Kasper Paananen on military service, making his international debut & his connection with SJK's fans

Mark & Jules are joined by SJK striker and 2025 ‘maalikunigas’ Kasper Paananen. He tells them about completing his national service during winter and how that affected his fitness. He has an incredible story about getting kitted-out for his first international call-up to the Finland squad and how it feels to be a ‘Huuhkaja’.

They also discuss Kasper’s relationship with SJK fans and put to him some recent comments that have been made about the start to the season. Klopit members will appreciate his views on tifos and pyros!

They look back at SJK’s sluggish start to the season from Kasper’s perspective and hear when Kasper thinks SJK’s performances with ‘start to click’ into gear, before looking forward to four games in the next 17 days:
Away: KuPS Kuopio (Fri 8.5.)
Home: PEPO, Suomen Cup (Tue 18.5.), FC Inter (Sat 16.5.), AC Oulu (Sat 23.5.)

That's a lot to talk about, which is why this episode lasts almost an hour 🤷🏻‍♂️

00:00:00 Intro
00:04:20 Shoutout to Ville
00:05:30 Kasper Paananen’s National Service
00:15:02 Kasper’s call-up to the Finland national team
00:19:15 How Kasper acquired new boots for his international debut
00:24:25 Travelling to New Zealand and making his debut
00:34:55 Why he sometimes takes a break from the online world
00:29:25 Who is Kasper’s harshest critic?
00:39:06 Kasper loves tifos (and pyros!)
00:40:25 Kasper’s connection to the SJK fans
00:46:51 Improving performances and waiting for ‘things to click’ vs KuPS
00:51:30 Upcoming home fixtures vs PEPO, Inter Turku & AC Oulu

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