Kallio Rolling Rainbow (KRR) is a flat track roller derby league based in

Helsinki Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the capital, primate, and most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of Uusimaa in southern Finland, and has a population of . The city ...

Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...

.They welcome anyone regardless of age, gender or body type. Their fundamental value is to accept people exactly as they are and to celebrate the existence of every color of the rainbow. Founded in 2010, the league consists of three teams. Kallio is a member of the

Women's Flat Track Derby Association The Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) is the international governing body for the sport of women's flat track roller derby, and association of leagues around the world. The organization was founded in April 2004 as the United Leagues Co ...

(WFTDA).

International presence

Three skaters from Kallio (Misbitch, Pink Spanker and Udre) were selected to play for Team Finland at the

2011 Roller Derby World Cup The 2011 Roller Derby World Cup was an international women's roller derby tournament organized by ''Blood & Thunder'' magazine. Teams of amateur skaters from around the world were fielded to compete for their respective nations. The inaugural 2 ...

Toronto Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the anch ...

, and a higher proportion of the squad for the 2014 Cup came from the league.Jouni Munukka,
Roller Derby on naisten anarkistinen kontaktilaji
, '' Helsingin Sanomat'', 4 November 2013 A number of skaters from the league joined Team Finland for the 2018 Cup with Kallio skater Sara Gilbert being awarded the title of Best Jammer. During 2013, Kallio played in the first Suomi Cup of roller derby, winning the tournament by defeating

Helsinki Roller Derby Helsinki Roller Derby is a women's flat track roller derby league based in Helsinki in Finland. Founded in 2009, the league currently consists of three travel teams who compete against teams from other leagues. Helsinki Roller Derby is a member ...

in the final. Kallio has won the national Finnish league Suomi Cup also in 2015 and 2016.

WFTDA competition

In October 2013, Kallio was accepted as a member of the

Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice The Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice is the program affiliate of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA). In operation from 2009 until early 2019, the Apprentice Program served to onboard new member leagues into the WFTDA. ...

Programme, and became a full member in July 2014. In 2016, Kallio qualified for their first appearance at WFTDA Division 1 Playoffs, entering the Montreal tournament as the seventh seed, ultimately going winless and finishing the weekend in tenth place. In 2017 Kallio was the ninth seed at the

Malmö Malmö (, ; da, Malmø ) is the largest city in the Swedish county (län) of Scania (Skåne). It is the third-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg, and the sixth-largest city in the Nordic region, with a municipal pop ...

Division 1 Playoff but again went winless, losing 269–162 to

Detroit Roller Derby Detroit Roller Derby (DRD) is a women's flat-track roller derby league based in Detroit, Michigan. The league was formed as Detroit Derby Girls in January 2005 and held their first bouts in February 2006. In November 2016, the league announced ...

and to Stockholm Roller Derby, 184–166. In 2018, Kallio qualified for the WFTDA European Continental Cup held in

Birmingham Birmingham ( ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands (county), West Midlands in England. It is the second-largest city in the United Kingdom with a population of 1. ...

, England as the first seed, and went unbeaten in capturing first place. In 2019, Kallio hosted the WFTDA European Continental Cup, and came in third place.

Rankings

* ''CR = consolation round''

References

{{WFTDA Division 1 Roller derby leagues in Finland Roller derby leagues established in 2010 Sports competitions in Helsinki Women's sport in Finland Women's Flat Track Derby Association Division 1 2010 establishments in Finland Women's sports leagues in Finland