Finnish Ice Hockey Association
Homepage: http://www.finhockey.fi/info/brief_in_english/
History:
Hockey made its
debut in Finland in 1899 in a game played
in Helsinki on Pohjoisranta. In 1927, the
Finnish Skating Association formally introduced
ice hockey as part of its program, and as
significant interest in the sport mounted,
hockey enthusiasts put up the Finnish Ice
Hockey Association in 1929, consisting of
17 clubs. By 1933, Finland was playing internationally,
and made it to the World Championships in
Basel for the first time in 1939. Finland
got its first medal in the European Championships
in 1962, as well as its first medal at the
World Junior Championships in1974. In the
succeeding decade, Finland continued to
make a mark in international hockey, as
it won the World Junior Championships for
the first time in 1987, the silver medal
at the 1988 Olympics, and the silver medal
at the World Championships in 1992. Finland
went on to win gold medals at the World
Championships in 1995, World Junior Championships
in 1998, and the Euro Hockey Tour in 1997,
2000, 2001, 2002, and 2004.
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