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 Esa Pirnes (Blues) and Michal Bros (Kärpät) in the faceoff circle during a decisive SM-liiga playoff game on 1 April 2006. | |
| Country | Finland |
| Governing body | Finnish Ice Hockey Association |
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| Registered players | 71,063[1] |
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Ice hockey is the most popular sport in Finland in terms of television viewership and game attendance figures.[2][3][4] It is third most popular sport in participation amongst children.[5] As of 2020, approximately 1.3% of the Finnish population was registered with the International Ice Hockey Federation, ranking Finland second in the world for percentage of population participating in ice hockey[a] and the highest percentage of any country outside of North America.[1]
- ^ a b "IIHF Member National Associations: Finland". International Ice Hockey Federation. 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
- ^ "SM-liigan katsojat 2010-2011". SM-liiga. 2011. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
- ^ "Retailing Opportunities for the National Hockey League in Finland" (PDF). core.ac.uk. 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- ^ Suominen, Seppo. "The Geography of Sport in Finland" (PDF). www.athensjournals.gr. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- ^ Andersen, Svein S.; Ronglan, Lars Tore (29 May 2019). Nordic Elite Sport: Same Ambitions, Different Tracks. Copenhagen Business School Press DK. ISBN 9788763002455 – via Google Books.
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