Table 4.
Participation (number (N) and proportion (%)) in different types of
sports at the age of 17 and proportion (%) of persistent exercisers
among boys and girls participating in each type of sport.
Boys
Girls
The type of sport
Sports
group
Number of all boys (N)
Proportion of all boys (%)
Persistent exercisers (%)
Number of all girls (N)
Proportion of all girls (%)
Persistent exercisers (%)
Biking
aerobic
506
35.0
17.3
881
53.4
11.1
Jogging
aerobic
421
29.2
33.7
977
59.2
13.7
Swimming
aerobic
213
14.8
16.0
402
24.4
10.9
Cross-country
skiing
aerobic
161
11.1
41.5
220
13.3
24.8
Slalom
mixed
298
20.6
15.6
409
24.4
12.9
Aerobic
dance
mixed
10
0.7
70.0
360
21.8
12.3
Gymnastics
mixed
49
3.4
16.3
287
17.4
15.4
Tennis
mixed
173
12.0
32.9
117
7.1
20.7
Football
mixed
284
19.7
27.3
69
4.2
27.9
Volleyball
mixed
179
12.4
21.4
130
7.9
20.8
Badminton
mixed
245
17.0
20.7
194
11.8
11.9
Finnish
baseball
mixed
124
8.6
23.0
194
7.5
24.8
Basketball
mixed
141
9.8
32.6
79
4.8
28.6
Rinkball
mixed
160
11.1
27.4
17
1.0
25.0
Ice-hockey
mixed
305
21.1
26.7
29
1.8
25.0
Skating
mixed
143
9.9
20.6
181
11.0
15.3
Gym-training
power
475
32.9
31.1
283
17.2
26.6
Weight-lifting
power
199
13.8
22.0
40
2.4
7.5
Other
types of sports+
443
30.7
24.6
461
27.9
16.4
+ The most common other sports were floorball
and table tennis among boys and horseback riding, dancing and walking
among girls.