Tag: Finlands
Is Lauri Markkanen Finland’s brightest sports star? Vote for your favorite in EPN’s poll
Is Finland’s brightest sports star Iivo Niskanen, Lauri Markkanen or perhaps someone else? Now it’s your turn to vote. The star player of the Finnish national basketball team Lauri Markkanen…
Lauri Markkanen, who broke Finland’s all-time record, couldn’t find the words – then came a comment that revealed tremendous self-confidence
Lauri Markkanen played a great match against Croatia. He scored 43 points, which is a wild performance even by the standards of the entire EC history. Mika Halonen, Janne Karinkanta…
Touching moment in the middle of Finland’s European Championship celebrations – captain Kaisa Alanko wiped away tears when a remarkable era ended
Finland’s women’s volleyball team once again won a place at the European Championships. In Juhlahumu, the players also had a sad feeling, as the long-time head coach Tapio Kangasniemi is…
Finland’s volleyball women bowed to the Czech Republic for the second time – the place for the European Championship will be decided on Saturday in Joensuu
The Czech Republic, which secured the European Championship qualifying group and ticket, defeated Finland 3–0 in the European Championship qualifying match in Tabor. Manu Myllyaho, Hinn Hirvonen The Finnish women’s…
Susijeng has huge stakes today – this is how Finland’s fate in the European Championships will be decided
With a win over the Czech Republic, Finland almost secures second place in the first group. A loss would even push Susijeng to the brink of relegation. 11:26•Updated 11:26 Finland…
Finland’s first sailing World Cup medal in nine years! Sinem Kurtbay and Akseli Keskinen’s great season culminated in the WC bronze
Sinem Kurtbay and Akseli Keskinen managed to keep the defending world champion British pair behind them and celebrated the World Championship bronze at the end of the medal race. 22:26•Updated…
Helmareit’s leaders on completely different lines after the Ireland disappointment – Natalia Kuikka is quiet about Finland’s results: “It’s not enough at the moment”
Finland controlled the ball, but Ireland created scoring opportunities and won 1–0. After the game, top scorer Natalia Kuikka spoke frankly about the current level of Helmareite. The Finnish women’s…
Finland’s youngsters rose to the limelight in the match against Canada – Kiira Yrjänen got the keeper responsibility immediately in her World Cup debut: “It was nice to be able to shoot”
The young people of Finland stayed perfectly in Canada’s ride alongside the top players. Even though Naisleijonat lost to Canada, the performances of Julia Liikala and Kiira Yrjäsä left a…
Finland’s ambassador to Kyiv: Ukraine is already preparing for a hard winter
In the middle of the war in Ukraine, citizens are being prepared for the fact that there will be a shortage of electricity and heat. When winter comes, temporary housing…
Sami Itani, who threatened to resign, was relieved by Finland’s success in the European Championships: “The atmosphere is very positive”
According to Itani, Finnish athletics is experiencing an upswing, which has been visible for a long time. Chairman of the Finnish Sports Association, ex-decathlete Sami Itani is relieved by the…