The 2012 Finnish Figure Skating Championships will be the Finnish Figure Skating Championships

Finnish Figure Skating Championships

The Finnish Figure Skating Championships are a figure skating national championship held annually to determine the national champions of Finland. Figure skaters compete in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing...

 of the 2011-2012 figure skating season

Figure skating season

The figure skating season is the period of time in which competitions are contested in the sport of figure skating. The skating season begins on July 1 of one year and goes until the end of June of the next. The seasons are referred to by the years they span...

. Skaters will compete in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles

Single skating

Single skating is a discipline of figure skating, wherein a single person skates alone. Men's singles and ladies' singles are both Olympic disciplines and are both governed by the International Skating Union. The other Olympic figure skating events are pair skating and ice dancing...

, and ice dancing

Ice dancing

Ice dancing is a form of figure skating which draws from the world of ballroom dancing. It was first competed at the World Figure Skating Championships in 1952, but did not become a Winter Olympic Games medal sport until 1976....

 on the senior and junior levels for the title of national champion of Finland

Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

. The results of the national championships will be one of the criteria used to choose the Finnish teams to the 2012 World Figure Skating Championships

2012 World Figure Skating Championships

The 2012 World Figure Skating Championships will be an international figure skating competition in the 2011–2012 season. The event will determine the World Champions in men's singles, ladies singles, pairs, and ice dancing...

, the 2012 European Figure Skating Championships

2012 European Figure Skating Championships

The 2012 European Figure Skating Championships will be an international figure skating competition in the 2011–2012 season. The event will determine the European Champions in men's singles, ladies singles, pairs, and ice dancing....

, and the 2012 World Junior Figure Skating Championships

2012 World Junior Figure Skating Championships

The 2012 World Junior Figure Skating Championships will be the World Junior Figure Skating Championships for the 2011–2012 figure skating season. Commonly called "World Juniors" and "Junior Worlds", they are an annual figure skating competition in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of...

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The 2012 Championships will take place between December 16 and December 18, 2011 in the Tampereen Jäähalli

Tampereen jäähalli

Tampereen jäähalli is a sports arena in Tampere, Finland. It is primarily used for ice hockey, and is the home arena of Ilves and Tappara of the SM-liiga...

 in Tampere

Tampere

Tampere is a city in southern Finland. It is the most populous inland city in any of the Nordic countries. The city has a population of , growing to approximately 300,000 people in the conurbation and over 340,000 in the metropolitan area. Tampere is the third most-populous municipality in...

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