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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.
| Country |  Finland |
|---|---|
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Viasat Nelonen Media |
| 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 |
| History | |
| Launched | 1 February 2010 as Nelonen Sport |
| Replaced | Urheilukanava (August 2001 - February 2010) |
| Former names | Nelonen Sport (February 2010 - December 2010) Nelonen Pro 2 (January 2011 - March 2017) |
| Links | |
| Website | www.nelonenpro.fi |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| PlusTV | Channel 59 |
| dna Welho | Channel 60 Channel 102 (HD) |
Current programming edit
The channel televises a variety of sports, including:
Ice Hockey edit
- Delayed SM-liiga matches (The Match of the Month, semi-finals, finals - shown live on Nelonen Pro 1), live SM-liiga/Mestis qualification matches and a weekly highlights magazine.
- Hockey Friday (Kiekkoperjantai) is a Friday night block, which shows matches from NHL, KHL and Swedish HockeyAllsvenskan. Also before the weekly match-up, there is an NHL magazine focusing on last week's highlights.
- Red Bull Open Ice
Football edit
Track & Field edit
- IAAF Indoor Grand Prix' live and delayed 3-4 times a week.
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.
Former programming edit
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.