Ringette Finland

[7] The book is a comprehensive account of the growth and development of Ringette in Finland, its culture, and its impact on the country's sports landscape.

It features interviews with coaches, players, and other key figures associated with the sport and provides a deep dive into the history of ringette in the country.

[10] In 1979 he invited two coaches, Wendy King and Evelyn Watson, from Dollard-des-Ormeaux (a suburb of Montreal Quebec, Canada) to teach girls of various ages how to play ringette.

Wahlsten first introduced the new sport to a group of players in Turku during ice hockey practice, then created some ringette teams in the area.

[12] The previous year in 1978, Jan had been an exchange student in the United States where he saw girls playing ringette.

The ski national week then organized an annual tournament to bring together all the ringette teams.

Its 1985 tournament included several hundred girls making it impossible to combine into a single event all the age groups and categories of players.