page_title: Finnish skittles
hierarchical_section_title: Finnish skittles
caption_attribution_description: English: Finnish Skittles champion 2007 in individual event, Mika Peiponen (Nurmes Skittles Club), playing in Finnish championships in Äänekoski, 2003. Suomi: Kyykän henkilökohtaisen pelin Suomen mestari 2007, Mika Peiponen pelaamassa SM-kisoissa Äänekoskella vuonna 2003.
context_page_description: Finnish skittles is a centuries-old game of Karelian origin. The aim in Finnish skittles is to throw wooden skittle bats at skittles, trying to remove them from the play square using as few throws as possible. Skittles can be played with four-man teams, in pairs or as an individual game. Finnish skittles is one of the three skittles games played in the World Championships of Gorodki Sport. The other games include Classic Gorodki and Euro Gorodki.
context_section_description: Finnish skittles (aka Karelian skittles, outdoor skittles or kyykkä) is a centuries-old game of Karelian origin. The aim in Finnish skittles is to throw wooden skittle bats at skittles, trying to remove them from the play square using as few throws as possible. Skittles can be played with four-man teams, in pairs or as an individual game. Finnish skittles is one of the three skittles games played in the World Championships of Gorodki Sport. The other games include Classic Gorodki and Euro Gorodki.
caption: The Finnish Champion in men's individual game in 2007, Mika Peiponen (Nurmes Skittles Club), playing in Finnish Championships in Äänekoski, 2003.
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