Finnish Olympic Committee

The Finnish Olympic Committee (; ; IOC Code: FIN) 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).

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.Vuokatti-Ruka Sport Academy The Joensuu Sports Academy is a co-operation network of schools, colleges and universities.Joensuu urheiluakatemia The Urhea Metropolitan Sports Academy is based in Helsinki and includes the National Olympic Training Centre.Urhea Metropolitan Sports Academy

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

Presidents President TermReinhold Felix von WillebrandOlympedia - Reinhold, Baron von Willebrand 1907–1919Ernst KrogiusOlympedia - Ernst Krogius 1919–1929Kustaa LevälahtiOlympedia - Kustaa Levälahti 1929–1937Urho KekkonenOlympedia - Urho Kekkonen 1937–1946Wilhelm LehtinenOlympedia - Wilhelm Lehtinen 1946–1951Väinö KarikoskiOlympedia -Väinö Karikoski 1951–1956Yrjö ValkamaOlympedia - Yrjö Valkama 1956–1961Jukka RangellOlympedia - Jukka Rangell 1961–1963Akseli KaskelaOlympedia - Akseli Kaskela 1963–1969Jukka UunilaOlympedia -Jukka Uunila 1969–1984Carl-Olaf HoménOlympedia -Carl-Olaf Homén 1984–1988Tapani IlkkaOlympedia - Tapani Ilkka 1988–2004Roger TalermoOlympedia - Roger Talermo 2004–2012Risto NieminenOlympedia - Risto Nieminen 2012–2016Timo RitakallioOlympedia - Timo Ritakallio 2016–present

See also Finland at the Olympics Finnish Paralympic Committee

References

External links Official website