From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Finnish Olympic Committee
Finnish Olympic Committee logo
Country/Region  Finland
CodeFIN
Created1907
Recognized1907
Continental
Association
EOC
Headquarters Helsinki, Finland
President Jan Vapaavuori
Secretary General Taina Susiluoto
Website www.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.

External links