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Kuopio Steelers
Founded	1991
Based in	Kuopio, Finland
Home field	Väinölänniemi Stadium
Head coach	Michael Mattingly
General manager	Jaana Tuppurainen
League	Suomen Amerikkalaisen Jalkapallon Liitto
Division	Finland Maple League, European 1st Division
Colours	Black, White, Red
Nickname(s)	Steelers
Finnish Maple League wins	3 (2020, 2021, 2022)
Website	Steelers.fi
	2023 season

Kuopio Steelers (formerly known as Varkaus Steelers) are an American football team originally from Varkaus, Finland in years 1991-2005,^[2]^[3] and since 2006 from Kuopio, Finland. The team plays in the Finnish Maple League and it has also played in the European Football League. The club's home field is Väinölänniemi Stadium in the Väinölänniemi district.

The Steelers play in the Men’s Maple League as well as various junior leagues in B- (under 19), C- (under 17), D- (under 15) and E-juniors (under 13). In the summer of 2013, the Steelers formed the women’s American football team that participated in the women’s Division I in the 2014 season. In the 2018 season, the team won their own block in Division I and promoted to the Women’s Maple League. The Steelers have won three Finnish championships in 2020,^[2]^[3]^[4] 2021^[5]^[6] and 2022.