Ruka prize money
Ruka has paid £1,696,969 across 38 races from 2020 to 2025. In 2025 Jonna Sundling took £12,821.
Every edition
Who won, what they took, and what the race paid in all
Prize money paid, edition by edition
The Ruka 20km mass start free, women, November 2025 payouts
What each finishing place was worth at the latest edition
| PLACE | SKIERS | EACH | BAND TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Women's 1st | 1 | £12,821£13k | £12,821£13k |
| Women's 2nd | 1 | £9,402£9k | £9,402£9k |
| Women's 3rd | 1 | £5,983£6k | £5,983£6k |
| Women's 4th | 1 | £4,274£4k | £4,274£4k |
| Women's 5th | 1 | £3,419£3k | £3,419£3k |
| Women's 6th | 1 | £2,564£3k | £2,564£3k |
| Women's 7th | 1 | £2,393£2k | £2,393£2k |
| Women's 8th | 1 | £2,222£2k | £2,222£2k |
| Women's 9th | 1 | £2,051£2k | £2,051£2k |
| Women's 10th | 1 | £1,709£2k | £1,709£2k |
| Women's 11th | 1 | £1,368£1k | £1,368£1k |
| Women's 12th | 1 | £1,111£1k | £1,111£1k |
| Women's 13th | 1 | £1,026£1k | £1,026£1k |
| Women's 14th | 1 | £940£940 | £940£940 |
| Women's 15th | 1 | £855£855 | £855£855 |
| Women's 16th | 1 | £769£769 | £769£769 |
| Women's 17th | 1 | £684£684 | £684£684 |
| Women's 18th | 1 | £598£598 | £598£598 |
| Women's 19th | 1 | £513£513 | £513£513 |
| Women's 20th | 1 | £427£427 | £427£427 |
Every cheque by name is on the Ruka 20km mass start free, women, November 2025 payouts page.
Who has earned the most at Ruka
Prize money won here, across every edition we hold
The top 12 here
Other cross-country skiing venues
The venues either side of Ruka by prize money paid
| # | VENUE | EDITIONS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Östersund | 4 | £202,400£202k |
| 21 | Tallinn | 4 | £193,200£193k |
| 22 | Beitostolen | 4 | £184,000£184k |
| 23 | Dresden | 4 | £161,000£161k |
| 24 | Val di Fiemme | 24 | £130,913£131k |
| 25 | Gällivare | 2 | £101,200£101k |
| 26 | Livigno | 2 | £92,000£92k |
| 27 | Ulricehamn | 2 | £77,280£77k |
| 28 | Oberstdorf | 8 | £44,160£44k |
| 29 | Lenzerheide | 4 | £22,080£22k |
| 30 | Val Müstair | 4 | £22,080£22k |
| 1 | Tour de Ski | 10 | £2,727,278£2.7m |
| 2 | Ruka | 38 | £1,696,969£1.7m |
| 3 | Falun | 30 | £1,410,993£1.4m |
| 4 | World Championships | 24 | £1,155,520£1.2m |
| 5 | Lahti | 22 | £1,054,033£1.1m |
| 6 | Davos | 24 | £950,993£951k |
| 7 | Lillehammer | 16 | £747,040£747k |
| 8 | Trondheim | 12 | £634,369£634k |
| 9 | Oslo | 12 | £589,576£590k |
| 10 | Les Rousses | 12 | £579,600£580k |
| 11 | Goms | 8 | £422,913£423k |
| 12 | Oberhof | 8 | £422,913£423k |
| 13 | Canmore | 8 | £404,800£405k |
Frequently asked questions
How much did the winner get at the Ruka 20km mass start free, women, November 2025?
Jonna Sundling took £12,821. The whole race paid £55,128 across 20 skiers.
How much prize money has Ruka paid?
£1,696,969 across 38 editions from 2020 to 2025. The richest was the Ruka mini tour overall standings, women, November 2020, at £88,320.
Who has won the most money at Ruka?
Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo, with £131,545 and 8 wins. Frida Karlsson is next on £98,606.
Who has won Ruka the most times?
Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo, 8 times in the editions we hold.
Where does Ruka rank for prize money?
2nd of the 30 cross-country skiing venues we hold, by total prize money paid.
Where to next
Every cross-country skiing venue and skier is ranked on cross-country skiing prize money. The latest edition is the Ruka 20km mass start free, women, November 2025, and the one before it the Ruka 20km mass start free, men, November 2025. What the men's and women's fields are paid is compared on men's vs women's cross-country skiing prize money. How much of the pot a cross-country skiing winner keeps, against every other sport, is on the winner's share of prize money. How far down the field the money runs, against every other sport, is on how deep prize money pays.