You might not be able to quite pronounce it correctly, but Hämeenlinna, Finland should be on your radar if you’re a strength fan: Jouko Ahola (2X World’s Strongest Man winner) lives there, Janne Virtanen (1X World’s Strongest Man winner) lives nearby, and the city it recently hosted the World’s Strongest Man Experience, organized by the city’s most vocal strength world promoter, Jyrki Rantanen.


2012 Finland’s Strongest Woman winner Niina Jumppanen is planning to compete the United Strongman® Women’s World Championships, which will be held at the Hämeenlinna Power Weekend.  IronMind® | Photo courtesy of United Strongman®.


Looking toward the end of this year, Rantanen has announced the Hämeenlinna Power Weekend, with a program he told IronMind will include strongwoman, strongman fitness, grip strength and powerlifting competitions November 23–24, with a big emphasis on the inaugural United Strongman® Women´s World Championships.

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