VIS in a Nutshell
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What we do and what we stand for...
Vasa Idrottssällskap is a Swedish sports association, but we welcome everyone into our community regardless of language. Most of our members speak both Finnish and English. However, you will find that most of the information on these pages is in Swedish. Below you will find a summary of us.
Vision and mission
Vasa Idrottssällskap (VIS) brings together nearly 150 children and young people aged 7-13 in our track & field school. We manage to retain between 50 and 100 active youths and older age classes in athletics. VIS also brings many older people, parents, and others to join us. Other branches like bowling, cycling, and power lifting are also constantly attracting new members who want to train and compete. Our goal is to increase the total membership of the association, including athletes, parents, and officials, year by year, and we aim to reach over 1000 members.
A few of our athletes have risen to the national and international top class. The athletes receive active support from their association. Almost all members will primarily be involved in the association to have a meaningful hobby. Our members also serve as officials and assistants at our major events. All in all, VIS wants to be an association with strong unity and a great feeling of "togetherness".
VIS is one of the leading Swedish-speaking sports associations in Vaasa and in the Swedish-speaking parts of Finland. The primary task is to offer organized sports activities in Swedish in Vasa. We are also an association that believes in diversity, and thus welcomes members who have Finnish or other languages than Swedish as their mother tongue.
Values
Our values can be summarized in the following values:
Honesty
- Strive for sporting behavior in all situations
- Total abstention from all forms of doping and cheating
Concideration
- Show respect for each other and respect your fellow man
- All athletes, who exercise or participate in the association's activities, are based on their own qualifications
Fellowship
- Sport and voluntary work bring friends for life
Health promotion habits
- Strive for healthy eating habits and get moving/exercise/compete regularly
Diversity and versatility
- Especially children, but also adults, should have the right to a variety of sports
- Everyone is welcome to VIS - regardless of language, gender, ethnic background, or sexual orientation
Confidence in the language
- Every child and adult should be entitled to practice sports in Swedish in Vaasa
- VIS is also open to members who speak Finnish and other languages - the activities are mainly carried out in Swedish, but in VIS, we emphasize language skills and the importance of being able to help in other languages as well
This page was published in January 2020.
