Kyykkä

Kyykkä is a traditional team sport originating from Karelia. The basic idea is to knock kyykkäs (small wooden cylinders) out of your own game-square by throwing karttu (stick, resembling baseball bat). Drinking is essential part of the game, because otherwise it is quite boring game. Some teams start drinking before the first games which start at 8:30 in the morning. Referees can and have to be bribed, it can really turn games around.

Every February around 3000 students gather to Hervanta, Tampere to play this game and to figure out who is the World Champion. 512 team places in open class and 64 team places in women's class are usually sold out in 2-3 hours after the registration starts two months before the event. And after the games there will be The official Kyykkä party downtown Tampere. This is a happening you don't want to miss!

Rules of Kyykkä