Helsinki Sports is managed by Sports Department, which takes care of about 70 sports halls, some 350 sports fields and up to 200 km of ski tracks. Through out the year the Sports Department arranges the activities, which includes those for children, young adults as well as seniors.
Sports in Helsinki include the national sports as well as the Foreign Sports, which are mainly Australian Football, American Football, Rugby, Cricket and a few more. Swimming is one of the important Sports of Helsinki. Football and Rugby are the growing Helsinki Sports, which are presently enjoyed by a great number of sportsmen.
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Ice Hockey, which is another important sport in Helsinki, has given immense prestige to the country of Finland. The strong culture of ice hockey has got the country to participate in the Olympics. There are different groups and clubs for the popular Helsinki Sports. HIFK and Jokerit are the two most important sports club in Helsinki.
Helsinki hosted the Summer Olympics in the year of 1952. Hosting the Olympics was a landmark in the field of international sports for the country. Helsinki is the first city to host the World Championships in Athletics of the year of 1983. The city hosed the event for the second time in the year of 2005.
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