Sport, known by its full name as Hockey Team Vaasan Sport OY or simply Vaasan Sport, is a Finnish ice hockey team playing in Liiga, and is based at Vaasa Arena in Vaasa. The team was established in 1939 as IF Sport.
Vaasan Palloseura is a Finnish football club, based in Vaasa. It currently plays in the first tier of Finnish football (Veikkausliiga). The club's current manager is Jussi Nuorela. The club plays its home matches at Hietalahti. VPS played twice in the UEFA Cup in 1998–99 and in 1999–00, but were knocked out in the 2nd Qualifying Round by Grazer AK of Austria and in the 1st Qualifying Round by St Johnstone of Scotland.
Hietalahti Stadium, also known as Elisa Stadion for sponsorship reasons, is a multi-purpose stadium in Vaasa, Finland. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Vaasan Palloseura. The stadium has a capacity of 6,009 spectators.
Tommi "Auge" Kautonen is a Finnish football manager and former player who is the head coach of Finland national under-21 football team.
Henri Scheweleff is a retired Finnish football player, who played as a midfielder. He has previously played for Vaasan Palloseura, Örgryte IS and Tampere United of the Finnish Veikkausliiga. He has also represented the Finnish national football team.
Kwon Jung-Hyuk is a South Korean football goalkeeper who plays for Gyeongnam FC.
O'Brian Woodbine is a Jamaican footballer who played as a defender.
Jyrki Saranpää is a Finnish football player who plays for Veikkausliiga side Vaasan Palloseura. He is adept at playing as a striker, midfielder and defender, making him a valuable asset to his squad. He has even played as a goalkeeper and saved a penalty in that match.
Cornelius Stewart is a Saint Vincentian professional footballer who currently plays as a forward for Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club in the Bangladesh Premier League and the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines national team.
Sebastian Strandvall is a Finnish professional football midfielder who plays for Finnish side Vaasan Palloseura. He has also played one time for the national team of Finland. Besides Finland, he has played in Iran and Austria.
Jan Ahlvik is a Finnish footballer who represents Vaasan Palloseura of Veikkausliiga.
Toni Hahto is a retired Finnish footballer who represented Vaasan Palloseura of Veikkausliiga.
Jens Nygård is a Finnish footballer who represents Vaasan Palloseura of Veikkausliiga.
Gregory Eckhardt is an American soccer player.
Koskela is a Finnish surname meaning "a place of rapids". Notable people with the surname include:
Nikko Daniel Boxall is a New Zealand footballer who most recently played as a defender for Wellington Phoenix.
Eino Lahti was a Finnish footballer. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1936 Summer Olympics. At club level he played for Helsingin Palloseura, Vaasan Palloseura and RU-38. In Mestaruussarja he played a total of 88 games scoring once, 41 games and 1 goal for VPS and 47 games for HPS. He also played in second division.
Tero is a Finnish masculine given name that may refer to
Alpo Lintamo was a Finnish footballer who played as a centre-half. He made 13 appearances for the Finland national team from 1955 to 1958. He played his whole career in Finland representing Vaasan Palloseura and Helsingin Palloseura.
Nuutti Lintamo was a Finnish footballer who played as a forward. He made 23 appearances for the Finland national team from 1930 to 1939. He was also part of Finland's team for their qualification matches for the 1938 FIFA World Cup.
