120 rafts in the Fyris River, 480 brave participants taking on the challenge, and a nationwide live broadcast. What began as a wager between two adventurous students in 1975 has now grown into one of Sweden’s largest Valborg celebrations and Sweden’s largest water-based student event. At 10:00 a.m. on Valborg’s morning, the starting gun fires for the Forsränningen, organized by the Uppsala University of Technology and Science Student Union. The courageous participants start at Eddaspången and aim to finish at Islandsfallet, unless they’ve capsized in the rapids of the Fyris River before then. Learn more at forsranningen.utn.se.

Ankdagen: Ankdagen (utn.se)
Ankdagen is on Sunday, April 21 between 10:00 and 16:00 at the anktivity area by Ångströmlaboratoriet. Everyone is welcomed to participate on this day!

Ankdagen is Uppsala teknolog- and naturvetarkår’s family event to create a playful, fun and nice day for children and families, young and old. This is done by fun activities like a treasure hunt, pony riding, fishpond, face painting and a lot more fun. You will also have the possibility to visit the construction site where students build their rafts for Forsränningen which takes play on April 30. Food and drinks will be sold to make sure no one is hungry and that you have energy to have more fun!

The goal with Ankdagen is to create joy for everyone who visits the event, but also to the children that cannot attend due to illness. That is why we have a collaboration with Akademiska Hospital’s children’s fund to make a contribution so that these children can have a better life. Parts of the entertainment during Ankdagen will require financial support for the charity organization, but not so much that not everyone will be able to afford it. There will also be free anktivities that everyone can attend.