The Finnish couple won a barrel of spruce on the market due to the transfer of squads from Great Britain to the transfer of squads
This year, Teemu Tuvinen and Jatta Leinonen from Finland won the race. They completed the distance in 1 minute 45 seconds and won a keg of local ale.
The tradition of this run originates from a 19th-century Finnish legend about a gang that robbed villages and kidnapped women. Nowadays, it's held as a fun event, and participants are encouraged to wear funny costumes.
Generally, anyone over 18 years of age who weighs at least 50 kilograms can carry. If a person weighs less, they must wear a backpack filled with flour or water to reach the minimum weight. It's not necessary to carry your wife—it can be a girlfriend, friend, boyfriend, girlfriend, sister, or brother.
Participants can choose any carrying method, but the most popular is the so-called "Estonian hold," where the "wife" hangs upside down on her partner's back, with her legs crossed in front of his face.
The distance is 380 meters. During the race, participants overcome obstacles, including small rows of hay bales, and sometimes even have buckets of water poured over them.
Although this sport remains quite niche, it has followers in the UK, the US, Australia, Poland, and other countries. In Britain, such competitions have been held since 2008.
