Lappeenranta is a city and municipality situated on the shore of the lake Saimaa in southeastern Finland, about 30 kilometres from the Russian border. It belongs to the region of South Karelia. With approximately 73,000 inhabitants Lappeenranta is the 13th largest city in Finland, after incorporating the previous municipalities of Lappee and Lauritsala in 1967, Nuijamaa in 1989, Joutseno in 2009, and Ylämaa in 2010.
The Helsinki Olympic Stadium, located in the Töölö district about 2.3 kilometres (1.4 mi) from the centre of the Finnish capital Helsinki, is the largest stadium in the country, nowadays mainly used for hosting sports events and big concerts. The stadium is best known for being the centre of activities in the 1952 Summer Olympics. During those games, it hosted athletics, equestrian show jumping, and the football finals.
Jalkapalloseura Rakuunat was a Finnish football club, based in Lappeenranta.
Stockholm Olympic Stadium, most often called Stockholms stadion or simply Stadion, is a stadium in Stockholm, Sweden. Designed by architect Torben Grut, it was opened in 1912, its original use was as a venue for the 1912 Olympic Games. At the 1912 Games, it hosted the athletics, some of the equestrian, some of the football, gymnastics, the running part of the modern pentathlon, tug of war, and wrestling events. It has a capacity of 13,145–14,500 depending on usage and a capacity of nearly 33,000 for concerts.
Tampere Stadium, also known as Ratina Stadium, designed by architect Timo Penttilä and completed in 1965, is a multi-purpose stadium in Tampere, Finland, with a seating capacity of 16,800 people, and up to 32,000 people for concerts. In 2018, the stadium hosted the IAAF World U20 Championships.
Arto Tolsa Areena is a football stadium in Kotka, Finland. It is the home stadium of Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat (KTP). The stadium holds 4,780 and was inaugurated in 1952 for the Helsinki Olympics. The stadium's record attendance was made during the Olympic Games in the football match between the Soviet Union and Bulgaria, the score having been 2–1 a.e.t.. Depending on the source, the record is 10,000, or 10,637 or 10,950.
Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat is a Finnish football club based in Kotka, Finland, and currently competing in Finland's second league, Ykkönen. The club was founded in 1927 and its colours are green and white. Immediately after its formation the club joined the Finnish Workers' Sports Federation, to which it still belongs. KTP play its home matches at Arto Tolsa Areena.
The Football tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics was won by Hungary.
Lappeenrannan NMKY is a basketball club based in a city of Lappeenranta, Finland. It was formed in 1951 as a Young Men's Christian Association and has won two Finnish Championships and two Finnish Cups.
Nate Kmic is a former professional American football running back. He played college football at Mount Union College after graduating from Delta High School in rural Delta, Ohio
Castrén is a football stadium in the Välivainio neighbourhood of Oulu, Finland. The stadium holds 4 000 spectators. It is the home ground of sports clubs Oulun Luistinseura, JS Hercules and Oulun Palloseura.
Pallokerho Keski-Uusimaa is a football club serving the sub-region of Keski-Uusimaa in Finland and is centred on the towns of Järvenpää, Kerava and Tuusula. The club was formed in 2005 and the men's first team currently plays in the Kakkonen. The Chairman of PK Keski-Uusimaa is Mikko Bergman.
PEPO Lappeenranta is a football club from Lappeenranta in Finland. The club was formed in 1958 and their home ground is at the Kimpinen Sports Centre. The men's first team currently plays in the Kakkonen. The chairman of PEPO is Kari Suninen and the men's first team is managed by Jyrki Saarela.
Pallohonka is a football club from Espoo in Finland. The club was formed in 2009 and their home ground is at the Otaniemen urheilukeskus, Otaniemi. Pallohonka is FC Honka's 'B team' and currently plays in the Kakkonen, or the third level of football in Finland.
Finland competed at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics from August 27 to September 4 in Daegu, South Korea.
The SPL Kaakkois-Suomen piiri(South Eastern Finland Football Association) is one of the 12 district organisations of the Football Association of Finland. It administers lower tier football in South Eastern Finland.
Antti Viskari was a Finnish former long-distance runner. He has a personal best for the marathon of 2:21:27, which he set in 1960. Viskari competed in the marathon at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, placing 53rd. He won the 1956 Boston Marathon on a course found to be short. He died in Finland in 2007.
Chile Olympic football team represents Chile in international football competitions in Olympic Games. Since the 1992 tournament, the team is limited to players under the age of 23, except three overage players. The team is controlled by the Federación de Fútbol de Chile (FFCh). Combined with pre-1992 tournaments, Chile has qualified on four occasions to the Summer Olympics, winning a bronze medal in 2000.
Mikko Kuningas is a Finnish professional footballer who plays for Lahti, as a midfielder and a forward.
The 2019 Finnish Athletics Championships was the year's national outdoor track and field championships for Finland. It was held on 1–4 August at the Kimpinen Sports Centre stadium in Lappeenranta. The walking events took place outside the stadium near Lappeenranta's harbour.
