Electric Power Engineering Students and Teachers Took Part in Stafettvasan This Weekend
This weekend marked the final races of Vasaloppet Week, and this year Mid Sweden University was represented by a team from the Electic Power Engineering program. In bright winter conditions, students and teachers together completed the five stages of the Stafettvasan relay between Sälen and Mora.
The initiative came from the students themselves, who invited their teacher to take part. Together they formed a team effort filled with joy, determination, and great team spirit.
- During a lunch at the gathering week in Sundsvall in March 2025, the day after the Vasaloppet, the famous race naturally came up as a topic of conversation. Someone mentioned that it would be fun to ski Stafettvasan together, and we started wondering out loud if we could put together a team. Interest picked up almost immediately, and soon it was clear that we could not only fill one team, but several. Already that same evening, the decision was basically made, says Johanna Cavallin, a electric power engineering student at Mid Sweden University.
The race itself included a wide range of experience and preparation levels. The team included everything from experienced skiers to participants who had barely stood on a pair of cross-country skis before. Despite the different levels of experience, the relay became a strong shared experience for the whole group—something that strengthened both the team spirit and the memories of the day.
- We laughed, we fell, and we truly tested our teamwork during an impressive ski exchange. But above all—we did it together, says Johanna, and continues:
- Since the program is entirely distance-based, it has been extremely important for us to create something that works as a ‘shared classroom,’ even though we are spread out across Sweden. Through initiatives such as Stafettvasan, we have found a sense of community where no one has to feel alone, and there is a strong determination within the group to complete the courses and finish the program. Thanks to our persistent efforts to keep the group together, we will be a very large group writing our thesis this spring—maybe it will even be a record?
After crossing the finish line, another highly appreciated highlight awaited: a generous dinner sponsored by Energiföretagen, who wanted to encourage the students’ initiative and strengthen connections between the industry and future power engineers.
- We would like to extend a big and heartfelt thank you to Energiföretagen for supporting and encouraging us along the way. Without their cheerful support, this might never have happened. We would also like to thank E.ON, who sponsored colorful—painfully warm—hats that were easy to recognize in Fäders spår, says Johanna Cavallin.