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South Finland [email protected]

Tuija Osmala made new finnish record last Sunday.
Her monster of 1175 Lilja seed became

652.3 Osmala -08 (1175 Lilja x 1171 Toftness)

Pics from Tuija`s monster in my diary as they have uploaded. Nice orange round pumpkin.

Tremendous work in hard conditions we had this year in Finland.

Congratulations Tuija!!! Watch out, you are not only one whos growin in greenhouse next year...

9/22/2008 2:40:14 PM

South Finland [email protected]

One note, almost 400 pounds bigger than previous national record. Tuija, we are lookin 1000 pounder from you on 2009!

9/22/2008 2:42:18 PM

Little-TON - Colorado

Great Job Miika and your energies for Finland.......

NICE.....

Email me please......too.....lol

9/22/2008 2:49:43 PM

Colorado Springs.Co

Thats tremendous Miika, Wow! blew the old record away big time. That makes it tough for you and Kaarina next year, but shows it can be done. Amazing the difference a greenhouse can make.lol.

9/22/2008 3:10:18 PM

South Finland

Finland national weigh-off results can be found from here:

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/msgboard/ViewThread.asp?b=4&p=268215

9/22/2008 3:37:08 PM

Colorado Springs.Co

Thanks Kaarina.

9/22/2008 4:06:30 PM

Columbus,ohio

goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
ooooooooooooooooooood job

9/22/2008 4:09:02 PM

Colorado Springs.Co

Just checked it out. Congradulations on second place Miika, Kaarina you got 19 more pounds when you thought it stopped. Too bad it didn't go heavy for you, but for being almost in the arctic circle, good job.

9/22/2008 4:12:49 PM

ordinary,VA

Congrats!!!

9/22/2008 4:27:08 PM

Annapolis Valley Nova Scotia

Great job all, Congrats to all the Growers

9/22/2008 5:26:29 PM

Somerset,Ky

Awesome !!!

9/22/2008 6:28:32 PM

Connecticut, USA

Congrats!!

9/22/2008 6:54:38 PM

Nova Scotia

great work congrats from nova scotian,

9/22/2008 8:19:27 PM

Marshfield, Ma, USA

Finnish pumpkin growers have "Sisu" Congrats Tuiga.

9/22/2008 9:06:55 PM

[email protected]

Congratulations Tuija!!!

9/22/2008 9:21:39 PM

Www.extremepumpkinstore.com

Congrats!

9/22/2008 10:17:30 PM

Nikiski, Alaska 99635

Congratulations Tuija on an amazing pumpkin grown in the far far North and the new Finnish record!!! I can appreciate what you have gone through.

9/22/2008 10:45:36 PM

Littleton, Colo

Miika....you are a class act !! BiZ

9/23/2008 12:15:09 AM

Minnesota

Congrats Tuija

9/23/2008 12:49:31 AM

Austria

Congrats all! Nice pics Miika.

9/23/2008 3:41:55 AM

Netherlands

The correct weight is 653.5 lbs and not 652.3. Certainly a great achievement!

9/23/2008 4:17:01 AM

Sparta, NC

Congrats to all

9/23/2008 5:52:35 AM

Garden State Pumpkins

Great Work! Cograts!

9/23/2008 7:35:32 AM

Cameron,ontario Team Lunatic

Congratulations Tuija. A great result considering the weather you Finnish growers have to deal with. Congrats also to all the Finnish growers who made it to the weigh off with a sound fruit.

Phil

9/23/2008 8:17:36 AM

United Kingdom

Great work. Well done you guys.

Seen the pics, looks great !

Pete

9/23/2008 10:55:36 AM

South Finland

New record is 296.5kg / 652.3lbs as Miika said ;)

9/23/2008 11:00:46 AM

Georgia

Congrats great job....

9/23/2008 11:15:48 AM

Knopp, Germany

fantastic job guys

9/23/2008 11:38:50 AM

South Finland

Well dang those internet conversers:D Ok, I will post results in kilos to weigh-off site;)

9/23/2008 12:41:14 PM

Minnesota([email protected])

Congrats Tuija! The pumpkins are getting larger in the land of the "Flying Finn".

9/23/2008 2:07:34 PM

Colorado Springs.Co

good job Tuija.

9/23/2008 2:18:43 PM

South Finland

Correct Finnish National Weigh-off results:

1st Tuija Osmala 652.3 lbs (1175 Lilja * 1171 Toftness)
+10.9% heavy *NEW FIN RECORD*

2nd Miika Mäntyniemi 232.1 lbs (1226 Kline * 1171 Toftness)
-3% light

3rd Armi Lindell 180.4 lbs (757 Ebbett * open)
+5.5% heavy

4th Kaarina Rinne 139.7 lbs (150.3 Mäntyniemi * open)
-4.3% light

5th Eija Parviainen 107.8 lbs (? Zaychkowsky * open)
-4.6 light

6th Marjatta Kaarala 103.4 lbs (188 Mäntyniemi * open)
-2.5% light

7th Maija Karvinen 88.0 lbs (582 Lilja * open)
-1.1% light

Weighed for EXH:

177 Mäntyniemi ´08 (757 Grande * 1171 Toftness) +9.3% heavy
176 Mäntyniemi ´08 (1171 Toftness * 1226 Kline) +6% heavy
143 Mäntyniemi ´08 (1171 Toftness * 1226 Kline) +8.3% heavy

91.3 Rinne +08 (1297 Ghaye * sibb) - 13% light


ps. 1kg = 2.204 lbs, not 2.2 lbs. LOL

9/24/2008 2:30:17 AM

South Finland

Ok, someone fire me.. Once again...

1st Tuija Osmala 653.5 lbs (1175 Lilja * 1171 Toftness)
+11.1% heavy *NEW FIN RECORD*

2nd Miika Mäntyniemi 232.5 lbs (1226 Kline * 1171 Toftness)
-2.7% light

3rd Armi Lindell 180.7 lbs (757 Ebbett * open)
+5.7% heavy

4th Kaarina Rinne 140.0 lbs (150.3 Mäntyniemi * open)
-2% light

5th Eija Parviainen 108 lbs (? Zaychkowsky * open)
-4.4 light

6th Marjatta Kaarala 103.6 lbs (188 Mäntyniemi * open)
-2.3% light

7th Maija Karvinen 88.2 lbs (582 Lilja * open)
-0.9% light

Weighed for EXH:

177.4 Mäntyniemi ´08 (757 Grande * 1171 Toftness)+9.5% heavy
176.3 Mäntyniemi ´08 (1171 Toftness * 1226 Kline)+6.2% heavy
143.4 Mäntyniemi ´08 (1171 Toftness * 1226 Kline)+8.6% heavy

91.5 Rinne ´08 (1297 Ghaye * sibb) - 12.9% light
    

9/24/2008 2:39:18 AM

Schoenebach / Bavaria

Congrats to all
Robert

9/24/2008 5:33:16 AM

Somers, CT

Way to go!!!

9/24/2008 10:00:48 AM