University of Jyväskylä heading to Tirana

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Kesän aikana kilpaillaan useassa lajissa opiskelijoiden EM-kisat. Ensimmäisenä lajina vuorossa on jalkapallo.

Summer and football championships go together like peas and carrots. And this summer it’s time for the Students World Championships to be played in Tirana, Albania.

The championships will kick off on June 26th, and Finland will be represented by the men’s team of the University of Jyväskylä. The team did not qualify for the knock-out stages last year, but is determined to do better this time.

Follow the team’s journey, hopefully into the final to be played on July 2nd at Liikunnan Riemu social media channels.

Finland’s squad:

Arttu Kivikangas

Joni Rintatalo

Eino-Veikko Ek

Antto Tuomainen

Julius Huusko

Kalle Ojala

Noa Joakim Peltoniemi

Jani Rinta-Halkola

Samuli Aatsinki

Elias Martikainen

Jussi-Pekka Lana

Samuel Arponen

Ville Vanttaja

Juuso Eteläpää

Joonas Madetoja

Vainö Tapper

Viljami Isotalo

Jarkko Niskajärvi

Timo Laakso, team leader

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