In May 2025, between the dates May 17th and May 25th, any activity held can be registered as a World Orienteering Week event.

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WOD Ambassador Daniel Hubmann

2019-02-08

How did it happen that you have been appointed WOD ambassador?  Swiss Orienteering asked me if I was available and wanted to contribute to WOD. What do you like about this Worldwide Orienteering project? It is a great idea to organize Orienteering events throughout the entire globe. WOD is a perfect possibility to promote our … Continued

Be inspired by the British Orienteering

2019-02-08

Jennie Taylor, Communications Officer at British Orienteering, answer how they worked with WOD 2018 and her thoughts for WOD 2019. What kind of target did you have with World Orienteering Day 2018 in the UK? “I didn’t set a target as such but as an organisation we did want to encourage as many schools, clubs … Continued

Report from the national federation of Norway

2018-07-06

In Norway 35 094 participants registered in 243 places of work. This is an increase of approximately 10,000 participants compared to last year, and Norway is thus the country that has increased second most globally after Russia. Norway is also in second place in terms of number of participants, which we have every reason to … Continued

WOD in Great Britain

2018-07-06

The national federation of Great Britain have made a snapshot of different World Orienteering Day events that where held during WOD 2018 in Great Britain. Read more at; https://www.britishorienteering.org.uk/?pg=news_archive&item=4235

WOD around the world

2018-07-06

Below you can see pictures from different parts of the world. Russia;   Spain; Dominican Republic; Albania; Lativa; Sweden;    


We will set sail for New Zealand 🇳🇿 for the Junior World Orienteering Championships in 2029! Read more about the venue and how it aligns with the IOF’s new strategic directions in the article.

Defending champions Switzerland did it again💥 After a nail-biting Sprint Relay in the streets of Genova, Switzerland 🇨🇭 took over the lead on fourth leg and won ahead of Sweden 🇸🇪 and Norway 🇳🇴. Thanks for having us, @wocgenova2026 🙏 - what a week❤️‍🔥 Photo: Kristina Lindgren - @kl_grafi