Finnish Shooting Sport Federation

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The Finnish Shooting Sport Federation

Suomen Ampumaurheiluliitto
Abbreviation	SAL
Formation	19 January 1919 (1919-01-19)[1]
Executive Director	Risto Aarrekivi
Parent organization	IOC, IPC, ISSF, IPSC, IMSSU, WBSF, MLAIC, ESC
Website	ampumaurheiluliitto.fi

The Finnish Shooting Sport Federation, Finnish Suomen Ampumaurheiluliitto (SAL), was founded in 1919^[1] and is an umbrella organization for sport shooting in Finland, representing many international shooting sport organizations in Finland.^[2]

SAL is Finlands's representative for the international shooting organizations International Shooting Sport Federation, International Practical Shooting Confederation, World Benchrest Shooting Federation, International Metallic Silhouette Shooting Union, Muzzle Loaders Associations International Committee and the European Shooting Confederation.

Shooting disciplines[]

• Pistol (pistooli)
• Rifle (kivääri)
• Shotgun (haulikko)
• Running target (liikkuva maali)
• Practical (practical)
• Metallic silhouette (siluetti)
• Benchrest (kasa-ammunta)
• Black powder (mustaruuti)

National championships[]

• The IPSC Finnish Handgun Championship, Rifle Championship, Shotgun Championship, Tournament Championship and Action Air Championship

See also[]

• List of shooting sports organizations
• Nordic Shooting Region
• SRA-shooting, a shooting discipline organized by the Finnish Reservist Sports Federation.

Other umbrella organizations for shooting[]

• Association of Maltese Arms Collectors and Shooters
• French Shooting Federation
• Hellenic Shooting Federation
• Monaco Shooting Federation
• Norwegian Shooting Association
• Royal Spanish Olympic Shooting Federation
• Swiss Shooting Sport Federation

References[]

External links[]

• Official homepage of the Finnish Shooting Sport Federation

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