The national ice hockey team in Finland is "Leijonat"(Lions) and as you can see in the photo below, it obviously has a lion as their logo. Ice hockey is a really big thing in Finland! People get excited when watching a game, Finns are very competitive when talking about ice hockey. If their favorite team wins, be sure that they will celebrate it and be happy all the day long but if they loose and they are big fans of it, they will become sad and disappointed... It's a similar thing to what happens in my country when we watch football as it's the most popular sport and the country stops when the national team plays. I can accept that I felt really excited while watching ice hockey! It's entertaining and makes you feel impacient and full of energy as you never know what can happen, but of course you always feel like you are going to win as in any sport where you enjoy watching and supporting a team in special.
Most of the big towns but also some small ones have their own ice hockey teams. The top professional ice hockey league in Finland is called "Liiga"and here is where the best teams take part. The Liiga is considered one of the most powerful ice hockey leagues in the world. Ice hockey is a team sport where Finland can compete for medals at both World and Olympic championship levels for the quality of their players and teams in general. It is the most popular sport by excellence measure obviosuly by television coverage, sponsorhip and attendance. Ice hockey ocuppy such a prominent place in the sport scene like any other country in Europe, only Canada can compete with Finland in terms of this sport popularity.
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| Leijonat logo, "Suomi" means Finland in Finnish |
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| My first ice hockey game - Kupari Kiekko from Harjavalta |
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| Liiga Ice Hockey game - Porin Ässät |
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| Me supporting Finland Leijonat |
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