Toverit Helsinki

Toverit Helsinki (Finnish Helsingin toverit, 'Comrades of Helsinki') was a sports club in Helsinki, Finland, which was founded in 1916. Its history ended in 1970.

Toverit Helsinki

Full name	Helsingin toverit
Founded	1916, Helsinki
Dissolved	1970
Home colours Away colours

The club was founded in 1916 by group of athletes who left NMKY Helsinki.

The club was most based in the neighbourhoods of Vallila and Hermanni. Its sports included football, ice hockey, boxing, orienteering and athletics.

The club won the Finnish championship in football in 1942, although a regular league type competition could not be played due to the war, and the whole competition consisted of two cup rounds with a total of three matches. After 1942 their success in football faded due to part of the footballers went off to found a new club called Kallion Palloseura.

The club won bronze in football in 1934, 1935 and 1939.

Veikko Pakkanen and Viljo Huuska were among the sportsmen who founded the orienteering competition Jukola relay in 1948. The club was one of the organisers of the first two events in 1949 and 1950.

Beginning in 1923, the club participated in the pesäpallo ("Finnish baseball") Finnish Championship Series, achieving a bronze in that season.

In the 1950s and 1960s the club was active in youth work in ski jumping in the Helsinki area.

Achievements

Season to Season

Season to Season

Season Level Division Section Administration Position Movements 1931 Tier 2 B-Sarja (First Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 2nd Promoted 1932 Tier 1 A-Sarja (Division One) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 7th Relegated 1933 Tier 2 B-Sarja (First Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 2nd Promoted 1934 Tier 1 A-Sarja (Division One) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 3rd 1935 Tier 1 A-Sarja (Division One) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 3rd 1936 Tier 1 Mestaruussarja (Division One) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 5th 1937 Tier 1 Mestaruussarja (Division One) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 5th 1938 Tier 1 Mestaruussarja (Division One) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 4th 1939 Tier 1 Mestaruussarja (Division One) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 3rd 1940–41 Tier 1 Mestaruussarja (Division One) Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 6th Qualification Group, Relegated 1942 Cup-format Cup-format Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto) 1st Champions 1943–44 Tier 2 Suomensarja (First Division) Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 8th 1945 Tier 2 Suomensarja (First Division) Group 2 Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 8th 1945–46 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Second Division) Helsinki Group 1 Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 3rd 1946–47 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Second Division) Helsinki Group 2 Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 3rd 1947–48 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Second Division) Helsinki Group 2 Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 3rd 1948 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Second Division) South Group B Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 6th Relegated 1949 ? ? ? ? ? 1950 ? ? ? ? ? 1951 ? ? ? ? ? 1952 ? ? ? ? ? 1953 ? ? ? ? ? 1954 ? ? ? ? ? 1955 ? ? ? ? ? Promoted 1956 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Second Division) South Group II Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 5th 1957 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Second Division) South Group I Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 4th 1958 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Second Division) First Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 1st Promoted 1959 Tier 2 Suomensarja (First Division) South Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 6th 1960 Tier 2 Suomensarja (First Division) South Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 8th 1961 Tier 2 Suomensarja (First Division) East Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 11th Relegated 1962 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Second Division) First Group Finnish FA (Suomen Pallolitto) 7th 8 seasons in First Level 7 seasons in Second Level 8 seasons in Third Level