OUR LOCAL SOCIETY AND GREYHOUND RACING IN  TURKU

These web-pages are created and hosted by the society of Turun Greyhound Klubi (TGK). Here we will inform the reader about the activities of our local racing club and also give information about greyhound racing in Finland.

Earlier every season TGK had some contest days in Turku, mostly on Saturdays or Sundays. 

All those races were arranged in Turku Metsämäki Stadium, which was established in 1996. The track is situated in the middle of Metsämäki Horse Stadium, about 6 kilometres to north from the centre of Turku City. The track bends are 53 m with a gradient of 11 %. Racing distances are 325 m (sprint), 495 m, 560 m and 785 m (stayer).

TGK did not organize any official competitions in the summer of 2026. Instead of those, our association held some exhibition races for greyhounds and whippets. In addition, we held 90-meter running races for dogs of all breeds. They are very popular. This activity will likely continue in the future as well.

The Finnish Sighthound Association (Suomen vinttikoiraliitto ry, SVKL) is a major national sighthound association. At least some of our club's whippets also took part in its events in the summer of 2026.