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]
Country/Region | Finland |
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Code | FIN |
Created | 1907 |
Recognized | 1907 |
Continental Association | EOC |
Headquarters | Helsinki, Finland |
President | Jan Vapaavuori |
Secretary General | Taina Susiluoto |
Website | www.olympiakomitea.fi |
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
editPresident | Term |
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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
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Finland - National Olympic Committee (NOC)". International Olympic Committee. 2019-02-06. Retrieved 2019-05-23.
- ^ Vuokatti-Ruka Sport Academy
- ^ Joensuu urheiluakatemia
- ^ Urhea Metropolitan Sports Academy
- ^ Olympedia - Reinhold, Baron von Willebrand
- ^ Olympedia - Ernst Krogius
- ^ Olympedia - Kustaa Levälahti
- ^ Olympedia - Urho Kekkonen
- ^ Olympedia - Wilhelm Lehtinen
- ^ Olympedia -Väinö Karikoski
- ^ Olympedia - Yrjö Valkama
- ^ Olympedia - Jukka Rangell
- ^ Olympedia - Akseli Kaskela
- ^ Olympedia -Jukka Uunila
- ^ Olympedia -Carl-Olaf Homén
- ^ Olympedia - Tapani Ilkka
- ^ Olympedia - Roger Talermo
- ^ Olympedia - Risto Nieminen
- ^ Olympedia - Timo Ritakallio
- ^ "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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