The Blue and Yellow European Championship Style: "Very Orange"

Yellow, dark yellow or even orange? The color of the national team's new national team uniforms has surprised the athletes during the Indoor European Championship in Apeldoorn. They are really very orange, you can say, says high jump talent Engla Nilsson.

» Published: March 08 2025

The Blue and Yellow European Championship Style: "Very Orange"
Photo: Christine Olsson/TT

Before this year's first international athletics championship, the Swedish federation presented a new clothing collection.

The garments' yellow hue, which is darker than traditionally used, has sparked reactions among the athletes.

They are very orange, you could say. But it's nice with some other colors. I think it's still good. I like it, says high jumper Engla Nilsson.

In the stands in the Netherlands, the orange-clad home supporters dominate. The infield's color is both orange and blue. Nilsson thinks the darker yellow Swedish jersey and lining color fits in.

Yes, really. I felt like I matched a bit with the track. It's always nice. I've never done that before.

"Used to them shifting"

800-meter runner Wilma Nielsen agrees with Nilsson.

It might be a bit more orange-ish. It feels like we usually have a more yellow one. But it's a mid-collection, I've heard. I think the more official clothes look more awesome, she says.

Andreas Kramer, on the other hand, takes the outfit's color with ease.

I've been part of many different yellow hues over the years. I'm used to them shifting a bit, he says.

The Swedish Athletics Federation has had Craft as a clothing sponsor in recent years. However, an agreement was signed with Adidas last autumn. Thobias Montler also thinks the yellow color doesn't look like it usually does. He doesn't see it as orange, though.

Correction for the Finnkampen?

It might not be exactly the "Sweden yellow" you think of. But for God's sake, it's yellow and I think the quality of the jersey is superb. I feel really comfortable in the material and the fit of the jersey. Then maybe the yellow color could be a bit more "Sweden yellow", says the long jumper.

Later in March, the indoor World Championship will be held in Nanjing, China, in August, it's the 100-year anniversary of the Finnkampen at Stockholm Stadium, and in September, it's the World Championship in Tokyo. It remains to be seen if the Swedish competition clothes will look different then.

We'll get the official collection this summer. Maybe there'll be a small correction then, says Montler.

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By TT - Translated and adapted by Sweden Herald

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