Nordic Green Run 2022: Charity Run for Marine Environment

The Nordic Embassies in Singapore repeat last year’s success and invite you to join the Nordic Green Run 2022 from Monday 30 May to Sunday 05 June.

Nordic Green Run 2022: Charity Run for Marine Environment

With more than SGD 59,000 collected for the regional non-profit organisation Coral Triangle Center (CTC) last year, the Nordic Embassies once again invite you to join the Nordic Green Run in 2022.

This year, the proceeds will go to the non-profit organisation Seven Clean Seas, an ocean clean-up organisation whose mission is to preserve the marine environment by ridding the ocean of plastic for good. Since inception in 2018, Seven Clean Seas has recovered over 340,000 kg of plastic pollution from the marine environment alone and is focusing on infrastructure and technology solutions to stop plastic from reaching the ocean.

The Embassies of Denmark, Iceland, Finland, Norway, and Sweden jointly organize Nordic Green Run 2022. Last year, 1,600 participants joined the run and covered 46,000 kilometers. From Monday 30 May to Sunday 05 June 2022, it will be possible to both exercise and promote a good cause by taking part in the friendly competition by joining the team of either Denmark, Iceland, Finland, Norway or Sweden. Nordic companies operating in Singapore are invited to sponsor one Singapore dollar for every completed kilometer by the relevant teams. This year's Finnish sponsor companies are KONE, Neste, Nokia and Wärtsilä.

It is possible to join the Nordic Green Run 2022 if you are based in Singapore and willing to support a good cause through exercise. See below for information on how to register for the Nordic Green Run 2022. Please note that it is only possible to join one team.

• When: 30 May to 05 June 2022
• Where: Singapore
• Who: Persons who are physically located in Singapore
• How: By joining a Nordic team and recording your walk/run on Strava app - no cycling, driving etc. allowed

How to join the run?

To register for the Nordic Green Run 2022 Finnish team, please click here(Link to another website.).

Guide on how to get started with Strava app

• Download the app on App Store or Google Play (it has an orange logo)

• Create a user with either a social media account or an email address

• Note: You don’t need to start the trial – the free version is sufficient

• Find and your club with one the following links:

• Finland: https://www.strava.com/clubs/Finland_Nordicgreenrun(Link to another website.)

• Iceland: https://www.strava.com/clubs/Iceland_Nordicgreenrun(Link to another website.)

• Denmark: https://www.strava.com/clubs/Denmark_Nordicgreenrun(Link to another website.)

• Norway: https://www.strava.com/clubs/Norway_Nordicgreenrun(Link to another website.)

• Sweden: https://www.strava.com/clubs/Sweden_Nordicgreenrun(Link to another website.)

• Track you walk or run with the app (remember to press “finish” when you are done with your activity)

• Note: Make sure to have your privacy settings set to “everybody can see” and have the activity as either a walk, a hike or a run. If not, your valuable kilometres will not be counted in the app

• Note: Only top 100 is visible on the leaderboard. You can see your activity on “recent activity”

If your activity is not counted in the Strava club: Go to your Strava profile > Select an activity > Click on the 3 small dots > Click “edit” > Check if the type of activity is set as a walk/hike/run and check if the visibility is set to “everyone”

If you are still experiencing problems, please contact Jan Høegh from Embassy of Denmark in Singapore on WhatsApp: +45 50 96 66 38 or text +65 98 85 77 52.

The Nordic Embassies look forward to competing in the name of a good cause for yet another year.