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Rännäri Stadium
Pattijoen Urheilijat ( "Pattijoki Athletes") is a Finnish professional pesäpallo team from Raahe. It was founded in 1928. Pattijoen Urheilijat is playing in the top-tier Superpesis. Pattijoen Urheilijat has won the men's Finnish Pesäpallo Championship (Superpesis) in 2008. The home ground of Pattijoen Urheilijat is the Rännäri Stadium. History Pattijoen Urheilijat was founded as a general club back in 1928, but pesäpallo was in decline for a long time until it was relaunched in the early 1970s. After that, junior training was also launched. Pattijoki initially played in the provincial league. It was promoted to the third-tier in 1986 and to the First Division in 1991. In the autumn of 1993, Pattijoki celebrated its promotion to Superpesis with a team built around Jarkko Kokko, Sami Ahola and Timo Lemponen. Pattijoki first played in Superpesis for only two seasons before being relegated to Ykköspesis. At the same time, the club produced many talented players. Jarkko Kok ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raahe
Raahe (; ; ) is a town in Finland, located on the western coast of the country. Raahe is situated in the North Ostrobothnia region, along the Gulf of Bothnia. The population of Raahe is approximately , while the sub-region has a population of approximately . It is the most populous municipality in Finland. Founded in 1649 by the Swedish statesman and Governor General of Finland, Count Per Brahe the Younger, it is one of 10 remaining historic wooden towns (or town centres) in Finland. Examples of other historic wooden towns in Finland are Kaskinen (Kaskö), Old Rauma, Porvoo (Borgå), Jakobstad (Pietarsaari) and Vaasa (Vasa). After a devastating fire in 1810, Raahe was rebuilt according to new design principles that minimised the risk of fire and enlarged some of the civic spaces. ''Old Raahe'' (or "Wooden Raahe") is notable for its Renaissance-inspired rectilinear town plan with an unusual central square (called ''Pekkatori'') with closed corners. Raahe is located southwes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rännäri Stadium
Pattijoen Urheilijat ( "Pattijoki Athletes") is a Finnish professional pesäpallo team from Raahe. It was founded in 1928. Pattijoen Urheilijat is playing in the top-tier Superpesis. Pattijoen Urheilijat has won the men's Finnish Pesäpallo Championship (Superpesis) in 2008. The home ground of Pattijoen Urheilijat is the Rännäri Stadium. History Pattijoen Urheilijat was founded as a general club back in 1928, but pesäpallo was in decline for a long time until it was relaunched in the early 1970s. After that, junior training was also launched. Pattijoki initially played in the provincial league. It was promoted to the third-tier in 1986 and to the First Division in 1991. In the autumn of 1993, Pattijoki celebrated its promotion to Superpesis with a team built around Jarkko Kokko, Sami Ahola and Timo Lemponen. Pattijoki first played in Superpesis for only two seasons before being relegated to Ykköspesis. At the same time, the club produced many talented players. Jarkko Kok ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pesäpallo Teams In Finland
Pesäpallo (; ; , colloquially known in Finnish as pesis and also referred to as Finnish baseball) is a fast-moving 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 populations). It is similar to brännboll, rounders, 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 to baseball. The fielding team is forced to coun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sports Clubs And Teams Established In 1928
Sport is a physical activity or game, often Competition, competitive and organization, organized, that maintains or improves physical ability and skills. Sport may provide enjoyment to participants and entertainment to spectators. The number of participants in a particular sport can vary from hundreds of people to a single individual. Sport competitions may use a team or single person format, and may be Open (sport), open, allowing a broad range of participants, or closed, restricting participation to specific groups or those invited. Competitions may allow a "tie" or "draw", in which there is no single winner; others provide tie-breaking methods to ensure there is only one winner. They also may be arranged in a tournament format, producing a champion. Many sports leagues make an annual champion by arranging games in a regular sports season, followed in some cases by playoffs. Sport is generally recognised as system of activities based in physical athleticism or physical de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
