# Finnish Olympic Committee

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National Olympic Committee

Finnish Olympic Committee Country Finland Code FIN Created 1907 Recognized 1907 Continental Association EOC Headquarters Helsinki, Finland President Jan Vapaavuori Secretary General Taina Susiluoto Website www.olympiakomitea.fi

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The **Finnish Olympic Committee** ([Finnish](/source/Finnish_language): *Suomen Olympiakomitea ry*; [Swedish](/source/Swedish_language): *Finlands Olympiska Kommitté rf*; IOC Code: **FIN**) is the national Olympic committee in [Finland](/source/Finland) for the [Olympic Games](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Sotkamo_High_School) works in collaboration with several other schools, colleges and universities as part of the [Vuokatti](/source/Vuokatti)-[Ruka](/source/Rukatunturi) Sports Academy.[2]

- The [Joensuu](/source/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](/source/Kuortaneen_urheilulukio) and the [Pajulahti Sports Institute](/source/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

- [Finland at the Olympics](/source/Finland_at_the_Olympics)

- [Finnish Paralympic Committee](/source/Finnish_Paralympic_Committee)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_1-1) ["Finland - National Olympic Committee (NOC)"](https://www.olympic.org/finland). *International Olympic Committee*. 2019-02-06. Retrieved 2019-05-23.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Vuokatti-Ruka Sport Academy](https://vrua.fi/)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Joensuu urheiluakatemia](https://www.joensuu.fi/urheiluakatemia)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [Urhea Metropolitan Sports Academy](https://urhea.fi/en/metropolitan-sports-academy-urhea/)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [Olympedia - Reinhold, Baron von Willebrand](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/899396)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** [Olympedia - Ernst Krogius](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/62662)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** [Olympedia - Kustaa Levälahti](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/1201085)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** [Olympedia - Urho Kekkonen](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/1201086)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** [Olympedia - Wilhelm Lehtinen](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/1201087)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** [Olympedia -Väinö Karikoski](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/1201088)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** [Olympedia - Yrjö Valkama](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/46671)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** [Olympedia - Jukka Rangell](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/899300)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** [Olympedia - Akseli Kaskela](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/1201089)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** [Olympedia -Jukka Uunila](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/1201090)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** [Olympedia -Carl-Olaf Homén](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/1201091)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-16)** [Olympedia - Tapani Ilkka](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/1200841)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-17)** [Olympedia - Roger Talermo](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/1201092)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-18)** [Olympedia - Risto Nieminen](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/1200968)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-19)** [Olympedia - Timo Ritakallio](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/1202225)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-20)** ["Timo Ritakallio new President of the Finnish Olympic Committee"](https://web.archive.org/web/20170326052130/http://orienteering.org/timo-ritakallio-new-president-of-the-finnish-olympic-committee/). International Orienteering Federation. 30 November 2016. Archived from [the original](http://orienteering.org/timo-ritakallio-new-president-of-the-finnish-olympic-committee/) on 26 March 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2017.

## External links

- [Official website](http://www.olympiakomitea.fi)

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