Award
The Sport Historical Deed of the Year Award
Finnish Society for Sport History founded the Award for the Sport Historical Deed of the Year in 1999. It can be awarded yearly to an individual or society according to following criteria:
• Activity in promoting the study or general interest in sport history.
• Meritorious work in research, tradition collecting, publication or other field relating to sport history
• Exemplary work in recording and presenting traditions of a society.
The winner of the Award is decided by the Board of the Finnish Society for Sport History and published in connection with the annual General Session of the Society
List of recipiants
2013 Esa Sironen
2009−2012, No awards were given
2008 Leena Laine
2007 Museum Center Vapriikki, The city of Tampere
2006 Inari Raitala-Heikkinen
2005 Jyrki Talonen
2003-2004, No awards were given
2002 The Museum of the City of Varkaus
2001 Hannu Eklund
2000 Leo Huovinen
1999 Anneli Kokkola