estonia? finland? st petersburg?

lol at the pretty map.

read below...
Shown here is the percentage in each country which chose the response "I believe there is a God" above other possible answers (not included in this image), which were: "I believe there is some sort of spirit or life force", "I don't believe there is any sort of spirit, God or life force" and "don't know".

Then read the conclusion of the report:
Looking at the results of the survey we have firstly seen that in Europe religion and spirituality are still important: four in five EU citizens have religious or spiritual beliefs and only 18% declare that they don’t believe that there is any sort of spirit, God or life force. Nevertheless this spirituality is heterogeneous and is felt with different intensity across Europe: there is seemingly a move away from religion in its traditional form - “I believe there is a God” - which seems to affect the Protestant countries as well as countries with a strong secular tradition. At the same time, there is an affirmation of traditional religious beliefs in countries where the Church or Religious Institutions have been historically strong, as well as in some Eastern European countries. The third tendency is the development of a new kind of religion characterised by the belief that “there is some sort of spirit or life force”. This new religion or spirituality is more marked in certain Protestant countries, such as Sweden or Denmark as well as in the Czech Republic and Estonia.

Lithuania's low score for "belief in god" is probably something to do with the fact that they are basically pagans.

So, pretending this report is accurate and not in any way political, what conclusions shall we draw now? What wikipedia graphic shall we link to next?

pah. statistics. bunch of leading questions and people saying "urrrm...." but never saying "i don't know".

This is an annual event held in Sonkajarvi, Finland, which started in 1992. The rules are simple: run a 253½-meter course (close to three U.S. football fields) that includes a meter-deep, 30-foot-long water hazard, a pit of sawdust and two thigh-high barriers, with your wife on your back (insert spousal joke here).
In fact she doesn’t even need to be your own wife (or even married). The only requirements is she be at least 17, and weigh a minimum of 49 kilo (@108 lbs.)

Oh, and the winner receives the woman’s weight in beer. (!!!!!)

The current record holder is Margo Uusorg from Estonia, who completed the course in 55 seconds. I believe he is the last one shown running in the vid.
Jim Caple, an ESPN writer, participated in the event last year. You can read about it here if you wish.