AC Oulu is a Finnish professional football club based in Oulu, currently playing in Finland's premier division, Veikkausliiga. Formed in 2002, the club have played six seasons in Finland's highest football league Veikkausliiga and 16 seasons in the second highest league. They currently play their home games at Raatti Stadium, and the club colours are navy blue, and white.
Väinö Veikko Sakari Huhtala was a Finnish former cross-country skier who competed in the early 1960s. He won two medals in the 4 × 10 km relay at the Winter Olympics with a gold in 1960 and a silver in 1964. Huhtala also finished fourth in the 15 km event at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.
Rafael Scapini de Almeida, commonly known as Rafinha, is a Brazilian football coach of OLS and a former professional footballer. Besides Brazil, he has played in Finland and Belgium. During his career, Rafinha was deployed on different positions on the field, having started as a winger, moving on to midfield and ending his career as a centre back.
Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho, commonly referred to as SJK, also internationally SJK Seinäjoki, is a Finnish professional football club from the city of Seinäjoki. The club plays in the Veikkausliiga, the highest tier of the Finnish league system. Their home ground is OmaSP Stadion, which is located near the city center and next to SJK's training facility Wallsport. SJK was formed in 2007 after the merger of TP-Seinäjoki and Sepsi-78.
David Ramadingaye is a retired footballer who last played for Finnish Veikkausliiga club KTP. Born in Finland, Ramadingaye represented Finland at youth level before debuting for the Chad national team in 2023.
Timi Tapio Lahti is a Finnish former professional footballer who played as a centre back. Since 2015, Lahti has worked for Jalkapallon Pelaajayhdistys (JPY), "Finnish Football Players Union".
Aleksi Paananen is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Veikkausliiga club AC Oulu. He is often labeled as Thiago Alcantara or Diego Maradona of Finnish football, of which the latter he got the nickname ”Diego”.
Moshtagh Hossain Yaghoubi aka Mosa is an Afghan-born Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.
Jesse Pekka Joronen is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie A club Venezia and the Finland national team. He made his senior debut for Finland in 2013.
Ponterosa is a 2001 Finnish comedy film directed by brothers Mika and Pasi Kemmo. The film takes place in a campsite in Åland, where a group of very different people get to know each other.
Jesse Puljujärvi is a Finnish professional ice hockey player for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL). Rated as a top prospect, Puljujärvi was drafted fourth overall by the Edmonton Oilers in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft.
Rasmus Karjalainen is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a winger for SJK. He began his senior career in 2014, at age 18, with OLS.
Bile-Enoch Banza is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as right winger for Ykkösliiga club KTP.
Niklas Jokelainen is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder and captains AC Oulu in Veikkausliiga.
Henrik Ölander is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a left back for Veikkausliiga club Gnistan.
Jesse Öst is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Veikkausliiga club HJK.
Jake Dunwoody is a professional footballer who most recently played as a midfielder for Veikkausliiga club AC Oulu. Born in England, he has represented Northern Ireland at under-21 level.
Miika Juho Sakari Koskela is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Eliteserien club Tromsø.
Lasse Ikonen is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ykkösliiga club TPS.
Roope Huhtala is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Ykkösliiga club JIPPO.
