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Finnish Olympic Committee

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Country/Region
  
Finland

Created
  
1907

Continental Association
  
EOC

Code
  
FIN

Recognized
  
1907

Headquarters
  
Helsinki, Finland

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).

Presidents

  • 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-
  • References

    Finnish Olympic Committee Wikipedia