Sport

The dreams of Finnish football fans, and players, are on hold for at least a year after UEFA postponed this year’s EURO 2020 tournament. The Finnish men’s national team – known as Huuhkajat, or Eagle Owls – qualified for this…

The International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF has canceled the upcoming Women’s World Championships due to the spread of Covid-19 coronavirus. The tournament, with the Finnish national team participating, was due to take place later this month in Canada. The host cities…

A huge new sports and leisure complex in Tampere, which will be the main venue for the 2022 ice hockey World Championships, has signed a 10-year naming rights deal with an Oulu-based tech company. But the name of the new…

The highest level of women’s football competition in Finland is getting a name change to become more gender-equal. From the start of the 2020 season the Nastien Liiga (Women’s League) will be re-branded as the Kansallinen Liiga (National League). It’s a…

Helsinki Design Week will find a home this year at the Olympic Stadium, which is coming to the end of a multi-year major refurbishment. Construction has been ongoing at the stadium since 2016 and it’s set to open to…

A new €200 million sports and hotel complex is planned for Helsinki’s neighbourhood of Jätkäsaari, and it could become the home of floorball in the capital city region. The Royal Centre announced on Tuesday that more than 700 parking spaces…

Finnish footballers have enjoyed a night of awards glory at the annual Sports Gala Urheilugaala in Helsinki on Thursday night. Norwich City striker Teemu Pukki won Sportsperson of the Year for his performance in the English Premier League, as well…

Finnish curling teams are hoping to beat the odds and secure places at the upcoming World Championships in Canada – by beating some tough competition this week in Lohja. Sixteen teams are competing for just four remaining places in the…

Finland’s Young Lions booked a place in the ice hockey U20 World Championships semi finals with a 1-0 victory against the USA. It means the Americans leave the tournament without a medal, but the Finns have a shot at taking…

Finland’s U20 men’s ice hockey team have found a winning formula over the weekend after a loss in their opening game of the IIHF World Championship in the Czech Republic. The Young Lions beat Slovakia 8-1 on Saturday, and followed…