A third standalone club, the Turku Dockers, was formed in late 2008 by Australian Ex-pats Craig Primmer and Grant Siermans.

The Dockers completed the 'perfect season' by not losing a game for the entire year, with an average winning margin of 73 points.

The Vaasa Wombats made their Australian Football debut against the Helsinki Heatseekers, losing by just 11 points.

Captains have included Kimmo Heikkilä, Jani Saarinen, Fredrik Romar and Ville Koivunen.

The current national jumper still has the flag as the predominant feature, but instead of the coat of arms, includes a stylized iceberg graphic.

In the strongest man competition, Izzy Barker won, completing the greatest number of push ups.

The Finns finished 14th out of the 16 competing nations, losing their first four matches, but then defeating fellow debutants India in their final game of the tournament.

The team consisted of six Australians, one New Zealander, three Irish and only five Finns due to the financial burden the IC tournament put on many national players.

Even so, the Finland Icebreakers under new coaches James Meek and Simon McGregor and captain Jani Saarinen performed well throughout the day and finished a place higher than the previous year defeating France in the final game of the day to finish fifth.

Janne Hokkanen performed well in the strongest man competition finishing 3rd, whilst Siermans won the longest kick.