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FFS Awaydays: Travelling To Finland For A Football Fix
Category: Sports & Recreation
Duration: 00:37:01
Publish Date: 2025-05-20 19:31:35
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Blog: show notes and links https://finnishfootballshow.com/2025/05/20/ffs-awaydays-travelling-to-finland-for-a-football-fix/

IN THIS EPISODE...

Producer Mark gets together with two football fans from England who both travelled to Finland just to watch football. Well that and to try Finnish food. Yes, really!

Longtime FFS follower, Joe Parr caught Mark's attention with a shout-out on The Sweeper podcast about his connection to Musan Salama (MuSa), who play in Kakkonen, the Finnish fourt tier. Jonny Hibberd set his sights higher by paying a flying visit to watch KuPS Kuopio in the Veikkausliiga, but it was his mission to to try a local delicacy that first inspired his trip.

00:00:00 Intro
00:05:06 Joe's connection with MuSa and his travels to Pori
00:15:20 Jonny's first trip to Kuopio in search of Kalakukko
00:22:26 How Finns offer a warm wlecome to visitors
00:28:25 Any plans to return to Finland in future?
00:29:30 Travelling to Finland is "not as expensive as expected"
00:31:57 Early rounds of the Suomen Cup

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