Finnish Olympic Committee

Finnish Olympic Committee
Finnish Olympic Committee logo
Finnish Olympic Committee logo
Country/Region  Finland
Code FIN
Created 1907
Recognized 1907
Continental
Association		 EOC
Headquarters Helsinki, Finland
President Timo Ritakallio
Secretary General Mikko Salonen
Website www.olympiakomitea.fi

The Finnish Olympic Committee (Finnish: Suomen Olympiakomitea; Swedish: Finlands Olympiska Kommitté) 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).

Presidents

PresidentTerm
Reinhold Felix von Willebrand 1907-1919
Ernst Edvard Krogius 1919-1929
Kustaa Emil Levälahti 1929-1937
Urho Kaleva Kekkonen 1937-1946
Uuno Wilhelm Lehtinen 1946-1951
Väinö Adolf Mathias Karikoski 1951-1956
Yrjö Armas Valkama 1956-1961
Johan Wilhelm Rangell 1961-1963
Akseli Kaskela 1963-1969
Juhani Ahti Uunila 1969-1984
Carl-Olaf Homén 1984-1988
Tapani Ilkka 1988-2004
Roger Talermo 2004-2012
Risto Nieminen 2012-2016
Timo Ritakallio 2016-present[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Timo Ritakallio new President of the Finnish Olympic Committee". International Orienteering Federation. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
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