Seinäjoen Maila-Jussit

Seinäjoki Pesäpallo Stadium
	Seinäjoki Pesäpallo Stadium in 2015.
	Seinäjoki Pesäpallo Stadium Location within South Ostrobothnia Seinäjoki Pesäpallo Stadium Seinäjoki Pesäpallo Stadium (Finland) Seinäjoki Pesäpallo Stadium Seinäjoki Pesäpallo Stadium (Europe)
Address	Urheilupuisto; 60100 Seinäjoki; Finland
Location	Seinäjoki, Finland
Coordinates	62°46′55″N 22°51′13″E / 62.781856°N 22.853508°E
Public transit	Ruukintie 42, Härmän liikenne Route 6; Seinäjoki station
Owner	City of Seinäjoki
Capacity	4,500
Record attendance	6,130; 1997 (Seinäjoen Maila-Jussit vs. Sotkamon Jymy)
Field size	Left field: 175 m (574 ft); Centre field: 168 m (551 ft); Right field: 184 m (604 ft)
Surface	Clay; Artificial grass (Deep field)
Opened	1992
Tenants
	(1992–present); Seinäjoen JymyJussit (2012–present)

Seinäjoen Maila-Jussit
Seinäjoen Maila-Jussit
Information
League	Superpesis
Location	Seinäjoki, Finland
Ballpark	Seinäjoki Pesäpallo Stadium
Founded	1932
League championships	Men: (4) 1975, 1983, 1985, 1987; Men (Cup): (2) 1973, 1974; Women: (1) 1977
Colors	red, white
Ownership	Seinäjoen Maila-Jussit ry
Manager	Juha Antikainen
Website	www.smj.fi
Current uniforms

Seinäjoen Maila-Jussit is a professional Finnish baseball (pesäpallo) team from Seinäjoki. It was founded in 1932. Seinäjoen Maila-Jussit is playing in the top-tier women's Superpesis.^[1]

Seinäjoen Maila-Jussit has won the men's Finnish Pesäpallo Championship (Superpesis) four times in years 1975, 1983, 1985 and 1987 and the women's Championship in 1977. The home ground of Seinäjoen Maila-Jussit is the Seinäjoki Pesäpallo Stadium.^[1]

History

Seinäjoen Maila-Jussit was founded in 1932. The club visited the Championship league three times in the 1940s and 1950s. The club consolidated its place in the main league in 1969 and played in the top flight continuously until 2005.^[2]

In 1969, the SMJ won the first medal in its history, the silver medal in the Championship league. Seinäjoki Maila-Jussit took Vimpelin Veto's place as the number one club in South Ostrobothnia in the 1970s. The club's golden age was particularly in the 1980s and the club remained successful until the early 2000s. Between 1974 and 1989, the club won 11 medals - four gold, four silver and three bronze. It dominated the late 70s and 80s together with Jyväskylän Kiri and Hyvinkään Tahko.^[2]

During the same period, the club's women's team won five medals - one championship, three silver and one bronze. SMJ also won the Finnish volleyball championship in 1986 and 1987. In the 1990s, the club won four bronze medals. The club's last medal came in 2004. A year later, the club was relegated to the Ykköspesis.^[2]

The club was immediately promoted back to the main league. In 2008, however, the club relinquished its main league place and in 2012 the club's men's team merged with Nurmon Jymy to form Seinäjoen JymyJussit. Both clubs were left with their own junior organisations and the club's women's team continued to operate under the SMJ name.^[2]

Seinäjoki Pesäpallo Stadium

Seinäjoki Pesäpallo Stadium is a pesäpallo stadium located in Seinäjoki. Since its opening in 1992, it has been the home field of the Seinäjoen Maila-Jussit. It is also home of the Seinäjoen JymyJussit.^[3]^[4] The stadium is located in Seinäjoki Sports Park, next to the central sports field. The stadium was renovated in 2010. The area behind the backline is very flat.^[3] The deep field consists mostly of an artificial grass field with field hockey dimensions and markings.

Renovation

In 2022, renovation work began on the stadium's field, the first big upgrade for the previous 15 years. The field will be shifted 6–7 meters closer to the stands for the visitor better experience. The renovation project was estimated to cost 500,000 euros in 2022, with an additional 168,000 euros planned for 2023. The project has also received 100,000 euros in sports venue investment funding from the Regional State Administrative Agency.^[5]

Achievements

Men's Pesäpallo
Superpesis

Type	Trophy	Titles	Seasons
Finnish championship	Winners	4	1975, 1983, 1985, 1987
	Second place	5	1969, 1974, 1976, 1982, 1988
	Third place	8	1979, 1980, 1981, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2004

Women's Pesäpallo
Superpesis

Type	Trophy	Titles	Seasons
Finnish championship	Winners	1	1977
	Second place	3	1976, 1978, 1979
	Third place	1	1975

References

^ ^a ^b "Team". Superpesis. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Seinäjoki Maila-Jussit men's team is history, but the Jussi-spirit will never die". Elmo.tv. 16 April 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-16.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Unico Areena". Superpesis. Archived from the original on 2 June 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
^ "Fields". Finnish Pesäpallo Association. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
^ "Seinäjoen pesäpallostadionin remontti alkoi – vanha tekonurmi jatkaa elämäänsä koulujen pihoilla". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). 2022-09-08. Retrieved 2025-03-21.

[team-1] "Team". Superpesis. Retrieved 2024-07-10.

[Elmo-2] "Seinäjoki Maila-Jussit men's team is history, but the Jussi-spirit will never die". Elmo.tv. 16 April 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-16.

[st1-3] "Unico Areena". Superpesis. Archived from the original on 2 June 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2024.

[add-4] "Fields". Finnish Pesäpallo Association. Retrieved 12 July 2024.

[5] "Seinäjoen pesäpallostadionin remontti alkoi – vanha tekonurmi jatkaa elämäänsä koulujen pihoilla". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). 2022-09-08. Retrieved 2025-03-21.

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