The Mobile Phone Throwing World Championships have been held annually since 2000 in Savonlinna. Competitors can be rewarded for style, as well as distance.
Heikki Virolainen from Finland competes in the 2007 world championship in Berlin. Finland hosted the first world championship but other countries have also taken their turn.
In the sauna competition, the winner is whoever endures the hottest temperature for the longest period. Winners may last more than 10 minutes in 110C.
Swamp football is like normal football - in a swamp.
The competitors usually a need a good wash after the game - and so do their clothes.
Water features are a key component of the wife carrying competition. There are various ways of carrying the "wife", who need not be the carrier's own spouse.
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