Seppo Mäkinen (Finland) has a collection of 30,105 different badges from over 50 countries, as of June 2008, that he has amassed since 1994.
The largest game of musical statues was achieved by 1,079 participants in an event organised by Danone Finland at Helsinki Exhibition center, Helsinki, Finland, on 25 April 2010. The attempt took place during the annual Child Fair in Helsinki.
The largest ever ice fishing competition took place on Lake Ponnenjärvi, Töysä, Finland with 26,462 participants on 15 March 2003. The Veljekset Keskinen Miljoona Pilkki event has been organised annually since 1997.
The record for the longest whisker on a cat measured 19 cm (7.5 in) and belongs to Missi, a Maine coon who lives with her owner, Kaija Kyllönen. The whiskers were measured in Iisvesi, Finland on 22 December 2005. Missi’s full name is” Fullmoon’s Miss American Pie”. She was born on the 30th of December in 2001.
The longest Guitar Hero World Tour marathon lasted for 24 hr 2 min and was achieved by Simo Piispanen (guitar), Aku Valmu (bass), Jaakko Kokkonen (singer) and Simo-Matti Liimatainen (drums) at Assembly Winter 2009, in Tampere, Finland, on 21 February 2009. The record for the highest score on a song was also achieved during this marathon.
From a standing start, Maria Skyttä (Finland) leapt a distance of 1.15 m (3 ft 9.24 in) to land on her hands, remaining in a handstand for 5 seconds at the studio of Guinness World Records, Helsinki, Finland on 18 October 2001.
The longest marathon playing accordion lasted 31 hours 25 minutes and was achieved by Anssi Laitinen (Finland) at Koljonvirta Camping Area, Iisalmi, Finland from 31 July to 1 August 2010. Anssi played 536 different songs throughout the attempt.
The longest marathon playing floorball is 26 hours and was achieved by Lappeenranta University of Technology and Urheilu Koskimies Team (Finland) in Lappeenranta, Finland, from 12 to 13 July 2013. Team UK squared off against the Lappeenranta University of Technology All Stars, with Team UK winning by 328 to 248.
In March 1999 the ROV ASI Mantaro surveyed the flooded Päijänne Tunnel in Finland in uninterrupted sections of 10 km (6.21 miles). This was accomplished using the ROV’s advanced umbillical cable which has a length of 10 km (6.21 miles) and a diameter of just 14 mm (0.55 in). The ROV used a combination of sonar and underwater video to pinpoint the location of a serious collapse in the tunnel, which was responsible for its flooding.
A scream by a group of Scouts (all Finland) was measured to reach a level of 127.2 dBA, in the grounds of Toivala’s Metsäkoulu, Siilinjärvi, Finland on 16 April 2005.