Oulu’s ‘Northern Lights Diamonds’ come second in continent-wide championship.
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Finland Goes Ice Hockey Crazy
On Monday night, Finland witnessed almost unparalleled scenes of joy. What is it with Finland and ice hockey? 65DN tried to find out.
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Liminka Ladies Fight Cancer with Sport
On your marks, girls . . . Liminka hopes there’ll be fun for all the family at its women’s sports event.
Read the rest of this entry »Zambian AC Oulu Players Arrested for Match Fixing
The National Bureau of Investigation (the Finnish FBI) has arrested six Zambians on suspicion of fixing football matches.
Read the rest of this entry »Jumpp (ing) into the Jumppa Spirit
In the second of our series looking at how to entertain your kids, 65DN looks into the city’s ‘Jumppas.’
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A new English-language Karate school is attracting expats from all over the world.
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A beach soccer tournament took place in Nallikari on August 13th and 14th. There were 16 women’s teams and 48 men’s teams competing, with no restrictions set on who could participate. The teams travelled from Keminmaa, Muhos, Kajaani, Ylivieska, Salla, Rovaniemi and Helsinki, however most of the teams were local.
Read the rest of this entry »Hitting the Target
Evguenia Usoskina finds herself becoming calmer and calmer the more the arrows fly.
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