The name of the games is according to the first letters of the hosting countries who all in the Baltic Sea precinct – Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania – in their respective languages (Finnish: Suomi, Estonian: Eesti, Latvian: Latvija, Lithuanian: Lietuva).
The main disciplines of the games are athletics, swimming, orienteering, judo and chess as individual events.
Basketball, volleyball (mini) football and floorball / unihockey are as team events.
After Baltic States became independent again the tradition of competition was restored in a meeting held 21.4.
[1][2][3] Athletics has been one of the sports held at the Games since the inaugural edition.