Väino Ketonen was Finland’s greatest wrestler

Although it was the Polish professional wrestler Ladislaus Pytlasinksi who first taught the Finns the art of wrestling in late 1800s, and Estonian pros like Estonian Georg Lurich and Aleksander Aberg who inspired the first generation of Finnish Olympic-wrestling champions in the early 20th century, professional wrestling has never been a part of Finnish culture. … Continue reading Väino Ketonen was Finland’s greatest wrestler