Finnish Olympic Committee
The Finnish Olympic Committee promotes and develops success-oriented and ethically sustainable Finnish elite sports
Vision of the Finnish Olympic Committee:
Finnish elite sports are broadly successful at international level
Values guiding the activities of the Finnish Olympic Committee:
* Honesty, Transparency and Openness
* Internationality
* Athlete-Orientedness
* Finnishness
* Responsibility
* Cooperativeness
The Finnish Olympic Committee (Suomen Olympiakomitea) was founded in Helsinki on the 2nd of December, 1907. It was accepted as a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) at the IOC’s 9th Session in Haag, Holland.
The Finnish Olympic Committee has 59 member associations. The President of the Board is Mr. Roger Talermo (since 17 November, 2004), and the Secretary General is Mr. Jouko Purontakanen.
