In Finland a rekisteröity yhdistys (Finnish for registered association) or registrerad förening (Swedish) is a registered, non-profit organization . The abbreviations ry (also ry. ) (Finnish), rf (Swedish) or rs (Northern Sámi) are used as a suffix ending of the association's name, added when the association is officially registered. Registration is not mandatory, but is required in order for the association to become a juridical person, which confers various benefits. Registration requires the association to create a legally sound constitution, which must be approved by the Finnish Patent and Registration Office [ fi ] .
8-1033: HIFK , the Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna, Helsingfors (IFK, Helsingfors) rf (officially abbreviated IFK Helsingfors, colloquially often Helsingfors IFK or Helsingin IFK) is a multi-sport association based in Helsinki , Finland. Formed in 1897 on the initiative of Georges Doubitsky and fellow students of the Svenska Reallyceum, the Swedish lyceum in Helsinki, it is the oldest continuously-operating Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna (IFK) organization in Finland. HIFK has sections in many sports, including athletics , bandy , bowling , football , ice hockey , and handball . HIFK Bandy ry oversees
16-690: Is Brahenkenttä in the Alppiharju district. HIFK women's team plays in the Jääpallon naisten SM-sarja (Women's Bandy Finnish Championship Series) and have won the Finnish Championship three times, in 1986, 1987, and 2011. Oy HIFK Hockey Ab is the largest business within the HIFK association, comprising the men’s representative team in the Liiga , the women’s representative team in
24-418: Is at least 15 years of age has one vote during board meetings, board elections and other votes. When an association is officially registered, it becomes a juridical person with legal personality separate from those of its individual members and gains the right to own property and make contracts on its own behalf independently of its members, and it ensures the legal enforceability of its constitution. At
32-465: The Naisten Liiga , an expansive junior organization, and the hREDS eSports team. In November 2016 an esports project was started under the name Helsinki REDS (hREDS). The Athletics section of HIFK is one of Finland's oldest and most successful athletics clubs. The Handball section of HIFK is one of the pioneers of the sport in Finland. The men's section has won 10 national championships and
40-420: The association's property is to be utilised in the event of its dissolution. Registered associations can have both individual persons and legal persons as its members. The association must have a government board consisting of at least three members, out of whom the speaker must be at the age of majority (18 years), the rest at least 15 years old. In principle, if the constitution provides for it, every member who
48-418: The existing Swedish Misplaced Pages article at sv:HIFK ; see their histories for attribution. Registered association (Finland) Said constitution must contain provisions outlining the association's policies regarding language, its home address, its intended purpose and forms of activity, membership fees, its government board, accounting and bookkeeping, revision of the constitution, assembly meetings and how
56-516: The men's and women's representative teams, junior teams and bandy school, and recreational bandy programs. Kauko Rautiainen is chairman of HIFK Bandy ry. The men's bandy section of HIFK was created in 1907 and the representative team has won the Finnish Championship seventeen times, more than any other club, and the Finnish Cup twice. The team plays in the Bandyliiga and their home arena
64-625: The women's section 41 national championships. Both teams play their home games at the Helsinki Urheilutalo in the Kallio district of the city. The football section of HIFK was established in 1907, and its first team earned promotion to Veikkausliiga for the 2015 season. But was dissolved in January of 2024 due to bankruptcy. Significant content in this article was translated from the existing Finnish Misplaced Pages article at fi:HIFK and
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