NMKY Helsinki
NMKY Helsinki | |||
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Founded | 1888 | ||
Arena | Malmin palloiluhalli | ||
Location | Helsinki, Finland | ||
Team colors | Blue and yellow | ||
Championships | 7 (Korisliiga) | ||
Website | www.hnmky.fi | ||
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NMKY Helsinki (Finnish: Helsingin NMKY, HNMKY for short) is a YMCA in Helsinki, Finland, best known for its basketball section. Other activities include sports like floorball and martial arts, scouting, choirs, orchestras and various youth clubs.
Basketball[]
The basketball section of NMKY Helsinki was founded in 1927 as the first basketball club in Finland. Due to financial difficulties, both men and women's first squads were dissolved in 2009. HNMKY currently plays in the Finnish third tier with their Under-23 squad.
Honours[]
- Finnish Championship (7): 1946, 1947, 1984, 1985,1987, 1989, 1992
Sources[]
- Basketball in English NMKY Helsinki Official Homepage
External links[]
- NMKY Helsinki at Eurobasket
- HNMKY Helsinki at Basket.fi (in Finnish)
Categories:
- Sports clubs established in 1888
- Basketball teams established in 1927
- Basketball teams in Finland
- Sports clubs in Helsinki
- Sports clubs founded by the YMCA
- Europe basketball team stubs