Sport Clubs in Finland

Pasi Koski (), Hannu Itkonen (), Kati Lehtonen () and Hanna Vehmas ()
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Pasi Koski: University of Turku, Rauma Unit
Hannu Itkonen: University of Jyvaskylä
Kati Lehtonen: Research Center for Sport and Health Sciences
Hanna Vehmas: University of Jyvaskylä

Chapter Chapter 9 in Sport Clubs in Europe, 2015, pp 147-160 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This chapter introduces the current state of the Finnish sport clubs. The article aims to highlight firstly, how sport and physical culture in Finland are historically based on the civil society and volunteer activities; secondly what are the characteristics of sport clubs in Finland; and finally what kind of challenges sport clubs are facing at the moment and in the future.

Keywords: Physical Activity; Sport Participation; Voluntary Work; Sport Club; Sport Organisation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-17635-2_9

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