Kiiking is a field of sports invented in Estonia. The aim is to swing the swing 360 degrees over the swing shaft. We did not include it in our competition programme, but bolder participants are welcome to try it!

Swinging is still a popular pastime on Midsummer’s Eve – village swings are traditionally large and can take on about ten people at a time. Swinging was supposed to ensure crop, cattle and human fertility. People also believed in the cleansing effect of movement through air.