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رقم العضوية : 24322  تاريخ التسجيل :  05 2008  أخر زيارة : 03-07-2008 (02:49 PM)  المشاركات : 14 [ + ]  التقييم :  10

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Staged at Sonkajärvi in eastern Finland since 1992, this ‘discipline’ dates back to the 19th century, if local legend is to be believed. Local villain Herkko Ronkainen used to swing his favourite local girl on his shoulders, an act that will be duplicated by couples competing in the World Championships on July 4-6, 2008.Mobile-phone throwing: In the homeland of Nokia, what could be more Finnish than this one? The next World Championships will be held on August 30, 2008 at Riihisri in Savonlinna, eastern Finland. The organizer promises to provide “official WC mobile phones... During the throw the competitor must stay within the throwing area. The phone must land within the marked throwing sector.” Contestants may be relieved to learn that “there will be no doping tests. However the jury can rule out the contestant if his/her mental or physical preparedness is not adequate for full a performance.” ????Sauna bathing contest: Some would say that sitting naked in a hot chamber is eccentric enough, but Finns have taken their national pastime a step further with an endurance test to determine the ‘World Champion’ at sauna bathing. The 10th Sauna World Championships will be held at Heinola on August 8-9, 2008. As many as 80 participants from 16 countries as varied as Kazakhstan and South Korea attended this increasingly popular competition in 2007. “Competitors have to sit in the sauna with buttocks and thighs on the seat,” say the rules. “Posture must be erect; elbows must stay on the knees and arms have to be in an upright position. The competitor will have to leave the sauna without outside help, otherwise the he/she will be disqualified.” Call the Heinola tourist office for more information on +358 0(3) 849 3615. ??????Twangy Guitar Festival: The Trasti art centre in Nastola near Lahti was the venue on June 28, 2008, for the annual celebration of that peculiarly Finnish style of guitar playing, a kind of melancholy country sound often preferred at lakeside summer dances.Air guitar playing: What is it about Finns and guitars? Or in this case, Finns who wish they had guitars? Masters of the phantom instrument gather each year at the Club Teatria in Oulu in northern Finland. Would-be Jimi Hendrixes and aspiring Brian Mays congregate to trade licks and strut their stuff, with ‘training camps’, lectures and demonstrations of the ‘sport’, as well as the competition itself. Traditional Finnish dominance has been challenged recently: the 2006 winner hailed from Japan, with runners-up from Australia and Germany. The venue will be held August 20-22, 2008. ?????Winter swimming: Ellivuori in Vammala, southern Finland, was the venue in February 2007 for the annual Winter Swimming Finnish Championships. Under 20s to over 60s can compete on the 25 metre course chopped out of the frozen lake, but the breaststroke is the only style permitted. The venue is also perfectly suited to another Finnish winter pursuit, ice hole fishing. Call Ellivuori for details about future events +358 (0)3 519 21.???????Swamp football: A big patch of very muddy ground, two teams and a football are the basic requirements for this one, and 2008 sees the eleventh anniversary of the World Championships at Hyrynsalmi in north-eastern Finland on July 18 - 20. There’s no offside rule and if you lose your boots in the mud ?C well, tough, you can’t pause to change or replace them. Call +358 (0)8 748500 for information about the latter event???????