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Page 1: Finland Sport in Finland. Finland Year of EU entry: 1995 Capital city: Helsinki Total area: 338 000 km² Population: 5.3 million Finland, a country of

FinlandSport in Finland

Page 2: Finland Sport in Finland. Finland Year of EU entry: 1995 Capital city: Helsinki Total area: 338 000 km² Population: 5.3 million Finland, a country of

Finland

Year of EU entry: 1995Capital city: HelsinkiTotal area: 338 000 km²Population: 5.3 million

Finland,  a  country  of forests  and  lakes,  is perhaps best known for its unspoilt  natural  beauty. Helsinki,  Finland's  capital and  largest  city,  receives many visitors year-round. 

Page 3: Finland Sport in Finland. Finland Year of EU entry: 1995 Capital city: Helsinki Total area: 338 000 km² Population: 5.3 million Finland, a country of

Sport in Finland Sport  is  considered  a national  pastime  in  Finland and  many  Finns  visit different  sporting  events regularly.Pesäpallo    ("Finnish baseball")  is  the  national sport  of  Finland,  although the  most  popular  forms  of sport  in  terms of  television viewers  and  media coverage  are  ice-hockey and Formula One. The most popular  recreational  sports and  activities  include floorball,  nordic  walking, running and skiing.

Page 4: Finland Sport in Finland. Finland Year of EU entry: 1995 Capital city: Helsinki Total area: 338 000 km² Population: 5.3 million Finland, a country of

Wife carryin

gThe wife carrying competition is very popular  in  Finland,  though it  doesn’t  actually  have  to  be your wife.  And  the winner  gets the woman's weight in beer.

Several  types  of  carry  may  be practised:  piggyback,  fireman's carry  (over  the  shoulder),  or Estonian-style  (the  wife  hangs upside-down  with  her  legs around  the  husband's shoulders,  holding  onto  his waist).

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Athletics and Ice Hockey• The  sport  of  athletics  has  historically  been  an  important  part  of 

both  Finnish  sports  history  and  national  identity.  Javelin throw is the  only  event  in  which  Finland  has  enjoyed  success  all  the  way from  the 1900s  to  this day.  Thus,  it  is  currently  the most popular athletics event in Finland.

• Ice hockey is the most popular sport in Finland. It's top professional league,  the  SM-Liiga,  is  among  the  strongest  in  the  world.  The Finnish  national  team has won  the World  Championship  twice,  in 1995 and 2011. 

Page 6: Finland Sport in Finland. Finland Year of EU entry: 1995 Capital city: Helsinki Total area: 338 000 km² Population: 5.3 million Finland, a country of

Athletics and Ice HockeyTero Kristian Pitkämäkiis a  Finnish 

javelin thrower and the former World Champion.

Teemu Ilmari Selänne nicknamed "The  Finnish  Flash"  is  a  Finnish professional ice hockey winger.

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Motorsport

Motorsport  became  popular  in  Finland in  the  1950s  with  the  birth  of  rallying competitions.

Currently  the  most  popular  form  of motorsport  is  Formula  One.    F1  was popularized  in  Finland  in  the  1980s  by Keke Rosberg, who in 1982 became the first Finnish Formula One World Driver's champion. 

Today’s  most  famous    Finnish  driver  in F1 is Kimi Räikkönen.

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Famous Finnish runners

• Hannes Kolehmainen

• Paavo Nurmi

• Lasse Virén

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Famous Finnish Women in Sport

•  Eva Wahlström is  the  most successful Finnish female boxer

•  Tanja Poutiainen is  a Finnish alpine ski racer

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By: Alexandra Buglyó