#CruisingPeachy #SwedenPeachy @IndyCar Swedish Hometown To Honor Indy 500 Winner Rosenqvist With Public Celebration

2026 Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge winner Felix Rosenqvist will be honored Saturday, Dec. 5 by his hometown, Värnamo, during a public celebration in the Swedish city.

Local residents, motorsports fans and visitors from near and far are invited to join the city in celebrating his historic victory May 24 in the Indianapolis 500. The free, family-friendly event will take place in central Värnamo with Rosenqvist as the guest of honor.

“Celebrating an Indy 500 victory in my hometown will be an unforgettable way to conclude the best year of my life,” Rosenqvist said. “Sharing an occasion like this with everyone in Värnamo, where the dream began, will feel completely surreal. It will truly be one of those pinch-me moments.

“It is truly amazing to think that we will all be able to experience and share this together. I am really looking forward to seeing friends, family and everyone else in Värnamo in December.”

The program will include tributes from the stage, interviews, live music and motorsports-themed activities. Representatives from INDYCAR will take part in the celebration. Additional news and highlights will be announced closer to the event.

Rosenqvist earned his first victory in ”The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” in the No. 60 Honda for Meyer Shank Racing w/Curb Agajanian. He beat David Malukas of Team Penske by .0233 of a second in the closest finish in the century-plus history of the race.

“Felix Rosenqvist’s success is an outstanding achievement that has inspired tremendous pride and joy throughout Värnamo,” said Staffan Svensson, project manager and destination development officer at Värnamo Municipality. ”We want to give the people of Värnamo and the motorsports community an opportunity to celebrate him together, while also showcasing the strong sense of community and local pride that exists here.”

The event is being jointly organized by Värnamo Näringsliv, Värnamo City and Värnamo Municipality.

“This partnership reflects the strong sense of community that makes Värnamo what it is,” said Anki Hansson of Värnamo Näringsliv. ”Together, we want to create a public celebration that honors Felix while also welcoming visitors to Värnamo.”

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#NHLPeachy @NHL #SwedenPeachy The National Hockey League and Mercedes present NHL Global Fan Tour at Stockholm’s Kungsträdgården, Nov. 14-16

The NHL Global Fan Tour presented by Mercedes, the official fan festival of the 2025 NHL Global Series Sweden presented by Fastenal, will continue its trek around the world with a visit to Kungsträdgården in downtown Stockholm, Nov. 14–16. The free, three-day event will offer family-friendly, hockey-themed activities to the public.

A first-class experience for fans of all ages, NHL Global Fan Tour presented by Mercedes will include appearances by NHL mascots, special guests, and the oldest and most revered trophy in professional sports – the Stanley Cup. The NHL Global Fan Tour will host viewing parties for both games of the 2025 NHL Global Series Sweden presented by Fastenal on Nov. 14 at 8 p.m. and Nov. 16 at 3 p.m.

NHL Global Fan Tour allows fans to discover and explore their love for hockey with 20 different activities and activations. Fans can test their skills and fitness in hockey challenges including Hardest Shot, Accuracy Shooting, Stickhandling and Youth Fitness Zone. Gamers will enjoy the chance to play e-games, NHL Blast on Roblox and Sense Arena VR hockey. Fans can engage in friendly competition with bubble hockey, air hockey and hockey cornhole games, as well as ball hockey at the NHL Street Hockey rink open on Friday and Sunday.

The action-packed festival will be free and open to the public on Friday, Nov. 14 (4-11 p.m.), Saturday, Nov. 15 (11 a.m.-6 p.m.) and Sunday, Nov. 16 (11 a.m.-6 p.m.). The NHL’s Swedish-language podcast Längs Sargen will record on-site on Friday at 5 p.m. The Stanley Cup and the Hart Memorial Trophy, awarded to the most valuable NHL player each season, will be on display at select times each day of the festival. For more information, visit nhl.com/globalfantour.

In addition to presenting the NHL Global Fan Tour in Stockholm, Mercedes is the official car partner of the NHL in Sweden and will activate around the 2025 NHL Global Series and NHL broadcasts in Sweden throughout the 2025-26 season.

The 2025 NHL Global Series Sweden presented by Fastenal games will feature the Pittsburgh Penguins, led by longtime captain Sidney Crosby, playing abroad for the first time since 2008 and the Nashville Predators with Swedish star Filip Forsberg in a pair of regular season games at Avicii Arena in Stockholm on Friday, Nov. 14 and Sunday, Nov. 16. Fans in Sweden can watch the games on TV6 on Nov. 14 (8 p.m.) and Nov. 16 (3 p.m.).

To date, NHL Global Fan Tour has made 57 stops in eight countries with more than 385,000 participants. For the latest information on NHL Global Fan Tour, follow @NHL and @NHLsv.

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#SwedenPeachy #NHLPeachy @NHL @NHLsv Stockholm's Kungsträdgården to Host NHL Global Fan Tour, Nov. 15-19

The NHL Global Fan Tour, the official festival of the 2023 NHL Global Series – Sweden presented by Fastenal, will continue its trek around the world with a visit to Kungsträdgården in downtown Stockholm, Nov. 15–19. The free, five-day event will be the largest in NHL Global Fan Tour history, offering family-friendly activities to the public.

The NHL Global Fan Tour’s takeover of Kungsträdgården will include a 20x60-meter heated tent filled with interactive attractions, an outdoor ice rink, viewing party screen and various hockey-themed activities throughout the downtown park. A first-class experience for fans of all ages, NHL Global Fan Tour will include appearances by NHL mascots, special guest alumni, and the oldest and most revered trophy in professional sports – the Stanley Cup.

Fans of all ages visiting the NHL Global Fan Tour will be able to test their hockey skills and overall fitness at various stations, including Hardest Shot, Accuracy Shooting Challenge, Stickhandling Challenge, Score-O, Youth Fitness Zone, the Hat Trick Challenge, Connect-3 and 5-Hole Hockey (Global Fan Tour’s version of cornhole). Gamers will enjoy the GFT Arcade, offering bubble hockey faceoffs, e-gaming cubes, and stations with NHL Blast on Roblox, while the Kids Korner will offer the game’s youngest fans the chance to play ball hockey in their own hockey rink and enjoy various hockey-themed coloring books. NHL Street Hockey clinics led by coaches will teach beginner hockey players with balls and sticks.

The NHL will host viewing parties for each of the four games of the 2023 NHL Global Series – Sweden presented by Fastenal, as well as trivia games, player interviews and NHL mascot appearances.

The action-packed festival will be free and open to the public on Wednesday, Nov. 15 (3-9 p.m.), Thursday, Nov. 16 (3 p.m.-postgame), Friday, Nov. 17 (3 p.m.-postgame), Saturday, Nov. 18 (12-9 p.m.), and Sunday, Nov. 19 (12-6 p.m.).

The 2023 NHL Global Series – Sweden presented by Fastenal games will feature the Detroit Red Wings, Minnesota Wild, Ottawa Senators and Toronto Maple Leafs in four regular-season games over four days in Stockholm. The Red Wings will play the Senators on Thursday, Nov. 16 and then take on the Maple Leafs on Friday, Nov. 17. The Wild will play the Senators on Saturday, Nov. 18 and the series will wrap up with Wild playing the Maple Leafs on Sunday, Nov. 19. All games will be played at Avicii Arena.

To date, NHL Global Fan Tour has made 34 stops in seven countries with a total of nearly 163,000 participants. For more information on the NHL Global Fan Tour, visit https://www.nhl.com/events/nhl-global-fan-tour-sv and follow @NHL and @NHLsv.

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