East Finnish sports superiority over West Finland

**Finnish Swede** · 05-06-2019, 10:08 PM

Originally Posted by grecoroman

where did the heroe simo hayha come from???

East Finlsnd. His original family house and fields are parts of Russia today. He born one of the areas Russians stole in WWII.

**Morena** · 05-06-2019, 10:08 PM

Originally Posted by Impaler

Is Jari Litmanen 100% Finnish? I've always wondered. He looks exotic for a typical Fin. I thought he is of Saami ancestry.

huh. what an interesting face. I am going to see if we have a classification thread for him yet.

**~~Harkonnen~~** · 05-06-2019, 10:14 PM

Originally Posted by grecoroman

where did the heroe simo hayha come from???

Rautjärvi Southern Karelia. General Aaro Pajari's dad from Rautjärvi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaro_Pajari

**grecoroman** · 05-06-2019, 10:18 PM

Originally Posted by Harkonnen

Rautjärvi Southern Karelia. General Aaro Pajari's dad from Rautjärvi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaro_Pajari

simo had 505 confirmed kills

**~~Harkonnen~~** · 05-06-2019, 10:19 PM

Originally Posted by Finnish Swede

And we don't have hockey players like Olli Jokinen (look)

Handball?

Olli is beastly man. I don't know what you have against him.

**~~Harkonnen~~** · 05-06-2019, 10:20 PM

Originally Posted by Finnish Swede

And we don't have hockey players like Olli Jokinen (look)

Handball?

Olli is beastly man. I don't know what you have against him.

**~~Harkonnen~~** · 05-06-2019, 11:08 PM

Of course real Grand slam for East Finland is motor sports

Mika Häkkinen double F1 World Champion

Kimi Räikkönen F1 Champ

Keke Rosberg F1 champ. I add Keke here with asterix because I think his family has somewhat recent West Finnish (Finland Swedish?) origins. In any case born and raised in Savonia

Heikki Kovalainen, pretty shitty driver but managed to win one race

Next the rallydrivers

**Impaler** · 05-06-2019, 11:31 PM

How about the World Champion Janne Ahonen?

**Impaler** · 05-06-2019, 11:40 PM

Originally Posted by Harkonnen

Well yeah I was going to mention myself that only exception to pattern is hockey. In hockey Western Finland has a very very slight advantage.

Was Teemu Selänne from West or East?

**~~Harkonnen~~** · 05-07-2019, 01:49 PM

Originally Posted by Impaler

How about the World Champion Janne Ahonen?

Janne Ahonen is from Lahti, which is East Tavastian city bordering Kymi-Karelia. I can almost reach out and grab him to join the good guys - but I guess I just can't. Name Ahonen seems also evenly spread throughout the country, so the family doesn't seem specifically eastern either. He shall remain with the bad guys.

However greatest ever ski jumper Matti Nykänen is deffo East Finnish