Finnish Olympic Committee
- Finnish Olympic Committee
The Finnish Olympic Committee ( _fi. Suomen Olympiakomitea; _sv. Finlands Olympiska Komitté) 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-
External links
* [http://www.noc.fi/english/ Official site]
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