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36-581: Sotkamon Jymy has won the men's Finnish Pesäpallo Championship ( Superpesis ) 20 times in years 1963, 1990, 1992–1993, 1995–1997, 2001–2003, 2005–2006, 2009, 2011–2015, 2020 and 2023-2024. The home ground of Sotkamon Jymy is the Hiukka Stadium . Its well-known competitor is Vimpelin Veto from Vimpeli , known as long-time rival of Sotkamon Jymy. Sotkamon Jymy was founded in 1909 as a general sports club, which it still is. Pesäpallo started to be played in

72-415: A completely superior club organisation. Since 1999, Tanskanen has worked mainly in the club's organisation. In the early 2000s, a second wave of championships began. The 2010s wave brought five championships in a row, but since the 2015 championship, Sotkamo has celebrated only two championships in eight seasons, in autumn 2020 and 2023. As a club organisation, Jymy has been a pioneer in many areas, even on

108-595: A local team in 1963. In sporting terms, that championship remained a one-off. Jymy was promoted to the SM series in the autumn of 1962, won the championship in 1963, was relegated to the Suomensarja in 1964, was promoted again in 1965 and relegated again in 1966, after which it had to dive. The 1970s in particular were a challenging time for Jymy. It had to fight for its survival against village clubs like Sumsan Suju and Tipasojan Isku - and once even came close to dropping into

144-410: A million times. For the 2023 season, the average of men's Superpesis match attendance was 1,381 and women's average match attendance was 661. Most popular in semi-urban and rural municipalities, along with some notability in larger cities like Tampere and Oulu , the pesäpallo matches gain a significant number of attendances compared to the population in the area. Thirty-one clubs have competed in

180-418: A nationwide phenomenon, with Superpesis becoming the most popular summer ball game in terms of viewership. Average attendance figures were high in both large and small towns, with peak attendance figures reaching between 6,000 and 7,000 spectators. The Superpesis matches were broadcast on MTV3 , and the regular season matches were watched by more than 300 000 viewers at best. Real-time statistics of matches and

216-549: A €100 000 television rights deal with Nelonen Media and Yle securing the broadcasting rights to all Superpesis games. The Superpesis is run by a limited company owned by the Finnish Pesäpallo Association, with Olli Aro as a chief executive. The men's Superpesis is third-watched and the women's league is the most-watched sports league in Finland. In 2021, Superpesis matches were streamed more than

252-625: Is the competition in which the winning athlete, team, or club is named Finnish Champion. SM-sarja is commonly used when discussing the highest-level league of a sport that competes for the Finnish Championship or the specific competition in which a Finnish Champion is named, as with the Baseballin SM-sarja , Ringeten SM-sarja , Rugbyn SM-sarja , etc. The abbreviation SM-liiga ( lit.   ' Finnish Championship League ' from Suomen mestaruusliiga )

288-473: Is the main winter competition in pesäpallo. Although treated as a separate competition from Superpesis, it features many of the same teams, along with a few teams from Ykköspesis. The competition runs from December through April. In contrast to the main Superpesis, where matches are generally held at stadiums dedicated solely to pesäpallo, Talvisuper is mostly held in indoor halls with artificial grass, with

324-529: The Vuokatinvaara area as early as the 1920s, but the real revival came in the 1950s. Pesäpallo quickly became a municipal sport in Sotkamo and the fields and courtyards were filled with little boys and girls playing pesäpallo from morning till night. This development was supported by the 'sports schools' organised by the municipality of Sotkamo in the summer, where baseball was the only ball game. During

360-426: The 1980s, the Finnish Pesäpallo Association launched the "Pesäpallo is the most Finnish Game" ( Finnish : Pesis on peleistä suomalaisin , POPS) project, which aimed to communicate the new future of pesäpallo to clubs, local politicians and the media. The project gave pesäpallo a social profile and practical marketing and visibility measures, as well as efforts to turn pesäpallo into a television product. Superpesis Oy

396-449: The 1990s, pesäpallo moved to semi-professionalism in player salaries, with the best players becoming full professionals. In 1998, the pesäpallo community was rocked by a major match-fixing scandal known as "Black Thursday." The incident led to the loss of television coverage of Superpesis, and in the early 2000s, the value base and foundation of the sport was rebuilt. Pesäpallo returned to basics and on-field work. The 2000s in Superpesis

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432-638: The club. Most of those who have come from elsewhere have come to Sotkamo specifically to play at the pesäpallo high school. Men's Pesäpallo Superpesis Superpesis The Superpesis is the highest level of the Finnish pesäpallo league system. Contested by 13 clubs in men's league and 12 clubs in women's league, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Ykköspesis . Seasons usually run from May to August, with each men's team plays around 30 matches and women's team 24 matches in

468-403: The decade. In 1994, pesäpallo moved to a period system, which revolutionised the scoring system in Superpesis. In the same season, Oulun Lippo became champion, the second most successful team in the 1990s. Lippo won two SM golds, one silver and one bronze. Kiteen Pallo -90 won its first championship in 1999. In 1996, a scoring contest was added to the game. In the 1990s, pesäpallo became

504-410: The final. Vimpeli beat Sotkamo in the finals in 2016 and 2017, while Joensuun Maila won bronze in five consecutive years from 2013 to 2017. The early 2010s have been considered a dynasty, especially between Vimpeli and Sotkamo, whose encounters are known in Finnish as "El Klassikko", after the encounter between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid . After a long bronze medal season, Joensuun Maila became

540-436: The game accelerated markedly, and the use of bounce was reduced. The Superpesis clubs in the 2024 season are (with their home towns in brackets): Teams relegated were relegated to second-tier Ykköspesis in the year shown, and are there today unless noted otherwise. Teams relegated were relegated to second-tier Ykköspesis  [ fi ] in the year shown, and are there today unless noted otherwise. In addition to

576-434: The game. In 2010, Superpesis experienced a new boom, which was significantly demonstrated by Jere Dahlström ' s shot that clinched the championship for Vimpelin Veto being voted the most heartwarming sporting moment of 2010. In the early 2010s, the power structure between the clubs became more stable. Sotkamon Jymy won the Finnish championship five times in a row between 2011 and 2015, always defeating Vimpelin Veto in

612-542: The halls being designed primarily for association football and occasionally track and field . The finals of Talvisuper are known as Halli-SM (Hall Finnish Championship). Suomen mestaruus In Finland , the Suomen mestaruus ( SM ; lit.   ' Finnish Champion ' ) is the winner of the highest level of national competition in a particular sport. Suomen mestaruussarja ( lit.   ' Finnish Championship ' ), abbreviated SM-sarja ,

648-411: The leading pesäpallo club and won the Finnish championship in 2018 and 2019, while Kouvolan Pallonlyöjät established itself as the fourth largest club. In terms of play, pesäpallo developed significantly in the 2010s and the level expanded. Weaker outfield players could no longer be "hidden" on the field, and in order to succeed, top players had to be present at all positions. The physicality and pace of

684-435: The men's Superpesis and forty-three clubs in the women's Superpesis since its inception in 1990. Nine of them have won the men's title and eleven of them the women's title. The winners in men's league are: Sotkamon Jymy (19), Vimpelin Veto (4), Kiteen Pallo -90 (3), Joensuun Maila (2), Oulun Lippo (2), Imatran Pallo-Veikot (1), Hyvinkään Tahko (1), Pattijoen Urheilijat (1) and Manse PP (1). Sotkamon Jymy have won

720-485: The most celebrated top-flight team in the history of baseball. Jymy won its first championship under Aulis Väisänen in 1990, but the real reign began when Tanskanen returned from the Pesäpallo Association back to Sotkamo and became Jymy's manager in 1992. Tanskanen led both the sporting side and the club organisation. Between 1992 and 1997 he won four Finnish championships as manager. In addition, he built

756-537: The most titles, with nineteen, and the most successive titles, with five. Only three clubs have played in every season to date: Hyvinkään Tahko, Kiteen Pallo -90 and Sotkamon Jymy. The winners in women's league are: Kirittäret (12), Lapuan Virkiä (9), Pesäkarhut (3), Jyväskylän Kiri (2), Oulun Lippo (2), Ikaalisten Tarmo (1), Manse PP (1), Pattijoen Urheilijat (1), Siilinjärven Pesis (1), Vihdin Pallo (1) and Viinijärven Urheilijat (1). Kirittäret have won

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792-416: The most titles, with twelve, and the most successive titles, with six. Only one club, Lapuan Virkiä, have played in every season to date. In the 1980s, as Finnish society changed, the role of pesäpallo had to be re-examined. The sport had long drawn its strength from the countryside and village game culture, but with urbanisation, the rural population was dwindling and pesäpallo needed a new direction. In

828-468: The preliminary knockout round, the 4th-placed team finished their season, while the 5th- and 6th-placed teams play a best-of-5 relegation play-out. The play-out winner finishes their season, while the loser enters a promotion/relegation best-of-3 against the Ykköspesis winner. The loser is relegated to, or remains in, the Ykköspesis. In the knockout rounds, the preliminary round is played best-of-3, and

864-521: The provincial league. A new boom began in the 1980s. Jymy returned to the Championship League in 1984 and a pesäpallo boom was quickly born in Sotkamo, fuelled by the cramped and raucous atmosphere of the old stands. Underneath the surface, however, there was a real explosion. In the 1980s, young manager Juha Tanskanen took over the talented age group of Janne Vuorinen, Kari Hakkarainen and Sami Sirviö in junior baseball and turned them into

900-446: The quantity and quality of training reached a high level. The game became more tactical and began to make use of statistics and data. The first Superpesis season was played in 1990. With the new Superpesis, pesäpallo also gained a new dominant team when Sotkamon Jymy won the Finnish championship for the first time since 1963. Sotkamon Jymy was regularly ranked in the top three or higher for eight years and won six championships during

936-568: The regular and continuation series: two against each other, one at home and one away. After the regular season, a continuation series will be played to determine the 8 teams that make the play-offs and the teams that qualify for the knockout stage and the teams that are relegated. Games are played on weekday evenings and weekend afternoons. The competition was founded on 1989, following the Finnish Championship (the top-tier league from 1955 to 1989). The Superpesis takes advantage of

972-641: The scale of Finnish sport as a whole. It has been a pioneer in marketing, networking, creating meaningful values, building cooperation agreements and, in general, in how a sports club can become a strong community player and influencer. In the 1990s, Jymy was at its best, together with Jokerit , the best-known sports club brand in Finland. Sotkamo Jymy's story is closely linked to the Sotkamo Pesäpallo High School and Vuokatti Sports Academy. The club's teams have been built mainly on its own juniors, and there have been few players from outside

1008-402: The summer, the juniors played baseball first at the 'sports school', then at the club's training sessions and at all other times on their own time. Pesäpallo used to be played in many villages in Sotkamo, and as the villages began to empty out, the tradition of playing in the villages was smoothly transformed into a recreational game. Jymy won its first Finnish championship almost entirely with

1044-729: The team's ordinary stadiums, regular season matches have also been played at Bolt Arena , Helsinki, at Hiiu Stadium in Tallinn , Estonia , and at Complejo Deportivo Municipal Elola in Fuengirola , Spain . The selected stadiums for such events have usually been association football pitches with artificial grass . In comparison, plans to play the 2022 Superpesis finals at Helsinki Olympic Stadium as best-of-1 series were scrapped in part due to teams' opposition to playing on natural grass (though with sand drizzled on) and large portions of track and field surfacing. During league play,

1080-568: The teams earn: The men's league began using a partially split league table in the 2024 season, similar to that of the Scottish Premiership in association football . After 24 matches, the top 7 teams enter a top section, while the bottom 6 teams enter a bottom section. The top section plays an additional 6 matches. Top 6 progress to the quarter-finals, while the 7th-placed team goes to the preliminary knockout round. The bottom section plays an additional 5 matches. Top 3 progress to

1116-400: The top three. During the decade, Pattijoen Urheilijat became champions for the first time in their history in 2008 and the club won several medals during the decade. Kouvolan Pallonlyöjät and Joensuun Maila joined the main league during the decade. In 2001, the two-run rule and the batsman's skip rule were introduced in Superpesis, which brought game changes and increased the tacticality of

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1152-530: The transmission of situations via teletext were major advances in the field of communication. New pesäpallo stadiums were built in Sotkamo , Vimpeli , Seinäjoki , Oulu and many smaller towns and cities. Sand fields became part of the conditions required for Superpesis. In 1997, the Kaisaniemen Tiikerit were promoted to Superpesis by a cabinet decision to promote the metropolitan project. In

1188-414: The winners go to the quarter-finals. The quarter-finals, semi-finals, and final are played best-of-5. Additionally, a bronze match is played as best-of-3. As of the 2024 season, the women's league uses a similar system to the men's league, but without a split table. Instead the top 6 progress to the quarter-finals, while the 7th- through 10th-placed teams went to the preliminary knockout round. Talvisuper

1224-435: Was mainly dominated by Sotkamon Jymy . The team was by far the strongest team in Superpesis during the decade. Kiteen Pallo -90 won the first championship of the decade, but the following year Sotkamo took revenge on Kitee and began their four-year championship season. Kitee made a return to the gold medal in 2005, but Jymy returned as champions again in 2006 and 2009. Throughout the decade, Sotkamo Jymy played at least in

1260-406: Was set up as the marketing organisation for the men's and women's main league clubs. At the same time, work began on improving conditions, including the development of match venues, the introduction of sand artificial turf fields and the construction of pesäpallo stadiums. The marketing of pesäpallo was aimed at strengthening the sport's identity by emphasising its local character and roots. The aim

1296-403: Was to bring baseball to the big cities, with the names of localities appearing in the league table instead of clubs. Pesäpallo clubs largely represented municipalities and entire provinces. In the development of the game, the number of matches was increased, and new elements were introduced: additional batters (1985), play-offs (1987) and tie-breaks (1990). Pesäpallo evolved into a top sport, and

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