Suomen Salibandyliitto

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Suomen Salibandyliitto
Finlands Innebandyförbund
Founded 1985
president Matti Ahde
societies 874
Members 46.991
Association headquarters Helsinki
Homepage salibandy.net

The Suomen Salibandyliitto (SSBL) (Swedish: Finlands Innebandyförbund ) is the national association of Finland in the sport of floorball (also known as floorball). With 46,991 members, it is one of the largest floorball associations in the world.

The SSBL was founded in 1985. In 1986 Finland was one of the founders of the International Floorball Federation , the world floorball association, alongside Sweden and Switzerland .

National teams

Game operation

National floorball championships have been held in Finland since 1986 (for men) and 1988 (for women). The top division are the Salibandyliiga or, for women, the Naisten Salibandyliiga .

Events carried out

Finland has already hosted several floorball events, including the Men's World Championships in 2002 and 2010 in Helsinki or Helsinki and Vantaa, as well as the Men's European Championships in 1994 .

Membership development

Statistics on the number of members and member associations.

date Members
people societies
December 31, 1996 17,993 600
December 31, 1997 22,672 698
December 31, 1998 25,330 755
December 31, 1999 27,875 805
December 31, 2000 28,680 819
December 31, 2001 31,109 821
06/30/2003 34,562 890
06/30/2004 35,872 838
06/30/2005 37,736 827
06/30/2006 39.105 838
06/30/2007 40,879 824
06/30/2008 42,159 828
06/30/2009 43,056 842
09/30/2010 45,480 875
09/30/2011 46.991 874

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ floorball.org: Registered / licensed Players and Clubs per Association 1996–2005
  2. ↑ floorball.org: Players (licensed / registered) per Association