Finland Floorball news

PSS Women's champion in Finland for the first time

30th April 2021 - News , Finland Floorball News

PSS from Porvoo are Finnish champions for the first time ever as they beat SB-Pro after a penalty shootout competition in the decisive game seven of the finals. Ella Sundström’s goal decided the title in the sixth pair of the shootout. PSS also...

Women's F-liiga semi-finals start & Oilers will play in the Men's finals

31st March 2021 - News , Finland Floorball News

The four best Women's F-liiga teams in Finland are now ready for the semi-finals and the first matches are played on Saturday 3rd of April. In the Men's F-liiga, Oilers became the first team to make it to the finals.   Oilers first team in...

Men's F-liiga semi-finals start in Finland

19th March 2021 - News , Finland Floorball News

All four Men's F-liiga teams are now ready for the semi-finals and the first semi-final match is played on Friday 19th of March. Classic, TPS and Oilers all eliminated their quarter-final opponents in five games. In the fourth quarter-final pair,...

Finnish Floorball Federation is concerned about its clubs and the well-being of children and youth

15th March 2021 - News , Finland Floorball News

Floorball activities in Finland have been repeatedly suspended and this causes problems to the floorball clubs when the member numbers are dropping. In addition,  the well-being of children and youth can be threatened. In floorball as in many...

Men's F-liiga in Finland will reduce number of teams and increase matches

25th February 2021 - News , Finland Floorball News

The number of teams in the Men's F-liiga will be reduced for the 2022-23 season to 12 teams. At the same time, the number of matches is increased as teams play a triple series. The most visible part of the reform is to reduce the number of teams...

Mika Kohonen ends his playing career

29th January 2021 - News , Finland Floorball News

The Finnish floorball legend Mika Kohonen has decided to end his career as a player. Kohonen has represented Finland in all the Men's World Floorball Championships since 1998 and he has been elected the World's best player five times.  Mika...

51,400 licensed floorball players in Finland - Covid-19 having a negative impact

19th January 2021 - News , Finland Floorball News

The number of licensed floorball players in Finland was 51,400 at the end of the year 2020. EräViikingit from Helsinki continues to be the biggest floorball club. The amount of players with a purchased game pass were 50,961 at the end of the...

Finnish Floorball Federation General Assembly elects new Central Board

1st December 2020 - News , Finland Floorball News

The Finnish Floorball Federation had their General Assembly on Saturday the 28th of November, electing a new Central Board (CB) for the next three-year term. Risto Kauppinen will continue as President of the CB with four new...

Nykky continues to coach the Finnish Men's national team until the end of 2022

22nd October 2020 - News , Finland Floorball News , The World Games , World Floorball Championships

Petteri Nykky will continue as the head coach of the Finnish Men's national team until the end of 2022. The new agreement covers three major championships within two years. In addition to the Men's World Floorball Championships that were...