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Two members of the four-man stunt group The Dudesons (also known as The Extreme Dudesons), Jarno Laasala and HP Parviainen, announced that they will open a Dudeson theme park this summer and an exercise-oriented private daycare centre in the fall in the Kapernaumi industrial district of Seinäjoki, their home town.

Inspiration for the park and daycare centre, which has a 3-million euro budget, came from what the duo wished for when they were kids.

The theme park aims to have 100,000 visitors a year and employ about 20 people.

Alongside the activity park, a private daycare with space for 54 children will have an emphasis on exercise, which is fitting given that two of the projects founders are heptathlete Niina Kelo and her husband, Olympic javelin thrower Tero Pitkämäki.

"Our goal is to be Finland’s most active daycare,” says Kelo, who is the daycare centre's new director.