Musher Details

Mats currently operates a sled dog tour in the northern Sweden mushing mecka city of Kiruna. He started with sled dogs in 1985. “The passion for nature and dogs and the cooperation between human and dogs makes me do this, and all the musher friends in Alaska that open their homes and friendship for me makes me come back year after year. It’s the ultimate goal for me and the dogs to get the results for the training that we put together.”

Mats has a big interest for fishing and hunting, and is a former goal keeper in ice hockey. He has five children, four grandchildren and “wonderful support from my wife, Lotta.”