The competitions attracted participants from both Lithuania and Great Britain, but Finland’s Ani Lankila won.
– Everyone should come here next year and try this, it’s a very fun experience, she says.
The competition is decided in three parts:
Speedhugging, which involves hugging as many trees as possible in one minute within a marked area. Each hug must last at least five seconds.
Dedication, where participants are awarded for the most creative hug of a single tree for a maximum of one minute.
And freestyle, which encourages own interpretation and must take place on a tree for a maximum of one minute.