Archive for the ‘Sport’ Category

New Kiiminki Sports Facility Teaches Kids Snowboarding

Posted on May 11th, 2012 by Editor

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Kiiminki’s Kimmoke Park has become a haven for snowboarding and freestyle skiing.

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Expat Cricket Club’s Season Begins

Posted on May 10th, 2012 by Editor

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Oulu Cricket Club, which is run by expats, begins its outdoor season at the end of May and is looking for new members.

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Oulu Skating Team Delayed by Dangerous Snowball Attack

Posted on December 14th, 2011 by News Editor

Two members of Oulu’s skating team were delayed on Friday evening when boys seriously damaged their bus with snowballs.

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Oulu Has Europe’s Second Best Cheerleaders

Posted on July 11th, 2011 by News Editor

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Oulu’s ‘Northern Lights Diamonds’ come second in continent-wide championship.

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Finland Goes Ice Hockey Crazy

Posted on May 18th, 2011 by Edward Dutton

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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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Finland Thrashes Sweden

Posted on May 16th, 2011 by News Editor

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Finland slaughtered the Swedish ice hockey team 6-1 last night.

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Liminka Ladies Fight Cancer with Sport

Posted on May 9th, 2011 by News Editor

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On your marks, girls . . . Liminka hopes there’ll be fun for all the family at its women’s sports event.

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Zambian AC Oulu Players Arrested for Match Fixing

Posted on March 21st, 2011 by News Editor

The National Bureau of Investigation (the Finnish FBI) has arrested six Zambians on suspicion of fixing football matches.

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Jumpp (ing) into the Jumppa Spirit

Posted on February 5th, 2011 by Editor

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In the second of our series looking at how to entertain your kids, 65DN looks into the city’s ‘Jumppas.’

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The Expat Karate Kids

Posted on February 2nd, 2011 by Editor

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A new English-language Karate school is attracting expats from all over the world.

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