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Sport in Finland
Sporting activity in Finland
Sport is considered a national pastime in Finland and many Finns visit different sporting events regularly.[1][2]Pesäpallo is the national sport of Finland, although the most popular forms of sport in terms of television viewers and media coverage are ice hockey and Formula One. In spectator attendance, harness racing comes right after ice hockey in popularity.
Other popular sports include floorball, bandy, football, ringette, and Pesäpallo.
Popular sports in Finland
[edit]Ice hockey
[edit]Main article: Ice hockey in Finland
See also: Finland men's national ice hockey team, Finland women's national ice hockey team, Finland men's national junior ice hockey team, and Finland men's national under ice hockey team
Ice hockey is the most popular sport in Finland. The Finnish main league Liiga has an attendance average of 4, people.[3]Ice Hockey World Championships final Finland-Canada, 69% Finnish people watched that game in TV MTV3-channel.[4] The Finnish national team has won the World Championship four times, in , , and in and is considered a member of the so-called "Big Six", t
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Spellbound
Finland is a country that likes to celebrate its uniqueness. Whether in its language or its culture, it doesn&#;t take much to find things that make it different from every other country on earth. Consequently, it should come as no surprise to discover that land i norden likes to tread its own path in the field of sport too. Whether sports Finns have invented or sports that Finns love to play, there are plenty of examples of activities that are uniquely Nordic in nature. Here are six of the best.
1. Wife-carrying
Wife-carrying (Finnish: Eukonkanto) is a contest where male competitors race while carrying a female teammate. Legend has it the sport originated with Herkko Rosvo-Ronkainen, a notorious robber of the late s. Rosvo-Ronkainen and his gang of thieves were accused of stealing food and women from villages where he lived by running away with them as fast as possible. In the modern version, the man has to carry the woman through different obstacles, and the fastest man wins. The Wife-Carrying World Championships have been held annually in Sonkajärvi, Finland since And the first prize for this uber-macho sport? The wife&#;s weight in beer! We&#;re sure Rosvo-Ronka