Bandy and Ice Hockey in Finland (1894-1930)
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The first article in Finland to mention bandy was in 1894 when Charles Tebbutt visited Sweden and introduced the game there. Several articles published over the following years explained the game of bandy/hockey.
It was Vyborg (a former Finnish city now part of Russia) that pioneered the game and played internationally as early as 1899. They had great skaters. Helsinki tried the sport around the same time as Vyborg, but it took almost a decade before it really caught on.
Helsinki hosted an international winter sports competition that featured bandy in 1907. The tournament also featured teams from Sweden and St. Petersburg. The Finnish Football Federation, which also governed bandy in the country, was established in May.
The first national bandy championship in Finland was organized by the football federation and staged in the winter of 1908. It was staged as a knockout competition until 1931, when the SM-sarja was created as the national bandy league. Viipurin Sudet (Vyborg Wolves) won the championship 12 times between 1914 and 1930.
The SM-sarja competition in ice hockey was first contested in 1928, but as in other Nordic countries, the sport of bandy remained popular even after hockey also became an established sport.
National Bandy Championship Results
1908
- Semifinals
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Polyteknikkojen Urheiluseura | 6–0 (3-0) | Sportklubben Unitas |
| Viborgs Hockeyklubb | 1–4 (1-1) | Helsingin IFK |
- Final
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Polyteknikkojen Urheiluseura | 8–3 (5-3) | Helsingin IFK |
1909
- First round
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Helsingin IFK | 13–2 (5-0) | Sportklubben Unitas |
| Viipurin Reipas | 6–2 (6-1) | Viipurin IFK |
- Semifinal
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Viipurin Reipas | 3–7 | Helsingin IFK |
- Final
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Polyteknikkojen Urheiluseura | 6–4 (4-1) | Helsingin IFK |
1910
- Semifinal
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Helsingin IFK | 9–2 (3-2) | Viipurin Reipas |
- Final
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Helsingin IFK | 12–4 (3-3) | Polyteknikkojen Urheiluseura |
1911
- Semifinals
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Helsingin IFK | 16–1* | Polyteknikkojen Urheiluseura |
| Viipurin IFK | 9–5 | Viipurin Reipas |
- Match was unofficial as HIFK loaned players to PU.
- Final
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Viipurin IFK | 7–15 (4-5) | Helsingin IFK |
1912
- First round
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Report |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helsingin IFK | 21–0 | Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi | Suomen Urheilulehti 8.2.1912 |
| Viipurin IFK | 8–3 | Viipurin Reipas |
- Semifinals
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Report |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helsingin IFK | 12–0 | Kronohagens IF | Suomen Urheilulehti 15.2.1912 |
| Viipurin SLU | 7–7 | Viipurin IFK |
- Semifinal replay
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Report |
|---|---|---|---|
| Viipurin SLU | 11–4 | Viipurin IFK | Suomen Urheilulehti 22.2.1912 |
- Final
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Helsingin IFK | 10–3 (2–3) | Viipurin SLU |
1913
- Semifinals
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Helsingin IFK | 6-1 | Kronohagens IF |
| Wiipurin Bandy & Jalkapalloseura | 15-2 | Viipurin IFK |
- Final
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Wiipurin Bandy & Jalkapalloseura | 3-4 (0-0) | Helsingin IFK |
1914
- Semifinals
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Viipurin Bandy & Jalkapalloseura | 13–3 (5-1) | Viipurin IFK |
| Helsingin IFK | 2–2 (0-2) | Kronohagens IF |
- First replay
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Helsingin IFK | 10–0 (5-0) | Kronohagens IF |
- Second replay
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Helsingin IFK | 11–2 (3-2) | Kronohagens IF |
The first replay was annulled.
- Final
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Helsingin IFK | 4–6 (3-4) | Viipurin Bandy & Jalkapalloseura |
1915
- Quarterfinals
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Viipurin Bandy & Jalkapalloseura | 13-4 (7-3) | Viipurin IFK |
| Viipurin Reipas | 4–10 (2-5) | Viipurin Ponteva |
| Kronohagens IF | 6-1 (4-1) | Polyteknikkojen Urheiluseura |
| Helsingin IFK | 8-0 (6-0) | Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi |
- Semifinals
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Viipurin Bandy & Jalkapalloseura | 17-1 (8-0) | Viipurin Ponteva |
| Helsingin IFK | 10-1 (5-1) | Kronohagens IF |
- Final
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Viipurin Bandy & Jalkapalloseura | 8-2 (5-1) | Helsingin IFK |
1916
- Quarterfinals
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Turun AIK | 1–13 (0-6) | Kronohagens IF |
| Viipurin IFK | 8–4 (3-3) | Viipurin Reipas |
| Helsingin IFK | 8–1 (2-0) | Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi |
- Semifinals
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Viipurin Bandy & Jalkapalloseura | 8–2 (2-1) | Viipurin IFK |
| Helsingin IFK | 5–4 (2-0) | Kronohagens IF |
- Final
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Helsingin IFK | 3–8 (3-5) | Viipurin Bandy & Jalkapalloseura |
1917
- First round
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Turun AIK | 2-4 | Turun IFK |
- Quarterfinals
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Turun IFK | 3-17 | Helsingin IFK |
| Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi | 1-3 | Kronohagens IF |
| Viipurin Reipas | 0-9 | Viipurin IFK |
- Semifinals
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Viipurin Bandy & Jalkapalloseura | 18-7 | Viipurin IFK |
| Kronohagens IF | 6-3 | Helsingin IFK |
- Final
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Viipurin Bandy & Jalkapalloseura | 11-2 (9-1) | Kronohagens IF |
1918
The competition was set to include nine teams; four from Helsinki, three from Vyborg, and two from Turku. A new team, Helsingin Palloseura, was going to participate. The championship was slated to begin at the end of January, but was not contested as the Finnish Civil War broke out around the same time.
1919
- First round
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi | 2-5 | Kronohagens IF |
| Turun IFK | 12-1 | Tampereen Pyrintö |
- Second round
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Viipurin IFK | 8-6 | Viipurin Reipas |
| Turun IFK | 7-8 | Helsingin Palloseura |
| Helsingin IFK | 5-3 | Kronohagens IF |
- Semifinals
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Viipurin Bandy & Jalkapalloseura | 14-8 | Viipurin IFK |
| Helsingin IFK | 10-1 | Helsingin Palloseura |
- Final
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Viipurin Bandy & Jalkapalloseura | 11-2 (4-1) | Helsingin IFK |
1920
- First round
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Helsingin Palloseura | 6-1 | Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi |
- Second round
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Viipurin Bandy & Jalkapalloseura | 17-3 | Viipurin IFK |
| Turun IFK | 2-7 | Helsingin Palloseura |
| Helsingin IFK | 9-3 | Kronohagens IF |
- Semifinals
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Viipurin Bandy & Jalkapalloseura | 8-1 | Viipurin Reipas |
| Helsingin Palloseura | 4-2 | Helsingin IFK |
- Final
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Viipurin Bandy & Jalkapalloseura | 8-3 (3-2) | Helsingin Palloseura |
1921
- First round
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Viipurin Bandy & Jalkapalloseura | 9–2 (4-0) | Viipurin IFK | |
| Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi | 3–3 | Helsingin IFK | HJK won rematch 7-4 |
| Kronohagens IF | 2–0 | Helsingin Palloseura | |
| Åbo IFK | 11–4 | SLU Turku | |
| Åbo IFK | 5–2 | Viipurin Reipas | A player left the game in protest |
- Semifinals
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Viipurin Bandy & Jalkapalloseura | Forfeit | Åbo IFK |
| Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi | 5–3 (2-1) | Kronohagens IF |
- Final
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Viipurin Bandy & Jalkapalloseura | 2–5 (1-3) | Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi |
1922
- First round
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Vasa IS | 10-2 | Vaasan Vasama |
| Vaasan IFK | 8-0 | IF Drott |
| Turun Urheiluliitto | 0-18 | Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi |
| Viipurin IFK | 10-2 | Viipurin Reipas |
- Second round
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Kronohagens IF | 4–3 (4-1) | Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi |
| Viipurin Bandy & Jalkapalloseura | 7–1 (4-1) | Viipurin IFK |
| Vasa IS | 7–0 | Vasa IFK |
| Helsingin Palloseura | 8-4 | Helsingin IFK |
- Semifinals
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Viipurin Bandy & Jalkapalloseura | 9–1 (4-0) | Helsingin Palloseura |
| Vasa IS | 0–13 (0-5) | Kronohagens IF |
- Final
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Kronohagens IF | 1–3 (0-1) | Viipurin Bandy & Jalkapalloseura |
1923
- First round
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Vasa IS | 11-2 | Vasa IFK |
| Vaasan Vasama | 13-3 | IF Drott |
- Second round
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Vaasan Vasama | 5-4 (3-3) | Vasa IS |
| Turun Palloseura | 4-7 | Åbo IFK |
| Viipurin IFK | 8-3 | Viipurin Reipas |
| Kronohagens IF | 8-4 | Helsingin IFK |
- Third round
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Kronohagens IF | 6-4 | Viipurin IFK |
| Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi | 10-5 | Helsingin Palloseura |
| Åbo IFK | 6-1 | Vaasan Vasama |
- Semifinals
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Viipurin Bandy & Jalkapalloseura | 7-1 | Åbo IFK |
| Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi | 7-2 | Kronohagens IF |
- Final
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Viipurin Bandy & Jalkapalloseura | 1–4 (0-3) | Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi |
1924
- First round
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Vasa IS | 3-2 | Vasa IFK |
| Tampereen Palloilijat | 2-1 | Vaasan Vasama |
- Second round
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Vasa IS | 4-0 | Tampereen Palloilijat |
| Åbo IFK | 6-5 | Turun Palloseura |
| Viipurin IFK | 4-2 | Viipurin Reipas |
- Quarterfinals
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Viipurin Sudet | 2-1 | Viipurin IFK |
| Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi | 6-2 | Kronohagens IF |
| Vasa IS | 2-2 | Åbo IFK |
| Helsingin IFK | 2-2 | Helsingin Palloseura |
- Replays
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Helsingin IFK | 10-3 | Helsingin Palloseura |
| Åbo IFK | Forfeit* | Vasa IS |
- The first match between Vasa IS and Abo IFK in Vaasa ended 2-2. The football association ordered a rematch to be played the following Sunday in Turku. Vasa would have had to leave on Saturday to get to the match. The team had nine students whose principal refused to grant them the day off school, so Vasa was forced to forfeit the replay.
- Semifinals
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Viipurin Sudet | 6-4 | Helsingin IFK |
| Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi | 9-2 | Åbo IFK |
- Final
24. helmikuuta 1924 Helsingissä
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi | 4-1 (2-1) | Viipurin Sudet |
1925
- Early rounds
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Savonlinnan Riento | 2-4 | Viipurin Reipas |
| Viipurin Sudet | 11-0 | Viipurin IFK |
| Vasa IS | 5-4 | Vaasan Palloseura |
| Vasa IS | 3-0 | Vasa IFK |
| Tampereen Palloilijat | 7-8 ja. (6-6) | Vasa IS |
| Helsingin IFK | 2-7 | Kronohagens IF |
| Kronohagens IF | 13-2 | Vasa IS |
| Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi | 1-0 | Helsingin Palloseura |
- Semifinals
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Viipurin Sudet | 16-2 | Viipurin Reipas |
| Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi | 6-2 | Kronohagens IF |
- Final
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Viipurin Sudet | 9-2 (3-2) | Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi |
1926
- Early rounds
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| IF Drott | Forfeit | Vasa IFK |
| Vaasan Palloseura | 2-4 (2-2) | Vasa IS |
| Iisalmen Palloilijat | 0-19 | Varkauden Sk:n Palloilijat |
| Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi | 4-1 | Helsingin IFK |
| Viipurin Reipas | 8-1 | Viipurin IFK |
| Turun Palloseura | 5-5 | Åbo IFK |
| Turun Palloseura | 4-4 | Åbo IFK |
| Turun Palloseura | 4-3 | Åbo IFK |
| Vasa IS | 9-2 | Vasa IFK |
| Viipurin Sudet | 16-2 | Viipurin Reipas |
| Helsingin Palloseura | 0-9 | Kronohagens IF |
| Varkauden Sk:n Palloilijat | 5-3 | Savonlinnan Riento |
| Tampereen Palloilijat | 5-0 | Vasa IS |
| Varkauden Sk:n Palloilijat | 0-15 | Viipurin Sudet |
| Tampereen Palloilijat | 10-5 | Turun Palloseura |
- Semifinals
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi | 4-4 | Kronohagens IF |
| Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi | 1-3 | Kronohagens IF |
| Viipurin Sudet | 10-0 | Tampereen Palloilijat |
- Final
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Kronohagens IF | 1-2 (0-1) | Viipurin Sudet |
1927
- Early rounds
- Semifinals
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Viipurin Sudet | 14–0 | Varkauden Sk:n Palloilijat |
| Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi | 1–1 | Helsingin IFK |
| Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi | 3–2 | Helsingin IFK |
- Final
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Viipurin Sudet | 6–2 (5-1) | Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi |
1928
- First round
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Vasa IS | 4–1 | Drott |
- Second round
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Oulun Palloseura | Forfeit | Vaasan Palloseura |
| Vasa IS | 6–0 | Vasa IFK |
| Viipurin Reipas | 5–1 | Savonlinnan Riento |
- Third round
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Vaasan Palloseura | 5–4 | Vasa IS |
| Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi | Forfeit | Tampereen Palloilijat |
| Kuopion Palloseura | 5-8 | Varkauden Sk:n Palloilijat |
| Helsingin IFK | 3–1 | Viipurin Reipas |
| Turun Palloseura | 3–2 | Åbo IFK |
| Lappeenrannan Urheilu-Miehet | 2-13 | Viipurin Sudet |
- Quarterfinals
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Vaasan Palloseura | 0-5 | Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi |
| Varkauden Sk:n Palloilijat | 3-10 | Kronohagens IF |
| Helsingin IFK | 5–4 | Turun Palloseura |
| Viipurin Sudet | 4–3 | Helsingin Palloseura |
- Semifinals
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi | 3–1 | Kronohagens IF |
| Viipurin Sudet | 9–2 | Helsingin IFK |
- Final
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi | 4–3 (2-2) | Viipurin Sudet |
1929
- First round
- Second round
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi | 9-2 | Helsingin Palloseura |
| Kronohagens IF | 8-3 | Turun Palloseura |
| Vaasan Palloseura | 2-11 | Helsingin IFK |
| Viipurin Sudet | 3-3 | Viipurin Palloseura |
| Replay | ||
| Viipurin Sudet | 3-1 | Viipurin Palloseura |
- Quarterfinals
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Viipurin Sudet | 3-2 | Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi |
| Kronohagens IF | 3-3 | Helsingin IFK |
| Replay | ||
| Kronohagens IF | 1-4 | Helsingin IFK |
- Final
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Helsingin IFK | 0-5 (0-1) | Viipurin Sudet |
1930
- First round
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Viipurin Palloseura | 8–1 | Viipurin Reipas |
| Lappeenrannan Urheilu-Miehet | 4–5 | Viipurin Sudet |
| Turun Palloseura | 4–2 | Åbo IFK |
| Vaasan Palloseura | 4–4 | Vasa IFK |
| Replay | ||
| Vaasan Palloseura | 5–3 (3–3) | Vasa IFK |
- Quarterfinals
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Helsingin Palloseura | 1–7 | Kronohagens IF |
| Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi | 3–4 | Viipurin Palloseura |
| Vaasan Palloseura | 1–13 | Helsingin IFK |
| Turun Palloseura | 0–4 | Viipurin Sudet |
- Semifinals
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Viipurin Palloseura | 1–2 | Viipurin Sudet |
| Helsingin IFK | 1–6 | Kronohagens IF |
- Final
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Viipurin Sudet | 4–2 (2–2), (2–1) | Kronohagens IF |
Workers' Championships
- 1924
The first Workers' Bandy Championship was held in 1924. Five teams (four from Helsinki and one from Tampere) participated in the competition. Helsingin Jyry defeated Tampereen Kisa-Toverit 6-2 in the final.
- 1925
Not held due to mild winter.
- 1926
Final: Helsingin Kullervo 4 - Helsingin Jyry 3
- 1927
First round
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Töölön Vesa | 14-0 | Helsingin Kalervo |
| Helsingin Kullervo | 5-4 (4-4) | Helsingin Jyry |
Semifinals
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Töölön Vesa | 5-1 | Tampereen Kisa-Toverit |
| Helsingin Kullervo | 15-0 | Helsingin Visa |
Final
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Töölön Vesa | 7–4 (4-4) | Helsingin Kullervo |
- 1928
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Töölön Vesa | 2-1 | Helsingin Jyry |
- 1929
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Töölön Vesa | 4-3 (2-2) | Helsingin Kullervo |
- 1930
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Talikkalan Toverit | 3–2 | Helsingin Kullervo |
| Origins of Hockey |
| By Country: Austria • Finland • Germany • Great Britain • Hungary • Netherlands • Norway • Russia • Sweden • Switzerland |
| Key Propagators: Harold Blackett • Franjo Bucar • James Creighton • George Meagher • Pim Mulier • Peter Patton • William Pollock Wylie • Josef Rossler-Orovsky • Tebbutt Family |
| Other topics: First indoor hockey game (1875) • Early Canadian Seasons (1875-1886) • Halifax Rules • Montreal Rules |