Welcome to Karlskrona in 2026!

Karlskrona, is a municipality and city in the region of Blekinge, located in the south-east corner of Sweden, right by the Baltic Sea archipelago. Karlskrona was founded back in 1680 as Sweden’s new primary naval base, which it still serves as today. The naval base is a major part of the Karlskrona central island Trossö and its marine history and culture, as well as historical features are visible all over the area and the archipelago.

For this reason, Karlskrona is listed on the Unesco World Heritage site since 1998.

The region of Blekinge is well known in the Swedish orienteering community for providing unusually many varying terrain types, all high quality, which is one of the reasons why the region has fostered several national and international top orienteers, as well as a very strong orienteering community, including the JWOC organizing club OK Orion. For OK Orion it is a privilege inviting you to JWOC 2026 and we are committed to enable athletes and coaches to prepare as efficiently as possible in collaboration with clubs in Blekinge.

Come visit the wonderful and challenging orienteering terrains and World Heritage City of Karlskrona and Blekinge in 2026!

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