The Football Association of Finland is the governing body of football in Finland. It was founded in Helsinki on 19 May 1907.
Mikkelin Palloilijat is a Finnish football club, based in Mikkeli. Founded 1929. Previously it also included volleyball, bandy and ice hockey sections. In 1998 MP merged with Mikkelin Kissat to form FC Mikkeli. Due to financial difficulties, this union in 2001 was dissolved and the two clubs returned to manage individually. It played in the Finnish First Division (Ykkönen) from 2004 to 2006 but was relegated to Kakkonen at the end of the season. The club gained promotion to Ykkönen by winning the Group A of Kakkonen 2009 but was immediately relegated back to Kakkonen in 2010. The club's manager is Ilkka Mäkelä, and it plays its home matches at Mikkelin Urheilupuisto. In 2015 they got promoted to the Ykkönen again.
The Finnish national bandy team has taken part in all the Bandy World Championships for men since the competition was launched for the first time in 1957. Finland won the championship title in 2004. They have always finished in the top four, and have won 28 medals in 36 championships.
The Federation of International Bandy is the international governing body for the sport of bandy, including the variant called rink bandy.
Narukerä are a Finnish bandy club from Pori. Narukerä finished in 3rd position in the Bandyliiga in the 2005-2006 season and also competed in the Bandy World Cup. In 2012 they reached the final of Bandyliiga. They have won it once in their history, in the 1998/1999 season.
Bandyliiga (Finnish) or Bandyligan is the top level of bandy in Finland. The league was founded in 1908 and the 2018-19 season is the 109th season of the Bandyliiga. The present name has been used since the 1991/1992 season. The league has ten teams and JPS are the reigning champions.
The Suomen Palloliiton Saimaan piiri(SPL Saimaa district) was a district organisation of the Football Association of Finland operating from 1924 to 1994. Until the Second World War the district was known as the Suomen Palloliiton Viipurin piiri . It administered football and bandy initially in and around Viipuri, later expanding to cover the southern part of the historical Finnish Karelia, and ultimately in the Lake Saimaa area. Currently it's part of the Suomen Palloliiton Kaakkois-Suomen piiri.
Sweden women's national bandy team represent Sweden in the Women's Bandy World Championship. The team is controlled by the Swedish Bandy Association.
Julius Vähätalo is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward, who is currently playing for Mikkelin Jukurit of the Finnish Liiga. Vähätalo was drafted 166th overall by Detroit Red Wings in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.
Nyborgs Sportklubb, Nyborgs SK, is a sports club in Nyborg, Kalix, Sweden. The team colours are blue and white. The club was founded on 10 March 1946 and is active playing bandy and association football.
HIFK Bandy are a bandy club from Helsinki, Finland. HIFK Bandy was founded in 1907 and it is one the oldest bandy clubs in Finland. HIFK are also the most successful bandy club with 17 championship titles. In 1988 they were European Cup runners-up. HIFK Bandy currently plays in Bandyliiga, the premier bandy league in Finland.
Bandy in the United States is played mostly in Minnesota. Bandy is a team sport played on ice.
Bandy World Championship for youth teams are held in a number of age classes for boys and young men and in one age class for girls playing bandy. The tournaments are governed by the Federation of International Bandy.
HIFK Fotboll or IFK Helsingfors is an association football section of HIFK, a sports club from Helsinki, Finland. The men's football first team plays in the highest tier of Finnish football, Veikkausliiga. Their home ground is at the Telia 5G -areena.
Suomi-sarja is the second tier league for bandy in Finland. The league is under Bandyliiga.
