Vilpas Vikings, also referred to as Salon Vilpas, is a professional

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club based in

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. The team currently plays in the top level

Korisliiga The Korisliiga is the top-tier professional basketball league in Finland, comprising the top 12 teams of the country. In its current format, each team plays all other teams two times in the regular season, once at home and once away, for a total o ...

. The Vikings are a part of the Salon Vilpas multi-sport club. In 2021, Vilpas won its first Korisliiga championship.

Current roster

Season by season

Trophies

: (1): ** 2020–21 *

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: (1) ** 2018–19

Individual awards

; Korisliiga MVP * Tim Kisner (2005) *

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(2017)

Notable players

References

External links

Official website
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