FC Honka is a Finnish football club based in Espoo, founded in 1957 as Tapion Honka and renamed FC Honka in 1975.[1] The club’s official website uses yellow and black emojis (💛🖤) in its welcome message, and multiple football references list the club colors as yellow and black (gelb-schwarz / jaune-noir).[2][3]
Design and History
The current FC Honka Espoo primary logo has been in use since 2007, according to SportsLogos.Net, which tracks the club’s logo history.[4] A previous primary logo was used from 2000 to 2006.[5] The club’s nickname is “Hirvet,” Finnish for “reindeer” or “elk,” and the logo features a white silhouette of an elk antler on a blue circular background, according to one football reference site.[6] The club’s official website confirms the yellow and black color scheme in its branding.[2]
FC Honka’s identity has been tied to the Espoo region since its founding. The club was originally established as Tapion Honka in 1957, named after the Tapiola district of Espoo, before adopting the FC Honka name in 1975.[1] In 2015, fitness company Esport bought the club, after which it was also known as Esport Honka.[1]
Meaning and Symbolism
The elk antler motif in the logo connects directly to the club’s nickname “Hirvet” (reindeer/elk).[6] The club’s official communications use yellow and black as its identifying colors.[2]
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