Tag: Finnish
HS: Finnish negotiator involved in the release of a hostage from Papuan guerillas | News in brief
Helsingin Sanomat reports on the role of Finn Juha Christensen in the negotiations that led to the release of the New Zealand pilot. Finnish former CEO and current peace negotiator…
Heili Sirviö continues at the X Games – see the Finnish star’s qualifying bet here | Sports in a nutshell
Heili Sirviö skated handsomely to the final in his first X Games race. 11:48•Updated 12:16 Heili Sirviö skated the X Games women’s Park qualification in Japan with a score of…
Crazy start: The Champions League got a new Finnish goalscorer – Kaan Kairinen scored in his debut | Sports in a nutshell
Kaan Kairinen scored in the second minute of the game in his Champions League debut. It didn’t take long. Sparta Prague opened the men’s Champions League football with a home…
The career of the top men in Finnish beach volleyball ends | Sports in a nutshell
Jyrki Nurminen and Santeri Siren together won seven consecutive Finnish championships and played in the European Championships, among other things. In beach volleyball, the ones who dominated the domestic courts…
Evart’s Finnish horse that earned the most prize money of all time – Viesker’s legendary record broken | Sports in a nutshell
Thanks to Monday’s first prize, Evart’s winnings totaled 1,156,145 euros, surpassing Viesker’s previous record winnings. Triple trot king Evart broke the legendary on Monday Viesker record and became the Finnish…
Swedish police must be able to work on Finnish soil
Sweden and Finland want to deepen their police cooperation.In serious cases, the police must be able to work on the other side of the borders.– With common muscles, we should…
Alisa Vainio ran the half-marathon Finnish record – a special trick from Jakob Ingebrigtsen in the same race | Sports in a nutshell
Alisa Vainio ran a great race at the Copenhagen Half Marathon. Norway’s Jakob Ingebrigtsen ran the distance for the first time. 11:47•Updated 11:54 Alisa Vainio ran a new Finnish record…
The Finnish men’s national volleyball team was drawn into the same World Cup group as the Olympic champion France | Sports in a nutshell
The World Cup will be held in September in the Philippines a year from now. The Finnish men’s national volleyball team was drawn into the same group as France, Argentina…
The superstitious way of the Finnish team led to a referee discussion behind the scenes of the Davis Cup | Sport
The Finnish national tennis team had to negotiate about their clothing choices. The team leader also tells about Jarkko Nieminen’s interesting snack candy. Roope Visuri, Janne Karinkanta When Finland plays…
Analysis: Matti Heikkinen’s departure is only the tip of the iceberg – 15 valuable years have been wasted in Finnish sports | Sport
Finnish top sport is in transition. On Wednesday, there were news about big changes in the Olympic Committee, when the top sports director Matti Heikkinen and vice president of the…