Finland's Bandy Association
Finland's Bandy Association (Finnish: Suomen Jääpalloliitto, Swedish: Finlands Bandyförbund) is the governing body for the sport of bandy in Finland. Bandy was one of the sports for which the Ball Association of Finland, founded in 1907, was created. The present Finnish Bandy Association was founded on 18 March 1972, to take over bandy from the Ball Association of Finland, which from then on concentrated on association football only.[1]
History
Bandy came to Finland from
Finland was one of the founding members of the Federation of International Bandy in 1955[1][3] and in 1957 the very first Bandy World Championship was held at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium.
In 2008 the Finnish bandy league, Bandyliiga, celebrated its 100th anniversary.
Presidents
- Erik Berner, 1972–1978
- Pentti Seppälä, 1978–1983
- Mauno Forsman, 1983–1987
- Carl Gerhard Fogelberg, 1987–1992
- Michael Sandbacka, 1992–1996
- Risto Suves, 1996–1998
- Juha Hilmola, 1998–2008
- Topiantti Äikäs, 2008–
Domestic play
Finnish Championship
The Finnish bandy championship has been played annually since 1908. The winning team of the Bandyliiga play-off is named champion.
There is also a Finnish Championship for women's teams.
Finnish Cup
The Bandy Association also arranges the Finnish Cup. The first Finnish Cup was played in 1960.
National teams
References
- ^ a b c "The Finnish Bandy Federation, in English". Finnish Bandy Association. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
- ^ "about women´s bandy - HISTORY OF FINNISH AND INTERNATIONAL WOMEN`S BANDY". Archived from the original on 26 March 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- ^ "About FIB". Federation of International Bandy. Archived from the original on December 6, 2013. Retrieved February 15, 2014.
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