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Luistelu- ja jääkiekkoharjoitukset

Myyrmäen jäähalli 2, Raappavuorentie 10, Vantaa

Luistelu- ja jääkiekkoharjoitukset

Myyrmäen jäähalli 2, Raappavuorentie 10, Vantaa

Aisti Sport ry offers skating and ice hockey training for visually impaired players. The sessions are open to all ages, whatever their experience, skill level or sight. Fully sighted people are absolutely welcome to join our training. Come along and try it!

A weekly skating session, with occasional "game Sundays" coming up!

We have a weekly Sunday session for affordable skating and ice hockey in Myyrmäki, and everyone is welcome — from families with children to individuals of every age! For the Sunday sessions we are also aiming to arrange occasional practice matches for players from Suomen näkövammaisjääkiekko ry against various recreational teams. See the detailed training information further down this page.

The 2026 blind hockey camp is here! Sign up now

Read about our camp and sign up on our blind hockey camp 2026 announcement.

Aisti Sport took part in the "Hockey belongs to everyone" event at Nokia Arena on 18 November 2023

A blind hockey exhibition match was played at Nokia Arena, and that November Saturday evening's league match was commentated for visually impaired spectators. Read more about this many-sided event day inour article about the "Hockey belongs to everyone" event.

We played an exhibition match in Matinkylä on 1 June 2024

The exhibition match was a huge success. Watch Finland's first full-length, commentated blind hockey exhibition match on our YouTube channel.

What is blind hockey?

Watch the Puoli seitsemän programme clip on Yle Areena about blind hockey and Finland's first blind hockey camp, or the YouTube video published by the Finnish Paralympic Committee about the sport, below. Also read the article published earlier on our site.

Read about the rules and event calendar for blind hockey

Read our Finnish-language summary of the official blind hockey rules as updated in 2019 by the international blind hockey federation (IBIHF).

Explore the annual events, both international and domestic, in our blind hockey event calendar.

The black team's goalkeeper, eyes fixed on the puck flying in the air in front of the goal. A player from the yellow team lifts the puck with a backhand towards the top corner of the goal.

Suomen näkövammaisjääkiekko ry is a new association developing the sport nationwide

Suomen näkövammaisjääkiekko ry (SNVJ) is an association founded in autumn 2024 to develop Finnish blind hockey nationwide. Alongside what we do as a club, it is worth having a look at the SNVJ website, which reports on events and developments in the sport at a level covering the whole country.

The logo of Suomen näkövammaisjääkiekko ry (the Finnish Blind Ice Hockey Association).

Training

Training principles and the equipment required

Everyone is welcome at our ice sessions, at every level from complete beginner to old hand, whether taking it up or just trying it. At our sessions there is the chance to get coaching, particularly to develop skating skills. The session can also be used for free skating and recreation, supervised and therefore safe. We really do encourage new participants and families with children to get out on the ice to skate, or simply to spend a pleasant time on the ice.

To take part in training, participants must be wearing at least the following equipment:

  • skates
  • a helmet
  • a neck guard
  • hockey gloves
A photo from an ice hockey rink. In the foreground, an instructor in a yellow hoodie holds a stick crossways by the hands, which a child in a green jacket grips while learning to skate. In the background, three young people and one older instructor skate.

We learn to skate together, supporting one another!

For those trying it out

We have equipment to lend to anyone who wants to try, everything from outfield player to goalkeeper and from junior to adult sizes. Skating aids are also available, for the youngest in the family learning to skate, for example. To make sure equipment is available, please let us know you are coming in good time. Helmets and skates are limited in the various sizes, and it would be good for the youngest in particular to have their own helmet and skates.

A visual impairment is no barrier to playing ice hockey – Helsingin Sanomat

Our blind hockey juniors tell us the secrets of playing blind hockey.

Training schedule and pricing

Schedule

Sundays 16 August – 4 April 2027 (excluding 6 September, 6 December, 13 December, 27 December, 3 January and 28 March) 15.00–16.00 Some of the Sunday slots may be in use for practice matches between blind hockey players, and these occasions can always be seen in advance on the blind hockey Nimenhuuto: nakovammaisjaakiekko.nimenhuuto.com. Spectators are of course always welcome on game days too, to get to know the sport and the nice people who play it!

Location

Myyrmäki ice rink 2, Raappavuorentie 10, Vantaa

Price

Sunday sessions are priced per session at 5€ per participating family, or alternatively per individual participant (members -10%).

Please note: a family of four, for example, is invoiced only 5€ or 4,50€ per session, as is a participant coming on their own. The first trial session at an Aisti Sport slot is free. Come along and try it!

Enquiries

Antti Latikka

0504691600