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Sport is considered a national pastime inFinlandand many Finns visit different sporting events regularly.[1][2]Pesäpallois the national sport of Finland, although the most popular forms of sport in terms of television viewers and media coverage areice hockeyandFormula One.In spectator attendance,harness racingcomes right after ice hockey in popularity.

Other popular sports includefloorball,bandy,football,ringette,andPesäpallo.

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Ice hockey

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Teemu Selänneis the greatest Finnish goal scorer in history in theNHL's regular season. The Finnish discus audience has also voted him the all-time Finnish player.
Main article:Ice hockey in Finland
See also:Finland men's national ice hockey team,Finland women's national ice hockey team,Finland men's national junior ice hockey team,andFinland men's national under-18 ice hockey team

Ice hockeyis the most popular sport in Finland. The Finnish main leagueLiigahas an attendance average of 4,850 people.[3]Ice Hockey World Championships 2016final Finland-Canada, 69% Finnish people watched that game in TVMTV3-channel.[4]TheFinnish national teamhas won the World Championship four times, in1995,2011,2019and in2022and is considered a member of the so-called "Big Six",the unofficial group of the six strongest men's ice hockey nations, along withCanada,Czechia,Russia,Swedenand theUnited States.[5]At the2022 Winter Olympics,the Finnish hockey team won at theMen's tournamentOlympic gold for the first time.[6][7][8]Some of the most notable Finnish players areTeemu Selänne,Jari Kurri,Jere Lehtinen,Teppo Numminen,Tuukka Raskand brothersSakuandMikko Koivu.Finland has hosted Men's Ice Hockey World Championships in1965,1974,1982,1991,1997,2003,2022and co-hosted2012-2013and2023.

FinnishSM-Liigagame,TapparavsIlves.
Year Location Result
1995 Stockholm/GävleSweden Gold
2011 Bratislava/KošiceSlovakia Gold
2019 Bratislava/KošiceSlovakia Gold
2022 Tampere/HelsinkiFinland Gold

Football

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Finland football team in 1953
See also:Football in Finland,Finland national football team,Finland women's national football team,andFinland national futsal team

Football in Finland, unlike in mostEuropeancountries, is not the most popular spectatorsport,as it falls behindice hockey,which enjoys a huge amount of popularity in the country.[9]Footballtops ice hockey in the number of registered players (115,000 vs. 60,000[10][11]) and as a popular hobby (160,000 vs. 90,000 in adults and 230,000 vs. 105,000 in youth[12][13]). It is the most popular hobby among 3- to 18-year-olds, whereas ice hockey is 9th.[13] Football's standing is constantly increasing, where the yearly growth rate has lately been over 10 percent.[14]In season 2006–07 19.9 percent of registered players were female.[14]TheFootball Association of Finland(Palloliitto) has approximately a thousand clubs as its members.[10]According to aGallup poll,nearly 400,000 people include football in their hobbies.[12][13]

HJKis the most successful Finnish football club and has won 32 Finnish championship. Also it is only Finnish club that has played in theUEFA Champions LeagueandEuropa Leaguein group stage.

Floorball

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See also:Finland men's national floorball teamandFinland women's national floorball team
The Finnish men celebrating having become the 2018 world champions

Floorballis a popular sport and Finland was one of the three founding countries ofInternational Floorball Federation.Finland men's national floorball teamhas won theWorld Floorball Championshipsin 2008, 2010, 2016 and 2018, making floorball the only team sport in which Finland has defended a World Championship title, and placed second in 1996, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2012 and 2014.

Finland has hosted Men's World Floorball Championships in2002and2010and will host it again in2020.The game is played similar to floor hockey, with five players and a goal keeper on each team. The game is played indoors for men and woman, using 95 to 115.5 cm. sticks, and a plastic ball. The length of the game is three twenty minute periods.

Motorsport

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Jarno Saarinen,famous motorcycle rider born in Turku. The statue is located in Turku'sAurajokiBeach, Barker Park
See also:Formula One drivers from Finland

Motorsport became popular in Finland in the 1950s with the birth ofrallyingcompetitions. In the 1960s Finnish rally drivers such asRauno Aaltonen,Timo MäkinenandPauli Toivonenstarted to dominate international events and have held the post since, making Finland the most successful nation in theWorld Rally Championship.Juha KankkunenandTommi Mäkinenboth won the World Championship four times during their respective careers andMarcus Grönholmwon the title twice in 2000 and 2002. After 20 years laterKalle Rovanperäwon the World Championship in 2022. Finland's WRC event,Neste Oil Rally Finland,gathers 500,000 spectators every year. The city ofJyväskyläin theCentral Finland regionhas often served as the main venue for Finnish rally competitions.[15][16]

Currently the most popular form of motorsport isFormula One.F1 was popularized in Finland in the 1980s byKeke Rosberg,who in1982became the first FinnishFormula One World Driver's champion,and reached its peak whenMika Häkkinenwon the championship twice in1998and1999.Kimi Räikkönen,the2007champion, has retired from the sport at the end of 2021. Since 2013,Valtteri Bottashas competed for theWilliams F1,MercedesandAlfa Romeoteams.

Other forms of motorsport popular in Finland includeGrand Prix motorcycle racing,which reached its peak in the early 1970s before the death ofJarno Saarinen.Inenduro,7 and 13-timeWorld Enduro ChampionsKari TiainenandJuha Salminenhave ensured media coverage in their home country.

Bandy

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See also:Finland national bandy teamandRinkball
Finland national bandy teamin the final of the2016 World Championshipagainst the victorious home teamRussia

Bandyis played throughout Finland. It was the first team sport with a national Finnish championship. TheBandyliigais still popular. In2004,Finland won theBandy World Championship.The game consists of two teams whose goal is to put a single ball in opposing team's goal to score. The game is played on ice, with both teams on skates. In terms of licensed athletes, it is the second biggest winter sport in the world.[17]Finland's Bandy Association(Finnish: Suomen Jääpalloliitto, Swedish: FinlandsBandyförbund) is the governing body for the sport of bandy in Finland.

Pesäpallo

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See also:Pesäpallo World Cup
Veto against Jymy at the Saarikenttä stadium inVimpelion 19 July 2015

Developed byLauri "Tahko" Pihkalain the 1920s and often considered as a national sport of Finland,pesäpallohas a steady popularity around the country, especially in the Ostrobothnia region. The main national league,Superpesis,has an attendance average of about 1,600 in men's and 500 in the women's league.[18]

Ringette

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See also:Ringette,World Ringette Championships,andFinland national ringette team

In 1979,Juhani Wahlstenintroducedringettein Finland.[19]Wahlsten created some teams inTurku.Finland's first ringette club was Ringetteläisiä Turun Siniset, and the country's first ringette tournament took place in December, 1980. In 1979Juhani Wahlsteninvited two coaches, Wendy King and Evelyn Watson, fromDollard-des-Ormeaux,a suburb of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, to teach girls of various ages how to play ringette.[20]The Ringette Association ofTurkuwas established in 1981 and several Canadian coaches went there to initiate the training and help establish the sport. The ski national week then organized an annual tournament to bring together all the ringette teams.

InternationallyCanadaand Finland have always been the most active ambassadors in theInternational Ringette Federation.Canada and Finland regularly travel across various countries to demonstrate how ringette is played.

Ice cross downhill

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Finns in Red Bull Crashed Ice
See also:Crashed IceandIce cross downhill

Racers are typically athletes with a background in ice hockey, however competitors from the sports of bandy and ringette have also competed with great success, such as Salla Kyhälä from Finland's national ringette team, who also played in Canada's National Ringette League and Mirko Lahti has win Finnish downhill skating championship two times 2020 and 2021. Junior World championship 2017-2018 and Men`s World championship 2022-23.

Synchronized Skating

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See also:Synchronized skatingandISU World Synchronized Skating Championships

Inline skating originated in Finland in the 1980s and was initially known as group patterning. The first Finnish Synchronized skating team, The Rockets (HTK; now Helsinki Rockettes), was founded in 1984. Today, Finland is one of the top countries in figure skating - the teams have done well in international competitions for years. There are more than 100 Synchronized skating teams in Finland.

Skiing

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See also:Finlandia-hiihto
Nykänenon a postage stamp
Juha Mietoin 1976
Janne Ahonenformer ski jumper
Iivo Niskanenin 2019

FIS Nordic Wolrd Ski Championships Seefeld 2019 - Men 15 km Interval Start Classic. Picture shows Iivo Niskanen (FIN). Finland has always produced successful competitors in the disciplines ofnordic skiing.Championship-winning malecross-country skiersfrom Finland includeVeli Saarinen(winner of anOlympicgold and threeWorld Championshiptitles in the 1920s and 1930s),Veikko Hakulinen(who won three Olympic and three World Championship golds in the 1950s and 1960s, as well as a World Championship silver medal inbiathlon) andJuha Mieto(who won an Olympic gold medal in1976and two overallFIS Cross-Country World Cups). Among female athletes,Marjo Matikainen-Kallströmwon a gold at the1988 Winter Olympics,three World Championships and three overall World Cups andMarja-Liisa Kirvesniemiwon three golds at both the Olympics and World Championships and two overall World Cup titles.

Finland has been the most successful nation inSki jumping at the Winter Olympics,having won ten golds, eight silvers and four bronze medals. Notable names includeMatti Nykänen,a four-time Olympic gold medalist, a five time Ski Jumping World Champion, the 1985 winner of theFIS Ski-Flying World Championships,a four-time winner of the overallWorld Cuptitle, and a double winner of the prestigiousFour Hills Tournament.More recentlyJanne Ahonenhas been one of the top competitors in the sport since the mid-1990s, winning five World Championship golds and two overall World Cups. He is also the record holder for wins in the Four Hills Tournament, having won the competition five times.

As a country strong in both cross-country skiing and ski jumping Finland has also enjoyed success inNordic combined.Heikki Hasuwon golds in Nordic combined in the1948and1952 Olympics,as well as a cross-country gold in the 4 x 10 kilometre relay at the1952 Olympics.He also won a World Championship gold in1950.Eero Mäntyrantawon 7 Olympic medals (3 golds, 2 silvers, and 2 bronzes) spread over the1960,1964,and1968Olympics in addition to his five World Championship medals (2 gold, 2 silver and a bronze) spread over the1962and1966games.Samppa Lajunenwon three Olympic golds at the2002 Olympicsand twoFIS Nordic Combined World Cups.Hannu Manninenwon the World Cup for four consecutive seasons between 2003/4 and 2006/7.

Kaisa Mäkäräinenformer biathlete

Although traditionally not as strong as Norway, Sweden, Germany and Russia in biathlon, Finland has had world-class competitors in this discipline.Heikki IkolaandJuhani Suutarinenwere both highly successful in the 1970s - Ikola won fourWorld Championshipgolds and Suutarinen won three. In 2011Kaisa Mäkäräinenwon a World Championship title in the pursuit at theBiathlon World Championshipsand wasBiathlon World Cupchampion. She won her second overall Biathlon World Cup in2014,and a third in2018.

In recent years Finnish skiers have enjoyed success in the technical disciplines ofalpine skiing.Kalle Palanderwas Slalom World Champion in 1999 and World Cup Slalom champion in the2003 Alpine Skiing World Cup.Tanja Poutiainenwon three discipline World Cup titles in Slalom and Giant Slalom in the 2000s.

Athletics

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Paavo Nurmilights the fire at the Olympics inHelsinki 1952
Jukola relayis the world's largest orienteering competition
Tapio Rautavaara,Kuuno Honkonen,Pentti SiltaloppiandSalomon Könönenat the1948 Summer Olympics
See also:Finland-Sweden athletics international,Finnish Orienteering Federation,Finnish Championships in Athletics,andFinnish Amateur Athletic Association

The sport ofathleticshas historically been an important part of both Finnish sports history and national identity.Hannes Kolehmainenhas been said to "run Finland onto the world map" at the1912 Summer Olympics,and from the1920 Summer OlympicstoWorld War IIFinland was the second most successful country in athletics, as only theUnited Statesmanaged to collect more Olympic medals.Javelin throwis 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.Jukola RelayandVenla's Relayare the largest and the most famousorienteeringevents in Finland.

Combat sports

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Wrestling

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Petra Olli

Wrestling was a successful sport for Finns in the early 20th century. The first wrestling club was theHelsingin Atleettiklubifounded in 1891, and the Finnish championship series (SM-kilpailut) were organized for the first time in 1898.[21]Verner Weckmanwon his seriesAt the 1906 Athens Intermediate Olympicsand achieved Finland's first official Olympic victorytwo years later in London.[22]In total, Finns won 20 Olympic gold medals in wrestling between 1908 and 1936, thirteen of them in Greco-Roman wrestling and seven in freestyle wrestling. From the period after the Second World War, Finland has six wrestling gold medals, five of which are from Greco-Roman wrestling.[23]The last Finnish men's world champion isMarko Yli-Hannukselafrom 1997, but the European Finns have won championships even in the 2000s, when women's wrestling became more common, and in 2018Petra Ollibecame the first Finnish female wrestler to win the world championship.

Bo xing

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Amin Asikainen
Eva Wahlström

Finnish bo xing championship competitions started in 1923.[24]Finnish Olympic champions areSten Suviofrom 1936 andPentti Hämäläinenfrom 1952.[25]However, the most famous Finnish boxer of the 1930s wasGunnar Bärlund,who was the second challenger to world championJoe Louisin the professional bo xing heavyweight rankings.[26]The first Finn to compete in the professional world championship wasOlli Mäki,who lost toDavey Moorein the World Championship match at theHelsinki Olympic Stadiumin August 1962.[27]Mäki is the only Finn who has won both the amateur and professional European championships.[28]The amateur WC medal has been achieved byTarmo Uusivirta1978 and 1982,Jyri Kjäll1993[29]andJoni Turunen1995 and 2001. Women's bo xing n's biggest star isEva Wahlström,who in 2015 was the first Finn to win the world championship in professional bo xing.[30]Today,Robert Heleniusis Finland's most successful boxer.

Mixed martial arts

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FCF Winter Warwrestlingevent
Tony Halme,former and first Finnish bornWWF/WWEwrestler

In judo, Finland's only World Championship medal has been achieved byJuha Salonen,who in 1981 took bronze in the heavyweight category.Jukka-Pekka Väyrynenwas the first Finn to win the World Championship in karate in 1982. The most successful Finnish karateka isSari Laine,who won seven European championships in the years 1987–1996 in addition to her one World Championship in individual series. The first Finn seen inUFCevents wasTony Halme,who participated in theUFC 13event organized on May 30, 1997 in Augusta, Georgia, USA. Halme lost his match in less than a minute to the future star of the sport,Randy Couture,by submission after Couture got a choke hold. Another Finn who fought in the UFC wasAnton Kuivanen,who fought two fights in the organization in 2012 and one fight in 2013. The third Finn in the organization wasTom Niinimäkiwho won one and lost three matches. Today, one Finnish citizen, KurdMakwan Amirkhani,is a member of the organization.

American Football

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Finland national American football team
See also:Finland national American football teamandFinland women's national American football team

American football has a long history in Finland. TheAmerican Football Association of Finlandis the governing body and theVaahteraliigafounded in 1980, is the highest level in Finland signing import talent from North America and Europe. TheFinland national American football teamhas won five European championships.[31]

Basketball

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The Finnish basketball players at the 2017 European Championship before the game against Greece
See also:Basketball Finland,Finland national basketball team,andFinland women's national basketball team

As Finland appeared at the2014 Basketball World Cupfor the first time, the sport received a huge boost and major public attention. More than 8,000 basketball fans travelled to Spain to support their team. Overall, they booked more than 40 airplanes.[32]For the second time, Finland made it in2023 Basketball World Cup,for the first time through thequalifiers.Finland has hosted Men'sEuroBasketin 1967 and co-hosted 2017 and 2025.

As in many countries worldwide, Finland has shown some major improvements in its professionalization of the game of basketball recently. ItsKorisliigasends teams to European competitions and has drawn the interest of an increasing number of talents especially from North America but also from Southeastern Europe.[33]

Fiba Europe Cupin the2022-23 season,Karhu Basketbecome the first Finnish club to advance to the final four.

Volleyball

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Finland national volleyball team in 2012.
See also:Finland men's national volleyball teamandFinland women's national volleyball team

Finland featured a women's national team inbeach volleyballthat competed at the2018–2020 CEV Beach Volleyball Continental Cup.[34]

Disc golf

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Main article:Disc golf in Finland
Disc golfers at the now-defunctYyteribeach course at sunset inPori

Disc golfis the fastest growing sport in Finland.[35]According to the Finnish Research Institute for Olympic Sports (KIHU), it is more popular among Finns thanball golf,volleyball,basketballandtennis.[36]As of June 2020,there are approximately 700 disc golf courses in Finland.[37]

Pertti Puikkonendriving two-timeRavikuningatartitle winnerI.P. Vipotiinaat Finland's main race track inVermo.

Harness racing

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Main articles:Harness racing in FinlandandKuninkuusravit

Harness racing in Finlandis characterised by the use of the coldblood breedFinnhorsealong with modern light trotters such as theStandardbred.In lack ofgallop racingculture, harness racing is the main equestrian sport inFinland.Horses used for harness racing in Finland are exclusively trotters.

Racing back home from church had been a tradition long before the first organised race was held in 1817. Modern racing started in the 1960s, when light breeds were allowed to enter the sport andParimutuel bettinggained foothold as pastime. Nowadays harness racing remains popular, with the main events gathering tens of thousands of spectators in the country with a population of some 5 million.

Rugby union

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Main article:Rugby union in Finland

Rugby unionis a minor but growing sport. With both Men's and Women's 15's teams are represented in world rankings and both Women and Men's Sevens teams competing internationally. Finland Men's 15's team is currently ranked 86th out of 105 byWorld Rugby.[38]Finland Women's 15's team is currently ranked 47th out of 56 byWorld Rugby.[39]

Sport shooting

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TheFinnish Shooting Sport Federationis the umbrella organization forsport shootingin Finland.

Tennis

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Jarkko Nieminen(left) andHenri Kontinenplaying Davis Cup double against Luxemburg in 2008

Tennis came to Finland in 1881. The first club was Wiborgs lawntennisklubb, founded in 1898. The Finnish Tennis Federation was founded in 1911, and it immediately joined the international tennis federation. The first Finnish championship was won in 1912 byBoris Schildt.in 2023Finnish teamadvanced to theDavis Cupfinal tournament for the first time and knocking out 32-time championsUSAto reach the quarter-finals for the first time.Henri Kontinenhas involved in winningWimbledon Championships – Mixed doublesandAustralian Open – Men's doubles,Harri Heliövaarahas involved in winningUS Open – Mixed doubles.Jarkko Nieminenis the highest-ranked Finnish tennis player ever in the world and the only Finn to win an ATP singles tournament.

Skittles sports

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Kyykkäplaying in the winter time

Finnish skittles(Kyykkä), is a centuries-old game of Karelian origin.Mölkkyis modern version of Kyykkä.

Cue sports

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Kaisaor karoliina is acue sportmainly played in Finland and its the most traditional form of billiards in Finland and has been practiced in Finland for several decades before the birth of Finnish billiards association. The sport is still popular in Finland, and 20–30 tournaments under the Finnish Billiards Association are organized every year. In addition to the main series, there are different series, Seniors and Juniors.

Ball hockey

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See also:Ball hockeyandFinland men's national ball hockey team

Finland has participated in the sport'sWorld Championshipssince the2009 Games.The first Finnish tournament was organized in 2018. Finnish Ball Hockey Federation was founded in 2017 and its belongs to theISBHF(International Street & Ball Hockey Federation).

Other Sports

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Controversies

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Arto Halonenmade a documentary aboutdoping in sportin Finnish winter sports in 2012.[40]Janne Immonen,Jari IsometsäandHarri Kirvesniemiwere convicted in October 2013 by theHelsinki District Court.[41]

International championships hosted by Finland

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Year Championship Venue(es)
1926 Nordic World Ski Championships Lahti
1933 European Wrestling Championships (Greco-Roman style) Helsinki
1938 Nordic World Ski Championships Lahti
1952 Summer Olympics Helsinki
1957 Bandy World Championship Helsinki
1958 Nordic World Ski Championships Lahti
1962 Biathlon World Championships Hämeenlinna
1965 World Ice Hockey Championships Tampere
1967 Bandy World Championship Helsinki,Oulu,Varkaus,Mikkeli,Lappeenranta
1967 FIBA European Championship Helsinki,Tampere
1971 Biathlon World Championships Hämeenlinna
1971 European Athletics Championships Helsinki
1974 Ice Hockey World Championships Helsinki
1975 Bandy World Championship Espoo,Imatra,Kemi,Lappeenranta,Mikkeli,Oulu,Tornio,Varkaus
1976 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships Tampere,Turku,Pori,Rauma
1977 Women's European Volleyball Championship Tampere,Turku,Lahti,Kotka
1977 European Volleyball Championship Helsinki,Tampere,Turku,Oulu
1978 Nordic World Ski Championships Lahti
1980 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships Helsinki,Vantaa
1981 Biathlon World Championships Lahti
1982 World Ice Hockey Championships Helsinki,Tampere
1982 UEFA European Under-18 Championship Helsinki
1982 FIBA U16 Women's European Championship Forssa,Uusikaupunki
1983 Bandy World Championship Helsinki,Porvoo
1984 Nordic World Ski Championships Rovaniemi(co-host)
1985 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships Helsinki,Turku,Vantaa
1987 Biathlon World Championships Lahti(co-host)
1987 European U18 Ice Hockey Championships Tampere,Kouvola,Hämeenlinna
1989 Nordic World Ski Championships Lahti
1990 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships Helsinki,Turku,Kauniainen,Kerava
1990 Biathlon World Championships Kontiolahti(co-host)
1991 Biathlon World Championships Lahti
1991 Ice Hockey World Championships Turku,Tampere,Helsinki
1992 Women's Ice Hockey World Championship Tampere
1993 European Volleyball Championship Oulu,Turku
1994 European Athletics Championships Helsinki
1997 World Ice Hockey Championships Helsinki,Tampere,Turku
1997 European Wrestling Championships (Greco-Roman style) Kouvola
1998 Ice Hockey World Junior Championship Helsinki,Hämeenlinna
1999 Women's Ice Hockey World Championship Espoo,Vantaa
1999 Biathlon World Championships Kontiolahti
2000 European Aquatics Championships Helsinki
2001 Ice Hockey World U18 Championship Helsinki,Heinola,Lahti
2001 Nordic World Ski Championships Lahti
2001 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival Vuokatti
2001 UEFA European Under-18 Championship Helsinki
2003 Ice Hockey World Championship Helsinki,Tampere,Turku
2004 Ice Hockey World Junior Championship Hämeenlinna,Helsinki
2005 World Athletics Championships Helsinki
2007 Ice Hockey World U18 Championship Tampere,Rauma
2009 UEFA Women's European Championship Helsinki,Lahti,Tampere,Turku
2009 European Youth Olympic Summer Festival Tampere
2010 World Ringette Championships Tampere
2012 Ice Hockey World Championship Helsinki(co-host)
2012 European Athletics Championships Helsinki
2013 Ice Hockey World Championship Helsinki(co-host)
2014 European Wrestling Championships Vantaa
2014 Ice Hockey World U18 Championship Lappeenranta,Imatra
2015 Biathlon World Championships Kontiolahti
2016 Ice Hockey World Junior Championship Helsinki
2016 FIBA U20 European Championship Helsinki
2016 World Ringette Championships Helsinki
2017 Nordic World Ski Championships Lahti
2017 FIBA European Championship Helsinki(co-host)
2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship Seinäjoki,Vaasa
2018 European Championship of American football Vantaa
2019 Women's Ice Hockey World Championship Espoo
2021 European Volleyball Championship Tampere(co-host)
2022 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival Vuokatti
2022 Ice Hockey World Championship Tampere,Helsinki
2023 Ice Hockey World Championship Tampere(co-host)
2024 Ice Hockey World U18 Championship Espoo,Vantaa
2024 FIBA U18 European Championship Tampere
2025 FIBA European Championship Tampere(co-host)
2026 European Volleyball Championship Tampere(co-host)
2027 Women's FIBA European Championship Espoo(co-host)
2028 Ice Hockey World Junior Championship TBD

See also

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