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- ↑ "The Teams". Finnish American Football Association. 2013. Archived from the original on 6 December 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
- ↑ "Silver to Sweden in American football". International News. 18 August 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
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