond results and medals. Long-standing cooperation, a strong sense of community and friendships built between generations are at the heart of the event.
“We should never give up the Nordic Championships. They are built around so much invaluable tradition, community and friendship – something you simply cannot find anywhere else in the world,” wrote Denmark’s Poul H. Glesner of the NSR.
The NSR founding meeting was held on 1 July 1921, meaning that the Nordic shooting sports tradition has now continued for 105 years.
Ten member federations represented
The 2026 championships brought together athletes from Denmark, Estonia, the Faroe Islands, Finland, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway and Sweden.
The broad international field underlines the importance of the championships within the regional shooting sports community. The Nordic Championships are not only about titles and medals, but also provide an important meeting point for athletes, coaches and shooting sports officials.
A programme rooted in tradition
The Nordic Championships have a long history of an exceptionally broad and ambitious competition programme. Over the decades, the programme has included events ranging from small-bore rifle and free pistol to large-calibre firearms, shotgun and running boar.
The 2026 programme featured a wide range of rifle, pistol and shotgun events, including 10 m air rifle and air pistol, 25 m pistol, 50 m three-position rifle, skeet and trap.
The junior programme included individual, team and mixed-team competitions in both rifle and pistol. Adults also competed in the shotgun events.
Norway tops the medal table
Norway was the most successful nation at the 2026 championships, winning 18 medals in total: 10 gold, three silver and five bronze.
Sweden collected 20 medals overall, but with five gold medals, leaving Norway at the top of the medal table.
Sweden’s medal tally consisted of five gold, nine silver and six bronze medals. Finland finished third with 12 medals – four gold, two silver and six bronze.
Host nation Estonia won 15 medals in total, including three gold medals.
Estonia strengthens its role as an international shooting sports host
2026 has been an important year for Estonia as an international host of shooting sports competitions. The country has taken an increasingly active role in organising major international events, with the competition calendar continuing shortly in Tallinn with the European Championships.
The Nordic Championships provided another strong demonstration of Estonia’s ability to host international shooting sports events and bring together athletes from across the region.
The long history of the Nordic Championships shows that competition and cooperation can go hand in hand. Results and medals become part of the statistics, while tradition, community and friendship are passed from one generation of shooters to the next.
The 2026 championships in Estonia were a strong reminder of that legacy.
Risto Aarrekivi
Full results:
https://results.sius.com/Events.aspx?Championship=d5a26b63-27fa-4c7d-8eb6-ae047acaa7cf
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NORDIC CHAMPIONSHIP 2026
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FINAL DAY OF THE NSR CHAMPIONSHIPS BRINGS GOLD TO THE HOST NATION
The final day of competition featured the last events and finals in the shotgun disciplines, as well as the mixed team competitions in rifle and pistol.
In skeet, the day ended with a gold-medal celebration for the host nation, as Estonia’s Karl-Peeter Ein won the men’s skeet final. The victory was hard-fought, with just one target separating him from Sweden’s Mattias Lagesson after the shoot-off (36–35). Norway’s Espen Teppdalen Nordveen took the bronze medal.
Norway won the team competition, with Iceland taking silver and Sweden bronze.
In the boys’ event, Mathias Andersen took gold with 27 hits, ahead of Denmark’s Christoffer Bech, who won silver with 26, while Sweden’s Theo Svärd claimed bronze with 25. Denmark won the team competition ahead of Sweden and Norway with a total score of 318.
In men’s trap, Finland’s Mika Myllulä claimed the gold medal with a final score of 10. Norway’s Morten Bergersen took silver, finishing two targets behind the winner, while Alex Johannesen of the Faroe Islands claimed bronze. In the team competition, Norway took the title, followed by Sweden in silver and Denmark in bronze.
In boys’ trap, Finland dominated the podium, with Samuel Ruusunen and Saku Tallgren taking gold and silver. Ruusunen defeated Tallgren by one target in the final, recording 12/15. Bartal Klettheyggj of the Faroe Islands finished third.
Finland also secured a clear victory in the team competition with a score of 315, ahead of Sweden on 249.
NORWAY WINS BOTH MIXED TEAM TITLES
The final events in the rifle and pistol programme were the 10m air pistol and 10m air rifle mixed team competitions.
In the mixed team air pistol event, Norway produced a slightly surprising victory with the team of Ane Torgersen and Tim Hembre. Sweden’s two teams finished behind them, while Great Britain placed fourth.
The gold-medal-winning Norwegian air rifle team consisted of Pernille Nor Woll and Even Throndsen. Estonia, the host nation, took silver, while Norway’s second team claimed bronze.
NORWAY TOPS THE MEDAL TABLE
Norway finished the championships with a total of 10 gold, 3 silver and 5 bronze medals, giving them 18 medals overall.
Sweden won the most medals overall with 20 — five gold, nine silver and six bronze. However, Sweden finished behind Norway in the medal table because Norway won more gold medals.
Finland collected 12 medals in total. Host nation Estonia won 15 medals and finished fourth in the medal table behind Finland, due to having fewer gold medals.
DAY TWO DELIVERS A STRING OF IMPRESSIVE TOP-CLASS PERFORMANCES
The second full day of competition provided an early glimpse of what was to come, with the action proving every bit as hot as the weather. In rifle and pistol, the focus switched from the small-bore events to the indoor 10m air rifle and air pistol competitions.
Friday’s programme featured individual and team events in both air rifle and air pistol for boys and girls.
The shotgun competitions continued in skeet and trap, with both disciplines set to conclude on Saturday.
Linda Koskelainen strikes gold for Finland in the girls’ 10m air rifle
The girls’ 10m air rifle competition produced some outstanding shooting, with Finland’s Linda Koskelainen delivering the performance of the day.
Koskelainen produced a superb final, posting 251.4 to claim the gold medal. She finished four points clear of qualification leader Pernille Nor Woll, who scored 247.4 after entering the final with the top qualification score of 628.8.
Nor Woll’s Norwegian teammate Aurora Misfjord took the bronze medal.
The team competition produced a different result, with Norway taking gold on 1872.4. Sweden claimed silver with 1863.4, while Finland finished third on 1858.5.
Norway’s gold-medal-winning team consisted of Pernille Nor Woll, Sanna Prestkvern and Aurora Misfjord.
Even Throndsen dominates the boys’ 10m air rifle
Norway’s Even Throndsen produced another dominant performance in the boys’ 10m air rifle, matching the winning margin achieved by Linda Koskelainen in the girls’ event.
Throndsen took gold with 249.4, finishing 4.1 points ahead of Estonia’s Kaspar Pettai, who scored 245.3. Lithuania’s Laurynas Macionis completed the podium with 224.3.
Denmark claimed team gold with a score of 1841.3. Finland finished second on 1840.0, just 1.3 points behind the winners, while Estonia took bronze with 1826.4, ahead of Sweden.
Denmark’s gold-medal-winning team comprised Storm Franzen, Malik Lindhart and Matias Ligaard.
Sweden sweeps the podium in the boys’ 10m air pistol
Sweden once again showed its strength, this time producing a clean sweep of the boys’ 10m air pistol podium.
The Thomsson brothers took the top two places, with Emil claiming gold and Ture silver. Christian Sternbrink, who also performed strongly in yesterday’s 25m events, secured the bronze medal.
Finland’s Otsa Aadolf Ahokangas was the highest-placed non-Swedish shooter, finishing fourth.
Emil Thomsson won with 238.6, while Ture finished 2.6 points behind his brother on 236.0. The bronze-medal score was 208.2.
Sweden took team gold, with host nation Estonia claiming silver and Finland taking bronze.
Ane Torgersen strikes gold again in the girls’ 10m air pistol
Norway’s Ane Torgersen claimed her second individual gold medal of the competition, following her victory in the 25m pistol event on Thursday.
Torgersen successfully defended her position at the top of the standings in Friday’s 10m air pistol final, winning gold with 236.0.
It was far from a straightforward victory, however, as Estonia’s Lisell Väljak remained firmly in contention until the closing stages. Väljak finished just 0.9 points behind Torgersen, while Sweden’s Märta Pettersson took bronze with 214.1.
Sweden won the team competition with 1667-29x. The gold-medal-winning team consisted of Märta Pettersson (559), Nova Möllerstedt (555) and Izabella Frejd (553).
Estonia took silver with 1643, while Finland claimed bronze with 1608.
Shotgun competition remains tightly contested
Finland continues to dominate the boys’ trap standings after two days of competition, holding all three leading positions. Samuel Ruusunen remains at the top with 88/100.
In skeet, Denmark’s Mathias Andersen leads the boys’ standings on 95/100.
Norway holds the top two positions in men’s trap, with Viktor Sager leading on 92/100.
In men’s skeet, Iceland’s Uzureau Arnor sits at the top of the leaderboard with 94/100.
All shotgun events will be decided on Saturday.
Host Nation Estonia Claims Two Team Gold Medals on Opening Day
The opening day of competition delivered several impressive performances, with host nation Estonia emerging as one of the strongest teams of the day. Traditionally, Norway, Sweden and Denmark have dominated the Nordic Shooting Region (NSR) Championships, but Estonia celebrated its centenary edition of the event by moving firmly into the leading group of nations.
Estonia secured two team gold medals, winning the Boys' 50m Rifle Three Positions Team event and the Girls' 25m Pistol Team event. In addition, Estonian athletes collected several individual silver and bronze medals throughout the day.
Estonia wins Girls' 25m Pistol Team gold
Estonia claimed its first gold medal in the Girls' 25m Pistol Team event. The winning team consisted of Dana Vassel (561-13x), Lisell Väljak (560-9x) and Emili Uudeküll (559-10x), combining for a winning total of 1680.
Sweden took silver with 1641, while Denmark secured bronze with 1617.
Torgersen dominates Girls' 25m Pistol individual final
Norway's Ane Torgersen delivered the best individual performance of the event. She won the Girls' 25m Pistol title after scoring 40 points in the final, crushing the previous Norwegian record. In the 25m pistol final, one point is awarded for every shot of 10.2 or higher.
Torgersen finished well ahead of Denmark's Sif Hanseen, who earned silver with 29 points, while Sweden's Izabella Frejd claimed bronze with 17.
Misfjord takes Girls' 50m Rifle Three Positions title
Norway added another gold medal through Aurora Misfjord, who produced an excellent performance to win the Girls' 50m Rifle Three Positions final with 350.6.
Misfjord finished ahead of teammate Pernille Nor Woll, one of the pre-event favourites, while Estonia's Varvara Rogaten secured the bronze medal with 347.0. Nor Woll completed the competition in third place with 337.8.
Estonia responded by winning the Girls' 50m Rifle Three Positions Team title. Varvara Rogaten (577-21x), Olga Issatsenkova (574-26x) and Jekaterina Issatsenkova (570-21x) combined for 1721 points, including 68 inner tens.
Norway earned silver with 1714-70x, while Finland completed the podium with 1690-52x.
Thorndsen wins Boys' 50m Rifle Three Positions
Norway's Even Thorndsen captured the Boys' 50m Rifle Three Positions title after posting 350.6 in the final.
Sweden's Oskar Löfvander finished second with 344.6, while Estonia's Kaspar Pettai claimed the bronze medal with 333.0.
Denmark claims Boys' 50m Rifle Three Positions Team gold
Denmark won the Boys' 50m Rifle Three Positions Team event with Storm Franzen (577-25x), Malik Lindhart (557-22x) and Matias Ligaard (555-15x).
The Danish trio totalled 1689-62x to secure the gold medal.
Estonia finished second with 1678-43x, while Finland took bronze.
Sweden completes double in Boys' 25m Pistol
Sweden's Emil Thomsson converted his qualification lead into victory in the Boys' 25m Pistol final after overcoming strong pressure from two Estonian finalists.
Thomsson won gold with 29 final points. Estonia's Jonuks Lepo produced one of the finest performances of his career to secure silver with 24 points, while teammate Ragnar Puio earned bronze.
Sweden also won the team competition with 1695-45x. The gold medal-winning team consisted of Ture Thomsson (571-19x), Christian Sternbrink (564-11x) and Emil Thomsson (560-15x).
Estonia claimed silver with 1668-41x, while Finland secured bronze with 1590-24x.
Shotgun events remain closely contested
The shotgun competitions remain wide open after the first day.
In Men's Skeet, Sweden's Mattias Lagesson and Iceland's Amor Uzurean share the lead with 48 hits out of 50, with several athletes within one or two targets.
In Boys' Skeet, Denmark's Mathias Andersen and Sweden's Torro Bergström are tied for first place on 46.
In Men's Trap, Norway's Viktor Sager and teammate Ruben Lillerud jointly lead the field with 47/50.
Sweden currently occupies the top three positions in the Girls' events, while Finland holds the top three places in the Boys' standings.
The second 50-target qualification round will be shot on Friday, with the shotgun competitions concluding on Saturday.
Text and photos: Risto Aarrekivi
NSR Championships Open in Southern Estonia Under Sunny Skies
The 2026 Nordic Shooting Region (NSR) Championships officially opened in Southern Estonia, where athletes were welcomed by beautiful summer weather. The championships are being held from 6 to 9 August at the Tehvandi Sports Centre and the Elva Shooting Range.
The 10m Air Rifle and 10m Air Pistol events are contested at Tehvandi, while Elva hosts the 25m Pistol, 50m Rifle, Skeet and Olympic Trap competitions.
A total of 150 athletes representing 10 member federations are taking part in the championships. The participating nations are Denmark, Estonia, the Faroe Islands, Finland, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway and Sweden.
Estonia has become an active host of international shooting sport events in 2026. The country has already organised three major international competitions this year, with the European Championships set to take place in Tallinn in just two weeks' time.
"This year the Estonian Shooting Sport Federation celebrates its 100th anniversary. As part of our centenary celebrations, we wanted to host as many international competitions as possible during this special year," said Meelis Loit, Secretary General of the Estonian Shooting Sport Federation.
The official competition programme begins on Thursday, 6 August. Wednesday was dedicated to athlete arrivals, official training sessions, as well as the Jury and Technical Meetings. Sara Nordgren of Sweden is serving as the Technical Delegate for the championships. In accordance with the competition rules, each participating federation has nominated members to the Championship Jury.
Text and photos: Risto Aarrekivi
04.08 - Goodbye for now
We are on the final day - Departure day of delegations, jury members and officials.
We, as the Organisation Committee, would like to thank all athletes, coaches, delegation leaders, jury members and officials for your participating, help, smiles, good mood and fairness during the days.
We wish You all a save trip home and look forward to see you again to the next Nordic Junior Championships in Estonia in 2026.
03.08 - Transport to Airport sunday 4/8
Please check when you will be transported from hotel to airport. You can find the time on the transportation page and on the billboard in the lobby at the hotel.
03.08 - Results from Shotgun in Esbjerg - Day 2:
After round 4: Skeet (updated 11:45)
After round 4: OL Trap (updated 11:45)
03.08 - Competition results
You can now find results on the competions results page. Results are published as soon as possible.
03.08 - evening banquette
The evening banquette opens at 20.00 and is in Vingsal 2.
03.08 - Final competition day
Another day with sunshine. And the last day of competitions.
In Esbjerg Skeet and OL Trap shoots the remaning clay targets in qualification and then the finals.
In Aarhus the 10m Air Pistol and 50m 3 position is on the program for the day. Also ending the day with finals for individual shooters and mix team in 10m Air Pistol and 50m 3 Position.
02.08 - Results from Shotgun in Esbjerg - day 1.
After round 3: Skeet (updated 19:20) and as .pdf
After round 3: OL Trap (updated 19:20) and as .pdf
02.08 - Good Morning to 2. day
Good Morning :)
Today is a new day of competitions.
Shotgun in Esbjerg starts. You can follow the results during the day as we will update regularly here in latest news.
In Aarhus it is time for individual competitions in 25m sportspistol and 10m air riffle concluding the day with finals and mix finals on 25m sportspistol and 10m air riffle. Startlists and results is available on results.sius.com
01.08 - Cancelled bus to Esbjerg
The bus between Vingsted and Esbjerg is cancelled Friday and Saturday
01.08 - Latest results FROM AARHUS on Pistol and Riffle
Mix team competitions on pistol and riffle disciplines: result.sius.com
01.08 - UPDATED TIME TABLE FOR MIX competition in AARHUS
Updated time table for mix teams
01.08 - START LIST 10m, 25m and 50m individual
Startlist are now available at result.sius.com
31.07 - Name TAGS AND BIB NUMBERS
Name tags and BIB Numbers are available in Aarhus for nations participating in PET wednesday. For orher nations Name tags and BIB Numbers are available at the hotel in Vingsted.
31.07 - REGISTRATION AT THE HOTEL
Upon arrival to the hotel a contact person from the nation must contact the registration office to collect the materials from the nations box. In the box you will find:
Info folder
commemorative medal
Meal tichets for dinner and banquette
Hotel room key cards