The Gulf brand on the roll in Finland

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Gulf Finnish distributors are on the ball in Finland with sponsorship of a revered local football team

Gulf's Finnish distributors, US-Parts Finn-AM OY, have become the main sponsors of Finnish premier league football team, F C Viikingit. The team, whose name translates to "Vikings" is the most recent addition to Finland's Veikkausliiga, which has fourteen clubs from all over the country competing to become Champions of Finland.

The team play with large Gulf logos on their shirts and the league season runs from the end of April through to October, with the Finnish League Cup being played in advance of that, in the Spring.

US Parts are backing up the sponsorship itself with a series of related activities, including a VIP programme for special guests and customers.

On 27th April, F C Vikingit played against F C Honka, the hot favourites for the match. F C Vikingit beat the favourites 3-2 to progress in the season championships. Most of the match was dominated by F C Vikingit and their opponents did play well but could not defeat the "Vikings".

There was good media coverage for the game and the Gulf brand had a tremendous presence at the venue with large banners on the field and near the stands. In addtion, the game started with Gulf branded footballs being given to a spectator on each end of the field and a Gulf liveried Ford GT being driven into the venue. Gulf wishes the winning F C Vikingit all the best for the season and US Parts every success with this sponsorhip.