Finnish Ice Hockey Association
Established 20.1.1929
• Member of International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF)
• Ice Hockey = the most popular sport in Finland & hobby for more than 195 000 Finns
• 67 463 registered players
• 428 clubs, 2976 teams
• Approximately 40 000 games played in one season
• 2 257 referees and linesmen including 469 officials
• 249 rinks in 217 ice halls
• More than 50 full time empolyees located in eight areal divisions and central office (Helsinki)
• Host of the 2012 & 2013 IIHF World Championship together with Sweden. For more information: http://2012.iihfworlds.com
Updated 8.8.2011
