Ruutu+ Urheilu 2 | |
Launch Date: | 1 February 2010 as Nelonen Sport |
Former Names: | Nelonen Sport (February 2010 - December 2010) Nelonen Pro 2 (January 2011 - March 2017) |
Replaced: | Urheilukanava (August 2001 - February 2010) |
Owner: | Viasat Nelonen Media |
Website: | www.nelonenpro.fi |
Sister Channels: | Nelonen (HD) Nelonen Prime Nelonen Nappula Nelonen Maailma Jim Liv Hero Nelonen Pro 1 (HD) Nelonen Pro 2 HD Nelonen Pro 3 Nelonen Pro 4 Nelonen Pro 5 Nelonen Pro 6 Nelonen Pro 7 Nelonen Pro 8 |
Terr Serv 1: | PlusTV |
Terr Chan 1: | Channel 59 |
Terr Serv 2: | dna Welho |
Terr Chan 2: | Channel 60 Channel 102 (HD) |
Ruutu+ Urheilu 2 is a Finnish TV channel that specializes in sports. Urheilukanava was launched on August 27, 2001 and it was especially popular among Finnish football fans since the channel made it possible to watch both high standard domestic and international football on TV for free. Urheilukanava was replaced by Nelonen Sport in February 2010. Nelonen Sport was renamed to Nelonen Pro 2 in January 2011 and it became a pay TV channel.
The channel televises a variety of sports, including:
Nelonen Pro 2 also televises floorball (both national and international), pesäpallo (Finnish variant of baseball), horse riding, basketball, MotoGP and a few other sporting events and magazines.
Urheilukanava was especially popular among Finnish football fans since the channel has made it possible to watch both high standard domestic and international football on TV for free. These leagues have included the Finnish Veikkausliiga, Spanish La Liga, French Ligue 1, German Bundesliga, Swedish Allsvenskan, FA Cup and many others. It also used to show sports such as ice hockey (Mestis, SM-liiga, Swiss NLA, IIHF World Championships), volleyball (Finnish league, FIVB World League) and golf.