Hello everyone. Maybe I´ve missed a topic that was already talking about this scene, but I would like to know a bit about the groups in this country.

A general review it would be great.

Thanks.

The fan-culture is still quite small in Finland, but it's growing more and more all the time. The biggest teams like HJK and Tampere United also have the best supporters. HJK has two supporter-groups. Forza HJK represents Italian style of supporting with lot's of tifos. Sakilaiset is the other supporter-group of HJK, they are more casual-style. Forza HJK has got about 200 members. FC Honka also have a pretty good group of fans called Hongankolistajat.
Here are links to some videos about finnish supporter-scene.
HJK supporters combination
Sakilaiset
Finnish supporters from all over the country
Sinikaarti(Tampere United's supporter-group
You should really look those videos so you'll see more about what I'm talking about. I hope you understood something even though my english isn't perfect ;)

E:And here's link where you'll find new and olfer pictures from HJK Helsinkis's games and the fans Forza HJK

Thanks a lot for the answer mate ;)

But as you can see from This topic that the fan-culture is a lot bigger at ice-hockey games in Finland :(

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQlS9nkMoQk There is a link to a video of HJK´s Supporters at away game in Kotka.There were about 160 of us at there.

Yes we are going forwards with the fan culture and some day football will be much bigger than ice hockey in Finland.

You know, all the Finnish people in my hood is talking a lot of football, and play very good. But still, Finland looks like more of a Hockey country then a Football country.

But:
I was in a pub and watched the Olympic final in 2006, Sweden - Finland, and there was about 50 Finnish people. But when i watched a football game betwen sweden and finland, it was about 100 finnish people on the same pub. I guess the Swe-Finnish is more intresting in football then the real finnish.

TPS - TamU pictures

http://www.sissiryhma.com/kuvat/thumbnails.php?album=90

Nice video of Sinikaarti(Tampere United supporters) marching to the stadium before the game against Rosenborg.

TPS Turku fans in the derby of Turku:

So the cunts from Tampere won the leaguetitle in Finland and here is a video of their fans in the last game of the season and the afterparty http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhMFn4teVuo

Some new pictures:

Tampere:



RoPS (Rovaniemi):



Inter Turku:



HIFK:

Tampere United








HIFK







National team













Inter





HJK

FC Lahti

Somebody give more info about supporters groups, please! What`s their style of support - ultras and etc...
:correct

Most groups are "fan clubs".

http://www.sinikaarti.net/ (Sinikaarti, Tampere United)
http://www.stadinkingit.com/ (Stadin Kingit, HIFK)
http://www.sissiryhma.com/ (Raitapaidat/Sissiryhmä, TPS)
http://forzahjk.net/Kuvat.htm (Forza HJK, HJK)
http://www.geezershietalahti.com/ (Geezers Hietalahti, VPS)

There a few ultras or "firms"

HJKs Sakilaiset is maybe biggest casual group. FC Lahti have some casuals as well. There are usually little fights when these two teams encounter. In the past 116% Boys http://web.archive.org/web/20040526111258/...kuustoista.net/ where notorious group as well. But FC Jokerit which they support went into liquidation over 5 years ago.

Grabbarna 09 (HIFK) ja TPS Young Boys are said to be ultras.


In ice hockey there are two ultra groups, Ultras Jokerit http://www.ultrasjokerit.com/main/?m=&a=&t= and Ultras 06 http://www.ultras06.com/etusivu/

Thank you for the answer! :beer

Something in the north


TPS






Tampere United



HIFK



VPS




HJK

Biggest tifo in Finland, made by TPS in derby against Inter. Overhead was 1050 sq metres and textbanner about 110.

Something new in Finland? :correct

I can honestly say that nowadays Finland has the best national team supporters in Scandinavia. Correct me if I'm wrong, but in Norway, Denmark or Sweden you can't see that good organized support than in Finland.

Why finnish fans here dont post pics and info after match weekend? I`m really interesting in finland scene. :cheers :correct
PS - HIFK now playing in 3rd division(Kakkonen), they playing in this group because they dont have team to attack 2nd division or they are banned and they cant play in upper league?? I know that they was banned 1970/72 but is this bann still active?
Pff, sorry for my english. ;)
And one more thing, why HIFK always playing on diferent stadium? There is so many stadiums in Helsinki but they dont have club stadium as i know?
HJK and Lahti are rivals as i know, but what is the relationship between HJK and HIFK ?
Greets lads! :cheers

Well. HIFK is one the biggest team in this country. But their football section dropped 1972 from Premier Division. Quickly they went into Fourth Division and between 1975-2006 hardly anyone notice that HIFK play football. But they have great history. They have win Finnish Premier league seven times, last victory was 1961.

In ice hockey HIFK is as well one of the biggest. They have played in Finnish icehockey league since 70s and people usually think that HIFK is icehockey team.

When fanscene started to rise in Finland in the end of 90s, IFK Supporters started to follow their football team also. 2005 IFK promoted from Fourth division and 2007 from Third division. Now they are in second division but it is still long way till Premier league.

There are many stadiums but municipality owns them. Teams, especially in lower divisions could`t really choose where they play.

There wasn`t really rivalry between HJK and HIFK since 1972. HJK was football club and HIFK ice hockey club (even they played football in the lower divisions). Many people support HJK and HIFK. Old people of HJK and HIFK don`t really seems each other as rivalries. But young supporters, especially casuals hate each other. There have been couple of riots between HJK and HIFK in the last years. One fight noticed in the press Fight between HJK and HIFK

Thank you for the answer! You write everything really in detail if u understand me, because my english isnt the best as i like to say.
After one year, i will live in Finland so i want to know many things about your support scene.
By the way, i know that at the moment, there arent matches in Finland, but it will be good if u post some pics after match weekend when the matchs start again.

Welcome! If you will come to Helsinki, go to HJK`s home match. Supporters and lads of HJK are in south stand.

I forget say that HIFK is finnish-swedish team (there is little swedish minority in Finland). HJK is full finnish team.

League Cup start in January. But we have for example tifos so few times that there aren`t anything to film.

Of course i will come to some matches and i`m sure i will join some group after some time but for this moment i dont have favourite team.
At this moment i watch my life in Bulgaria i have one year more, its not little time and after this year i`ll be in Helsinki(90% sure,) for a long long time :beer

TPV-Tampere United







FC Lahti-HJK



KTP-HIFK





FC Lahti - Club Brugge





Inter-HJK








JJK-KPV





Tampere United - Inter (Finnish Cup Final)

Nice pics, thanks!

Season 2010 is about to begin, so I guess it's time for a quick review about actions in 2009.

TPS, Turku:
http://vimeo.com/10049061

HJK, Helsinki:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlJ3ivYmHpk&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bOOIfsBVE0

Tampere United - way to the Cup final:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W77tk06VEfg

Random pics from Veikkausliiga, lower divisions and national team:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a58DpgFjUbY

HIFK, Helsinki:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TG8nxm-1rWs

First actions of the season 2010:
HIFK (Kakkonen = 3rd level)


Saturday there will be derby in Turku between TPS and fc inter, which is the biggest game in Finland at the moment. Sunday there a clash between HJK Helsinki and Espoon Honka which can be considered as a derby as well.

I`ll be waiting for pics and info! :cheers

TamU-Haka



TPS-Inter










Youtube video from TPS-Inter

TPS-Inter Tifo

Honka-HJK





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i am looking for some info about turku and its city
what about pyro in finland?

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmIALB2qdxI[/YOUTUBE]
IFK Helsingfors fans Stadin Kingit 9 years (Finnish 3rd level)

Respect for HIFK. Really great job. It's a good day for Finnish football when we get you guys back in Veikkausliiga. Proper derby for Helsinki.

Speaking of proper derbies, inter-TPS was quite a disappointment.

http://terowester.galleria.fi/kuvat/FC%20I...G_0702.jpg/full

http://terowester.galleria.fi/kuvat/FC%20I...G_0724.jpg/full

Ilves - HIFK (10.10, Third level)

I just found this:

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9RxEiDQ9Y4[/YOUTUBE]

TPS Turku fans away game in Helsinki

http://terowester.galleria.fi/kuvat/FC%20T...G_2885.jpg/full

http://terowester.galleria.fi/kuvat/FC%20T...G_2912.jpg/full

http://terowester.galleria.fi/kuvat/FC%20T...G_3115.jpg/full


HIFK Helsinki fans (Stadin Kingit.)



Last season HIFK played third highest level in Finland. At the end of the season HIFK celebrate a championship and the club promoted to Ykkönen, which is the second highest level in Finland.

Here u can see very beautiful video about HIFK and their fans Stadin Kingit at the season 2010:

http://vimeo.com/16641260


HJK Helsinki fans




HJK casual's (Sakilaiset):

http://terowester.galleria.fi/kuvat/FC%20T...G_0121.jpg/full

Short video about Sakilaiset. Quality is quite bad..
[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcpI16NQTNQ[/YOUTUBE]


National team Supporters (SMJK)

http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/6924/ke...oittajabeat.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/comm...kaarre-SMJK.jpg

Sorry i didn't get all pics to work but u can use the link's

Or it just protect the identity of its actors.. :)

Something from the beginning of season 2011.

HIFK - Viikingit. Helsinki derby in 2nd league.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85yKp4gMxqM

FC Honka:


TPS:




VPS:



KuPS: Supporter for decades in his last match. RIP.


JJK: They haven't had any organised support earlier.


TamU-k: Tampere United was hmm.. killed by FA and their chairman. They're now playing in 7th league.