Pallokissat is a women's

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club from Kuopio,

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, playing in the Finnish women's premier division

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. Home ground for Pallokissat is the Savon Sanomat Areena.

History

Pallokissat was founded in 2007 as the youth academy for KMF Kuopio. The club was originally called "KMF Juniorit", name change was made in 2010. Pallokissat was promoted to the Finnish Women's League in January 2012 as KMF Kuopio was defunct due to financial difficulties.

External links

Pallokissat Official Homepage
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