The roots of Master-Kalpa go strongly in the pre-war and Karelia. The original name of the club was Sortavala Palloseura.
KalPa’s original name was Sortavala Palloseura (SPS). The club was founded in 1929 in Sortavala, while Karelia still belonged to the Finnish Republic.
The club’s range of sports included hockey, baseball and football.
In the 1930s, the Sortavala Palloseura was divided into two clubs, Sortavala Palloseura (SPS) and Sortavala Ball (SP). The range of sports remained unchanged.
War brought to Kuopio
Kuopio has an unprecedented KalPa boom on. Jarmo Sipilä
The Sortavala Palloseura moved to Kuopio in 1945. The following year, the club changed its name Kaleva Pallo (KalPa).
Kaleva Pallo played its first hockey match in Kuopio in 1947. The name of the hall is currently the Olvi Arena.
As a special club
Konsta Kapanen took the championship in his breeding club shirt. Aop / niklas Pehkonen
In 1956, KuPS gave up hockey and the league place in the Finnish series moved to KalPa. Then KalPa became a special hockey club.
For the first time, KalPa rose to our country’s main league level, the then championship in 1957.
And finally 96 years after its foundation, and hundreds of people’s work, KalPa celebrates the first hockey championship in his history.
Source: kalpa.fi
Kuopio is now celebrating for a long time. Mikko Huisko