The Finnish men’s national football team will face Slovenia on Friday evening. The broadcast of the match starts on TV2 and Areena at 18:15.
will show the men’s European football qualifying match between Finland and Slovenia on TV2 and Areena at 18:15.
Huuhkajat will fight for vital points on Friday evening at a full Olympic Stadium.
The day before the match, there were only about a hundred tickets on sale.
– Around 32,500 tickets is approximately the maximum amount that can be sold. When reservations expire, some small quantities may become available, but we expect the game to sell out to the last seat, Pallloliitto’s marketing manager Mikko Laitinen comment.
Four lucky people will have the opportunity to watch the match from very special places, namely from the jacuzzi.
It is the first time that a similar feat is realized in national matches under UEFA, which is traditionally known as a rigid sports organization.
The Balloliitto organized a raffle, where those who wished had the opportunity to justify with video and pictures what kind of group would be willing to win places in the jacuzzi. More than 1,700 responses were received.
Many wondered if the idea for a hot tub adventure came from a legend About the capture of Jämsänkoski’s Ilves.
– It was known, but inspiration is perhaps the wrong word. All props to Jämsänkoski Ilves, it’s been a great atmosphere there, the same in Rovaniemi!
The Jacuzzi stand is not the only special number that the association has planned for the Slovenia match.
Before the match there is a giant terrace, a sauna truck, street art related to Huuhkaji and a rap artist are on display in front of the stadium PapiPike pulls Mäntymäki on the field from street foot.
According to Laitinen, the theme of the event is Finland and Finnishness, to which bathing and sauna are also strongly connected. Spectators have been asked to wear white.
Finland and Finnishness were also related to the Huuhkajie’s social media video published on Friday morning, which explained what kind of Finnishness the Huuhkajie represent.
“Huuhkajat writes a story about Finland, where old traditions meet a new, modern and open Finland. We represent the Finland of the future, where no one is left out,” the video says, among other things.
The video was created in cooperation with Valtteri Jormanainen, aka Joltter, and the marketing department of the Football Association. The video garnered a lot of positive attention on social media.
– It’s always good to start the game day with cold colors, Urheilu’s expert Miika Nuutinen tweeted.
– An unbelievably wonderful and in many ways topical clip. It’s easy to be proud of the flagship of our football, former player, current MP Timo Furuholm comment.
Planning started last year
The gigantic event will not happen by itself, but the planning has already started in the last half of the year. On the other hand, there has been no shortage of ideas.
– We have a pretty creative team, often we have to leave some ideas unimplemented, Laitinen laughs.
But would the marketing manager himself watch the match from a hot tub in front of the packed North Pole formed by Finnish supporters?
– With the best friends, definitely!