Finnish Olympic Committee

National Olympic Committee
Finnish Olympic Committee
Finnish Olympic Committee logo
Country/Region Finland
CodeFIN
Created1907
Recognized1907
Continental
Association
EOC
HeadquartersHelsinki, Finland
PresidentJan Vapaavuori
Secretary GeneralTaina Susiluoto
Websitewww.olympiakomitea.fi
Old logo until 2017

The Finnish Olympic Committee (Finnish: Suomen Olympiakomitea ry; Swedish: Finlands Olympiska Kommitté rf) is the national Olympic committee in Finland for the Olympic Games movement. It is a non-profit organisation that selects teams, and raises funds to send Finnish competitors to Olympic events organised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).[1]

The schools, colleges, universities and other establishments in the programme are organised into local clusters. For example:

  • The Sotkamo High School works in collaboration with several other schools, colleges and universities as part of the Vuokatti- Ruka Sports Academy. [2]
  • The Joensuu Sports Academy is a co-operation network of schools, colleges and universities.[3]
  • The Urhea Metropolitan Sports Academy is based in Helsinki and includes the National Olympic Training Centre. [4]

Others include the Kuortane High School and Sports Academy and the Pajulahti Sports Institute.

Presidents

President Term
Reinhold Felix von Willebrand[5] 1907-1919
Ernst Krogius[6] 1919-1929
Kustaa Levälahti[7] 1929-1937
Urho Kekkonen[8] 1937-1946
Wilhelm Lehtinen[9] 1946-1951
Väinö Karikoski[10] 1951-1956
Yrjö Valkama[11] 1956-1961
Jukka Rangell[12] 1961-1963
Akseli Kaskela[13] 1963-1969
Jukka Uunila[14] 1969-1984
Carl-Olaf Homén[15] 1984-1988
Tapani Ilkka[16] 1988-2004
Roger Talermo[17] 2004-2012
Risto Nieminen[18] 2012-2016
Timo Ritakallio[19] 2016-present[1][20]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Finland - National Olympic Committee (NOC)". International Olympic Committee. 2019-02-06. Retrieved 2019-05-23.
  2. ^ Vuokatti-Ruka Sport Academy
  3. ^ Joensuu urheiluakatemia
  4. ^ Urhea Metropolitan Sports Academy
  5. ^ Olympedia - Reinhold, Baron von Willebrand
  6. ^ Olympedia - Ernst Krogius
  7. ^ Olympedia - Kustaa Levälahti
  8. ^ Olympedia - Urho Kekkonen
  9. ^ Olympedia - Wilhelm Lehtinen
  10. ^ Olympedia -Väinö Karikoski
  11. ^ Olympedia - Yrjö Valkama
  12. ^ Olympedia - Jukka Rangell
  13. ^ Olympedia - Akseli Kaskela
  14. ^ Olympedia -Jukka Uunila
  15. ^ Olympedia -Carl-Olaf Homén
  16. ^ Olympedia - Tapani Ilkka
  17. ^ Olympedia - Roger Talermo
  18. ^ Olympedia - Risto Nieminen
  19. ^ Olympedia - Timo Ritakallio
  20. ^ "Timo Ritakallio new President of the Finnish Olympic Committee". International Orienteering Federation. 30 November 2016. Archived from the original on 26 March 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2017.

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