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Kauppi Stadium
Kauppi Stadium () is a pesäpallo stadium located in Tampere, Finland. Since its opening in 2022, it has been the home field of the Manse PP, a Superpesis team. Kauppi Stadium is located in the Kauppi Sports Park. The seats are tightly crowded and located very close to the field. The back field overlooks a wooded landscape. Though the stadium renovation was designed in part to hold temporary extra stands by the left and right outer fields, they have generally not been put into use even during the 2024 men's Superpesis final, resulting in the left and right baselines extending much further at 90° angles than what is common for pesäpallo, making the shape of the inner half of the field slightly closer to international baseball. The stadium also hosts cross-country skiing Cross-country skiing is a form of skiing whereby skiers traverse snow-covered terrain without use of ski lifts or other assistance. Cross-country skiing is widely practiced as a sport and recreational activi ...
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Tampere
Tampere is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Pirkanmaa. It is located in the Finnish Lakeland. The population of Tampere is approximately , while the metropolitan area has a population of approximately . It is the most populous municipality in Finland, and the second most populous urban area in the country after the Helsinki metropolitan area. Tampere is the most populous inland city in the Nordic countries. The urban area has a population of approximately 340,000. Tampere is considered to be the most important urban, economic and cultural centre in the whole of inland Finland. Tampere and its surroundings are part of the historic province of Satakunta. The area belonged to the province of Häme from 1831 to 1997; over time, it has often been considered a province of Tavastia. For example, in '' Uusi tietosanakirja'', published in the 1960s, the Tampere sub-region is presented as part of the then province of Tavastia. However between 1775 and 1870 Tammerkoski rap ...
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Finland
Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, opposite Estonia. Finland has a population of 5.6 million. Its capital and largest city is Helsinki. The majority of the population are Finns, ethnic Finns. The official languages are Finnish language, Finnish and Swedish language, Swedish; 84.1 percent of the population speak the first as their mother tongue and 5.1 percent the latter. Finland's climate varies from humid continental climate, humid continental in the south to boreal climate, boreal in the north. The land cover is predominantly boreal forest biome, with List of lakes of Finland, more than 180,000 recorded lakes. Finland was first settled around 9000 BC after the Last Glacial Period, last Ice Age. During the Stone Age, various cultures emerged, distinguished by differen ...
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Transport In Tampere
Transport in Tampere consists of car, bus, Tampere light rail, light rail and Tampere commuter rail, commuter rail services linking the city centre of Tampere, Finland, to surrounding residential areas and towns in the Pirkanmaa region. The system is managed by the Tampere Regional Transport Authority (), branded as . The name originates from a local Colloquial Finnish, colloquialism (from , "now it's coming"), with jokingly used to refer to any public transport vehicle. Fare zones are in use between areas, assigned letters A–C (Changed from A-F in January 2024), each depending on distance from the downtown of Tampere. Roads Due to its central location, Tampere is easy to approach from all over Finland. Tampere is currently served by the Finnish highways Finnish national road 3, 3, Finnish national road 9, 9, Finnish national road 11, 11, and Finnish national road 12, 12 and the main road 65. Highway 3 connects Tampere with the cities of Helsinki and Hämeenlinna in the sou ...
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Tampere University Hospital
Tampere University Hospital (, ) is a teaching hospital of Tampere University along Teiskontie at the Kauppi (district), Kauppi district in Tampere, Finland. It serves as one of the main hospitals in the country and operates in the facilities of Central Hospital (''Keskussairaala'') and Heart Hospital (''Sydänsairaala'') in Tampere, Pitkäniemi Hospital in Nokia, Finland, Nokia, Valkeakoski Hospital in Valkeakoski and Sastamala Hospital in Sastamala. 34 medical specialties are represented at Tampere University Hospital. Most of the specialty activities take place at the Central Hospital, with more than a thousand beds and over 3,000 employees. The hospital provides services to more than 1 million Finns. The hospital belongs to Pirkanmaa, Pirkanmaa Hospital District, of which it covers 80%. The 24h emergency center of Tampere University Hospital treats patients from Tampere, Hämeenkyrö, Ikaalinen, Nokia, Orivesi, Pirkkala, Ruovesi, Sastamala, Virrat, Finland, Virrat and Ylöjä ...
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Tampere Railway Station
Tampere Central Station is a Functionalism (architecture), functionalist building in Tampere, Finland, designed by Eero Seppälä and Otto Flodin, completed in 1936. The station is one of the most important railway stations in Finland. In 2015, the Tampere Central Station was the second busiest railway station in Finland in terms of numbers of passengers, after the Helsinki Central Station. The 36-metre clock tower was later added because the Finnish railway bureau required it (its total height from ground level is about 50 metres). The city's main street Hämeenkatu begins at the railway station, continuing over the Hämeensilta bridge to its western end at the Aleksanteri Church. The Itsenäisyydenkatu (originally called Puolimatkankatu) street begins at the Tammela, Finland, Tammela side of the station, continuing to the Kaleva Church.Iltanen, Jussi: ''Radan varrella: Suomen rautatieliikennepaikat'' (2nd edition), pp. 79-81. Finnish Map Bureau 2010. . Situated in a central loc ...
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Sotkamon Jymy
Sotkamon Jymy ( "Huge of Sotkamo"; or simply Jymy) is a Finnish professional pesäpallo team from Sotkamo. It was founded in 1909. Sotkamon Jymy is playing in the top-tier Superpesis. Sotkamon Jymy has participated in many sports in Finland over the years, such as athletics and orienteering. Since 1990s, the club's main successes have been in pesäpallo. Sotkamon Jymy has won the men's Finnish Pesäpallo Championship (Superpesis) 20 times in years 1963, 1990, 1992–1993, 1995–1997, 2001–2003, 2005–2006, 2009, 2011–2015, 2020 and 2023-2024. The home ground of Sotkamon Jymy is the Hiukka Stadium. Its well-known competitor is '' Vimpelin Veto'' from Vimpeli, known as long-time rival of Sotkamon Jymy.Viiden ottelun sunnuntai Superpesiksessä
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Vimpelin Veto
Vimpelin Veto ( "Draw of Vimpeli"; or simply Veto) is a Finnish professional pesäpallo team from Vimpeli. It was founded in 1934. Vimpelin Veto is playing in the top-tier Superpesis. Vimpelin Veto has participated in many sports in Finland over the years, such as basketball. Since 2010s, the club's main successes have been in pesäpallo. Vimpelin Veto has won the men's Finnish Pesäpallo Championship (Superpesis) six times in years 1960, 1965, 2010, 2016, 2017 and 2022. The home ground of Vimpelin Veto is the Island Field (Vimpeli), Island Field. Its well-known competitor is ''Sotkamon Jymy'' from Sotkamo, known as long-time rival of Vimpelin Veto.Viikonloppu on suuri mahdollisuus: ”Mestaruus pitää ...
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Manse PP
Manse PP is a Finnish professional pesäpallo team from Tampere. It was founded in 2005. Manse PP is playing in the top-tier Superpesis. As of the 2024 season, they were the only remaining team in the men's Superpesis to be located in a city with more than 100,000 residents. Manse PP has won the men's Finnish Pesäpallo Championship (Superpesis) in 2021 and the women's Championship in 2017. The home ground of Manse PP is the Kauppi Stadium. History Tampere's rise to the top of the men's Superpesis map was long awaited, dating back to the early 1990s, when the Finnish Baseball Association set out its ambitious metropolitan vision. The vision was not realised until 2020, when Manse PP won the ''Ykköspesis, First Division'' and was promoted to Superpesis. After the promotion, the club had to significantly strengthen its team, as there is a considerable difference in level between the First Division and Superpesis. Manse PP won the Finnish baseball championship by beating Kouvola ...
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Pesäpallo
Pesäpallo (; ; , colloquially known in Finnish as pesis and also referred to as Finnish baseball) is a fast-moving bat-and-ball games, bat-and-ball sport that is often referred to as the national sport of Finland and has some presence in other places including Germany, Sweden, Switzerland, Australia, and Canada's northern Ontario (the latter two countries have significant Nordic countries, Nordic populations). It is similar to brännboll, rounders, lapta (game), lapta, and baseball. The basic idea of pesäpallo is similar to that of baseball: the offense tries to score by hitting the ball successfully and running through the bases, while the defense tries to put the batter and runners out. One of the most important differences between pesäpallo and baseball is that the ball is pitched vertically, which makes hitting the ball, as well as controlling the power and direction of the hit, much easier. This gives the offensive game more variety, speed, and tactical aspects compared ...
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Superpesis
The Superpesis is the highest level of the Finnish pesäpallo league system. Contested by 13 clubs in men's league and 12 clubs in women's league, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Ykköspesis. Seasons usually run from May to August, with each men's team plays around 30 matches and women's team 24 matches in the regular and continuation series: two against each other, one at home and one away. After the regular season, a continuation series will be played to determine the 8 teams that make the play-offs and the teams that qualify for the knockout stage and the teams that are relegated. Games are played on weekday evenings and weekend afternoons. The competition was founded on 1989, following the Suomen mestaruus, Finnish Championship (the top-tier league from 1955 to 1989). The Superpesis takes advantage of a €100,000 television rights deal with Nelonen Media and Yle securing the broadcasting rights to all Superpesis games, with many matches broadcast ...
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Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball games, bat-and-ball sport played between two team sport, teams of nine players each, taking turns batting (baseball), batting and Fielding (baseball), fielding. The game occurs over the course of several Pitch (baseball), plays, with each play beginning when a player on the fielding team (baseball), fielding team, called the pitcher, throws a Baseball (ball), ball that a player on the batting team (baseball), batting team, called the Batter (baseball), batter, tries to hit with a baseball bat, bat. The objective of the offensive team (batting team) is to hit the ball into the field of play, away from the other team's players, allowing its players to run the Base (baseball), bases, having them advance counter-clockwise around four bases to score what are called "Run (baseball), runs". The objective of the defensive team (referred to as the fielding team) is to prevent batters from becoming Base running, runners, and to prevent runners base running ...
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Cross-country Skiing
Cross-country skiing is a form of skiing whereby skiers traverse snow-covered terrain without use of ski lifts or other assistance. Cross-country skiing is widely practiced as a sport and recreational activity; however, some still use it as a means of travel. Variants of cross-country skiing are adapted to a range of terrain which spans unimproved, sometimes mountainous terrain to groomed courses that are specifically designed for the sport. Modern cross-country skiing is similar to the original form of skiing, from which all skiing disciplines evolved, including alpine skiing, ski jumping and Telemark skiing. Skiers propel themselves either by striding forward (classic style) or side-to-side in a skating motion (skate skiing), aided by arms pushing on ski poles against the snow. It is practised in regions with snow-covered landscapes, including Europe, Canada, Russia, the United States, Australia and New Zealand. Cross-country skiing (sport), Competitive cross-country skiing i ...
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