Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi
Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi, commonly known as HJK Helsinki, or simply as HJK, is a Finnish football club based in Helsinki. The club competes in Veikkausliiga, the top division of the Finnish football league system. Founded in 1907, the club has spent most of its history in the top tier of Finnish football. The club's home ground is the 10,770-seat Bolt Arena, where they have played their home games since 2000.
Bolt Arena, located in the Töölö district of Helsinki.
Nabil Bahoui of AIK taking on HJK winger Demba Savage during a friendly match between the two teams in March 2013.
HJK supporters at the Bolt Arena.
HJK supporters Tifo in 2022
Veikkausliiga is the premier division of Finnish football, the highest tier of the Finnish football league structure, comprising the top 12 clubs of the country. Its main sponsor is the Finnish national betting agency Veikkaus, hence the league's name. Veikkausliiga was founded in 1990; before that the top division was called Mestaruussarja since 1930 which was an amateur or semi-professional league. Between 1908 and 1930 the championship was decided as a knock-out cup competition.
Football teams FC Ilves and FC Inter in a Veikkausliiga match at Tammela Stadium in Tampere, Finland, in August 2016.