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{{Infobox Sport governing body
| name = VG-62
| name = VG-62
| foundation = [[Naantali]], Finland (1962)
| founded = [[Naantali]], Finland, {{Start date and age|df=yes|1962}}
| homepage = https://www.vg-62.fi
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* [[ice hockey]]
* [[volleyball]]
* [[Football (soccer)|football]]
* [[figure skating]]
* [[ringette]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vg-62.fi/ringette|title=VG-62 Ringette|year=2023|access-date=1 August 2023|language=fi}}</ref>
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| url = https://www.vg-62.fi
'''VG-62'''<ref>[http://www.vg-62.fi/ VG-62 Official Homepage]</ref> is a [[sports club]] based in [[Naantali]], Finland. It was founded in 1962 and the name is an abbreviation of Naantali's old [[Latin]] name ''Vallis gratiae''.
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'''VG-62'''<ref>[http://www.vg-62.fi/ VG-62 Official Homepage]</ref> is a [[sports club]] based in [[Naantali]], Finland. It was founded in 1962 and the name is an abbreviation of Naantali's old [[Latin]] name, "''Vallis gratiae''". VG-62 is particularly well known for their exemplary youth operations, for which the club has been recognised with a {{interlanguage link|Nuori Suomi|fi}} (Young Finland Association) award.


==History==
==History==
The sports club has several teams in many sports, including [[ice hockey]], [[volleyball]], [[Football (soccer)|football]], [[figure skating]] and [[ringette]].
Naantali's VG-62 sports club has several teams in many sports, including [[ice hockey]], [[volleyball]], [[Football (soccer)|football]], [[figure skating]] and [[ringette]].


==Ringette==
VG-62 is particularly well known for their exemplary youth operations, for which the club has been recognised with a Nuori Suomi (Young Finland Association) award.
{{Main|VG-62 (ringette)}}
VG-62 is the home of the [[VG-62 (ringette)]] club.

[[Ringette Finland#Alpo and Jan Lindström|Alpo and Jan Lindström]] founded the VG-62 ringette club near the end of the 1970s.<ref name=VG62ringette>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/Vg62Ringette/photos/o.239841523131551/1098060640323468/|title=Alpo Lindström toi poikansa Janin kanssa ringeten Naantaliin v. 1979 ja perusti VG-62:n ringettejaoston.|trans-title=Alpo Lindström brought Ringette to Naantali with his son Jan in 1979 and founded VG-62's ringette division.|website=facebook.com|author= |date=6 February 2017|access-date=10 October 2022|publisher=VG–62 Ringette|language=en}}</ref> The ringette club eventually went on to compete in Finland's national ringette league, {{interlanguage link|Ringeten SM-sarja|fi}}, now known as "SM Ringette".


==Notable footballers==
==Notable footballers==
* [[Jermu Gustafsson]]
* [[Jermu Gustafsson]]
* [[Pauno Kymäläinen]]
* [[Pauno Kymäläinen]]

==See also==
* [[Ringette]]
* [[Ringette Finland]]
* [[International Ringette Federation]]


== References ==
== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}

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Latest revision as of 10:17, 6 May 2024

VG-62
Sport
FoundedNaantali, Finland, 1962; 62 years ago (1962)
Official website
www.vg-62.fi

VG-62[2] is a sports club based in Naantali, Finland. It was founded in 1962 and the name is an abbreviation of Naantali's old Latin name, "Vallis gratiae". VG-62 is particularly well known for their exemplary youth operations, for which the club has been recognised with a Nuori Suomi [fi] (Young Finland Association) award.

History

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Naantali's VG-62 sports club has several teams in many sports, including ice hockey, volleyball, football, figure skating and ringette.

Ringette

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VG-62 is the home of the VG-62 (ringette) club.

Alpo and Jan Lindström founded the VG-62 ringette club near the end of the 1970s.[3] The ringette club eventually went on to compete in Finland's national ringette league, Ringeten SM-sarja [fi], now known as "SM Ringette".

Notable footballers

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "VG-62 Ringette" (in Finnish). 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  2. ^ VG-62 Official Homepage
  3. ^ "Alpo Lindström toi poikansa Janin kanssa ringeten Naantaliin v. 1979 ja perusti VG-62:n ringettejaoston" [Alpo Lindström brought Ringette to Naantali with his son Jan in 1979 and founded VG-62's ringette division.]. facebook.com. VG–62 Ringette. 6 February 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2022.