Abbreviation | HIFK |
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Formation | October 1897 |
Founder | Georges Doubitsky |
Founded at | Kruununhaka |
Type | Nonprofit |
Registration no. | 0624253-7[1] |
Legal status | Registered association |
Headquarters | Döbelnsgatan 2 B 00260 Helsinki Finland |
Location | |
Coordinates | 60°10′40″N 24°55′28″E / 60.1777045°N 24.9245096°E |
Fields | Athletics, bandy and rink bandy, bowling, floorball, football, handball, ice hockey |
Membership (2016) | ≈ 3000[2] |
Official languages | Swedish (official) Finnish |
President | René Österman |
Secretary | Kimmo Niemistö |
Treasurer | Tom Ståhlberg |
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Website | ifk |
HIFK, the Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna, Helsingfors (IFK, Helsingfors) rf[3] (officially abbreviated IFK Helsingfors, colloquially often Helsingfors IFK or Helsingin IFK) is a multi-sport association based in Helsinki, Finland. Formed in 1897 on the initiative of Georges Doubitsky and fellow students of the Svenska Reallyceum, the Swedish lyceum in Helsinki, it is the oldest continuously-operating Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna (IFK) organization in Finland. HIFK has sections in many sports, including athletics, bandy, bowling, football, ice hockey, and handball.