{"id":487938,"date":"2024-09-12T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-12T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mediatrade.fi\/referenssit\/football-association-var-van\/"},"modified":"2026-10-27T19:23:51","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T17:23:51","slug":"football-association-var-van","status":"publish","type":"mt_reference","link":"https:\/\/mediatrade.fi\/en\/references\/football-association-var-van\/","title":{"rendered":"Football Association of Finland VAR van"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--blockstudio\/mediatrade\/hero--><header class=\"mt-hero mt-on-navy mt-hero--cover wp-block-mediatrade-hero\">\n\t<div class=\"mt-hero__bg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" src=\"https:\/\/mediatrade.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/ref-palloliitto-var-auto.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"eager\"><\/div>\t<div class=\"mt-hero__copy\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mt-eyebrow\">Reference &middot; 12.9.2024 &middot; 1 min<\/p>\t\t<h1 class=\"mt-hero__title\">The Football Association of Finland&rsquo;s VAR van<\/h1>\n\t\t<p class=\"mt-hero__lead\">Mediatrade designed and built the Football Association of Finland&rsquo;s VAR van in spring 2024. The VAR (Video Assistant Referee) van is built to operate as a standalone addition to TV outside broadcast productions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/header>\n\n\n<!--blockstudio\/mediatrade\/feature-cards--><section class=\"mt-section mt-cards mt-cards--stats wp-block-mediatrade-feature-cards\" aria-label=\"Key facts\">\n\t<div class=\"mt-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"mt-cards__list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"mt-cards__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mt-cards__body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mt-cards__value\">2 + 1<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mt-cards__text\">referees and a VAR operator<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"mt-cards__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mt-cards__body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mt-cards__value\">16<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mt-cards__text\">camera channels carried in the van<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<!--blockstudio\/mediatrade\/story--><section class=\"mt-section mt-story wp-block-mediatrade-story\">\n\t<div class=\"mt-wrap\"><div class=\"mt-story__layout mt-story__layout--aside\">\n\t\t<div class=\"mt-story__content mt-prose\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Football Association of Finland<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Football Association of Finland is the national governing body for football. As a member of FIFA, the international football federation, it is responsible for all football and futsal activities in Finland and their development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bringing VAR refereeing to Finland<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">VAR refereeing has been introduced on pitches across Europe and the world since 2016. The VAR van is the first step in introducing VAR refereeing in Finland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2 referees and 1 VAR operator<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some stadiums have limited data connections, and matches are covered with fewer cameras. A VAR van was the natural solution instead of a separate centre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&ldquo;The VAR van is fitted out for two referees and a VAR operator, and it carries VAR cameras, the referees&rsquo; communication equipment and a pitchside VAR review area for the on-field referee.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In summer 2024, the Football Association of Finland trained referees in VAR operations, and FIFA assessors audited the system during commissioning tests held at Helsinki Cup. The first official VAR match was the SJK&ndash;KuPS semi-final played on 21 August.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">VAR van technology<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The VAR system is based on the Goalsport VAR system, around which the van&rsquo;s technology has been built. Video signals come from the TV broadcast&rsquo;s OB truck, but the van also carries 16 camera channels as permanent equipment in case the production or stadium does not provide these feeds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The van itself, along with its technology and interior, was also part of the delivery.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<aside class=\"mt-story__aside\" aria-label=\"More information\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mt-story__person\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"mt-story__label\">Contact person<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mt-person\">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"261\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/mediatrade.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/jukka-keski-loppi-261x300.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\t<div class=\"mt-person__body\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"mt-person__name\">Jukka Keski-Loppi<\/h3>\n\t\t<p class=\"mt-person__role\">Chief Operating Officer<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"tel:+358201557737\">+358 20 155 7737<\/a><\/p>\t\t<p><a href=\"mailto:jukka.keski-loppi@mediatrade.fi\">jukka.keski-loppi@mediatrade.fi<\/a><\/p>\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/aside>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<!--blockstudio\/mediatrade\/reference-list--><section class=\"mt-section mt-reflist wp-block-mediatrade-reference-list\">\n\t\t<div class=\"mt-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mt-reflist__head\">\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"mt-h2 mt-h2--lg\">More references<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"mt-reflist__more\" href=\"\/en\/references\/\">All references<svg class=\"mt-icon\" width=\"13\" height=\"13\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.75\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M5 12h14\"><\/path><path d=\"m12 5 7 7-7 7\"><\/path><\/svg><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"mt-reflist__grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li><article class=\"mt-ref\">\n\t<div class=\"mt-ref__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"304\" src=\"https:\/\/mediatrade.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mediatrade-ACROSS-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/div>\t<div class=\"mt-ref__body\">\n\t\t<p class=\"mt-ref__tag\">Network architecture and design<\/p>\t\t<h3 class=\"mt-ref__title\"><a class=\"mt-ref__link\" href=\"https:\/\/mediatrade.fi\/en\/references\/across-media-network\/\">ACROSS &ndash;&nbsp;Ultra-low-latency Media Network<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t<p class=\"mt-ref__text\">A shared ultra-low-latency media network brings music education and theatre production to the Stockholm and &Aring;land archipelagos in the EU ACROSS project.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li><li><article class=\"mt-ref\">\n\t<div class=\"mt-ref__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/mediatrade.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/Yle-Vaasa-Studio-768x576.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/div>\t<div class=\"mt-ref__body\">\n\t\t<p class=\"mt-ref__tag\">Media house<\/p>\t\t<h3 class=\"mt-ref__title\"><a class=\"mt-ref__link\" href=\"https:\/\/mediatrade.fi\/en\/references\/yle-vaasa\/\">Yle Vaasa production environment<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t<p class=\"mt-ref__text\">IP-based production technology brings video, audio and communication systems together into a flexible whole. 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