Sport | Basketball |
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Jurisdiction | Finland |
Founded | 1939 |
Affiliation | FIBA |
Regional affiliation | FIBA Europe |
Headquarters | Espoo |
Official website | |
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Basketball Finland (Finnish: Suomen Koripalloliitto ry, Swedish: Finska Basketbollförbund)[1] is the governing body of Basketball in Finland. It was founded and became members of FIBA in 1939.
Basketball Finland operates the Finland men's national team and Finland women's national team. They organize national competitions in Finland, for both the men's and women's senior teams and also the youth national basketball teams.[2] They also organize the Helsinki Basketball Academy.
The top professional league in Finland is Korisliiga.[3]