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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…

Author: Marco Bombino The 2001 born age-group is looking like a very promising group of prospects for Finland. There are some high-end players, especially at forward, that we have covered on the site with scouting reports. Here I will feature…

Mimosa Jallow has cruised into the semi-finals of the 50m backstroke at the swimming World Championships in Budapest, setting a new Finnish record along the way. The Jyväskylä-based athlete clocked a time of 28.05 seconds in her heat, an improvement…