02165cam a22003013u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000340011324500190014726400510016630000470021733600260026433700260029033800360031650000310035250800180038352013000040153400570170165300360175865300260179485600430182077144UtSlPG20260610134804.0mcr n260607r2025||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7afi2iso639-1 4aPH1 aPuustinen, Juudas,d1874-193410aHiihtokilpailu 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2025  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2025-10-28  aTuula Temonen  a"Hiihtokilpailu" by Juudas Puustinen is a humorous novella written in the early 20th century. It lampoons small-town zeal as a restless schoolmaster ignites a ski club and a grand “nationwide” competition, pulling the whole community into a frenzy. Central figures include the driving force Pekka Teräs, the practical Uncle Mooses, his keen nephews Antti and Ville, and the worldly Heikki, whose modern gear and bravado set the tone.

The opening of the book follows Teräs’s boredom in the provincial town of Pihkasalmi turning into a bold plan for a ski club and spectacular races, sold to locals through fiery speeches and newspaper hype. Training fever grips the town, with colorful would‑be champions vying for glory. In the countryside, Heikki returns with sleek modern skis, dazzles Mooses and the boys with technique, and spurs a secret campaign: Mooses crafts exhibition-worthy skis while Antti and Ville grind through timed laps around the lake. After comic village reactions and quiet plotting, the group travels by sleigh to the city, submits skis and handmade boots to the exhibition, and registers amid bustling crowds, Heikki’s breezy confidence contrasting with the boys’ nerves as the long-anticipated race day looms. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cHelsinki: Kust.Oy Kirja, 1929  aFinnish fiction -- 20th century  aSki racing -- Fiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/77144