Check some more end-of-season Finnish funboarding in this video recap of the haps at Antti Autti’s annual Anttisworld CUP.

Along with the video we received this brief communique from Antti, who is currently in Bali… the rat.

The event took place in Ounasvaara, Finland during April 2013. Finnish top riders were competing in banked slalom and pipe masters contest. It was good times and great parties with Lapland style for the whole weekend.

Winners:
Banked Slalom: Miikka Hast, Saana Pehkonen
Pipe Masters: Joel Lahti, Jeppe Rontti, Tero Poikajärvi, Enni Rukajärvi
Best Junior: Pyry Orava

[Words: Tuukka Tams]

As usual, Wappulounas was absolute madness. Three days of snowboarding on weird obstacles and partying all night long like the past 15 years, that’s what it’s all about. The best Finnish riders such as Roope Tonteri, Eero Ettala, Heikki Sorsa and Antti Autti gathered at Ruka to end the season, and this is what happened.

Chef’s Team Special – The Best a Man Can Get

Wappulounas 2013 presented by DC was set to go in the conditions that could not have been better. The halfpipe at Ruka itself is a piece of art, but to Wappulounas it was reshaped. There were two bowls, hips in ’n’ out and other obstacles were just here and there as the team challenge was about to start.

The teams did what they were expected – they killed it. Teams consisted of three riders were showing off with not just by their riding but also with their outfits. B-maajoukkue (Joel Lahti, Saku Tiilikainen and Hans Kestilä) were dressed like those jackass patriots, Lapinpolthajat (Antti Autti, Tuukka Tams and Jari Salo) hit the jumps like true Lappish people, Cooking With Gas (Eero Ettala, Heikki Sorsa and Lauri Heiskari) were cooking the whole playground and there were a bunch of others too who got the crowd smiling. Special cheers go to Joel Ahola who was riding like maniac with his 20+ years old Burton Air and to Meri Peltonen and her comeback. Congrats to everyone!

But there were two teams that were above others. In men American Horse Show (Tero Poikajärvi, Tuomas Alapieti and Jeppe Rontti) were going faster and further than everyone else. Their tricks were insane! In women the best was Battery Sisters (Kristiina Nisula, Merika Enne and Vilina Koivisto). They were flipping and spinning like true masters. Yet there were other masters at the hill, too. Riku-Matti Jurmu and Jyri Keskiaho (caamos.fi) did an amazing skidoo show by jumping over the whole halfpipe. You should’ve seen the faces from the crowd…

With a huge amount of lines straight from Napoli Wappulounas got a man from The Dudesons, HP, to be one of the judges. This is what he had to say about the first day and how to head to the overall victory and Asenne surf trip–that’s what the winner gets: – “Although riding at Wappulounas is important, if you want to be the champion, it’s necessary to represent at every stage – wheter it was afterski, nightlife or the morning after. Especially having fun is most important, because you can’t come to Wappulounas to win–you come to enjoy. If it ends up with winning a trip to Indonesia that is just bonus.” Wise words, my friend.

Chef’s Recommendation Powered by Battery – There’s Something In It

And Wappulounas continued, and with good vibes as usual. Chef’s Recommendation went through in a great weather, and bands such as J. Kiesi Grandes and Jam-A-Holics weren’t a weight in rider’s legs. The playground from last day was on fire. Two different stages served two sessions. The day consisted great riding combined with impressive usage of the playground. Riders were pushing it to the limits, but yet the joy was truly touchable.

In men the best rider was Jeppe Rontti, who was in the winning team the other day. He found lines no one else did, and his tricks were beyond. In women the best was Merika Enne, from the winning team also. She was pushing it with rock ’n’ roll attitude throughout day and bigger than anyone else. Yet other riders were also awarded. Antti Autti was Mr Old School with his great lines and deep tweaks, but young guns were killing it, too. This time Ville Mustonen was awarded as Best Rookie, but there were also bunch of others. Ville wasn’t shy at all riding with the big boys–he was going huge!

Of Chef’s Recommendation HP had this to say: “Wappulounas day two was personal overshoot from the beginning–actually from the night before. But what was really warming my heart was seeing old masters like Antti Autti and Risto Mattila showing to younger dudes how to pull it–fast as shit day and night!”

Oskari Heikkinen & Arktinen Voodoo pulled an awesome show at the terrace and at the nightclub Piste with Jätkäjätkät, where people eventually ended after numerous before-parties. About the best of them one must be mentioned. DJ Chili hosted an incredible party at one hotel room with quite thirsty crowd: over 800 cans of refreshments were enjoyed at their party. There must’ve been couple of people partying there!

DC Knockout Jam – And the Winner Goes to Bali

Countless days of partying wasn’t showing at the riding as D Knockout Jam forced riders to do their best. Tight course made them truly thinking about their runs–and that’s what they really did. As knockouts went face-to-face it was off the hook. For example Lasse Ihalainen, Antti Komulainen and Antti Autti were riding better than well. Few scary moments were also seen as the course ended up riders upside down and never back.

Eventually it was Joel Lahti and only 13-year-old Rene Rinnekangas who made to the final, and it was Joel aka DJ Chili who ended up being number one. But yet Rene didn’t let Joel win easily. He’ll be one you’re about to hear a lot! In women Kristiina Nisula and Sanna Niilola were against each other in the final with Kristiina taking the victory.

Only one thing was left to do at Wappulounas 2013 Presented by DC: to announce the overall winners. In rookies it was Rene who made to the top, and it was a victory well deserved. Can you even imagine any other event where young gun like Rene and nearly two decades older Miikka Hast would be against each other like they were on knockout – and Rene taking a tight win. That’s what it’s all about! In women Merika Enne was riding bigger and better than the others all event, so it was no wonder she was the overall champion.

In men the overall victory and Asenne surf trip was won by Jeppe Rontti. He represented the whole event with a great spirit, helped out younger riders and of course rode like maniac! Way to go Jeppe, congratulations!

“The level of riding was amazing and creative. It was positive to see that the same spirit Wappulounas has lives on,” said head judge Timo Lahti. And that’s just damn right: Wappulounas has a spirit you can’t find anywhere else. It’s the soul of snowboarding that’s beating.

To the very end Wappulounas Houseband called The Rautavas (with musicians from J. Kiesi Grandes, Relentless and Highway Burns) pulled an amazing gig at the afterski. With a set list constisted hits like Gangnam Style and reading SMS’s you can’t go wrong. And of course, there was a night party, too, with Karri Koira & Ruudolf making people to part-ee. It was a great way to end Wappulounas that is the best a man–and a woman–can get.

RESULTS

Chef’s Team Special, men:
American Horse Show (Tero Poikajärvi, Tuomas Alapieti and Jeppe Rontti)
Chef’s Team Special, women:
Battery Sisters (Kristiina Nisula, Merika Enne and Vilina Koivisto)
Playground Line Master: Jeppe Rontti
Playground Line Mistress: Merika Enne
Beauty & Style: Merika Enne
Mr. Old School: Antti Autti
Comeback Kid: Juho Manninen
Best Rookie: Ville Mustonen
DC Knock-out Jam, men: 1. Joel Lahti
2. Rene Rinnekangas
DC Knock-out Jam, women: 1. Kristiina Nisula
2. Sanna Niilola
Overall winner, men: Jeppe Rontti
Overall winner, women: Merika Enne
Overall winner, rookies: Rene Rinnekangas

Relate To It features riding from Antti Autti, Miikka Hast, Nicholas Wolken, Markku Koski, Juuso Laivisto, Tero Poikajärvi, Joel Lahti and more.

Antti Autti and friends are back with their second, full-length shred flick focussing on a-grade, yet accessible, snowboarding. Relate to It is 24 minutes full of rad, fun, backcountry ripping. Watch it now!

Anttisworld.com in association with Northlight Pictures releases yet another awesome backcountry oriented movie

Have you ever felt as watching those high-class snowboard films like, man, I wish I was there–but the spots are just so far out of reach? This time they’re not. Antti Autti and buddies were in the search for the best powder, but yet they wanted to get the white magic from the places accessible for everyone. They found themselves having the best season ever with heaps of powder without forgetting the classic wintertime in Finland. There’s a reason it’s called Relate To It.

Relate To It features riding from Antti Autti, Miikka Hast, Nicholas Wolken, Markku Koski, Juuso Laivisto, Tero Poikajärvi, Joel Lahti and more.

Shot in locations of Hokkaido, Japan; Tamokdalen, Norway; Monashee PowderSnowCats, Canada; Revelstoke, Canada; Ruka, Finland; Ounasvaara, Finland; Southern Alps, New Zealand and Riksgränsen, Sweden.

Filmed, edited and directed by Teemu Lahtinen / Northlight Pictures.
Additionally filmed by Matti Ollila, Anssi Lakela (elopictures.com) and Eemeli Hepola.
Photographed by Jani Kärppä / Lappikuva.fi, Rami Hanafi and Sami Tuoriniemi.

Antti’s Relate to It web series dips into its unseen archive for this clip. Currently the guys are putting the final touches to the teaser, preparing to head to NZ for a final episode and then release the full movie later this summer. In the meantime, enjoy this edit from back in mid-winter.

Here’s what Antti himself had to say of this quick cut: “In between our powder trips we rode a lot in Ruka – the snowboard mecca of Northern Finland. Ruka has the only superpipe in Finland and surely we went to ride it since after powder riding there really isn’t a better feeling than blasting airs in the pipe.”

He invited some good friends – Joel Lahti, Nicholas Wolken, and Tero Poikajärvi, and rode powder the entire time. “One of the sickest trips I have been on this season.”

Antti Autti’s new series of webisodes will follow the Finn as he chases pow all season long with his buddies, and looks to refine his natural terrain freestyling ways. Peep episode 1…

Buoyed by the success of his online movie ANTIOUT last season, Antti Autti is once more slipping his arm around foxy mamma internet and giving the come-hither eyes with the start of his new web series. Dubbed Relate To It, the M.O. is for him to rip as much pow with his mates and churn out as much banging freestyle footy as possible in an episode every couple of weeks.

This first installment has him in early season mode scoring the goods in Canada with Miikka Hast and Jonas Hagström, and follows up with more pow pow goodtimes getting it done in Switzerland with Joel Lahti.

This rad clip of Antti Autti and buddy Joel Lahti shredding Folgefonna in a whiteout is sick. And will also make you feel sick. Sick!

Riding in a whiteout is possibly one of the weirdest experiences you can have on a snowboard. With no way of knowing where’s up, where’s down, and what the hell is coming up in front of you it always makes for an interesting time. Finnish slayer Antti Autti headed to Folgefonna with his homie Joel Lahti and scored perfect whitebird for pretty much their entire stay. They didn’t get bummed, though, they shredded the whiteout and knocked together this headspinning edit.

Check it out and have your sickbag handy.

Antti Autti recently held his World Cup event in the Finnish resort of Ounasvaara and, as you’ll see from the video, the result was a frickin’ kick ass fun ‘competition’.

If only all snowboard competitions were like this. C’mon, pipe banked slalom? AWESOME! Our bud Antti ‘Naku’ Piirainen took that division, whereas Mr Cab 1440 himself Roope Tonteri was doused in Finnish love juice for taking the more traditional kicker/hip combo shindig. But at the end of the day it looks like it was a good excuse for an end of season bro-down with buddies. Happy days. Check the edit…

Where: Ruka, Finland

Tetanus: Untimely outbreak.

Check on their website and you will read this: “For sure and no bullshit, Wappulounas is the coolest event ever! Good vibes from morning to evening and impressive riding. It’s the best Finnish snowboard event I’ve ever been to. – Eero Ettala“. Apparently the event in Ruka/Finland is THAT good. Well, our budg… pardon: schedule did not allow for a first-hand experience this time, but we received this quirky report alongside some interesting pictures. This should be enough to keep you entertained for the next five minutes. Read on, dear visitor!

Another great Wappulounas has been completed and partied to the end. Three days of awesome riding and unforgettable parties are over, and tired yet happy riders are now waiting for the next year. In sunshine, pouring rain and everything in between we saw great emotions and enjoyable riding by thousands of partygoers.

Wappulounas did not even shy away from the Finnish version of the Arc de Triomphe.

Contests were held in some unique formats. The hip sessions had a basic backside hip and a gap to the top of the hip and down, “D.O.N.K.E.Y.” was held on the “W” which was a W-letter-shaped feature with lots of lines here and there,
and the “Knockout” was a double slopestyle with small features close to one another where riders were riding together on the slope. Every day was filled with amazing and fun riding from double corks to fully tweaked methods.

Overall winner was Joel Lahti who showed everyone what Wappulounas is all about: having fun and riding hard! He was wearing leopard patterned pants and a cowboy hat all day every day, and yet he was killing it. He won a surf trip to Bali by A Senne and a brand new Rip Curl surfboard. More glory for one household as Joel’s girlfriend Hanna Laukkanen won the women’s overall ranking. The special award for the spirit of Wappulounas went to Joonas Mustonen and his mustache.

Joel Lahti with a sloppy strapping-in technique.

Every evening and night was full of huge parties with live-music from after-ski to nightclub. Everyone was enjoying themselves and having a blast – and you know how it’s done in Finland!

For over ten years Wappulounas has gathered riders to celebrate the end of the season and do some partying. It’s the longest lasting Finnish snowboarding happening, and Wappulounas 2010 was definitely one of the best: riding was incredible, parties were awesome, lots of people gathered there and everyone had a good time. The crew wants to thank everyone for being there – see you next year!

One of the live acts.

Results

Hipsessions
Men: 1. Sami Luhtanen 2. Joonas Mustonen 3. Antti Seppälä
Women: 1. Hanna Laukkanen

D.O.N.K.E.Y.
Men: 1. Saku Tiilikainen 2. Roope Tonteri 3. Joel Lahti
Women: 1. Heidi Latola

Knockout
Men: 1. Antti Autti 2. Roope Tonteri 3. Janne Lipsanen
Women: 1. Saana Pehkonen 2. Senni Hyyppä

Overall men: Joel Lahti
Overall women: Hanna Laukkanen

The Spirit of Wappulounas Award: Joonas Mustonen

More videos and photos on www.wappulounas.com.