Land:338,145km²　Population:4,998,000

　

　Finnish Baseball: Differs many ways from American baseball, this game is very vital in Finland.

 Kyykkae: It's like bowling in the sand yard and as bowling ball you have a throwing stick.

　

　The following numbers are based on the Gallup-survey (1997-98) and the target group was adult Finns between 19-65 years (=3.3 million adult Finns)

　1) Walking (2,160,000)

　2) Cycling (1,000,000)

　3) Skiing (724,000)

　4) Swimming (573,000)

　5) Running (477,000)

　

　As a result of the above mentioned Gallupsurvey most popular sports according the number of spectators are as follows:

　1) Ice Hockey

　2) Football

　3) Track and Field

　4) Finnish Baseball

　5) Skiing

　

　The Sports Act (1979)

　Renewed Sports Act (More emphasis on HEPA/Health Enhancing P. A.) (1999)

　

　 LIKES-Information Service for Sport and Health Sciences

　Address: Seminaarinkatu 15,Box 35(B), SF- 40351 Jyvaeskylae

　Tel: (358)14.2603390 Fax: (358)14.2603390

　e-mail: anitta.pilvimaki@library.jyu.fi

　http://www.jyu.fi/~pjokela/likestp/

　

　Sports Library of Finland and Information Service

　Address: Olympiastadion,SF-00250 Helsinki

　Tel: (358)9.43422520 Fax: (358)9.4342 2550

　

　Library of the UKK Institute

　Address: Kaupinpuistonkatu 1,Box 30,SF-33501 Tampere

　Tel: (358)3.2829111 Fax: (358)3.2829200

　http://www.uta.fi/ukki/

　

　Finnish Gallup Ltd conducted "Sports and Physical Activity Gallup (Survey)" in 1997-98. (New Gallup -survey is on just now and will be finished 2002 and it is third survey in row) Samples are taken from 5,505. The rate of physical activity among adult Finns between 19-65 years (N=5505). In Finland we had 3.2 million adults between 19-65 in 1997-98. The reason for that high numbers is caused by the popularity of walking. The survey reports, that 1.5 million adult Finns walk at least four times a week.

　1) 36% (at least 5 times a week)=1,139,000 adult Finns

　2) 11% (4 times a week)=344,000

　3) 22% (3 times a week)=696,000

　4) 17% (2 times a week)=537,000

　5) 8 % (Once a week)=255,000

　6) 2 % (2-3 times a month)=52,500

　7) 2 % (less frequently)=51,000

　8) 3 % (never)=105,500

　9) 1 % (can not say)=24,000

　

　7,000 local sport clubs with 1,500,000 members.

　Walking test developed by the UKK Institute

(Kunto)

Address: Radiokatu 20 SF-00240 Helsinki

Tel: (358)9.34812429 Fax: (358)9.34812429

e-mail: jorma.savola@skul.fi

http://www.skul.fi

　

　October 21,1961

　

　Mr. Timo Lauri Juhani Sahi

　Title: President

　Occupation: Surgeon General, the Finnish Defence Forces, Rank: Brigadier General (MC)

　

　Non-governmental organization

　Specifications: Finnish Sport for All Association consist of four different lines of activities

　1) Voluntary based sport club-activities

　2) Corporation fitness activities (Association is the member of European Company Sports Federation)

　3) Health Enhancing Physical Activity (HEPA)-program

　4) Gym-activities (In fact, association is the National Gym & Fitness Assosciation)

　

　The mission of the Finnish Sport for All Association is "to promote health enhancing physical activity among adult Finns". And the main objectives are as follows:

　1) To support Finnish sport clubs and their national sports governing bodies as a national instrument, which is able to provide Sport for All services for club members and other Finns.

　2) To develop health enhancing physical activity services for employees together with Finnish companies; services closely related to the occupational health programs.

　3) To establish new networks with the purpose of getting physically inactive Finns become more involved in physically active way of living; networks work in the local level and there are voluntary, public and commercial organizations, which work in the field of sport, physical activity, health, education, social work, etc.

　4) To serve and educate gym clubs in the whole country and to develop for these gyms especially health enhancing physical activity programs.

　

　Full-time staff:16

　Part-time staff:40-60

　Others: Voluntary instructors/organizers in the local clubs and companies

　

　Approx. US$1,263,400(2000)

　Approx. US$1,132,100(2001)

　

　Annual events:

　National Company Sports Festival

　Health and Fitness Convention

　National Day of HEPA (Health Enhancing Physical Activity)

　

　 Seasonal campaigns:

　1) National Skiing campaign

　2) National Swimming campaign

　3) Walking campaign

　4) Cycling and roller-skating campaign

　

　 Programs:

　1) HEPA (Health Enhancing Physical Activity)-program

　2) Nutrition and Physical Activity-program Physical Activity-program for

　companies

　

　1) Infant and Pre-school children (Age 0 to 5):

　It is organized in the day nurseries and in the national level it is coordinated by the organization called Young Finland.

　2) School children (Age 6 to 12):

　It is organized in the local level by the day care -system; i.e. kids go there after school. And in the national level system is coordinated by Young Finland, too.

　3) General people in the community:

　Ministry of Education runs together with other ministries the second 5 years program, which is aiming to get more physically passive people involved in physically active way of living.

　

　Sport for All and HEPA (Health Enhancing Physical Activity)-training program Type: Voluntary leaders for sports clubs and other local organizations, which work in field of health, social sector, companies, etc.

　Level: There are three levels

　1) Level 1:50 hours

　2) Level 2:100 hours

　3) Level 3:150 hours

　

　Ministry of Education

　Local Communities-network

　Finnish Swimming pools-network

　National network of companies

　The Finnish Association of Adult Education Centres

　The Finnish Village Action Movement

　

　National:

 Finnish National Sports Federation

　International:

 TAFISA

 European Company Sports Federation

　

　Sport for All is doing well in Finland. However, there is a problem when organizing Sport for All in the national sports governing bodies. Originally, these sports organizations were established for competitive sports activities. In fact, this is not the problem for Sport for All movement in Finland, but it is a problem for these particular organizations. Without their own Sport for All programs these national sports organizations are going to lose a very important part of their social and political importance in the society.

　

　

Address: Paasivuorenkatu 4.6 A,Box 315, SF-00531 Helsinki

Tel: (358)9.77061 Fax: (358)9.7706234

e-mail: tul@tul.fi

http://www.tul.fi

　

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Tel: (358)9.170101 Fax: (358)9.663376

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