Teemu Tuovinen and Jatta Leinonen from Kuopio took the victory in the sprint section of the Wife Carrying World Championships held in Sonkajärvi, North Savo on Friday. Jonatan Wasenius and Lotta Lindroos from Helsinki placed second, and Edward Nash and Kathryn Knight from Great Britain placed third.
On Saturday, July 4th, the Wife Carrying World Championships team competition will take place at 13:00 and the main competition at 15:00.
Additional information:
Venla Luukkonen
Chair of the Board of Eukonkanto Oy
tel: +358400 195 666
Sprint race results http://www.helatulos.fi/Kisat26/ResultsWifeCarringSpr2026.htm
Pictures from Friday https://pilvi.eukonkanto.fi/s/rmKddmbEXySf7Zo
