Northern Finland Cricket Tournament was conceptualised and started in 2015 so that clubs in other parts of Finland can have a structured and organised way of playing cricket while having fun at the same time. Founding member clubs were Oulu Cricket Club Ry, Jyväskylä Cricket Club Ry, Northern Finland Cricket Association Ry and Kuopio Cricket Club Ry.
Tournament has 6 teams who are playing in 2 groups along with some cross group matches. Knockout phase of the league includes Semi finals and a season Final.
Oulu Cricket Club
Well known as OCC, is the northern-most cricket club registered in Finland. We are also the oldest club in Oulu. Cricket enthusiasts Joose Kankare, Prabhu Sundar and Prasadh Ramachandran founded OCC in 2009. Since then, OCC has successfully been organizing both indoor and outdoor cricket activities, such as matches and tournaments, cricket training and regular practise around the year
Jyväskylä Cricket Club
JCC is the biggest and most successful club in Central Finland. It is also one of the oldest club in Central and Northern Finland.
JCC was formed in September 2008 by Ahmer Iqubal and Venkatesan (with the keen support of Jari Schabel) with a weekly indoor cricket session for other cricket enthusiasts. The club's eleven founding members made history on 3 June 2009, the day when the Jyväskylä Cricket Club ry (JCC) officially came into existence as a registered Finnish association.
NLCA
The Northern Lights Cricket Club is the second oldest cricket club in Northern Finland, established in Oulu in 2013. Since its inception, the Northern Lights Cricket Club (NLCA) has been actively organizing and participating in various cricket activities, both indoors and outdoors. As a club, our goal is to become the central hub of cricket in the north, participating in all formats of the game throughout the year. Our ultimate objective is to promote cricket, making the club accessible to everyone interested in learning about the sport or who already has a passion for it.
Vaasan Karhut Cricket Club
VKCC was formed in the spring of year 2024 with keen interest and support of Tayyab Warriach and Abdul Rehman.
Another northerly club in Finland who has also played in the Finnish cricket league SM40, after starting in the opening T20 league in 2007.
Kajaani Cricket Club
Cricket gathered pace in Kajaani during 2024 as group of some Srilankan friends started playing. Kajaani CC was officially registered and formed in the year 2025.
Kuopio CC: KCC was one of the member club when the tournament was founded. However, due to lack of players availability in Kuopio region, KCC has not been able to participate in recent years.
JCC vs NLCA, Jyväskylä 2023