Finnish_Olympic_Committee

Finnish Olympic Committee

Finnish Olympic Committee

National Olympic Committee

The Finnish Olympic Committee (Finnish: Suomen Olympiakomitea ry; Swedish: Finlands Olympiska Kommitté rf) 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]

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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.

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See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Finland - National Olympic Committee (NOC)". International Olympic Committee. 2019-02-06. Retrieved 2019-05-23.
  2. [2]
    Vuokatti-Ruka Sport Academy
  3. [3]
    Joensuu urheiluakatemia
  4. [4]
    Urhea Metropolitan Sports Academy
  5. [5]
    Olympedia - Reinhold, Baron von Willebrand
  6. [6]
    Olympedia - Ernst Krogius
  7. [7]
    Olympedia - Kustaa Levälahti
  8. [8]
    Olympedia - Urho Kekkonen
  9. [9]
    Olympedia - Wilhelm Lehtinen
  10. [10]
    Olympedia -Väinö Karikoski
  11. [11]
    Olympedia - Yrjö Valkama
  12. [12]
    Olympedia - Jukka Rangell
  13. [13]
    Olympedia - Akseli Kaskela
  14. [14]
    Olympedia -Jukka Uunila
  15. [15]
    Olympedia -Carl-Olaf Homén
  16. [16]
    Olympedia - Tapani Ilkka
  17. [17]
    Olympedia - Roger Talermo
  18. [18]
    Olympedia - Risto Nieminen
  19. [19]
    Olympedia - Timo Ritakallio
  20. [20]
    "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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