Top 6 Craziest And Weirdest Finnish Events

Top 6 Craziest And Weirdest Finnish Events: Finland is also very popular for hosting craziest events such as Wife Carrying, Air Guitar Playing and Mobile Phone Throwing World Championships. These events in Finland are really going to give you the best experience of a lifetime, one you wouldn’t undeniably want to miss!

By seeing all these events you can say that Finns are a bit crazy when it comes to competitions and events. Though these events don’t make much sense still you will have the greatest fun there.

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Here are top 6 craziest and weirdest Finnish events that you don’t want to miss, so let’s get started….

World Wife Carrying Championship

This Championship started way back in the 19th century when a robber named Herkko Ronkainen and his gang mates took the habit of stealing girls and food as well as other additional wares from the villages they raided.

Now, in the present day, this weird event in Sonkajärvi, Finland has to turn out to be more and more popular each summer. The wife-carrying competition has been at a world championship level for over 13 years now.

Mosquito Swatting Championship

This one is considered to be one of the most weirder competitions in Finland. You just have to swat as many mosquitoes as you can, in 5 minutes. Basically, the one who swats the highest number of mosquitoes in 5 minutes is pronounced to be the winner. At present, the record stands at 21. So if you are in Finland for a trip then must attend this weird event and learn new techniques to swat from the pros at the annual Mosquito Swatting Championships in Finland.

Mobile Phone Throwing

There are basically lots of ‘throwing’ Championship all around Finland, from milking stool to a baseball cap and welly-throwing competition, but one of the coolest and most ideally Finnish Championships among all these competition is the mobile phone throwing, which is held in the town of Savonlinna in every summer. The one who throws the phone furthest will be the winner.

Ant-Nest Sitting Competition

Well, this one has to be the weirdest ever. This competition is so weird that you can’t even imagine it at first. Only the Finns can imagine it and can do it. The rules for the competition are very simple, you just have to find a friend as well as two ants nests and then bare your buttocks and sit on them. the one who stands up last wins the competition.

Ice Swimming Events

Ice swimming is very popular in Finland mostly in Helsinki, the capital. There are many ice swimming events that are held every year in many areas in Finland. So if you’re searching out for a quick ice-cold shock or else the nude beaches in Scandinavia, then Finland is the best destination for you.

Air Guitar Championship

A weird event for music lovers that is the Air Guitar World Championship is organized every year on August in Oulu, Finland.  Well, it is not so easy to participate in as a contestant, but on the other hand, it’s a lot of fun to watch. Playing the air guitar has to turn out to be such an obsession and craze that you can actually find qualifying competitions as well as practice camps all over the country.