In English

Welcome to Torpan Pojat basketball club home page. Here you can find info and contact details in english.

ToPo has junior teams in all age categories from 4-19 year olds. The club has also an adults recreational program for all ages and skill levels. All new players have a two week free of charge trial period.

If you are interested in playing basketball and joining ToPo, please fill out our registration form (link below) and we will be directly in contact with you.

REGISTRATION FORM

The Club

Torpan Pojat, in short ToPo, is a basketball club founded in 1932 and based in Helsinki, Finland. ToPo has the women's team playing in national Korisliiga (top level) and the men's team in the national 1st division. The club is amongst the biggest basketball clubs in the country with numerous junior teams in different age categories as well as adults recreational teams.

OFFICIAL CLUB DETAILS:

ToPo Juniorit ry

Y-tunnus: 1020171-1

torpanpojat@icloud.com

Office address:

Ulvilantie 29/2 K 180, 00350, Helsinki

Entrance next to corridor C.

OFFICE HOURS:

Thursdays from 17:30-19:30. Weekdays 9-16 by appointment.

TICKETS AND MERCHANDISE:

Torppa Shop web store open 24/7. Torppa Shop sales desk also at events and office.

CLUB LEADERSHIP

Jomi Suhonen

Managing Director

jomi.suhonen @topo.fi

050-3544848

Jussi Syrjänen

Head Coach

jussi.syrjanen @topo.fi

050-5442098

Tuomo Holopainen

Communications Manager

tuomo.holopainen @live.fi

045-139 3495

SAARA WAHLGREN

Events and merchandise

swee.coaching @gmail.com

040-8322818

CLUB BOARD

CHAIRMAN

Vesa Aittomäki, vesa.aittomaki @gmail.com, 050-5051403

MANAGING DIRECTOR

Jomi Suhonen, jomi.suhonen @topo.fi, 050-354 4848

BOARD MEMBER

Jukka-Pekka Mustalahti, jukkis.mustalahti @gmail.com, 044-7873333

BOARD MEMBER

Thomas Schlenzka, thomas.schlenzka @icloud.com, 050-339 3834

BOARD MEMBER

Ville Hailikari, ville.hailikari @krogerus.com

BOARD MEMBER

Antti Karppinen, antti.ls.karppinen @gmail.com

History

The club was founded in 1932 as a sports club in the neighbourhood of Munkkiniemi in Helsinki. The first twenty years the club's main sports were field hockey, football, track and field, boxing and weight lifting, to name a few. Today the club is almost 100% basketball oriented, but still has a small boxing division based in Ruskeasuo, Helsinki.

Honours

Korisliiga

Winners (9): 1960, 1966, 1978, 1981, 1983, 1986, 1996, 1997, 1998

Men's Finnish Cup

Winners (4): 1980, 1992, 1996, 1997

Women's Finnish Cup

Winners (1): 2023

Juniors Finnish Championship

Winners (18): 1961, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1969, 1971, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003(2), 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2011(2), 2016

RETIRED JERSEYS

#5 — Jorma "Jomi" Pilkevaara

#6 — Matti Airas

#7 — Anssi Rauramo

#6 — Kari-Pekka "Pere" Klinga 

HALL OF FAME