‘He trained us like Cool Runnings’: how Australian brothers took on niche Finnish sport to become the Finskaroos

Traditional Finnish skittles has become an unexpected hit, and now Australia has a self-selected national team to cheer on

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Bernie Bolger and his brother didn’t really know much about Finska when they spotted an advertisement four years ago for the national championships in Sydney.

“We told some friends and all decided it would be funny if we signed up,” he recalls. “We didn’t know how serious or legit or what the structure would be of the tournament.”