Hi again Sulis,
most Scandinavians speak passable English, so I think your best bet might be to ask directly on the Swedish forum:
These are the official Vättern pages, in English:
http://www.vatternrundan.se/Default....ng=SV&fwsite=2
This is the forum they link to from the Swedish site (let me know if you need help signing up):
http://www.cykla.se/
There also seems to be an English-speaking forum, but it also seems to be quite dead:
http://forum.vatternrundan.se/
Winter riding is much less about badassery and much more about bundle-uppery. - malkin
1995 Kona Cinder Cone commuterFrankenbike/Selle Italia SLR Lady Gel Flow
2008 white Nakamura Summit Custom mtb/Terry Falcon X
2000 Schwinn Fastback Comp road bike/Specialized Jett