Finnish Olympic Committee
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The Finnish Olympic Committee (Template:Langx; Template:Langx) 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
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- ↑ 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
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
External links
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