Tukkilaiskisat (Tukkilaiset) is a traditional timber rafting competition in Finland. Originally ''tukkilaiset'' referred to log drivers. Recent sites where Tukkilaiskisat took place are Ii (Raasakkakoski),

Kuusamo Kuusamo ( sme, Guossán; smn, Kuáccám) is a town and municipality in Finland. It is located in the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . T ...

(Käylä), Laukaa (Kuusaankoski), Ylitornio (Kattilakoski), Imatra (Tainionkoski), and Lieksa. The 2017 championship was held in

Torniojoki The Torne, also known as the Tornio ( fi, Tornionjoki, sv, Torne älv, , se, Duortneseatnu, fit, Väylä), is a river in northern Sweden and Finland. For approximately half of its length, it defines the border between these two countries. In ...

. Participants can be experienced or novices.

In popular culture

* ''Koskenlaskijan Morsian,'' (1923 film) produced by Erkki Karus. * '' Laulu tulipunaisesta kukasta,'' (book) by Johannes Linnankoskis. * ''Tukkijoella,'' (book) by Teuvo Pakkalas Both books were also adapted into films. * ''Me tulemme taas'' (2008 book) by Mauri Hast and Pekka lanko * ''Tukkilaisen tulo ja lähtö'' (1996 book) by Hanna Snellmanhttps://helda.helsinki.fi/handle/10224/4767 infopage ''finnish''

References

Finnish culture Forestry Timber rafting {{tradition-stub