Weekend's best news from Finnish point of view was when Finland's Ladies' Team took the bronze medal on Saturday. Ladies' Team Championship went to Germany and the favourite France took the second prize. Ladies' Individual Championship went also to Germany when Susanne Aoki took the first prize and left her fellow countryman Wiebeke Röhrbein to the second place.

On Friday, France won the juniors' team champonship France after a strong
battle against Sweden. Germany's and Poland's national teams were placed third. In the play-offs, Finland didn't succeed against Belgium and didn't get through. Juniors' Individual Championship went to Spanish Markel Arregui.

Hungary beat France on Sunday's Men's Individual Championship. Both sides fouhgt strongly and the battle were thrilling and even.

The 2008 results

EKC2008 official photogallery: www.kendofromatoz.com

Piipponen (Finland) against the upcaming champ Arregui (Espanja)

Henri Korkalainen (Finland) against Hamilton (Sweden)