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Loads of fun for 6,000 children at Power Cup in Rovaniemi
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Article Sun, Jun 9 2019
Rovaniemi, Finland, June 9, 2019. The 2019 edition of the Power Cup held in Rovaniemi offered many unique experiences to the young players participating in the world’s largest youth Volleyball competition. The so-called ‘Nightless Nights of Lapland’ made it possible to play the game in the middle of the night on outdoor courts.
The organisers used the slogan ‘Nightless Nights Experience Festival’ for Saturday night’s event, where there was a lot of entertainment for the children, including a rock band, a DJ, a magician and cheerleaders. However, the main attraction was that the kids could play all night long. The last matches ended at 1:30 am on Sunday.
Lapland is famous for its snowy landscapes and cold climate and yes, there was a big pile of snow on the competition area, where the children could make snowmen and throw snowballs.
However, it was not cold, on the contrary. The temperature in Rovaniemi rose almost to 30 degrees at its peak and every day it was well over 20 degrees. It was so warm for two days that the organisers called the fire department for help. One fire truck came to give cold showers for the children, and they loved it!
In Lapland, nothing happens without Santa Claus. Santa attended the opening ceremony of the Power Cup on Thursday and the closing ceremony on Sunday. The teams could also take photos with him.
The Power Cup tournament lasted for four days and there were 680 teams and about 6,000 players competing in Rovaniemi. There were 200 courts, some available indoors, others set up outdoors. The young players contested some 4,000 matches during the tournament.
Santa Claus portrayed together with Riia Martinoja (left), the Power Cup director from the Finnish Volleyball Federation, and Terhi-Maria Mäkikyrö (right), local director of the tournament from club WoVo ROVANIEMI.
The Finnish Volleyball Association organised this year’s Power Cup in close cooperation with the local volleyball club WoVo ROVANIEMI.
The Power Cup is an annual youth competition held in Finland, which this year celebrated its 35th edition. The next Power Cup will be taking place in Salo from June 4 to 7, 2020.
The organisers used the slogan ‘Nightless Nights Experience Festival’ for Saturday night’s event, where there was a lot of entertainment for the children, including a rock band, a DJ, a magician and cheerleaders. However, the main attraction was that the kids could play all night long. The last matches ended at 1:30 am on Sunday.
Lapland is famous for its snowy landscapes and cold climate and yes, there was a big pile of snow on the competition area, where the children could make snowmen and throw snowballs.
However, it was not cold, on the contrary. The temperature in Rovaniemi rose almost to 30 degrees at its peak and every day it was well over 20 degrees. It was so warm for two days that the organisers called the fire department for help. One fire truck came to give cold showers for the children, and they loved it!
In Lapland, nothing happens without Santa Claus. Santa attended the opening ceremony of the Power Cup on Thursday and the closing ceremony on Sunday. The teams could also take photos with him.
The Power Cup tournament lasted for four days and there were 680 teams and about 6,000 players competing in Rovaniemi. There were 200 courts, some available indoors, others set up outdoors. The young players contested some 4,000 matches during the tournament.
Santa Claus portrayed together with Riia Martinoja (left), the Power Cup director from the Finnish Volleyball Federation, and Terhi-Maria Mäkikyrö (right), local director of the tournament from club WoVo ROVANIEMI.
The Finnish Volleyball Association organised this year’s Power Cup in close cooperation with the local volleyball club WoVo ROVANIEMI.
The Power Cup is an annual youth competition held in Finland, which this year celebrated its 35th edition. The next Power Cup will be taking place in Salo from June 4 to 7, 2020.