Gymnastics Club Brahen Voimistelijat

Brahen Voimistelijat (BraVo) is a gymnastics club founded in 2004, operating primarily in Mikkeli and Ristiina. The club offers high-quality gymnastics activities, primarily for children and youth, to both non-competitive and competitive athletes.

Gymnastics can be started at around 2 years of age, and there is no upper age limit!

BraVo is a member of Finnish Gymnastics Federation and we have the Tähtiseura quality certificate, that is a promise of high-quality and responsibility in all of our actions.

Kuvassa on Tähtiseura-merkki, joka on myönnetty BraVon lasten ja nuorten voimistelutoiminnasta. The image shows the Tähtiseura label, which has been awarded to BraVo for its children’s and youth gymnastics activities.

Contact us

For more information in English, please contact:

Venla Kärkkäinen (Club executive director, coach and judge)

Email: venla.karkkainen@brahenvoimistelijat.fi

Phone: +358 503553855

BraVo's main disciplines are acrobatic, woman's artistic and men's artistic gymnastics. BraVo offers a wide variety of groups with all these disciplines.

Acrobatic gymnastics

Acrobatic gymnastics is a form of gymnastics that requires strength, skill and balance and involves the athletes lifting each other and throwing each other in the air. The process of practising acrobatics begins with basic moves, such as rolls and headstands, that are performed alone. As the gymnasts gain more strength and skill, they progress to more demanding moves and soon also lifts performed with others.

At the competitive level, the collaborative moves, such as lifts and throws, are at the core of the sport. In acrobatics, gymnasts can compete in pairs, trios, groups of four or as part of a large acroshow group.

Kuvassa on kaksi nuorta, joista toinen kannattelee toista suorien käsiensä päällä, samalla kun toinen suorittaa käsien päällä nostoliikkeen nimeltä haarakulmapito.
Acrobatic gymnastics in Mikkeli

Women’s Artistic gymnastics

In women’s artistic gymnastics, participants compete in four events: vault, uneven bars, balance beam and floor exercise.

Women’s artistic gymnastics combines technique and aesthetics with strength and mobility, resulting in the sport being one of the most demanding and difficult in the world.

Nuori voimistelija tekee tasapainopuomilla näyttävää tasapaino- ja notkeusliikettä, vartalo kaarella ja jalat osoittamassa vaakatasossa menosuuntaan, jossa toinen jalka on suorana ja toinen koukussa. Voimistelijan kädet ovat puomilla tukena. A young gymnast performs an impressive balance and flexibility move on the balance beam, with their body arched and legs extended horizontally in the direction of movement, one leg straight and the other bent. The gymnast’s hands are on the beam for support.
Women's Artistic gymnastics in Mikkeli

Men’s Artistic gymnastics

In men’s artistic gymnastics, participants practice and compete in six events: floor exercise, pommel horse, still rings, vault, parallel bars and horizontal bar.

The sport requires and builds strength, mobility, stamina, flexibility, control and coordination. As such, artistic gymnastics is an excellent support for other sports.

Kuvassa on kaksi lasta, jotka ovat pukeutuneet samanlaisiin sinisiin takkeihin, joissa lukee “Bravo”, sekä mustiin housuihin. He ovat sisäliikuntatilassa, jossa on korkea katto ja vaaleat seinäpaneelit. Lapset nojaavat vaakasuoraan metallitankoon ja pitävät siitä kiinni käsillään. The image shows two children wearing matching blue jackets with the word “Bravo” on them, along with black pants. They are in an indoor sports hall with a high ceiling and light-colored paneled walls. The children are leaning over a horizontal metal bar, gripping it with their hands.
Men's Artistic gymnastics in Mikkeli