This bizarre race in Jokkmokk, Sweden sees competitors lie down on sleighs which are dragged by a reindeer around a course.

The footage, filmed in 2017, shows the race from the perspective of the contestant Andreas Viklund who said: "Spoiler - it feels a bit like standing in front of a snow blower and getting ice showers in one's face hurts. However, the adrenaline kick gives good relief.

"Each day of the Jokkmokk Winter Market, a reindeer race is arranged with 8 participants - a mix of locals, tourists from other countries and celebrities.

"It is more of a show than an actual competition since there is no skill involved other than making sure to not fall off the sleigh, which is tricky since the circular track and the high speed adds some physics to the mix.

"Naturally, there are thousands of videos of the race from the sidelines - but nobody had managed to record a race from the participants perspective before I captured this video."

Out of all the great experiences that the 400+ years old winter market in Jokkmokk (just north of the Arctic Circle in Sweden) offers, this is one of the most unique ones: Reindeer racing! The participants compete in pairs, where the winner moves on to the next round and the loser is out of the competition. Contestants range from locals to celebrities, young and old, and randomly selected visitors from other countries that have never even seen a reindeer before being invited to compete.

This video, filmed by participant (and local musician and writer) Andreas Viklund, gives viewers a pretty good idea about the experience. Spoiler: it feels a bit like standing in front of a snow blower - and getting ice showers in ones face hurts. However, the adrenaline kick gives a good relief.

Two out of eight contestants are racing on sleds pulled by reindeers along a circular ice/snow track. Each day of the Jokkmokk Winter Market, a reindeer race is arranged with 8 participants - a mix of locals, tourists from other countries and celebrities. It is more of a show than an actual competition, since there is no skill involved - other than making sure to not fall off the sled (which is tricky since the circular track and the high speed adds some physics to the mix.