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UPM Raflatac supplying inlays for European Youth Olympics

Thursday, July 2, 2009 in News

UPM Raflatac will supply RFID inlays for access control in support of the 25th European Youth Olympic Festival in Tampere, Finland this month.

All authorized individuals involved in the upcoming event will be issued UPM Raflatac RFID tag identification passes. The identification cards will facilitate access to e.g. accommodation, dining and competition venues. Moreover, the RFID tag passes will allow access to free usage of the public transportation system in Tampere.


The use of RFID-technology in access control offers event organizers an efficient and cost effective solution, which incorporates screening and security issues. Volunteers and other event organizers are able to easily enable people access to the various venues, which reduces their overall workload.

The European Youth Olympic Festival is a biennial multi-sport event for youth athletes from the 49 European Union member countries of the association of European Olympic Committee. The events first summer event was hosted in Brussels, Belgium in 1991, followed by the winter event two years later in Aosta, Italy. EYOF is the only all-European multi-sport event.

In Tampere, more than 2600 young European athletes will compete in ninedifferent sports: athletics, basketball, cycling, gymnastics, volleyball, judo, swimming, tennis and handball. [end] 


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