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| Metro area | Helsinki |
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| Country | Finland |
| Founded | 2009 |
| Teams | All-Stars "Ninja Turtles" (A team) Queen B's (B team) C-Cassette (C team) Alpakka (rec) |
| Track type(s) | Flat |
| Affiliations | WFTDA |
| Website | www |
Helsinki Roller Derby is a women's flat track roller derby league based in HelsinkiinFinland. Founded in 2009, the league currently consists of three travel teams who compete against teams from other leagues. Helsinki Roller Derby is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).[1]
As of 2010, the league's skaters included Annabel Apocalipstick, Estrogeena Davis, Renée Hellweger and Bananaspit.[2] Eleven of their skaters were selected for Team Finland at the 2011 Roller Derby World Cup.[3]
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The league was accepted into the Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice program in July 2011,[4] and it became a full member of the WFTDA in September 2012.[5] In September 2011, Helsinki competed in the Battle of the Nordic Light, the first roller derby tournament in Scandinavia.[6]
During 2013, Helsinki played in the first Suomi Cup of roller derby, taking second place in the tournament after losing narrowly to Kallio Rolling Rainbow in the final.[7]
In 2015, Helsinki qualified for the WFTDA Division 1 Playoffs for the first time, traveling to Omaha, Nebraska for the tournament in October,[8] where they finished seventh by defeating Buffalo, New York's Queen City Roller Girls, 274-199.[9] In 2016, Helsinki returned to Division 1 Playoffs, entering the Madison tournament as the sixth seed, and finishing in sixth place.[10] As the fifth seed at the 2017 Division 1 Playoff in Malmö, Helsinki won their opening game against Charm City Roller Girls 308-144,[11] but then lost their quarterfinal against the host Crime City Rollers 215-170.[12] Helsinki finished their weekend with a consolation bracket victory over Calgary Roller Derby Association, 365-107.[13] In 2018, Helsinki competed at the WFTDA Playoff in A Coruña, Spain, finishing their weekend in the consolation round with a 208-172 loss to 2×4 Roller Derby.[14]
| Season | Final ranking[15] | Playoffs | Championship |
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| 2013 | 121 WFTDA[16] | N/A | N/A |
| 2014 | 57 WFTDA[17] | N/A | N/A |
| 2015 | 33 WFTDA[18] | 7D1[9] | DNQ |
| 2016 | 22 WFTDA[19] | 6D1[10] | DNQ |
| 2017 | 14 WFTDA[20] | CR D1[13] | DNQ |
| 2018 | 18 WFTDA[21] | CR[14] | DNQ |
