Nylandska Jaktklubben rf

NJK is a well known and most successful yacht club. With over 2500 members it is the largest in Finland. In 1861 the constitution of NJK was approved by Czar Alexander II. In that same year NJK organised the first sailing competitions in Helsinki. At the time Finland was called the Grand Duchy of Finland and it was part of the Russian Empire. NJK has gone through many phases in its long history. It started as a yacht club without a harbour or clubhouse. The first pavilion was built on an... more