And so, to Finland, where the New York Times is reporting this week that the country has "sort of lost its sports mind". Finland, the country that gave us the calm majesty of Sami Hyypia, the genius of Jari Litmanen, the dry smile of Mika Hakkinen, the dead face of Kimi Raikkonen and the swashbuckling party that was Keke Rosberg, has just hosted the 20th annual Swamp Soccer World Championships.

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