Tag: Jari Kurri
The excitement of the game: contributions of Finns in sports
Finnish bettors often bet on the Suomen Liiga, the country’s leading ice hockey league, where successful teams such as HIFK, Tappara and Kärpät are successful. International tournaments such as the IIHF World Championships and the Winter Olympics are also high on the list. The nation prides itself on producing notable players such as Teemu Selanne…
Finland seizes the holdings of the Russian oligarch Helsinki Arena
The supervisory authority has confiscated the holdings of the Russian-Finnish oligarch Gennady Tymoshenko in the former Hartwall Arena. Timchenko owns about 22.5 percent of Helsinki’s Pasila multipurpose arenas. He was the first Finnish citizen on the EU sanctions list. His holding in the holding company was about 10 million euros. According to Forbes, Tymoshenko is…
Yle’s investigation reveals the connections of the Finnish hockey team to Putin’s close circle
Helsinki-based hockey team Jokerit announced on Friday that it would leave the Continental Hockey League (KHL) early this season following Russia’s attack on Ukraine. However, the Jokers refused to comment on their decision to Yle Sport and did not say whether they plan to join KHL next season. The league was originally formed from the…