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Football Association of Finland

Logo: Football Association of Finland, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4

Sports governing body in Finland

The Football Association of Finland (Finnish: Suomen Palloliitto, abbr. SPL; Swedish: Finlands Bollförbund) is the governing body of football and futsal in Finland. It was founded in Helsinki on 19 May 1907.2 It is headquartered in Bolt Arena.1 It is part of Union of European Football Associations.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

May 19, 1907Founded1
  • HeadquartersBolt Arena, Finland1
  • Websitewww.palloliitto.fi
  • Legal formregistered association1
  • Kind of organizationAssociation1
  • LEI743700FBHVA1TZZGVV373
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressPL 191, FI-00251 Helsinki, Finland3
  • Registered withFinnish Patent and Registration Office, 0202244-93

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The Football Association of Finland (Finnish: Suomen Palloliitto, abbr. SPL; Swedish: Finlands Bollförbund) is the governing body of football and futsal in Finland. It was founded in Helsinki on 19 May 1907.2

Corporate structure

Football Association of Finland sits at the top of its group. 1 entity, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Football Association of Finland Helsinki, Finland
    • Finland men's national football team Owned · Finland
    • Finland national beach soccer team Owned · Finland
    • Finland national under-17 football team Owned · Finland
    • Finland national under-18 football team Owned · Finland
    • Finland national under-19 football team Owned · Finland
    • Finland national under-20 football team Owned · Finland
    • Finland national under-21 football team Owned · Finland
    • Finland women's national football team Owned · Finland
    • Finland women's national futsal team Owned · Finland
    • Finland women's national under-20 football team Owned · Finland

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What Football Association of Finland reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

  • Finland men's national football team
  • Finland national beach soccer team
  • Finland national under-17 football team
  • Finland national under-18 football team
  • Finland national under-19 football team
  • Finland national under-20 football team
  • Finland national under-21 football team
  • Finland women's national football team
  • Finland women's national futsal team
  • Finland women's national under-20 football team

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1

The story

History

The SPL was founded on 19 May 1907 in a restaurant called Catani in Esplanadi, Helsinki. The founding meeting was attended by representatives of Unitas Sports Club, Stjernan and Polytechnics Sports Club from Helsinki, Viborgs Hockeyklubb from Vyborg, Åbo Idrottsvänner and Turun Jalkapalloseura from Turku and Idrottens Vänner from Kokkola.

The association was the governing body of bandy in Finland until Finland's Bandy Association was founded in 1972. In 1928, it also arranged the first Finland ice hockey championship, before the 1929 establishment of the Finnish Ice Hockey Association, and arranged the first Pesäpallo matches until 1925.

Background

The SPL has more than 1,000 member clubs and approximately 140,000 registered players. The Finnish Gallup survey has indicated that football is a popular pastime with around 500,000 Finns interested in the sport. The SPL is Finland's largest amateur sports federation.

From Wikipedia’s article on Football Association of Finland, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Leadership

Who has led Football Association of Finland, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chair

  1. Ari Lahti2018–now
197019801990200020102020

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

  • Union of European Football Associations

Also owns

  • Finland men's national football team
  • Finland national beach soccer team
  • Finland national under-17 football team
  • Finland national under-18 football team
  • Finland national under-19 football team
  • Finland national under-20 football team
  • Finland national under-21 football team
  • Finland women's national football team
  • Finland women's national futsal team
  • Finland women's national under-20 football team

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded by Finnish Bandy Federation1

Timeline

  1. May 31, 1996Renamed Name changed to Finlands Bollförbund rf1
  2. May 31, 1996Renamed Name changed to Suomen Palloliitto ry1
  3. May 19, 1907Founded Founded1

Sources

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