#Finnish sports

[wanderlustinwonderland18]

Juulia Turkkila & Matthias Versluis

2025 European Championships - Free Dance

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top: Zhou Guanyu's helmet for his last race, with a special message for his teammate Valtteri Bottas (2024)

bottom: Antonio Giovinazzi's helmet for his last race, with a special message for his teammate Kimi Räikkönen (2021)

[ilikecarsandlike4people]

Mika Häkkinen calls out to destroy the "legendary" F1 curve - "We cannot play with human lives" (Finnish article)

Häkkinen says he is "horrified" by the accident at Eau Rouge.

"This is a dangerous sport, you can't deny it. Everyone knows it, the drivers know it," Häkkinen thinks out loud in the Viaplay tv-broadcast. "The Fia is doing a lot of work towards safety: Tracks are being improved, exit points are being widened and cars are strengthened… And then when something like (the accident) happens, it is a horrible setback," he says.

Häkkinen doesn't think the calls to change the track aren't an overreaction:

"No question, (Eau Rouge) needs to be changed. That curve has seen (too) many accidents," Häkkinen reminds us, "That curve causes these incomprehensible situations. Of course everyone talks about (the curve), how it's so great, 'Eau Rouge!' But c'mon, we cannot play with human lives. Just change the track a little and that's it," he says pointedly.

(Translation observations: The last words, "sillä sipuli" is a saying and it can mean "That's it," but tonally it can also mean "do not argue with this," or "that's all you need to do.")

[vinterqn]

Finland is going to end up without a medal for the first time in modern Olympic history. Milano Cortina 2026 save me.

[ilikecarsandsupport4artists]

Racing driver Heikki Kovalainen reveals serious health troubles - Withdraws from rallying

(Translated from Finnish)

IL- Heikki Kovalainen, 42, reveals serious heart complications

RACING DRIVER Heikki Kovalainen's career has dark clouds hanging over it. A health check-up at the end of last year revealed that he has an enlarged aorta, which means a break from his racing career for the time being, Iltalehti reports.

The doctor has forbidden Kovalainen, 42, from rally driving, from any physically strenuous activity.

"At the end of the last season, I decided to have a thorough physical examination at the doctor's. The idea was to check that no bigger problem was found, but then something like this was revealed," Kovalainen tells Iltalehti.

It is a hereditary disease, the consequences of which can be very serious. Rupture of the aorta is almost certain to lead to death.

Kovalainen and the doctors are leaning towards open heart surgery. In it, the heart is stopped during a multi-hour operation.

"In any case, the operation must be performed at some point. That's why it doesn't really make sense to postpone it until the coming years," says Kovalainen. --

Source: Iltalehti

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theres something inherently cruel about asking a man about "pieces that get left behind by vets" when said vet has already moved onto another team

"he was an unreal add for our team he was just the right piece we needed and for me to be able to sit next to him in the locker room and play with him... hes thinking all the time how to be better he wants to help teammates, help linemates... just works so hard"

Training Camp 24 | 9.24.24 (x)

Miami Herald | 6.1.24 (x)

"it was just so much fun to hear stories" lol were these the stories you were talking about lundy

[theflyingfeeling]

the love of my entire life

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[wanderlustinwonderland18]

Juulia Turkkila & Matthias Versluis

2024 Grand Prix Helsinki - Free Dance

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Taru Rinne

[fishyfishyfishtimes]

YOURE SWEDISH?

Oj nej! Din gissning var inte långt borta från realitet: jag är finsk! Vi har "å" i våra tangentbord också :3

At least I'm assuming that's why you asked! ^^'

[ilikecarsandlike4people]

UPDATE ON HEIKKI KOVALAINEN:

Iltasanomat 6/4/24

Heikki Kovalainen underwent open heart surgery - now tells about his health

Translated from Finnish

--Kovalainen states in his Instagram video that the aorta had expanded "actually quite a lot".

Because of the diagnosis, he was not allowed to drive in rallies or participate in physical activities. Kovalainen, 42, underwent open heart surgery at the Tampere Heart Hospital last week.

"The surgery went well. We got done exactly what we needed to do. The diseased part of the ascending aorta was cut out and an artificial piece was put in its place," Kovalainen says.

The first days after the surgery were difficult for Kovalainen. The surgery was big, and he has a long scar on his chest. However, the condition soon improved. Kovalainen has already returned home to recover.

"I have a chance to fully recover and reach full functional capacity, but of course only time will tell how it goes. At this point, however, the prognosis is good, which I am really relieved about."

Kovalainen says that he hopes that he will soon be able to go outside to exercise and do other activities.

"The main thing is to give the sternum time to heal. After that, I hope to get back to my usual routine," Kovalainen says at the end of the video.

Dilatation of the ascending aorta is an inherited condition that can have serious consequences. The illness came as a surprise to Kovalainen and his wife Catherine Kovalainen, as the man had no symptoms at all.

"Catherine is not the easily stressed type either. Of course, I was a little surprised that this is not visible much from the face. It's a relief that it was found. Now we know and know how to prepare," Kovalainen said in March. Aortic rupture can be the first symptom of the disease for some, and is often fatal.

"It's a bit of God's grace that it was found. A trade of chance and luck," Kovalainen stated.

Source

[summerblueringo]

"We liked each other from day one."

I've been trying to source this quote for MONTHS and today my brain finally woke up and I found the original article here and was rewarded with this little subheading 😏

hardly a secret... so true... (here's an english translation btw for anyone who's interested)

[ilikecarsandsupport4artists]

Team principal Kimi Räikkönen talks to his rider, Roman Febvren while holding daughter Rianna. 30/07/23 Vantaa Finland, Motocross World Cup Source

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i cant believe "hey do you play basketball" tall jokes evolved into "so remember in utah when you were chatting with markkanen" to "oh yeah i knew him in the finnish army :)" what insane lore drop is this what the fuck

BMW Teammate of the Month | 1.31.25 (x)(x)

[muirneach]

harri heliövaara did that for sasha barkov fr