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Finland’s national basketball team had to fight from behind to beat Island 83-79 in Helsinki tonight. The visiting Icelanders were cheered on by their fans, who were noticeably louder in the arena than the Finnish fans, even though they were…

Finland has secured a place in the next round of the Eurobasket tournament with a decisive 89-77 victory over Greece. Finland only needed to beat Greece, considered the weakest team in Group A, to get a berth in the last…

Finland’s national basketball team have secured a hard-fought victory against Poland in the Eurobasket tournament in Helsinki. Susijengi – or Wolfpack – emerged triumphant 90-87 after two periods of extra time at Helsinki Arena. That means the Finnish men are currently…

Finland’s Henri Kontinen and his Australian doubles partner John Peers have moved into the fourth round of the US Open tennis tournament. Kontinen and Peers beat Russian pair Mikhail Elgin and Daniil Medvedev 7-6 (7-3), 6-4 in a match that…

If you got the impression that football fans were becoming better behaved, then you’d be right. Co-operation between clubs, authorities, sports groups and the local community plays a key role in reducing problem scenarios at Finnish sports events, according to Jouko…

Espoo United says it is axing its women’s basketball and ice hockey teams for financial reasons. "United’s first year of action was a sporting success" says franchise founder and owner Jussi Salonoja. "But economically, so difficult, that we have to…

A weekend on the beach for Finland’s beach volleyball stars ended with new national champions being crowned in Jyväskylä. Jyrki Nurminen and Pekka Piippo clinched the title, after a tight battle against Santeri Siren and Ilari Määttänen. Next, Nurminen and…

Six women’s teams were in action today in the Finnish Cup quarter finals. Here are the final results: PK-35 Vantaa 2 – JyPK 1 Åland United 0 – Honka 2 Todays results mean that Kokkola’s GBK faces PK-35 Vantaa; while Helsinki’s HKJ…

One of Finland’s best hopes for a medal at the athletics World Championships in London ended with a fifth place finish in the javelin final. Tero Pitkämäki was the 2007 World Champion but has struggled to medal at recent events. Although…

Starting in 2018, Helsinki’s blue ribbon running events will be combined into one day. Races will include a marathon, half marathon, marathon relay, 5km street race, and a mini-marathon event for children, and take place on 19th May under a…