Finnish Kettlebell Association – In english
These are the home pages of the Finnish Kettlebell Association. We are a non-profit organisation, and our goal is to promote kettlebell lifting and Girevoy Sport in Finland. We have been arranging GS and kettlebell events since 2007 and have participated in many international competitions.
You are most welcome to read and join our forum’s international section! You can find it at:
http://www.kahvakuula.fi/forum/viewforum.php?f=39
The short version of the known history of Finnish Girevoy Sport
1888 the Finn Karl Fazer wins a weightlifting competiton in Russia, jerking a one pood kettlebell 197 times
late 1990s, beginning of 2000, kettlebells are re-introduced to Finland
2006
- Marko Suomi is the first Finn in GS World Championships
-Finland starts to take part in NAKF’s Cross World events
2007
- Harri Lilja is the first Finn in the GS European Championships
- first commercial GS workshop in Finland
- the Finnish Kettlebell Association was formed to promote kettlebell lifting and GS
- we arranged 2 events for the NAKF’s Cross World, had participants from many cities/towns. We also arranged one Long Cycle event.
- our first ever team was in the Ventspils Atlants Tournament in Latvia
2008
- our first 5 GS coaches (IUKL) were educated in Ventspils, Latvia by Vasily Ginko
- arranged one local NAKF’s Cross World event in March
- we participated for the first time in the Baltic Championships in Latvia
- our association is a member of the Finnish Weightlifting Federation since April
- our association is a member of the International Union of Kettlebell Lifting since April
- Kukka Laakso and Simo Kurvinen bring the first medals from international competitions
2009
… to be continued!
In Finland, the governing body of Girevoy Sport is the Finnish Weightlifting Federation (www.painonnosto.fi). Our association is a member of that federation, and we also represent the IUKL (www.giri-iukl.com) in Finland.
This is a picture of all the current kettlebell associations (that I know of):
Highlights of 2009 (updated 5/2009)
- Cross World event was open all of March, here are the results
- Kukka Laakso competed in the Arnold Sport Festival in the USA
- We are gathering a team for the Ventspils Atlants -tournament, which is in the beginning of August in Latvia
- We will organise the first ever Finnish Championships in Girevoy Sport on the 29th ot August, below is the advert
Join our group in Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=50253187303
Please, ask any questions trough our forum, the comments section of different pages or by email: antti.katajainen@gmail.com
