Jokerit fans take over Vaasa as the club returns to Finland’s top league
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- Jokerit returned to Finland’s SM-liiga after a break of more than 12 years and opened its comeback season away against Vaasan Sport.
- More than 200 Jokerit supporters traveled to Vaasa by bus, train and car.
- Jokerit has the league’s third-largest player budget, at 3.74 million euros.
Jokerit supporters had waited more than 12 years for this moment. When the Helsinki club returned to Finland’s SM-liiga, more than 200 fans arrived in Vaasa by bus, train and car for the opening game against Vaasan Sport.
Outside Vaasa’s ice hockey arena, there was little doubt which team had come to town. The visiting supporters made their presence known before Jokerit’s first game back in the top league.
The club enters its comeback season with a player budget of 3.74 million euros, the third-largest in the league. For the fans who made the trip, the return itself was the event they had been waiting for.
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Originally published by Helsingin Sanomat in Finnish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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