IF Fram is a
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
club located in
Saltvik
Saltvik is a municipality of Åland, an autonomous territory of Finland. The total area is 1 161,8 km2, of which 150,7 km2 is land, 4,7 km2 lakes and 1006,4 km2 sea.
The archipelago north of Saltvik is perhaps the most beauti ...
in
Åland
Åland ( fi, Ahvenanmaa: ; ; ) is an Federacy, autonomous and Demilitarized zone, demilitarised region of Finland since 1920 by a decision of the League of Nations. It is the smallest region of Finland by area and population, with a size of 1 ...
. They are unique in that they no longer participate in the
Finnish football league system
The Finnish football league system is a series of interconnected leagues for club football in Finland. The three highest levels are managed by the Finnish FA while the other leagues are managed by the regional departments of the FA.
System
As of ...
but now take part in the
Swedish football league system
The Swedish football league system is a series of interconnected leagues for club football in Sweden which is controlled by the Swedish Football Association
The Swedish Football Association ( sv, Svenska Fotbollförbundet, SvFF) is the go ...
.
Background
Idrottsföreningen Fram are based in the municipality of Saltvik in
Åland
Åland ( fi, Ahvenanmaa: ; ; ) is an Federacy, autonomous and Demilitarized zone, demilitarised region of Finland since 1920 by a decision of the League of Nations. It is the smallest region of Finland by area and population, with a size of 1 ...
and were formed in 1922. The club currently specialises in football, athletics, skiing, hockey and table tennis.
In recent years IF Fram has participated in the lower divisions of the
Swedish football league system
The Swedish football league system is a series of interconnected leagues for club football in Sweden which is controlled by the Swedish Football Association
The Swedish Football Association ( sv, Svenska Fotbollförbundet, SvFF) is the go ...
. The club currently plays in
Division 6 Uppland Norra which is the eighth tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Rangsby Stadium in Saltvik.
IF Fram is affiliated to the
Ålands Fotbollförbund.
Season to season
Footnotes
External links
IF Framnbsp;– Official website
Football in Åland
Football clubs in Finland
Association football clubs established in 1922
1922 establishments in Finland
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