Round winners – November (Round #185)
Congratulations to the winners of round November 2025: AJHB fromGreater London won his first Gold and became the 9th turfers to take over 2 million points in one round, GOZU from Södermanland took home the Silver in a tight race with nicos from Berlin who completed the shiny medals with a Bronze. Well done mates!
Upcoming events
If you are organising an open event, don't forget to write to insider@turfgame.com a couple of months in advance to get the information about your event into the newsletter :)
SCOnanza 5-7th of June, 2026 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Dangermous and his fellow Scottish turfers are looking forward to welcome Turfers from Scotland and beyond for SCOnanza in Glasgow, 5-7 June 2026. Expect some novel events and lively venues across the city. Jot it down in your Calendar now! Details to follow next year.
Bonanza 2026 – September 5th in Gothenburg Sweden
Just a reminder to book a long weekend in Gothenburg in September 2026. Information about the Bonanza can be found HERE (in Swedish) and HERE (in English).
Lusseturf 2025
LusseTurf 2025 was held in Sala and a total of 39 turfers took at least one zone. The Event took place over the new round start, but all that was observed was a short ”twitch” in the system according to one of the organisers who was keeping an eye out for potential problems when the new round started in the middle of the Event. As per usual, it was a well organised Event with plenty of lussebuns and gingerbread cookies shaoed as Turf avatars to munch on. Congrats to JoelOsteen (Gold), ripe (Silver) and romi (Bronze). See you next year!
Regarding Zone Issues
Turf Crew likes issues that help to improve zones. However, more and more zone issues are about reshaping the zone map to a particular turfer's liking, which might not even be in the other locals best interest. Turf Crew has a great variety of zone makers, and all try their best to make good zones, often based on suggestions in the Turf app. And remember that just because a zone was created where you once upon a time suggested a zone, you might not have been the only one thinking that was a great place for a zone.
You never know what the reason behind the particular location of a zone might be, the zone maker might have seen something else close by or the possibility of more zones in that area in the future and therefore put the zone where it is. The zone quota that exists in Sweden and UK are meant to improve the daily Turf experience for as many turfers as possible in that area, and not necessarily for ”once in a life time” zones. As for any rule there are of course exceptions.
Zone changes should only be made if there is something obviously wrong with the zone, like the zone is impossible to reach (including consistent GPS problems due to high buildings), if the zone is dangerous to reach, if the zone is too small or if the zone name is misspelled (and not on purpose!) or an attribute is missing. But as a general rule, zones should not be moved to get a better flow or to better fulfil someone's dream zone layout.
Really old zones are often positioned on grass, due to the zone making rules at the time. This will cause the grass to turn into mud during spring/autumn and moving it to a nearby path will improve the turf experience. This is especially common outside of Sweden.
Zones are often named after something meant to be at the zone, or something you can see from the zone or something that popped into the zone makers head when he/she made the zone. Just remember that a zone does not have to be named exactly like the place is called in the Real World. Quirky zone names is an old Turf tradition, so let us keep our weird zone names!
A Zone Worthy of a Detour
Turf Insider is introducing a new section of the newsletter. Tell us about a special zone, that is a bit (or a lot!) out of the way, but definitely worth the extra miles.
This time mpmoke will tell you about the zone LagligtBus in region Västmanland,Sweden.
”In Spännarhyttan, the old mining community of Norberg in Västmanland, Sweden, you can find the remains of Europe's most modern blast furnace. It was only in operation from 1975 to 1981 before it was closed due to unprofitability.
The
surrounding area has been partially cleared, but there are concrete
foundations, scrap metal and walls left from the demolished
buildings.
These remains are legally allowed to be painted with
graffiti, and the wall is often called "Sweden's most expensive
graffiti wall".
As
with many other graffiti spots, the quality of the paintings is
mixed, some tags and random sprays but also some gems.
Go there,
take the Turf zone and don't forget the spray paint and mask! ”
So which zone were you happy to make a detour for? Write a few sentences about it and send to insider@turfgame.com
Turf Skåne has put together a Turf Advent Calender. It consists of 24 daily missions. It is possible to join late, if you missed it. The daily missions don't have to be done on the day they are revealed, but any time during December. More information HERE (only in Swedish).
Turf Picture of the Month
Turf Picture of the Month in November is OmahaBeach sent in by allinug. Again, only one contribution for Turf Picture of the Month was sent it, so very easy to pick :)
If you have a Zone picture you want featured as Turf Picture of the Month, send it toinsider@turfgame.com Please include your Turf nick for recognition!
Turfa lugnt/Safe turfing!
//Munin
...if you want to contribute to future Turf Insiders, send your story to insider@turfgame.com :) C'mon and share your big and small stories with the Turf world.
Round winners – October (Round #184)
Congratulations to the winners of round October 2025: Toffio fromNordrhein-Westfalen won his first Gold, Kiraly from Skåne added one more Silver to his medal row and Tempest from Stockholm rounded off his medal row with a Bronze. Well done mates!
Upcoming events
If you are organizing an open event, don't forget to write to insider@turfgame.com a couple of months in advance to get the information about your event into the newsletter :) If you are interested in organizing your own event, you can read about it HERE or on the Turf Wiki HERE. If you decide to organize an Event, write to events@turfgame.com and let the fun begin!
Lusseturf 2025 – Sala, Sweden Sunday the 7th of December
LusseTurf 2025 is being held in Sala. Closest zones are SalaPark and Greenwich. The Event is an open By Foot event between 11-13. See you there!
Bonanza 2026 – September 5th in Gothenburg Sweden
Just a reminder to book a long weekend in Gothenburg in September 2026. Information about the Bonanza can be found HERE (in Swedish) and HERE (in English).
The Ultimate Region Fight 2025
Correction: in the last Turf Insider it was stated that NW England won third place when in fact it was Region Skåne. Region NW England came 5th in total.
The organizer behind the Spooky Halloween event in Hamburg has the following report to share:
”The Halloween event was a success. We had a total of 19 players, two of whom were from Gothenburg. mrcoolwhat and his mother Turfmamma joined us and were warmly welcomed.
As planned, it slowly got dark during the event. Really spooky. Afterwards, we all went out for a delicious meal at a steakhouse. All in all, a very successful event and evening. I've already been asked if it will be repeated next year. I would say... YES. - DXP2K” So there you go, maybe book a visit to Hamburg for Halloween 2026.
A Zone Worthy of a Detour
Turf Insider is introducing a new section of the newsletter. Tell us about a special zone, that is a bit (or a lot!) out of the way, but definitely worth the extra miles. This time I will tell you about the zone Urturfaren in region Uppsala.
”Urturfaren is a zone located next to the oldest known rune stone in Region Uppsala. The rune stone and zone is inside a horse paddock. Getting to the zone involved crawling under the electric fence to the paddock and then walking about 5 meters along a path. The easiest way to get to the zone is by car and it takes about 35 min to drive there from Uppsala, if you don't stop for other zones on the way.
The rune stone in the zone is named Krogstastenen and is from 550 AD. It is still standing in its original place. The runes on it are very difficult to interpret, and the only word people agree on is the word ”stone”. The rune stone has a picture of a skull like man figure and this figure has given rise to the zone name, Urturfaren (The Original Turfer). Without the zone to guide you, it can be hard to find it.”
So which zone were you happy to make a detour for? Write a few sentences about it and send to insider@turfgame.com
November is in my opinion the generally worst month of the year, at least in Sweden with darkness and rain being common. The very northern parts of Sweden might get snow and that brightens things up. However, where I live, in Uppsala, November is a month of mostly cold, dark, wet days. A useful app to use when out turfing in these conditions is the Touch Protector app, now with cool lock designs. When in use, it prevents rain drops from activating the touch functions of your phone. Quite handy during your daily turf session in an area you are familiar with, more difficult to use if you are turfing in an unknown area and need to zoom in and out frequently.
Turf Picture of the Month
Turf Picture of the Month in October is Leselampen sent in by Toffio. Remember to take the zone picture with the camera function in the Turf app. Without the zone name and Turf logo, your picture will not be considered for Turf Picture of the Month. If you haven't used the camera in the Turf app to take the zone picture with, write it up a bit as a "Zone worthy of a Detour" :)
If you have a Zone picture you want featured as Turf Picture of the Month, send it to insider@turfgame.com Please include your Turf nick for recognition!
Turfa lugnt/Safe turfing!
//Munin
...if you want to contribute to future Turf Insiders, send your story to insider@turfgame.com :) C'mon and share your big and small stories with the Turf world.
Congratulations to the winners of round September 2025: turfink from Västmanland biked home his first Gold, grock from Norrbotten added one more Silver to his medal row and Handetag from Uppsala managed to pinch the Bronze before the round ended. Well done mates!
Upcoming events
If you are organising an open event, don't forget to write to insider@turfgame.com a couple of months in advance to get the information about your event into the newsletter :)
Bonanza 2026 – September 5th in Gothenburg Sweden
Have you penciled in next year's Bonanza yet in your calender? Information about the Bonanza can be found HERE (in Swedish) and HERE (in English).
The Ultimate Region Fight 2025
9 Regions/countries battled it out during September in three categories. Results can be found HERE. Västmanland was ahead from week 1 and it was no real surprise they won the Region Fight 2025. The battle for second and third place was more interesting. After two weeks, it looked like Norrbotten and Skåne would be fighting about Silver and Bronze. However, neither team did very well during week 3, so by week 4, Norrbotten was fighting NW England for Silver. It was all decided during the last few days and it was Norrbotten that took Silver and NW England took Bronze. Only Region Västmanland has sent in a piece about the Region fight (see below).
Regionskamp POV Västmanland
Every year, Västmanland looks forward to the Turf Ultimate Region Fight. Then we, normally turfing individualists, have the opportunity to be part of a team. Our motto during this period is: The team before the individual (Laget före jaget).Västmanland won two years ago but were beaten by Norrbotten last year. So now we wanted revenge — the goal was clear: to be number one! Most of our team members have participated in several region fights, so we know this competition demands a huge effort from everyone, a strong team strategy, and quick reactions to movements from other teams. We started every week at the highest possible pace.
With this, we managed to take an early lead in all categories, a lead we were able to maintain through both the first and second week. However, early Sunday morning in week three, NW England suddenly increased their turfing efforts significantly and challenged us on points. This required a huge and immediate response. Several of our team members jumped out of bed and onto their bikes — and we were able to match the English attack.
After the exciting and exhausting Sunday morning, week four went fairly normally — until the end of the week. Norrbotten made a great push on Saturday and continued through the night into Sunday. But once again, we were able to match their effort and secure the victory.The Västmanland team is very proud that we managed to win all three categories, every week, and of course the overall competition.
On top of that, our teammate Turfink — thanks to an extremely impressive performance — managed to win the Gold medal for this round.
There are several reasons why we succeeded so well. One is our strong team spirit. Although the competition is very demanding, we try to have fun at the same time. Now and then, we turf together in groups (both in our hometowns and in nearby areas), we loop when needed, we communicate well, and we support and encourage each other.
Another reason is the composition of our team. We have members who turf during the day, and others who ride in the evenings or late at night. The strength of our team also shows in the fact that our "red line" was set at 20 turfers, but we had 33 different turfers who contributed in at least one category during at least one week. Thank you MaXi and Laynus for organizing this competition.
We’d also like to thank our competitors for a great fight.
We’re looking forward to next year’s battle, and we hope even more regions will join this challenging but fun team event!
Halloween 2025 – Hamburg, Germany: Friday the 31st of October
A spooky private Event it being organized in Hamburg, Germany on Halloween. It will take place in Ohlsdorf Cemetery, the world's biggest Park Cemetery. Since it is a private Event, you will need to pre-register and you can do it HERE.
Lusseturf 2025 – Sala, Sweden Sunday the 7th of December
Since 2013, LusseTurf has been a sure thing every December. It's been held in Västerås, with lussebuns as Turf-avatars, glögg and almost always bad weather ;) This year's LusseTurf is held in Sala, in Folkets Park. Closest zones to the assembly point are SalaPark and Greenwich. The Event is an open By Foot event between 11-13. See you there!
A Zone Worthy of a Detour
Turf Insider is introducing a new section of the newsletter. Tell us about a special zone, that is a bit (or a lot!) out of the way, but definitely worth those extra miles. First out is Kingslayer with HolgerZone.
”Located
off the E6 motorway outside Landskrona between Helsingborg and Malmö
this zone is on a hill with burial mounds from the bronze age. But it
is the magnificent view of Öresund that makes it special. On a clear
day you can see from Helsingborg in the north to the Öresund bridge
in the south.
Despite being only 7-8 minutes away from the motorway it’s a peaceful rural place perfect for a picnic. Legend has it Holger Danske is resting in one of the mounds, ready to come to Denmark’s aid in times of crisis. Holger Danske is the Danish equivalent of the Swedish Moder Svea. Legend also has it he is resting under Kronborg Castle in Helsingør, so it’s hard to know where he is. But should it be at HolgerZone and Denmark needs him, I say ”Good luck getting through the modern border control without a biometric ID, Holger!”
So which zone were you happy to make a detour for? Write a few sentences about it and send to insider@turfgame.com
Beta testing a new iPhone version of the Turf app is done! Turf Crew wants to thank every turfer who has downloaded the beta version and daring to try it out. The developers are extremely happy to announce the first iOS update in quite a while! Maybe not that much you will notice as a user, but a lot is updated under the hood and this forms the foundation to continue to build on. One things you will notive, is the disappearance of the black box in photos taken with the in-app camera (yay!).
Turf Picture of the Month
Turf Picture of the Month in June is K?beKaientai sent in by Stefanx46.
If you have a Zone picture you want featured as Turf Picture of the Month, send it to insider@turfgame.com Please include your Turf nick for recognition!
Turfa lugnt/Safe turfing!
//Munin
...if you want to contribute to future Turf Insiders, send your story to insider@turfgame.com :) C'mon and share your big and small stories with the Turf world.
Round winners – August (Round #182)
Congratulations to the winners of round August 2025: Király from Skåne added one more Gold to his medal row, Fashven from Scotland secured his fourth Silver and birdbrain15 from North West England took home the Bronze. Well done mates!
Upcoming events
If you are organising an open event, don't forget to write to insider@turfgame.com a couple of months in advance to get the information about your event into the newsletter :)
Bonanza 2026 – September 5th 2026 in Gothenburg Sweden
The date is now set for next year's Bonanza. The turfers of Gothenburg have decided on the first Saturday of September, let's hope it will be as nice as it's been this year :) Information about the Bonanza can be found HERE (in Swedish) and HERE (in English).
The Ultimate Region Fight 2025
9 Regions/countries are taking part in the ultimate region fight 2025 and you can follow the fight at Turfportalen, click HERE. Points are awarded in three different categories: takes, points and round unique zones. Each week points are awarded in each category and the winner is crowned at the end of the September round. May the best region/country win!
Halloween 2025 – Hamburg, Germany: Friday the 31st of October
A spooky private Event is being organized in Hamburg, Germany on Halloween. It will take place in Ohlsdorf Cemetery, the world's biggest Park cemetery. Since it is a private Event, you will need to pre-register and you can do it HERE. The German organizer would like to welcome all turfers to Hamburg for the event. Last year it had to be canceled due to too few participants. It would be sad if the same thing would happen this year. Short promotion film HERE as part of @turfen_in_deutschland on Instagram.
It is never too late to become a turfer. SingingC is proof of that. In July 2025 she finally downloaded the app and this is her words about it:
”After being a Turf hang-around for several years I finally decided to join mid-July 2025 and I haven’t regretted that decision for a second. I’ve biked, walked, swum and climbed with a smile on my face. I’ve also revisited places from my childhood in my local area and explored new ones. What a great way to exercise and explore new places!”
Zone Kattleberg, rarely taken, but with a fantastic view according to SingingC.
Turf Picture of the Month
Turf Picture of the Month in June is of the zone HeliTanke sent in by Toffio.
If you have a Zone picture you want featured as Turf Picture of the Month, send it toinsider@turfgame.com Please include your Turf nick for recognition! And remember the picture should be taken with the camera in the Turf app.
Turfa lugnt/Safe turfing!
//Munin
...if you want to contribute to future Turf Insiders, send your story to insider@turfgame.com :) C'mon and share your big and small stories with the Turf world.
Turf Göteborg is proud to host Bonanza 2026!
Read more about it here:
turfgoteborg.se/2025/09/06/bonanza-2026/ (Svenska)
OR
turfgoteborg.se/2025/09/06/bonanza-2026-2/ (English)
