The distribution of the prizes was on 12th of January in the Finnish Sport Gala and the criteria were:
- a sport club which has ability to extend networks, create and develop comprehensive cooperation;
- the club must have a role as physical educator for the youth and children.
The desicion was made by a jury consisting of a hundred people actively involved in different sport fields in Finland.
One of the best-known Finnish basketball player Hanno Möttölä give a prize to Timo Laulaja (General Secretary at Helsinki YMCA) and Henrik Pulkkinen (manager, basketball).
Helsinki YMCA`s workers and volunteers in Finnish Sport Gala.
Pictures by Aki Havukainen, EMG.