Not only does Finland have a radio station broadcasting news in Latin, it apparently has a tradition of accordion wrestling - and now a modern revivalist of the art:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2012/may/29/accordian-wrestling-kimmo-pohjonon
Accordion wrestling? Finland never ceases to amaze
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I have just cancelled my plans for our next trip to Paris to go to Finland to see accordion wrestling!
I'll keep it a secret.
Won't my wife be surprised?
Will this be in the 2016 Olympics?
Between this and Steve Van Zants' Lillehammer, I'm thinking a very hip Scandanavian tour might be possible. I just need an offbeat hook that will allow me to add Sweden...
Finns will tell you Finland is a Nordic country, not in Scandinavia.
I saw something about daytime clubbing in Sweden--parties that are being held 12-1 during the day.
who'd have thunk it?