IKSU is a sports club and nonprofit organization

Nonprofit organization

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 in Umeå

Umeå

- Transport :The road infrastructure in Umeå is well-developed, with two European highways passing through the city. About 4 km from the city centre is the Umeå City Airport...

. It has two facilities, IKSU sport at the Umeå University campus

Umeå University

Umeå University is a university in Umeå in the mid-northern region of Sweden. The university was founded in 1965 and is the fifth oldest within Sweden's present borders....

 and IKSU spa in Umedalen

Umedalen

-External links:* at Umeå Municipality...

. It has about 18,000 members.

History

The organisation was formed on 5 May 1959 as Umeå Studenters Idrottsförening (USIF). In 1960, it got its current name Idrottsklubben Studenterna i Umeå (IKSU). At that time, IKSU had its premises in Ålidhem

Ålidhem

-External links:* at Umeå Municipality...

. Its first indoor arena was opened in 1983 at the Umeå University campus, where IKSU sport lies today. It has since been expanded several times. IKSU spa was opened in Umedalen in 2003.

Brännbollscupen

Brännbollscupen

Brännbollscupen is an annual competition in brännboll in Umeå, Sweden, organised by IKSU. Brännboll is a Scandinavian game similar to baseball....

is an annual competition in Brännboll

Brännboll

Brännboll is a game similar to rounders, baseball, lapta and pesäpallo played on amateur level throughout Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Germany, mostly on fields and in public parks, but it is also part of the PE curriculum in some areas...

, organized by IKSU. The first game was held in 1974, and since 1997, the contest have World Cup status.

In 2009, the revenue

Revenue

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 was approximately SEK

Swedish krona

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87 million. IKSU had about 70 employees, 130 leaders and 18,300 active members.

IKSU sport

IKSU sport, previously known as IKSU sportcenter, is located at the Umeå University campus. It is the largest sports facility in Scandinavia. Its address is Petrus Laestadiusväg 15. The facility is currently over 15000 sqm.