SPL Saimaan piiri

It administered football and bandy initially in and around Viipuri, later expanding to cover the southern part of the historical Finnish Karelia, and ultimately in the Lake Saimaa area.

It was based in Viipuri, a major city in the Karelian Isthmus, and covered the southern part of the historical Finnish Karelia.

[3] By the time the district was founded Viipuri already had strong ball game traditions as Sudet (originally called Wiipurin Bandy- ja Jalkapalloseura), a specialized bandy and football club, had won seven Finnish bandy championships in addition to reaching the final another three times.

[9] Worth noting is that several trade union clubs weren't members of the Football Association but the Workers' Sports Federation which organized its own competitions.

[10][11] Another successful Workers' Sports Federation ball club from Viipuri was Sorvalin Veikot whose best achievement was reaching the bandy final in 1933, 1938 and 1939.

When the Moscow Peace Treaty was signed in March 1940, Viipuri was lost and only a stub of the district's region and four clubs, Simpeleen Urheilijat (SiU) from Simpele, YVPS, Etelä-Saimaan Kisa (ESK) from Lauritsala and Lappeenrannan Urheilu-Miehet (LUM) from Lappeenranta, were left.

[13] In 1942 the assembly was held in Imatra, and in 1943 the Finnish advances in the Continuation War permitted the district to briefly return to Viipuri.

[13] Ultimately, when the war ended in September 1944, the borders drawn in 1940 were retained and the district relocated back to Lappeenranta.

[16][17] Another boost in membership took place in 1955 when the Workers' Sports Federation clubs became members of the Football Association and its districts.

This completed the "marriage" which had started in 1948 with the Workers' Sports Federation clubs joining the Football Association competitions.

[4] A separate Finnish Bandy Federation was founded in 1972, and the sport hasn't been a part of the Football Association or its districts since then.