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Can’t speak Finnish, but still love to make yourself heard? Alapitka, Finland, puts on the renowned Cattle Calling Championship. Techniques of the champions are closely guarded secrets. However, successful participants tend to know the names […]
Relax while competing! Enter the Finnish Sauna World Championship. Simply stay the longest inside a Finnish sauna in a temperature of 110 degrees centigrade, 240 degrees Fahrenheit. Thousands attend the championship in Heinola, Finland, but […]
Ronkainen, a legendary Finnish robber of the 1700s, had would-be gang members carry a heavy woman over an obstacle course to prove their strength. The annual wife-carrying championships in Sonkajaarvi, Finland derive from […]
Finnish Entree DILLED BEEF STEW (Tilliliha) INGREDIENTS 3 pounds boneless chuck roast 1 onion 3 tablespoons butter 3 ½ cups beef broth 1 teaspoon allspice ½ tablespoon coarsely ground pepper 1 bay leaf ½ teaspoon […]
The tension was building. Two players were locked in a life-and-death battle for the title of Champion of the Whole World. Okay, it was in Scrabble, but it was still a big deal – for […]