In wive carrying competition you don't need to carry your actual wive and any female will do. However, the winning price is as much beer your "wive" weights😂
Before mobile phone throwing there was (and still is) rubber boot throwing. Nokia made both, so it's a natural transition :-) Mostly these are humor, but I think one reason why we invent weird sports is that we can be the best in the world in them. Finns used to be very good in long distance running in the 20's when we were recovering from brutal civil war, and it became an important think for national self esteem. Later we were good in things like javelin and ski jumping. These days it's difficult to be best in actual sports, but we can invent ridiculous ones that nobody else does :-)
And I absolutely love and enjoy those weird Finnish sports! I'm super happy they exist and it's super fun to review them. I definitely have to see one of them live. :)
*Totally love every second of this video! You have a way of finding out some interesting things about Finland. The wife- carrying competition got me laughing. Loads of love from another foreign TH-camr living in Finland ❤️*
Kinda worried for the actual castle there in Savonlinna. Those Nokia's can make some big damage trust me. I was once a kid and tried to break mine and ended up damaging the wall only.
Cool video! The only one I hadn't really heard about was hobbyhorsing. I kind of heard of it couple months ago but that was definitely first time I saw any video on it.
Some say "air sex" competition was invented in Japan, but in 2003, before Japanese, there was a Finnish comedy show Ranuan Kummit which had a sketch called "air fucking Finnish championships 2002 - ilmanussinnan SM 2002".
Being finnish, the only ones I knew were wife carrying and air guitar. A guy I know won the air guitar competition when he was young. You should check out Mölkky and Kyykkä. Mölkky is one of those games you play in the summer at your summer cabin with your friends. Kyykkä has academic world championship contest at Tampere, all the universities compete at Hervanta university of technology.
The announcer said in the mosquito hunting that the killed bugs equals the amount of bites. Usually not. when you're waiting for them to land on your arms and legs, you usually catch most of them before they manage to bite - or more like sting with a 'trunk'. Their mouth is like a straw of sorts. The insect who injects, a compound that prevents the blood from coagulating. Then it sucks. The problem is not how to catch them here in the north, my Mediterranean friend noted the Finnish ones are very slow compared to their mosquitoes - though they do sometimes avoid the slaps. The problem is that usually you want to spend your day doing something else than wait for them, and then they sneak on you.
@@TootsieBlabber OK: correction: Southern Mediterranean then. The man who told me this was an Israeli living in Finland. So there are faster mosquitos in some parts of the Mediterranean.
@@TootsieBlabber Cool and INDIA ? Isot know How Well those two goes together ! IT IS The First Time - that Players need to Drink More Than at average Games Before !
Also, Finland invented baseball. Not to be cofused with baseball of course. I mean it's called "pesäpallo" in Finnish and other languages too but it was funnier to say it like that
I did not know some of these were a thing, I was expecting boot throwing, swamp football and ofc ant nest sitting ^^ But I have gained knowledge, which is nice :)=
Mobile throwing was lot nicer in 90s good old nokia era. Like nokia 2110 or 1610 you could throw it far as you could and it usually survived with few scratches.
Playing air guitar is great, it's always in tune and more importantly, it's so flexible. I must admit i prefer playing air drums. I have waited for the traditional Scottish sport of rolling a cheese downhill and then running after it to surface in Finland. Would fit here perfectly. Pasi
Seconded that! While bicycling, I saw this house that had its garden with obstacles and there were about half a dozen kids running with them hobbyhorses there. Thought that wow, them kids had made an effort for their garden play! A bit later watched this video about upcoming movie trailers, and it had a hobbyhorsing movie trailer. Watched that and it was way cool.
The wife in the wife carrying competition doesn't have to be one's own. So an unofficial 'wife' is acceptable - that is, any lady willing to be carried on the back. The position of the lady you saw in this video is found to be the most effective. The style is free (but obligatory) - so the competition series uses the most sporty style - that's what you saw. But in the fun series, where this thing started (probably as student fun), people carry sometimes the 'wife' in piggy bag, the age old style. Which I guess they expected to be the carrying style. But because the rules didn't limit the style, some sporty people came up with this style risking the lady's head. Yeah, they do gasp some water occasionally. Then they must hold on tight and spit it out during the rest of the run. There's a slight catch with the prize, the reward. Namely it is the weight of your wife in beers. So, a dilemma arises: a small 'wife' to carry: to win it - or a bigger 'wife', to get more beer? Tough decision.
Tootsie Blabber Ana I like making hobby horses, three on them i made, one with my sister and my grandma made one. I was laying in my bed and there is a gap between my bed and the wall, so i keep them there. I know it sounds weird... but yeah.
Suojalkapallo and Saunomisen maailmanmestaruuskilpailut to next edition, please! ;) "Too bad" Sauna Wolrd Championships was last held in 2010 when they had to take out both finalists of which one died and the other one was in coma for two months. If you take only currently active sports, I think there's Hankifutis for those swamp footballers for the winter time... :) But for balance, what weird sports Croatians do? :) To be fair, you can compete in almost every activity, even in sleeping...
I am definitely covering those in the next addition. :) I have heard about the Sauna competition and the accident. :/ To be honest, I have no idea if Croatians are that creative in sports. Everyone there is just crazy about football and all those basic sports that we all know. I'm pretty sure Finland is the winner when it comes to creative sports. :)
@@TootsieBlabber Well, you're half a Finn already due to spending plenty of time in the "land of polar bears" so some creativity must have been rubbed on. :D
Yeah, I had neighbour-girls who had competition of that "sport" some time.. they were taking care of their horses, healing them, etc... lol More seriously, I miss the home-sun :/ Dont u miss it from Croatia?
@@TootsieBlabber I tried to Google In Finnish but couldn't find where they are. We also have swampfootball (soccer) world Cup and toilet roll (I think that was how you call it In English) throwing world Cup and boot throwing world Cup. Seems we like to throw stufd lol 😂 anyway Google those if you wanna do part 2
@@MrPuusilima I've heard Oulu is beautiful. I have friends from there. Croatia is beautiful but I would recommend to visit it in Spring or Autumn time cause it's full of tourists in Summer (and too hot - 35-40°C) 😊
Ohhh many was added on comments sections... so, we are innoavative nations.. and maddly love in to sport... right? Ohh, none said any about table drummin championchips.. yeppss. it is finn thing.. yeppss. we all has been done it to school (been bored or othervise).. listen to music and drum in hand on table.... right?? and that came idea on championship..
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You missed the key element to eukonkanto. The winner gets the wifes weight in beer. Thats why there are bigger wives also :D
Damn, I missed such a valuable info! Thanks :)
Also called "akan kanto"
@@MrPuusilima Vihta vasta potato tomato
And sauna world championships which aren't held anymore after the russian guy died few years ago.
I am definitely planning on making another video cause I couldn't cover all of them. :)
Well no one can beat Finland anyways.
@@TootsieBlabberSauna and table drumming competitions next.
In wive carrying competition you don't need to carry your actual wive and any female will do. However, the winning price is as much beer your "wive" weights😂
Before mobile phone throwing there was (and still is) rubber boot throwing. Nokia made both, so it's a natural transition :-) Mostly these are humor, but I think one reason why we invent weird sports is that we can be the best in the world in them. Finns used to be very good in long distance running in the 20's when we were recovering from brutal civil war, and it became an important think for national self esteem. Later we were good in things like javelin and ski jumping. These days it's difficult to be best in actual sports, but we can invent ridiculous ones that nobody else does :-)
And I absolutely love and enjoy those weird Finnish sports! I'm super happy they exist and it's super fun to review them. I definitely have to see one of them live. :)
*Totally love every second of this video! You have a way of finding out some interesting things about Finland. The wife- carrying competition got me laughing. Loads of love from another foreign TH-camr living in Finland ❤️*
Thank you dear! 😊😊♥
@@TootsieBlabber you're welcome
Fun vid, and your eyes shine like a Finnish blue sky :)
Awww thanks 😊
Kinda worried for the actual castle there in Savonlinna. Those Nokia's can make some big damage trust me. I was once a kid and tried to break mine and ended up damaging the wall only.
Hahahah I bet! :D I would really like to try it out though. Sounds like a total stress relief.
Hvala ti puno na videu :-) Kul je, zanimljiv i poucan. Samo nastavi sa dobrim radom ;-)
Hvala Bojan! 🙂
You forgot the Suopotkupallo and Nakukymppi. =D
In the next sports video! 😊😊
@@TootsieBlabber And kusiaispesässä istumis-kilpailu and saappaan heitto and potkukelkkailun and saunomisen mm-kisat.
@@mikko9849 Wow thanks! Great ideas 😊👏
I was about to mention few of these :) Sadly the sauna championship has stopped as a Russian guy died the last time it was held
"Akan kanto" is one of the funniest sports in Finland :D
I agree 😂
there is also kyykkä which is played mainly in universities
Oh yea! :) Thanks :) I'll cover that one next.
Cool video! The only one I hadn't really heard about was hobbyhorsing. I kind of heard of it couple months ago but that was definitely first time I saw any video on it.
Thanks! 😊
You have such beautiful eyes.
Thanks Anton! 😊
seconded!
@@ThePorritZ :)
Heeeey, unicorns can't compete against horses. They're magical.
I know :/ that's why I could never compete...
That last stick horse hopping sport so funny :DD
I know! 😂😂😂
Some say "air sex" competition was invented in Japan, but in 2003, before Japanese, there was a Finnish comedy show Ranuan Kummit which had a sketch called "air fucking Finnish championships 2002 - ilmanussinnan SM 2002".
here's the link www.riemurasia.net/video/Ranuan-Kummit-ilmanussinnan-SM-2002/94092
Hahahah omg! what did I just see? :D This is soooo going to be my next Sport video's topic.
Being finnish, the only ones I knew were wife carrying and air guitar. A guy I know won the air guitar competition when he was young. You should check out Mölkky and Kyykkä. Mölkky is one of those games you play in the summer at your summer cabin with your friends. Kyykkä has academic world championship contest at Tampere, all the universities compete at Hervanta university of technology.
I play mölkky in my cabin video 🙂 I have to try kyykkä!
The announcer said in the mosquito hunting that the killed bugs equals the amount of bites. Usually not. when you're waiting for them to land on your arms and legs, you usually catch most of them before they manage to bite - or more like sting with a 'trunk'. Their mouth is like a straw of sorts. The insect who injects, a compound that prevents the blood from coagulating. Then it sucks. The problem is not how to catch them here in the north, my Mediterranean friend noted the Finnish ones are very slow compared to their mosquitoes - though they do sometimes avoid the slaps. The problem is that usually you want to spend your day doing something else than wait for them, and then they sneak on you.
Since I’m from Mediterranean I would have to disagree and say they are equally fast/slow. I would say they are just slightly bigger here 🙈
@@TootsieBlabber OK: correction: Southern Mediterranean then. The man who told me this was an Israeli living in Finland. So there are faster mosquitos in some parts of the Mediterranean.
Awesome! Very interesting 😊👏🏻
Thank you dear! ♥😊
I was surprices Pesäpallo (finnish baseball) wasn't there :DD
There will be second video. Finland has sooo many unique sports that is impossible to put in ond video 😊👏
Pesäpallo has World Championship in INDIA ! Yes You Heard Right - INDIA ! Every two years - They Have These Title Games - in Different Countries !
@@holoholopainen1627 That's soooo cool!!
@@TootsieBlabber Cool and INDIA ? Isot know How Well those two goes together ! IT IS The First Time - that Players need to Drink More Than at average Games Before !
@@holoholopainen1627 I think that it's awesome! Finnish sport in India 😎👏
Also, Finland invented baseball. Not to be cofused with baseball of course.
I mean it's called "pesäpallo" in Finnish and other languages too but it was funnier to say it like that
You missed boot throwing, and swamp football. And there's swamp skiing as well. But it's more like a training method, not a mass event.
Next time! 😎
Checkout also bucket throwing championships in tervola and if you are ever in tervola dont forget to call them bucketheads they love it
Hahha thanks for the advice!
This is so funny to watch because im from Finland😜
Happy to amuse Finns 😊😎
I did not know some of these were a thing, I was expecting boot throwing, swamp football and ofc ant nest sitting ^^
But I have gained knowledge, which is nice :)=
Yay! I'm happy I got to learn something from my video 😊🤓😎👏
Ant nest sitting isnt for pussies
@@Morkoo That I agree :D
Great video!!
Thanks! 🙂🙂
Mobile throwing was lot nicer in 90s good old nokia era. Like nokia 2110 or 1610 you could throw it far as you could and it usually survived with few scratches.
I wish I could attend the event once! 😊
Ana, next you have to make a video of how Finns celebrate Joulu, Juhannus, Vappu, etc...and yes, you really have beautiful eyes!
Thank you! 😊 I will try
@Riku Unfortunately not. I was in Croatia 🤓
Playing air guitar is great, it's always in tune and more importantly, it's so flexible. I must admit i prefer playing air drums. I have waited for the traditional Scottish sport of rolling a cheese downhill and then running after it to surface in Finland. Would fit here perfectly.
Pasi
Wow, rolling cheese sport sounds like a lot of fun! Cheers, Pasi :)
6758pasi It is really fun.
Sadly some a-hole stole my quitar. :/
You should watch a document "Hobbyhorse revolusion". It's a really good document and opens up nicely the world of hobbyhorsing.
Thanks for the recommendation 😊
Seconded that! While bicycling, I saw this house that had its garden with obstacles and there were about half a dozen kids running with them hobbyhorses there. Thought that wow, them kids had made an effort for their garden play! A bit later watched this video about upcoming movie trailers, and it had a hobbyhorsing movie trailer. Watched that and it was way cool.
@@Aurinkohirvi awesome! Where are they training? Somewhere in Helsinki?
@@TootsieBlabber The kids that I saw? No, near Tampere.
@@Aurinkohirvi Ah ok!
From the top of my mind I can add rubber boot throwing and pajatso also.
I was planning to make another video in the future. There's sooo many of them! 😊
We so need to boost Annas channel. Give a little finnish grunt, that worked for Dave. Keep doing what you're doing Anna. Žuri polako \,,/
Thanks Petri! 😄 That’s my mum’s fav quote in Croatian 😎
We like to do Wifecarrying because Winner Will win wife Weight in BEER! Or it was used to.
I've heard! That's awesome. You need one heavy wife 💪💪
This Comes to REAL LOVE ! You Dont measure Your Wife in BEERS / or You Do measure only The weight !
You missed saappaan heitto🤔
There will be more in the next sport video 😊🤓
The wife in the wife carrying competition doesn't have to be one's own. So an unofficial 'wife' is acceptable - that is, any lady willing to be carried on the back. The position of the lady you saw in this video is found to be the most effective. The style is free (but obligatory) - so the competition series uses the most sporty style - that's what you saw.
But in the fun series, where this thing started (probably as student fun), people carry sometimes the 'wife' in piggy bag, the age old style. Which I guess they expected to be the carrying style. But because the rules didn't limit the style, some sporty people came up with this style risking the lady's head. Yeah, they do gasp some water occasionally. Then they must hold on tight and spit it out during the rest of the run.
There's a slight catch with the prize, the reward. Namely it is the weight of your wife in beers. So, a dilemma arises: a small 'wife' to carry: to win it - or a bigger 'wife', to get more beer? Tough decision.
I would still pick small wife! Thanks for info 😊😊
@@TootsieBlabber Ah, sorry. You could only be picked. The rules - wife carrying means the woman is carried. But you get to carry a helmet!
@@timomastosalo Helmet is something! 😂
@@TootsieBlabber True! :)
Ooohhh, full 800 meters =D How did you survive that.... That's like running to the store and back =D
I have no idea. I just pinched myself to see if I'm alive
You forgot to mention the winner of wife carrying championship gets his wifes (which does not have to be your wife actually) weight in beer. :)
That is so awesome! Thanks 😊😊
@@TootsieBlabber Yes it is a carefully strategic thing who to carry because heavier woman brings better prices but makes you work harder for it. :D
@@Aquelll Clever!!
I have literally like five hobby horses behind me rn😂😂
How? 😮 where? 😍
Tootsie Blabber Ana I like making hobby horses, three on them i made, one with my sister and my grandma made one. I was laying in my bed and there is a gap between my bed and the wall, so i keep them there. I know it sounds weird... but yeah.
@@eleakolari8274 whaaat? I want one too 😍😍
I suggest U guys check out reward of winning in eukonkanto... :)
I missed that info. :) I also think my bf wouldn't get much beer by winning with me :P
I was afraid when she said talked about the mosquito competition, that the record was going to be... 2 kilograms.
😂😂 that would be A LOT
In exotic places award is malaria!!
Well you’re funny Jani! 😅
@@TootsieBlabber Thank you:D :p
LMAO I USED TO PLAY WITH THOSE HODDYHORSES AND I EVEN WAS IN THE FINNISH CHAMPIONSHIP
That is a super cool thing to put on your CV B)
The Twitter link in the description dosn't seem to be working x(
Wouuu thanks for pointing that out! I've changed the name. Fixing it a minute! 😊♥
Suojalkapallo and Saunomisen maailmanmestaruuskilpailut to next edition, please! ;) "Too bad" Sauna Wolrd Championships was last held in 2010 when they had to take out both finalists of which one died and the other one was in coma for two months. If you take only currently active sports, I think there's Hankifutis for those swamp footballers for the winter time... :)
But for balance, what weird sports Croatians do? :) To be fair, you can compete in almost every activity, even in sleeping...
I am definitely covering those in the next addition. :) I have heard about the Sauna competition and the accident. :/
To be honest, I have no idea if Croatians are that creative in sports. Everyone there is just crazy about football and all those basic sports that we all know. I'm pretty sure Finland is the winner when it comes to creative sports. :)
@@TootsieBlabber Are you trying to say that Croatians aren't creative people? ;)
@@monksuu didn't say that! 😂 I am creative 🤓
@@TootsieBlabber Well, you're half a Finn already due to spending plenty of time in the "land of polar bears" so some creativity must have been rubbed on. :D
@@monksuu True!! 🤓😂
I wondering at number 2 just how worst mosquito Problem in Finland
Gamersz Kampungan Not sure I understand what you mean 🙂
12 years that I live in Finland and still cant adapt to that horse "sport" :D
Hahaha! :D
Yeah, I had neighbour-girls who had competition of that "sport" some time.. they were taking care of their horses, healing them, etc... lol
More seriously, I miss the home-sun :/ Dont u miss it from Croatia?
@@LeMagnifiqueTampere I do, I miss the SUN! But I try not to focus on it too much. :)
this RULES
:D thanks
So... When sauna video is coming out? 😘
When I get ready for it 😂😂🙈🙈
What happens in SAUNA - stays There ! What takes place at Las Vegas - stays There !
The mosquito part is Estonian not Finnish but I let it slide right now
Yea 😂 I couldn't find any good video in Finnish. I should probably make one 🤔 know anyone from the competition?
@@TootsieBlabber No sorry. It was actually for me first time to hear there is mosquito catching sport :D
And I'm Finn
@@slowpudda Ok! 😂 There is for sure. I need to find out where are they having it in Finland
@@TootsieBlabber I tried to Google In Finnish but couldn't find where they are. We also have swampfootball (soccer) world Cup and toilet roll (I think that was how you call it In English) throwing world Cup and boot throwing world Cup. Seems we like to throw stufd lol 😂 anyway Google those if you wanna do part 2
th-cam.com/video/jDIzESQVkTY/w-d-xo.html For the next video :D
Hhahahah is that really Finnish sport?
Mosquito hunting? My dictionary tells that Finnish hyttynen means - gnat. We do not have mosquitoes in Europe.
turblijura Huh, possible. Good research! 👍🏻
@@TootsieBlabber Mosquito in americano language, gnatn in English.. Mosquitoes actually live in continents like Africa and America (both Americas).
turblijura Good to know! 👍🏻
How about World Fart Championship? :D
Is that Finnish too? 😂
How is it going in Finland? :)
So far so good. Are you from Finland? 😊
@@TootsieBlabber yes, i have lived in here all my life :) I live in Oulu.. I was planning a trip to Croatia last summer but things changed..
@@MrPuusilima I've heard Oulu is beautiful. I have friends from there. Croatia is beautiful but I would recommend to visit it in Spring or Autumn time cause it's full of tourists in Summer (and too hot - 35-40°C) 😊
@@TootsieBlabber good to know :) Thanks for the tip! :)
@@MrPuusilima any time 😊
håll er till Finland
😁
:)
What's that song 8:05-8:19
Woops - missed your comment. :D If you still want it, I can dig it up in my hard drive.
I know i am late but you didint take all you mist the best one that i do Soujalkapallo
Next time! 😂
Ohhh many was added on comments sections... so, we are innoavative nations.. and maddly love in to sport... right? Ohh, none said any about table drummin championchips.. yeppss. it is finn thing.. yeppss. we all has been done it to school (been bored or othervise).. listen to music and drum in hand on table.... right?? and that came idea on championship..
Uuu that's an interesting one, table drumming! :)
bass is from bottom and high noyes on top.. and as usual.. size matters!!!!
So if mosquito catching competition is Finnish (which i don't think it is) why are you watching video from Estonia ?
It's possible that it isn't. All the articles I found said it is so I went with it. :)
This games are funny! Not o real sports?! And im live in finland.
People say they are sports but I'm not sure 🤓
You have a beautiful eyes~
Thank you 😊
mygg jakt finns inte i Finland,,
nää.skillnad mellan länderna ju..håll ert till rätt land
I am Finnish and I have never heard of those lol:-P
I'm glad if you've learned something interesting at least :D :P
You are so good looking that it makes me stomach turn upside down
😂😂 thanks, I guess
Minä olen suomalainen
Minä olen kroatialainen! 😊😎
@@TootsieBlabber Olisi kivaa osata eglantia
@@natasiaf467 Try 😊
@@TootsieBlabber okay here i will try then
@@natasiaf467 Yaay
viro
yes yuo are right thats its idiots hhmmm sprots
Lähi-Idän miehet on hyviä eukonkannossa, mutta niiden vaimot onkin 9-vuotiaita.
OMG! This video should be banned 😂😂
And why is that?
@@TootsieBlabber Just humour. You are making fun of our "fantastic" sports culture. 😁😋
@@roimari Cause it's awesome! I wish Croatians would be that creative. :)
@@TootsieBlabber are you gonna compete at the wife carrying championships with your boyfriend? 😂😂😁😁
@@TootsieBlabber You can start promoting this fine art of eukonkanto in Croatia.