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- ↑ "Petri Haapimaa MPS:n uusi valmennuspäällikkö" (in Finnish). SPL Helsinki. 2013. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
- ↑ "Petri Haapimaa". Veikkausliiga (in Finnish). Veikkausliiga.com. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
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