Peltoauto
Peltoauto{{efn|Peltoauto is roughly translated as "field car" or "crops car".}} is a very inexpensive, unregistered and uninspected car especially for minors, or those without a driving permit, to drive in private areas, especially in crop fields.
Peltoautoilu{{efn|Peltoautoilu is roughly translated as "field driving" or "field cruising".}} is a traditional activity in rural areas.{{cite web|last=|first=|title=Kantri kertoo peltoautoilusta|website=Maaseuduntulevaisuus.fi|publisher=|date=14 October 2014|url=https://www.maaseuduntulevaisuus.fi/maatalous/5fdd9340-810f-5bad-aef5-bc014fcb27dc|access-date=5 December 2022|language=Finnish}} It may be difficult for a city-dwellers to grasp the concept.{{cite web|last=|first=|title=Peltoauto on hyvä ja lisäksi edullinen|website=Hs.fi|publisher=|date=30 December 2006|url=https://www.hs.fi/autot/art-2000002650577.html|access-date=5 December 2022|language=Finnish}} In rural areas, cruising with peltoauto is self-evident.{{cite web|last=Kallio|first=Saara-Maija|title=Peltoautoilussa rapa roiskuu ja pelti kolisee|website=Ts.fi|publisher=|date=18 September 2004|url=https://www.ts.fi/teemat/1073994246|access-date=5 December 2022|language=Finnish}}
Driving before peltoauto
In Finland, there is also another type of car, called lokariauto, which is a specially made roofless minicar, designed especially for very young children.
A famous Finnish rally driver Jari-Matti Latvala was only 4 years old when he got his first lokariauto.{{cite web|last=Ranta|first=Jarno|title=Työntekijät virittivät 4-vuotiaan pojan autoa - maitohampaita menettänyt ajaa nyt MM-kullasta|website=Yle.fi|publisher=|date=1 August 2014|url=https://yle.fi/a/3-7388092|access-date=5 December 2022|language=Finnish}}
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Impact on professional motorsports
According to Mikko Korpela, who has been organizing race event called Peltorance, in the municipality of Siikainen since 2008, thinks that Finland's success in both rallying and formula racing has been paved by peltoautoilu. He has also stated that, popularity of peltoautoilu is currently growing rapidly.{{cite web|last=Laihonen|first=Karri|title=Siikaisten Peltorance hurmaa: "Oli autossa 6 tai 600 hevosvoimaa, niin miehet saavat kilpailun aikaiseksi"|website=Yle.fi|publisher=|date=25 February 2017|url=https://yle.fi/a/3-9480125|access-date=29 December 2022|language=Finnish}}
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