Pihkala baseball stadium
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About
Hyvinkään Tahko (lit. "Hyvinkää Grindstone") is a Finnish sports club from Hyvinkää.
It was founded in 1915 and in 2025 celebrates its 110th anniversary. Hyvinkää Tahko has participated in many sports in Finland over the years, such as athletics, skiing and orienteering. Since 1980, the club's main successes have been in basketball and pesäpallo. The club also participates in baseball competitions.
Hyvinkää Tahko has won the men's Finnish Pesäpallo Championship, (Superpesis) four times, between 1979 and 1981, and in 2007. The Women's Championship Tahko has won twice in 1979 and 1983. Tahko's home ground is the Pihkala Stadium.
In 2024, the club was reported as being in financial difficulties.
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