Vierumäki Ratapiha. Vierumäki is a village located in the Finnish municipality

Heinola Heinola () is a town and a municipality of inhabitants () located in the eastern part of the Päijänne Tavastia region, Finland, near the borders of the South Savonia region and the Kymenlaakso region. It is the third largest municipality in ...

in the region Päijät-Häme,

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 ...

. There are about 900–1,000 inhabitants. Neighbouring villages are Vuolenkoski in Iitti, Myllyoja in

, Mäkelä in Nastola and Urajärvi in Asikkala. Vierumäki is known for hosting international ice hall sports events.

Sports

Curling

*The

2001 European Curling Championships The 2001 European Curling Championships were held in Vierumäki, 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 no ...

took place in Vierumäki, both men's and women's events won by Sweden. *Vierumäki hosted the

2008 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship The 2008 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship was held March 8–15, 2008 in Vierumäki, Finland at the Vierumäki Ice Rink. It was the first mixed doubles world championships organized by the World Curling Federation. Switzerland scored two ...

, from March 8 to March 16, 2008, won by Switzerland."Switzerland wins inaugural World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship"
– ''Suomen Curlingliitto (Finnish curling association)'' (Retrieved on March 21, 2008)"World Mixed Doubles Curling Championships 2008 – 8.-16.3.2008 Vierumäki Finland"
(Retrieved on March 22, 2008) *The

2008 World Senior Curling Championships The 2008 World Senior Curling Championships were held from March 9 to 15 at the Vierumäki Ice Rink in Vierumäki, Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern ...

, won by Canada.

Ice hockey

*The

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2009 File:2009 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The vertical stabilizer of Air France Flight 447 is pulled out from the Atlantic Ocean; Barack Obama becomes the first African American to become President of the United States; 2009 Iran ...

and 2016

4 Nations Cup The 4 Nations Cup is an annual women's ice hockey tournament, held between four major national teams in the sport; currently, these are Canada, the United States, Sweden and Finland. Until 2000, when Sweden joined, the tournament was the 3 Nation ...

s all took place in Vierumäki, the first won by

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and the other two won by the

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*The 2008 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships, Division II took place in Vierumäki from March 25 to March 30, 2008, won by

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. *The

2013 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship The 2013 IIHF World Women's U18 Championships was the sixth IIHF World Women's U18 Championships and was hosted in Finland. It began on December 29, 2012, with the gold medal game played on January 5, 2013. Top Division Preliminary round ''Al ...

took place in Vierumäki from December 29, 2012 to January 5, 2013, won by

Other webpages

Vierumäki webpage

References

Villages in Finland Heinola {{SouthernFinland-geo-stub