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.”

The miniature-log-tossing sport, which hails from Finland, is mostly played among friends and family in parks and beaches during summer holidays in Australia.

Bolger found the vibe of the championships was more of a social fun day out than an elite competition. But a chance meeting at the tournament with the then head of the sport’s international association, Damien Landais, who had recently moved to Australia from France, put them on an unexpected path.

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