Finnish Olympic Committee
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).[1]
Finnish Olympic Committee logo | |
Country/Region | |
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Code | FIN |
Created | 1907 |
Recognized | 1907 |
Continental Association | EOC |
Headquarters | Helsinki, Finland |
President | Timo Ritakallio |
Secretary General | Mikko Salonen |
Website | www.olympiakomitea.fi |
Presidents
President | Term |
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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][2] |
References
- "Finland - National Olympic Committee (NOC)". International Olympic Committee. 2019-02-06. Retrieved 2019-05-23.
- "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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