Basketball Finland - Suomen Koripalloliitto

basketball finland is a member of fiba and the organizer of national competition and recreational basketball as well as game education in finland. over 12.000 games are played annually from helsinki to lapland on both youth and adult levels, while men’s and women’s korisliiga provide domestic top-level competition and entertainment. the blue and white paw prints of finnish national teams from famous susijengi to u16 teams can be tracked at international competitions every year. the success story of finnish basketball is both recent and widespread. men’s national team, susijengi, has played in four consecutive eurobaskets and made its fiba world cup debut in 2014. “the sixth player”, the fan community built around susijengi, has enchanted international basketball community with its dedication and desire – 10.000 finnish fans travelled to bilbao to support susijengi at world cup in 2014. susijengi and the sixth player rose to center stage at fiba eurobasket 2017 in helsinki, which was r