Hyvinkään Tahko ( "Hyvinkää Grindstone") is a Finnish sports club from

Hyvinkää Hyvinkää (; , ) is a town in Finland, located in the southern interior of the country. Hyvinkää is situated in the northern part of the Uusimaa region. The population of Hyvinkää is approximately . It is the most populous municipality in ...

. It was founded in 1915 and in 2025 celebrates its 110th anniversary. Hyvinkää Tahko has participated in many sports in Finland over the years, such as athletics,

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and

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. Since 1980, the club's main successes have been in

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and

pesäpallo Pesäpallo (; ; , colloquially known in Finnish as pesis and also referred to as Finnish baseball) is a fast-moving bat-and-ball games, bat-and-ball sport that is often referred to as the national sport of Finland and has some presence in other ...

. The club also participates in

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competitions. Hyvinkää Tahko has won the men's Finnish Pesäpallo Championship, (

Superpesis The Superpesis is the highest level of the Finnish pesäpallo league system. Contested by 13 clubs in men's league and 12 clubs in women's league, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Ykköspesis. Seasons usually run from ...

) four times, between 1979 and 1981, and in 2007. The Women's Championship Tahko has won twice in 1979 and 1983. Tahko's home ground is the Pihkala Stadium. In 2024, the club was reported as being in financial difficulties.

Achievements

Men's Pesäpallo
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'' ''Finnish Cup'': Winners - 1976, 1987 Women's Pesäpallo
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'' Men's Basketball ''Finnish League'' Third Place - 1980, 1981

References

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