Jukka Virtanen football venue - Jämsä, Finland
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N 61° 55.159 E 025° 10.021
35V E 403748 N 6866550
Jukka Virtanen Football venue is located in Finland, Jämsä city, Jämsänkoski conurbation,
Waymark Code: WM14HZZ
Location: Finland
Date Posted: 07/13/2021
Views: 36
About the place:
The Jukka Virtanen football venue in Jämsänkoski, Finland, originally the Jämsänkoski soccer field, renamed in 2016. The history of the field dates back to 1930. It's size is about 100 m x 65 m and there is also a covered stand fo 500 person. Jukka Virtanen football venue is the only venue in mid Finland which is dedicated exclusively to football. Usually there are also the sport tracks, but not here.
This is the home venue for football team Jämsänkosken Ilves and occasionally for the team called Zoom, which is a group of celebs in Finland. One of them was Jukka Virtanen. Venue lies in a beautiful place, near by the lake Koskikeskinen and also near by the Jämsänkoski paper mill.
25.7.2016 City of Jämsä wanted to honour Jukka Virtanen and renamed the football venue after him. The plaque can be found from the back of the stand, over the door.
About the person:
Jukka Jalmari Virtanen (25 July 1933 – 1 September 2019) was a Finnish entertainer and author. He worked as both a film and television director, actor and host. He was also an accomplished songwriter. Starting originally as a newspaper columnist, Virtanen began his television career in the 1950s and his film career in the 1960s.
He won the Rose d'Or in 1965 for the entertainment program Lumilinna (The Cold Old Days). He starred in and directed many films written by Spede Pasanen, including Millipilleri, Pähkähullu Suomi and Noin 7 Veljestä, as well as playing bit parts in the Uuno Turhapuro franchise.
He was also the long-standing host of the TV show Levyraati (1980-1997) as well as Runoraati. Additionally, he was a songwriter for a number of prolific Finnish musical artists such as Ilkka Lipsanen.
Over the years he suffered from a variety of ailments, including alcoholism and prostate cancer. He was also diagnosed with bi-polar disorder. His cancer was aggravated in 2015, affecting his bone marrow.
Virtanen died after a long battle with prostate cancer on 1 September 2019, aged 86.
Year it was dedicated: 2016
Location of Coordinates: Football venue
Type of place/structure you are waymarking: Building
Related Web address (if available): Not listed
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