Seinäjoki Pesäpallo Stadium is a

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 ...

stadium located in

Seinäjoki Seinäjoki (; "Wall River"; , formerly ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of South Ostrobothnia. Seinäjoki is located in the western interior of the country and along the Seinäjoki (river), River Seinäjoki. The population of Sein ...

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. Since its opening in 1992, it has been the home field of the

Seinäjoen Maila-Jussit Seinäjoen Maila-Jussit is a professional Finnish pesäpallo team from Seinäjoki. It was founded in 1932. Seinäjoen Maila-Jussit is playing in the top-tier women's Superpesis. Seinäjoen Maila-Jussit has won the men's Finnish Pesäpallo Champio ...

, a

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 ...

team. It is also home of the Seinäjoen JymyJussit. The stadium is located in Seinäjoki Sports Park, next to the central sports field. The stadium is renovated in 2010. The area behind the backline is very flat. The deep field consists mostly of an artificial grass field with

field hockey Field hockey (or simply referred to as hockey in some countries where ice hockey is not popular) is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with 11 players in total, made up of 10 field players and a goalk ...

dimensions and markings.

Renovation

In 2022, renovation work began on the stadium's field, the first big upgrade for the previous 15 years. The field will be shifted 6–7 meters closer to the stands for the visitor better experience. The renovation project is estimated to cost 500,000 euros in 2022, with an additional 168,000 euros planned for 2023. The project has also received 100,000 euros in sports venue investment funding from the Regional State Administrative Agency.

References

{{Authority control Sports venues completed in 1992 Pesäpallo venues in Finland Seinäjoki