Finland
If you would like to play Aussie Rules in Finland please contact Kimmo Heikkila.
Aussie Rules in Finland is controlled by the Finland AFL, who formed in 2006 after the creation of Finland's first Aussie Rules club around a year earlier. Domestic matches began in 2007 with two teams, the Helsinki Heatseekers and Halikko Juggernauts. A third team, the Espoo Roos was created in 2008.
In 2009, the Finland AFL saw a four-team domestic competition kick off, with the creation of the Turku Dockers. The Finland AFL hopes to have a team from Tampere commence in future.
The Finland Icebreakers are the national representative team, formerly known as the Finnish Lions. They have twice won the Central European AFL Championships, going back-to-back in 2006 and 2007. While the team was started by Australian expatriates, it has been captained by a Finn ever since the 2nd match with the current captain being Kimmo Heikkilä, and the Icebreakers are now almost exclusively Finns.
The Icebreakers have appeared at the EU Cup in 2007 and 2008, as well as making their first trip to Australia for the 2008 Australian Football International Cup.
