Caleb Roesler (L) and Justine Roesler celebrate after winning the 2025 World Wife-Carrying Championships on July 6, 2025.

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Every year, the small Finnish town of Sonkajärvi hosts the Wife Carrying World Championships. All men have to do is sprint around an obstacle course while carrying their wives. And the women?

Finland's Nate Buchanan carrying Kara Buchanan in the Wife Carrying World Championships in Sonkajarvi, Finland - Saturday 2 July 2022 - AP Photo The minimum weight of the wife to be carried is 49kg.