Helsingin NMKY
Helsingin Nuorten Miesten Kristillinen Yhdistys ( Helsingin NMKY for short , HNMKY ; German : Christian Association of Young Men in Helsinki ) is an organization in the Finnish capital Helsinki . Their basketball department is one of the most successful basketball teams in Finland with seven national championships.
The Helsinki-based NMKY was founded in 1888. The men's basketball division won seven Finnish championships from 1946. After the 2008/09 season, the HNMKY announced its men's and women's teams from the game.
basketball
successes
- Finnish Championship:
- 1st place: 7 times (1946, 1947, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1992)
- 2nd place: 3 times (1948, 1972, 1988)
- 3rd place: 8 times (1944, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1969, 1971, 1986, 1990)
- Team of the Year (Finland) : 1984
Known players
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Gordon Herbert (* 1959), 1990/91 in the association -
Martti Kuisma
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Pekka Lähdetniemi
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Jarmo Laitinen
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Jonathan Moore
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Hanno Möttölä (* 1976), 1994 to 1996 in the association
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Petri Niiranen
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Sakari Pehkonen
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Timo Saarelainen
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Mikael Salmi
Well-known trainers
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Henrik Dettmann (* 1958), member of the club from 1973 to 1992, head coach from 1986 to 1992
Orienteering
The HNMKY women's relay won the Venlojen viesti in 1989 with Annamari Vierikko , Marita Kymäläinen , Ulla Mänttäri and Kirsi Tiira . In 1987, 1988, 1989 and 1991 the women's relay also won the Finnish championship. Another runner of the club at that time was Kirsi Tiira's sister Johanna Tiira .