Mobile Phone Throwing World Championship
Yes, such a contest exists and has been held in the Finnish town of Savonlinna, for the last 7 years!
This year’s event, held last Saturday (26th August) had 100 contestants from countries like Canada, Russia, Belgium; and Finland ofcorse.
Also just learnt about some other interesting contributions from Finland,
- International Wife Carrying Competition, where the “wife” to be carried can be one’s own, the neighbour’s wife or just anyone’s wife, as long as she is over 17; the prize being the wife’s weight in beer. The current world champion, Margo Uusorg, an Estonian, has won this event 5 times, with 4 different “wives”!
- Sauna World Championships