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Oulun may refer to: *Oulun Energia Areena, arena in the Raksila district of Oulu, in Finland *Oulun Kärpät, ice hockey team in the SM-liiga based in Oulu, Finland *Oulun Luistinseura (or OLS), Finnish multi-sports club, based in Oulu *Oulun Lyseon Lukio, Finnish school in the city of Oulu in northern Finland *Oulun Palloseura or OPS is a Finnish multi-sports club based in Oulu *Oulun Palloseura (football), OPS for short, is a Finnish football club based in Oulu *Oulun Tervahiihto Oulun Tervahiihto or Tervahiihto is an annual ski marathon held in Oulu, Finland. Held since 1889, it is the longest-running annual long-distance ski race in the world. Races include 40km and 70km in both traditional and skating styles, and the ter ... or Tervahiihto is an annual ski marathon held in Oulu, Finland {{disambiguation it:Oulun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oulun Energia Areena
Oulun jäähalli ('Oulu Ice Hall' or 'Oulu Ice Rink'), previously known as Raksilan jäähalli and called Oulun Energia Areena since 2006 for sponsorship reasons, is an ice sport arena in the Raksila Sports Centre, located in the Raksila district of Oulu, Finland. It is operated by the City of Oulu. The arena is best known as an ice hockey venue and the home of Liiga team Oulun Kärpät. History Construction of the Oulu Ice Hall began in 1974 and the venue was opened in 1975 under the name ''Raksilan jäähalli'' ('Raksila Ice Hall'). The arena has gone through several updates and renovations, first in 1988 and again in 1994. A significant renovation was undertaken during 2003–04, which decreased the spectator capacity from the original 7,600 to 6,614. A new rinkside restaurant was opened in the hall in 2018, which further decreased the spectator capacity. As of 2021, the arena has a capacity of 6,614 spectators, of which 4,760 are seated and 1,854 are standing. In 2006, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oulun Kärpät
Oulun Kärpät (Finnish for "Oulu Ermines", sometimes referred to as Kärpät Oulu) is a Finnish professional ice hockey team based in Oulu and playing in the top-tier Finnish Liiga. Kärpät have won the Finnish championship title eight times, and has been the most successful Finnish ice hockey team in the 2000s and 2010s. History Early years In the spring of 1946, three young men decided to found a new sports club in Oulu. At the constitutional meeting on May 15, 1946, the club was named "Oulun Kärpät 46". At first, Kärpät played football (soccer) and its first winter sport was bandy. In the first annual meeting in January 1947, an ice hockey section was established. At the beginning of the new decade, Kärpät was somewhat successful in ice hockey and it became the main sport of the club. The first game at the highest level, then known as "SM-sarja" was played on the December 4, 1960, against HJK of Helsinki, but the visit to the highest level was short and Kärp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oulun Luistinseura
Oulun Luistinseura (or OLS) is a Finnish multi-sports club, based in Oulu. The club has football, bandy, bowling and floorball sections. Football OLS football team was founded in 1941 by clubs bandy players. Throughout the years the club has played mostly in lower divisions, never competing in the highest tier of Finnish football except as a part of short lived merger with OTP called FC Oulu in the early 1990s. The most successful part of OLS is the youth academy which has produced many national team level players. Men's football team earned promotion to Kakkonen (the third tier of Finnish football) for 2014 season. Current squad Bandy OLS is one of the most successful clubs in Finland and is the only non-Swedish or Russian/Soviet club to have won the Bandy World Cup, having won the title in 1976. In 1977 and 1990 they were European Cup runners-up. OLS have won the Bandyliiga The Bandyliiga (; 'Bandy League') is the top level of men's bandy in Finland. The league wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oulun Lyseon Lukio
Oulun Lyseon Lukio (Oulu Lyseo Upper Secondary School) is a Finnish upper secondary school in the city of Oulu in northern Finland. The school has over 60 teachers and about 750 students. In addition to the Finnish national curriculum the school provides the option to study the International Baccalaureate programme in English. Since 2018 Lyseo has a distance teaching campus in the small town of Tyrnävä. In 2018 255 students, of which 50 took the IB programme, were accepted to the school . History In the autumn of 1874, Oulun lyseo started as a private Lyceum and it adopted Finnish as the official academical language. During the 1880s the school was admitted state aid and gradually the schools ownership was changed as state owned. In 1891 the first graduates were graduated from the state owned Oulun Lyseo. Since 1992 Oulun Lyseon lukio has been authorized to teach the IB Diploma Programme. Building Oulun Lyseo moved to the current school building in 1890. The building represe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oulun Palloseura
Oulun Palloseura or OPS is a Finnish multi-sports club based in Oulu. The club has sections in football, bandy and bowling. The club was founded in 1927. Football The football team has won the Finnish championship twice (1979, 1980) and as a consequence played in the European Cup twice. On both occasions they met the English champions Liverpool. In the 1980–81 season they drew 1–1 in Finland, and lost 1–10 at Anfield. In the 1981–82 season they lost 0–1 in Finland, and 0–7 at Anfield. Now their senior football team is playing in Ykkönen. Bandy OPS bandy club is playing in the top tier of Finnish bandy Bandy is a winter sport and ball sport played by two teams wearing ice skates on a large ice surface (either indoors or outdoors) while using sticks to direct a ball into the opposing team's goal. The international governing body for bandy is ..., the Bandyliiga. Achievements *Finnish Championship :*Winners 1953, 1956, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964 :*Silver ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oulun Palloseura (football)
Oulun Palloseura (OPS) is a Finnish professional football club based in Oulu. Founded in 1925, the club is currently competing in the Finnish second tier – Ykkönen. History The original Oulun Palloseura (''Oulu Ball Club'') was founded in 1925. Contemporary club which is now called Oulun Palloseura dates back to 2006, when a third-tier club called ''FC Dreeverit'' was cleared to use the name ''OPS-jp''. Next year the competition spot went to a registered association called ''Oulun Palloseura – jalkapallo ry.'' and then in 2008 to ''Oulun jalkapallon tuki ry.'' which is founded by businessman Miika Juntunen. In 2009 OPS-jp won the Group C of Kakkonen (the 3rd tier) and was promoted to Ykkönen ''Ykkönen'' (Finnish for 'Number One'; sv, Ettan) is the second highest level of the Finnish football league system (after the Veikkausliiga), although it is the highest league managed by the Football Association of Finland. The teams also play .... Since 2011 the club has b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oulun Tervahiihto
Oulun Tervahiihto or Tervahiihto is an annual ski marathon held in Oulu, Finland. Held since 1889, it is the longest-running annual long-distance ski race in the world. Races include 40km and 70km in both traditional and skating styles, and the terrain is mostly flat. In 2005 the race formally became affiliated to the FIS with the founding of the FIS Nordic Ski Marathon Cup, a series which includes the Holmenkollen Skimaraton in Norway, Tornedalsloppet in Sweden, the Fossavatn Ski Marathon Fossavatnsgangan is an annual ski marathon held in Ísafjörður, in the Westfjords of Iceland. The event has been a part of Worldloppet since 2014. It is the oldest ski race in Iceland, held since 1935. Although it was cancelled several times in ... in Iceland and the Oulun Tervahiihto. The race is now usually the second race of the cup, held in March. References {{Reflist External linksOfficial site Ski marathons Tervahiihto FIS Nordic Ski Marathon Cup Skiing competitions in Finland 188 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
