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
Arttu tammi
Head of Coaching
arttu.tammi @gmail.com
044-2691327
Tuomo Holopainen
Communications Manager
tuomo.holopainen @live.fi
SAARA WAHLGREN
General Manager
saara @topo.fi
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
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
BOARD MEMBER
Ilpo Pehkonen, ilpo.pehkonen @gmail.com
BOARD MEMBER
Sanna Ääri, sanna.aari@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
Men's Korisliiga
Winners (9): 1960, 1966, 1978, 1981, 1983, 1986, 1996, 1997, 1998
Women's Korisliiga
Winners (1): 2024
Men's Finnish Cup
Winners (4): 1980, 1992, 1996, 1997
Women's Finnish Cup
Winners (2): 2023, 2024
Juniors Finnish Championship
Winners (19): 1961, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1969, 1971, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003(2), 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2011(2), 2016, 2023
RETIRED JERSEYS
#5 — Jorma "Jomi" Pilkevaara
#6 — Matti Airas
#7 — Anssi Rauramo
#6 — Kari-Pekka "Pere" Klinga
HALL OF FAME
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