Pallokissat is a women's

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club from

Kuopio Kuopio ( , ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of North Savo. It is located in the Finnish Lakeland. The population of Kuopio is approximately , while the Kuopio sub-region, sub-region has a population of approximately . It is the mos ...

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, playing in the Finnish women's premier division

Naisten Liiga The Kansallinen Liiga ('National League') is the premier division of women's football in Finland. It was previously called the Jalkapallon naisten SM-sarja ('Women's Football Finnish Championship Series') during 1974 to 2006 and the Naisten L ...

. Home ground for Pallokissat is the

Savon Sanomat Areena Kuopio Football Stadium (), also known as Väre Areena (formerly ''Savon Sanomat Areena'', ''Magnum Areena'') is a multi-use stadium in Kuopio, Finland. It is currently used mostly for football (soccer), football matches and is the home stadium ...

History

Pallokissat was founded in 2007 as the youth academy for KMF Kuopio. The club was originally called "KMF Juniorit", name change was made in 2010. Pallokissat was promoted to the Finnish Women's League in January 2012 as KMF Kuopio was defunct due to financial difficulties.

External links

Pallokissat Official Homepage
Women's football clubs in Finland Sport in Kuopio Association football clubs established in 2007 2007 establishments in Finland {{Finland-footyclub-stub