Vierumäki
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Vierumäki is a village located in the Finnish
municipality Heinola
in the region Päijänne Tavastia
, Province of Southern Finland
. It is known for hosting international ice hall sports events.
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...
municipality Heinola
Heinola
Heinola is a town and a municipality of inhabitants located in the Province of Southern Finland. Heinola is perhaps best known for its summer activities such as the Sauna-sitting World Championships.-History:...
in the region Päijänne Tavastia
Päijänne Tavastia
Päijänne Tavastia is a region in Southern Finland south of the lake Päijänne. It borders the regions Uusimaa, Tavastia Proper, Pirkanmaa, Central Finland, Southern Savonia and Kymenlaakso.- Historical provinces :...
, Province of Southern Finland
Southern Finland
Southern Finland was a province of Finland from 1997 to 2010. It bordered the provinces of Western Finland and Eastern Finland. It also bordered the Gulf of Finland and Russia.- History :...
. It is known for hosting international ice hall sports events.
Curling
- The 2001 European Curling ChampionshipsEuropean Curling ChampionshipsThe European Curling Championships are annual curling tournaments held in Europe between various European nations and hosted by the European Curling Federation. The European Curling Championships are usually held in early to mid December...
took place in Vierumäki. - Vierumäki hosted the 2008 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship2008 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship-Draw 2:March 8, 2008 19:30-Draw 3:March 9, 2008 16:00-Draw 4:March 10, 2008 12:30-Draw 5:March 11, 2008 09:00-Draw 6:March 11, 2008 19:30-Draw 7:-Draw 1:March 8, 2008 12:30-Draw 2:...
, from March 8 to March 16, 2008. - The 2008 World Senior Curling ChampionshipsWorld Senior Curling ChampionshipsThe World Senior Curling Championships is an annual curling tournament featuring curlers from around the world who are at least 50 years old. Senior curling is quite similar to curling, with the exception of having only 8 ends played instead of 10....
, won by Canada.
Ice hockey
- The 2008 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships2008 Women's World Ice Hockey ChampionshipsThe 2008 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships were held from April 4 to April 13, 2008, in Harbin, People's Republic of China.It was the 11th event, and was run by the International Ice Hockey Federation ....
, Division II, takes place in Vierumäki from March 25 to March 30, 2008.