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SPL Turun Piiri
The SPL Turun piiri ''(Turku Football Association)'' is one of the 12 Finnish District Football Associations, district organisations of the Football Association of Finland. It administers lower tier football (soccer), football in Turku. Background Suomen Palloliiton Turun piiri, commonly referred to as SPL Turun piiri or SPL Turku, is the governing body for football in Turku. Based in the city of Turku, the Association's Director is Jouni Koivuniemi. Member clubs League Competitions SPL Turkun piiri run the following league competitions: Men's Football * Division 3 - Kolmonen - one section * Division 4 - Nelonen (football), Nelonen - one section * Division 5 - Vitonen - two sections * Division 6 - Kutonen - three sections Ladies Football * Division 3 - Kolmonen - one section Footnotes References * External links SPL Turun piiri Official Website Finnish District Football Associations, T {{footy-org-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yliopistonkatu (Turku)
Yliopistonkatu (; sv, Universitetsgatan; literally "University Street") is a 1,5-kilometer-long street located in the city center of Turku, Finland, running parallel to the Aura River, starting at Kutomonkatu and ending at Koulukatu. Since 2001, the part of Yliopistonkatu between Aurakatu and Humalistonkatu, which is about four hundred meters long, has been a pedestrian street. The area of the current pedestrian street has been Turku's Christmas street since 1948. The Turku Market Square is also located along Yliopistonkatu. Yliopistonkatu is one of the streets in the town plan designed by Carl Ludvig Engel after the Great Fire of Turku. The street was formerly known as the "Russian Church Street" (''Venäjän Kirkkokatu'') according to the Church of the Holy Martyr Empress Alexandra located along it. In February 1924, the street was named Yliopistonkatu in the building of the former Phoenix Hotel along it, which had been operating since 1922 at the University of Turku. Other ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kimitoön
Kimitoön ( fi, Kemiönsaari) is a municipality and island of Finland. It was created on 1 January 2009, when the municipalities of Dragsfjärd, Kimito and Västanfjärd were consolidated into a single municipality. The municipality is located in the Archipelago Sea in the Southwest Finland region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . Actual island is the largest coastal island of Finland with the area of . It is situated in the Southwest Finland region in Western Finland province. The island has a population of 7,500 divided between the two municipalities: Kimitoön and Salo of which Salo is mostly located on the mainland. Kimitoön is bilingual with the majority speaking Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Littoisten Työväen Urheilijat
Littoisten Työväen Urheilijat (abbreviated as LTU) is sports club from Littoinen, Finland. The club was founded in 1932 and currently has five main sections covering football, volleyball, skiing, Women's Division and Veterans' Division. Football and volleyball are now the most popular sports in the club and keep-fit is another important activity that is organised. In total LTU has over 750 members. Football The club runs a number of teams including 3 men's teams, a veteran's team (Old Boys) and 3 junior teams. The club's home ground is at the Littoisten kenttä. 2010 season LTU Men's Team are competing in the Kolmonen administered by the Turku SPL. This is the fourth highest tier in the Finnish football system. In 2009 LTU finished in tenth position in their Kolmonen section. LTU2 are participating in Upper Section – Summer (Kevät Ylälohko) of the Vitonen administered by the Turku SPL. LTU3 are participating in Section 1 (Lohko 1) of the Kutonen Kutonen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lieto
Lieto (; sv, Lundo) is a a city and municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . Neighbour municipalities are Aura, Kaarina, Marttila, Paimio, Pöytyä and Turku. The city is unilingually Finnish. Lieto has a medieval In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire a ... stone church, St. Peter's church, that originates from around 1500 near the city center. The city is also home to the largest local scout troop in Finland, called LEK or Liedon Eränkävijät. Lieto was changed to a city in July 2022. References External links *Municipality of Lieto– Official websiteDanish Media Company ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kisko
Kisko () is a former municipality of Finland. It was consolidated with Salo on 1 January 2009. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality had a population of 1,869 (2004-12-31) and covered an area of 284.13 km² of which 30.98 km² is water. The population density was 7.38 inhabitants per km². The municipality was unilingually Finnish. History Kisko was first mentioned in 1347, when it was a part of the parish of Pohja. It became an independent parish somewhere between the 1400s and the 1500s. At that time, the parish of Kisko also included Suomusjärvi Suomusjärvi () is a former municipality of Finland. It was consolidated with Salo on January 1, 2009. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality had a population of 1,321 (Dece ..., which became a separate parish in 1898. Kisko was consolidated with Salo in 2009. References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaarinan Pojat
Sämst klubb Kaarinan Pojat (abbreviated KaaPo) is a football club from Kaarina in Finland. The club was formed in 1932 and their home ground is at the Kaarinan urheilukenttä. The men's football first team currently plays in the Kakkonen (Second Division). The Chairman of KaaPo is Olli Tuominen. Background Kaarinan Pojat was established on 1 October 1958 having been initiated by a young teacher from Loimaa, Olavi Kuikka. The founding meeting was held at Ylikylä school and Pauli Hollmén was elected as chairman and Olavi Kuikka as secretary. The Executive Committee consisted of Heikki Hallikainen, Veikko Polari, Raimo Åkerblom, Arvi Kukkonen and Pertti Kottonen. The club progressed from its early roots and in 1976 Keijo Lindroos brought greater professionalism to the team's training which was born out by promotion of the men's first team to Division 3 in 1979. In 1991 the club gained promotion to the Kakkonen (Second Division) for the first time. KaaPo have had two perio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laitila
Laitila (; sv, Letala) is a town and a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Southwest Finland region, and it is from Laitila to Turku. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipality is monolingually Finnish. Laitila is renowned for its poultry farms and "egg An egg is an organic vessel grown by an animal to carry a possibly fertilized egg cell (a zygote) and to incubate from it an embryo within the egg until the embryo has become an animal fetus that can survive on its own, at which point the a ... festival" (''Laitilan Munamarkkinat''), which is why the subject of the municipal coat of arms of Laitila also refers to the parish's fame for chicken care. There is a lot of demand for Laitila-based chicken eggs, as the local egg producer company Munax, among other things, has even planned to egg exports all the way to South Korea. Laitila has also been called the "egg capita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rusko
Rusko () is a municipality of Finland. It is located in Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density Population density (in agriculture: Stock (other), standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geographical ... is . The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The municipality of Vahto was consolidated with Rusko on 1 January 2009. References External links Municipality of Rusko– Official website Municipalities of Southwest Finland {{WesternFinland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pöytyä
Pöytyä (; sv, Pöytyä, also ) is a municipality of Finland located in the Southwest Finland region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The neighbouring municipality of Karinainen was merged into Pöytyä in the beginning of 2005. The neighbouring municipality of Yläne was merged into Pöytyä in the beginning of 2009. Pöytyä's neighbouring municipalities are Aura, Eura, Lieto, Loimaa, Marttila, Mynämäki, Oripää and Säkylä Säkylä is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Satakunta region, southeast of the city of Pori. The municipality has a population of () and the municipality covers an area of of which is inland water (). The population density .... Gallery File:Poytyan kunnantalo.jpg, Town Hall File:Kuhankuonon rajapyykki, Kurjenrahka, 14.9.2010.JPG, Kuhankuono Boundary stone in Kurjenrahka National Park File:Vanha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nelonen (football)
Nelonen or IV divisioona is the fifth level in the Finnish football league system and comprises 159 teams. The IV divisioona was introduced in 1973 and in the mid-1990s became known as the Nelonen (''Number Four'' in English and ''Fyran'' in Swedish). Competition There are 159 clubs in the Nelonen, divided in 14 groups of 9 to 12 teams each representing a geographical area. During the course of a season (starting in April and ending in October) each club normally plays the others twice, once at their home ground and once at that of their opponents. The top team in each Nelonen group is normally promoted to Kolmonen and the two lowest placed teams are normally relegated to the Vitonen. Administration Football Association of Finland (SPL) The Football Association of Finland The Football Association of Finland ( fi, Suomen Palloliitto, abbr. SPL; sv, Finlands Bollförbund) is the governing body of football in Finland. It was founded in Helsinki on 19 May 1907. The SPL orga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veikkausliiga
Veikkausliiga (; sv, Tipsligan) is the premier division of Finnish football, the highest tier of the Finnish football league structure, comprising the top 12 clubs of the country. Its main sponsor is the Finnish national betting agency Veikkaus, hence the league's name. Veikkausliiga was founded in 1990; before that the top division was called '' Mestaruussarja'' (championship series) since 1930 which was an amateur or semi-professional league. Between 1908 and 1930 the championship was decided as a knock-out cup competition. Structure During the 1990 and 1991 seasons the Veikkausliiga was played under the name "Futisliiga" ( sv, Fotbollsligan). As with certain other cold-climate European countries, league matches in Finland are played in summer, with a schedule usually from April to October. The format and number of teams has changed frequently. As of 2020 there are 12 teams, which first face the other teams two times. After the two rounds, the league is divided into cham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Inter Turku
Football Club International Turku, commonly referred to as Inter Turku and colloquially known as Inter, is a professional football club based in Turku, Finland, that competes in the Veikkausliiga, the top flight of Finnish Football. Founded in 1990 by Stefan Håkans, the club has a rivalry with Turun Palloseura. Inter have won one League title, two Finnish Cups, and one League Cup. They play their home league matches at Veritas Stadion, with a capacity of 9,372 seats for most matches. History FC Inter was founded in 1990 by Stefan Håkans, the managing director of the towage and salvage company Alfons Håkans, allegedly after his 11-year-old son could not fit into any of the other youth teams in Turku. The club started out as a youth team, but in 1992 a senior squad was founded and it entered the Finnish league system at the fourth level (Third Division). The following year, the club assumed the place of the financially troubled local club Turun Toverit in the Second Div ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
