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We have high standards and integrity in all ESG actions within our own company and regarding our portfolio companies. Additionally, we support local football and promising junior athletes through FC Gnistan and their Kipin\u00e4rahasto. Through sponsorships we also support other sports clubs and associations .<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Gnistan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/path><\/path><\/line><\/svg>gnistan.fi\/kipinarahasto<\/span><\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Gnistan is a traditional football club from Helsinki, founded in 1924. The club hosts almost 1,200 registered players with their supporters and coaches, offering versatile opportunities for playing football, from the smallest boys\u2019 and girls\u2019 teams to women, men, and seniors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keeping the soccer spark of promising juniors alive! Established by FC Gnistan in 2013, Kipin\u00e4rahasto supports the club’s juniors. In addition to a needed financial support, the criteria for granting support includes junior\u2019s development ability and motivation as a soccer player, commitment as a club member, and supporting multicultural values.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Botnia Bandy is a Helsinki-based bandy team founded in 1969. Botnia was established by students of the North Ostrobothnian student nation in Helsinki at Ostrobotnia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Blizzard<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Blizzard is the junior (All Girl) level 5 cheerleading team of Spirit Shakin\u2019 Cheerleaders Club based in Uusimaa region. The team is intended for athletes born between 2007 and 2011. Blizzard is the reigning European champions and five-time Finnish champions in the Junior Level 5 division (2017, 2018, 2021, 2023, 2025)!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/path><\/path><\/line><\/svg>spiritshakin.net\/harjoittelu\/joukkueet\/blizzard\/<\/span><\/a>\n\n\n\n

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KY Student Association<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/path><\/path><\/line><\/svg>www.ky.fi<\/span><\/a>\n\n\n\n

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KY is an association for business students at Aalto University. The association was founded on October 7th, 1911 as a student association for the first Finnish-speaking university-level business school. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We have high standards and integrity in all ESG actions within our own company and regarding our portfolio companies. Additionally, we support local football and promising junior athletes through FC Gnistan and their Kipin\u00e4rahasto. Through sponsorships we also support other sports clubs and associations . 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