2026 · What you told us

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188 of you told us how the week went. Here’s what you said.

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Completed survey replies, 14–19 Oct 2026. Comments in Swedish are shown in English.

The tickets

1,024

tickets sold across the week. The weekend sold out.

1 hfor early bird to sell out
2 dfor the rest of the weekend tickets to go
29penalty tickets for buying the wrong ticket type

Night by night

Saturday sold out. Thursday was packed.

Wed · Bears and Beards Pub · 114 of 15076%
Thu · Market Place · 137 of 125110%
Fri · Baltic Warmup · 363 of 43384%
Sat · Main Party · 833 of 833100%
Sun · Cooldown · 74 of 15049%
16pizza tickets, plus 3 who misread the tickets and came anyway
9joined the guided tour

How full each night was. Friday and Saturday count the 233 weekend passes on both nights. Thursday’s 137 are 122 guests plus 15 vendors and volunteers.

Thursday · Market Place

17,560 kr

of second-hand gear found a new owner.

59of 144 second-hand items sold
25people sold their gear
6vendors on site
122guests, plus 15 vendors and volunteers

New this year: our own system to register, label and sell gear. Ready to use again.

Atmosphere rated 4.4 of 5.

Where you came from

16

countries. 113 tickets were bought from abroad.

Finland30
Norway20
United Kingdom18
Germany11
United States9
Denmark7
ItalyBelgiumFrancePolandEstoniaCzechiaAustriaBrazilSwitzerland

72% of tickets came from greater Stockholm. Friday drew the most visitors: 28% of Friday tickets were bought from abroad, against 8% for Saturday.

You showed up

188

completed surveys. That’s more than twice last year’s 85.

221 people started, 85% finished.

Who you were

Mostly regulars, plenty of new faces

60%were here in 2025 too
23%came to their first Baltic Battle
16%came back after a year or more away

The first-timers mostly heard about it from SLM Stockholm (52%) or from friends (43%).

Saturday was the night

95%

went to the Main Party at A75.

Sat · Main Party95%
Fri · Baltic Warmup44%
Thu · Market Place23%
Wed · Bears and Beards Pub13%
Sun · Cooldown12%
Sun · Pizza5%

Friday went from 52% in 2025 to 44%.

Your rating

4.15

out of 5, up from 3.96 in 2025.

38%gave five stars, up from 27% last year
85%gave four or five stars

Would you recommend it?

88%

gave an 8, 9 or 10. Last year 87% said “Hell yes”. Just as keen as last year.

59%gave a perfect 10
66net promoter score

This is the first year we asked on a 0–10 scale, so the score has no 2025 number to compare with.

The new venue

A75

82%

of those who were there last year found A75 better. 51% said much better.

Super great effort and much better venue than Slakthuset as it was more spacious and had more play area.

About 6 people missed the raw feel of Slakthuset. As one put it, “the last venue felt a bit more us”.

A75, room by room

Great rooms. One big miss.

Getting there4.5
Entrance and check-in4.4
Space and flow4.4
Dungeon and play areas4.3
Dancefloor and music4.1
Toilets4.1
Social lounge4.1
Bars3.3
Cloakroom (lowest)2.6

Average out of 5, from about 183 ratings each.

The big upgrade

The dark room

73%

said it was much better than last year. 93% of you went in.

80%liked the many areas and rooms
52%loved the slings and equipment
The space and the play options were on par with Berlin.Translated from Swedish

Safe and respected

You felt safe

96%

felt safe and respected, completely or mostly. 84% said completely.

Most of the rest pointed at venue staff in the cloakroom and at the door, not at other guests.

Worth the money?

The ticket price

84%

thought the Main Party ticket was fair or a bargain.

92%said the price changed nothing about what they joined
5%found it too high

The one that hurt

The cloak­room

92people flagged the long queue at pickup
54%rated it 1 or 2 out of 5
17had something lost or misplaced
They put all the bags in a big pile on the floor and seemed to have no system.

Waits of 35 minutes to an hour come up again and again. Nearly everyone brought a bag to change, and the venue wasn’t ready for it.

Where it stung

The bar bill

3.3

out of 5 for the bars. 37 people said too expensive.

Over 90kr for a beer, over 130kr for a glass of wine, and 200kr for a drink. That’s not okay.

Also raised: one bartender per bar at peak times, and no alcohol-free beer or sugar-free soda.

What else you said

The fixable things

~30Too bright on the dancefloor and in the play area. It killed the mood.
~20Stay open until 05:00. 03:00 felt like it ended just as it got going.
~15The inner dark room got so packed people couldn’t move.
~10Women staffing the bars and cloakroom felt off-concept at a men’s party.

Counts are people who raised it in their own words, out of 146 who wrote comments. Several also said Friday felt too big and quiet for the room.

In your words

Positive: Main party was AMAZING!

Negative: Wardrobe was a disaster

Positive: Went with a friend, came back with more friends.

Negative: Paying 90kr for 33cl in a plastic bottle is crazy.

Positive: The darkroom had amazing vibe

Negative: Friday was disappointingly quiet

Positive: Loved the new venue, you had done an amazing job transforming it.

Negative: I just wished the lights did not go on at 3 o’clock

Positive: Best one... so far!

Next year, you want

Different DJs or music styles33%
A longer program32%
Themed nights or dress codes27%
New activities or workshops25%
More vendors and second hand24%

Other ideas you sent in

Open until 05:00Full leather & rubber nightDarker play areaWrestling areaPup pitMattresses & benchesTalks before Friday’s partyMore international vendors

Said with love

The main party was Epic, unlike any party in Stockholm, it felt like we are in Berlin.
All the volunteers are gold… Without them it would be nothing.
This year was the best so far, keep up with the good job! I have been going ever since 10 years back.

The crew

Thank you, crew

29

volunteers gave their days and nights to make it all happen. None of it happens without you.

The white Baltic Battle 2026 crew t-shirt with the leatherman print and the event logo

Exclusive

Every volunteer got this exclusive t-shirt. Plenty of guests asked to buy one. The answer is still no.

You have to earn it.

For the board

What we take with us

Keep

  • A75 as the main venue
  • The big play area with many rooms
  • The five-day week

Fix with A75

  • A cloakroom system built for bags
  • Bar prices, choice and staffing
  • Dimmer lights on the dancefloor and in play areas

Decide

  • Close at 05:00 instead of 03:00?
  • The right size and room for Friday
  • More tickets, now that the weekend sold out in two days?
Three crew members in Baltic Battle crew t-shirts and leather, smiling at the party
The crew, Baltic Battle #48

Tack!

To the 188 who replied, and the volunteers who made all five days happen. See you next year!