VierumÀki
Appearance

VierumĂ€ki (Finnish: [ËÊieÌŻruËmĂŠki]) is a village located in the Finnish municipality Heinola in PĂ€ijĂ€t-HĂ€me, Finland. There are about 900â1,000 inhabitants. Neighbouring villages are Vuolenkoski in Iitti, Myllyoja in Heinola, MĂ€kelĂ€ in Nastola and UrajĂ€rvi in Asikkala.
VierumÀki is known for hosting international ice hall sports events.
Sports
[edit]Curling
[edit]- The 2001 European Curling Championships took place in VierumÀki, both men's and women's events won by Sweden.
- VierumÀki hosted the 2008 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship, from March 8 to March 16, 2008, won by Switzerland.[1][2]
- The 2008 World Senior Curling Championships, won by Canada.
Ice hockey
[edit]- The 2001, 2009 and 2016 4 Nations Cups all took place in VierumÀki, the first won by Canada and the other two won by the United States
- The 2008 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships, Division II took place in VierumÀki from March 25 to March 30, 2008, won by Austria.
- The 2013 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship took place in VierumÀki from December 29, 2012 to January 5, 2013, won by Canada.
Other webpages
[edit]References
[edit]- â "Switzerland wins inaugural World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship" Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine â Suomen Curlingliitto (Finnish curling association) (Retrieved on March 21, 2008)
- â "World Mixed Doubles Curling Championships 2008 â 8.-16.3.2008 VierumĂ€ki Finland" Archived 2008-03-13 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved on March 22, 2008)
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