Finnish Orienteering Federation
Orienteering Association of Finland (Finnish: Suomen Suunnistusliitto, SSL, Swedish: Finlands Orienteringsförbund ) is the national Orienteering Association of Finland. It was founded in 1945 and is a founding member of the International Orienteering Federation (IOF ).
History
The association was founded on 18 March 1945 under the name Suomen Suunnistamisliitto. In the same year also the Norwegian Orienteering Federation founded in 1938, originated in Sweden the national Orienteering Association. In 1959 it was renamed into the current name. Since 1946, the association is a magazine that appears under the name Suunnistaja since 1950.
Orientations
Orienteering:
- World Orienteering Championships 1966 in Fiskars
- World Orienteering Championships 1979 in Tampere
- World Orienteering Championships 2001 in Tampere
- World Orienteering Championships 2013 in Vuokatti
- Junior World Orienteering Championships 1992 in Jyväskylä
- Masters World Orienteering Championships 2007 in Kuusamo
Ski - orienteering:
- Ski Orienteering World Championships 1975 in Hyvinkää
- Ski Orienteering World Championships in 1988 in Kuopio
- Ski Orienteering World Championships 2005 in Levi
- Junior Ski World Orienteering Championships 1994 in Rovaniemi
- Junior Ski World Orienteering Championships 2004 in Vuokatti
- Masters Ski World Orienteering Championships 2004 in Vuokatti
Mountain Bike Orienteering:
- Mountain Bike Orienteering World Championships in 2006 in Joensuu
Trail Orienteering:
- Trail Orienteering World Championships in 2006 in Joensuu
- Trail Orienteering World Championships 2013 in Vuokatti