2001 Finland's Strongest Barbarian

The 2001 Finland's Strongest Barbarian was held on 2001-05-06 in Kuopio, Finland. 10 athletes competed across 6 events were contested.

Date: May 6, 2001

Location: Kuopio, Finland, Finland

Type: Finland's Strongest Barbarian

Division: Men

1st Place

Juha-Matti Räsänen 🇫🇮

Total Points: 12.0

Final standings with every athlete's result and points in each of the 6 events. Scroll sideways for later events.
Place	Athlete	Total	Conan's Wheel	Farmer's Walk	Hercules Hold	Super Yoke	Tire Flip	Viking Press
1	Juha-Matti Räsänen 🇫🇮	12.0	1.0 75.8 m	3.0 15.17 s	5.0 28.42 s	1.0 13.94 s	1.0 29.92 s	1.0 16 reps
2	Harri Simonen 🇫🇮	25.0	8.0 38.4 m	4.0 17.58 s	1.0 43.33 s	5.0 17.68 s	4.0 41.72 s	3.0 15 reps
3	Jarmo Hirvi 🇫🇮	25.0	4.0 49.9 m	5.0 17.78 s	2.0 34.44 s	6.0 20.97 s	5.0 50.53 s	3.0 15 reps
4	Tarmo Mitt 🇪🇪	26.0	2.0 60.3 m	1.0 12.82 s	3.0 34.20 s	8.0 24.31 s	9.0 83.55 s	3.0 15 reps
5	Paavo Suutari 🇫🇮	31.0	5.0 47.3 m	6.0 17.95 s	6.0 23.93 s	4.0 16.01 s	3.0 36.42 s	7.0 11 reps
6	Juha-Pekka Aitala 🇫🇮	33.0	9.0 28.7 m	2.0 13.75 s	4.0 29.94 s	10.0 13.08 m	2.0 33.19 s	6.0 13 reps
7	Janne Hartikainen 🇫🇮	34.0	6.0 44.25 m	7.0 20.90 s	7.0 23.57 s	3.0 15.85 s	6.0 51.93 s	5.0 14 reps
8	Martti Kyrö 🇫🇮	35.0	7.0 42.4 m	9.0 8.74 m	0.0 (Withdrew)	2.0 14.58 s	7.0 52.28 s	10.0 (Withdrew)
9	Jyrki Rantanen 🇫🇮	44.0	3.0 57.1 m	8.0 22.99 s	8.0 20.50 s	9.0 28.29 s	8.0 67.46 s	8.0 10 reps
10	Ari Karppinen 🇫🇮	55.0	10.0 13.1 m	10.0 3.9 m	9.0 17.32 s	7.0 22.61 s	10.0 102.91 s	9.0 6 reps

#	Athlete	Result	Points
1	Ari Karppinen	13.1 m	10.0
2	Juha-Pekka Aitala	28.7 m	9.0
3	Harri Simonen	38.4 m	8.0
4	Martti Kyrö	42.4 m	7.0
5	Janne Hartikainen	44.25 m	6.0
6	Paavo Suutari	47.3 m	5.0
7	Jarmo Hirvi	49.9 m	4.0
8	Jyrki Rantanen	57.1 m	3.0
9	Tarmo Mitt	60.3 m	2.0
10	Juha-Matti Räsänen	75.8 m	1.0

#	Athlete	Result	Points
1	Ari Karppinen	3.9 m	10.0
2	Martti Kyrö	8.74 m	9.0
3	Jyrki Rantanen	22.99 s	8.0
4	Janne Hartikainen	20.90 s	7.0
5	Paavo Suutari	17.95 s	6.0
6	Jarmo Hirvi	17.78 s	5.0
7	Harri Simonen	17.58 s	4.0
8	Juha-Matti Räsänen	15.17 s	3.0
9	Juha-Pekka Aitala	13.75 s	2.0
10	Tarmo Mitt	12.82 s	1.0

#	Athlete	Result	Points
1	Ari Karppinen	17.32 s	9.0
2	Jyrki Rantanen	20.50 s	8.0
3	Janne Hartikainen	23.57 s	7.0
4	Paavo Suutari	23.93 s	6.0
5	Juha-Matti Räsänen	28.42 s	5.0
6	Juha-Pekka Aitala	29.94 s	4.0
7	Tarmo Mitt	34.20 s	3.0
8	Jarmo Hirvi	34.44 s	2.0
9	Harri Simonen	43.33 s	1.0
-	Martti Kyrö	(Withdrew)	0.0

#	Athlete	Result	Points
1	Juha-Pekka Aitala	13.08 m	10.0
2	Jyrki Rantanen	28.29 s	9.0
3	Tarmo Mitt	24.31 s	8.0
4	Ari Karppinen	22.61 s	7.0
5	Jarmo Hirvi	20.97 s	6.0
6	Harri Simonen	17.68 s	5.0
7	Paavo Suutari	16.01 s	4.0
8	Janne Hartikainen	15.85 s	3.0
9	Martti Kyrö	14.58 s	2.0
10	Juha-Matti Räsänen	13.94 s	1.0

#	Athlete	Result	Points
1	Ari Karppinen	102.91 s	10.0
2	Tarmo Mitt	83.55 s	9.0
3	Jyrki Rantanen	67.46 s	8.0
4	Martti Kyrö	52.28 s	7.0
5	Janne Hartikainen	51.93 s	6.0
6	Jarmo Hirvi	50.53 s	5.0
7	Harri Simonen	41.72 s	4.0
8	Paavo Suutari	36.42 s	3.0
9	Juha-Pekka Aitala	33.19 s	2.0
10	Juha-Matti Räsänen	29.92 s	1.0

#	Athlete	Result	Points
1	Martti Kyrö	(Withdrew)	10.0
2	Ari Karppinen	6 reps	9.0
3	Jyrki Rantanen	10 reps	8.0
4	Paavo Suutari	11 reps	7.0
5	Juha-Pekka Aitala	13 reps	6.0
6	Janne Hartikainen	14 reps	5.0
7	Harri Simonen	15 reps	3.0
7	Jarmo Hirvi	15 reps	3.0
7	Tarmo Mitt	15 reps	3.0
10	Juha-Matti Räsänen	16 reps	1.0

Last updated: March 3, 2026

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