Finnish 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).

Finnish Olympic Committee
Country/Region Finland
CodeFIN
Created1907
Recognized1907
Continental
Association
EOC
HeadquartersHelsinki, Finland
PresidentJan Vapaavuori
Secretary GeneralTaina Susiluoto
Websitewww.olympiakomitea.fi

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.
  • The Joensuu Sports Academy is a co-operation network of schools, colleges and universities.
  • The Urhea Metropolitan Sports Academy is based in Helsinki and includes the National Olympic Training Centre.

Others include the Kuortane High School and Sports Academy and the Pajulahti Sports Institute.

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