HIFK

Finnish fi: Etymology From fi sv - abbreviation of the sv idrotts Idrotts- sports + sv föreningen club sv kamraterna Kamraterna comrades, sv Helsingfors Helsinki. There are many sports clubs along the Swedish-speaking coast of SW Finland which include the words Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna in their name and their abbreviations are differentiated from each other by adding in front of the letters IFK one or two letters to indicate the hometown. In speech the word HIFK may be pronounced as one word, often adding an "i" in the end, or the letters H-I-F-K may be read out individually. Pronunciation hifk(i) hoo-ii-äf-koo spelled as a word spelled letter by letter Proper noun A leading sports club in Helsinki, playing in the national league in several team sports. Declension When treated as an acronym: sg HIFK ä 0 When treated as an initialism: 1 HIFK a Derived terms fi hifkiläinen