In January 2007 the amount of licensed Floorball players in Finland for the first time passed the boundary mark of 40,000. The exact number in the end of January was 40,194 licensed players.
There has been a 4-6 % growth in the amount of licensed players during the recent years in Finland and the amount of licensed players have increased in all seasons but one during the history of the sport.
Floorball is also very popular as a recreational sport in Finland. According to the latest national sports research 354 000 Finns spend their time with Floorball and Floorball is the most popular team ball game amongst adults and the second most popular team ball game amongst under 18-year olds.
| Licensed players in Finland 1986-2007:1986 45 1987 220 1988 709 1989 1301 1990 2409 1991 3810 1992 5730 1993 8019 1994 10 122 1995 12 768 1996 17 993 1997 22 943 1998 25 330 1999 28 875 2000 28 680 2001 31 109 2002 32 273 2003 33 799 2004 35 430 2005 36 923 2006 38 995 2007 40 194 (31.1.) |
Licensed players in top 4 countries:
1. Sweden: 132 795 (season 05/06) All the received statistics from season 05/06 can
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