Finnish Ski Association
skiing governing body in Finland
The Finnish Ski Association (Finnish: Suomen Hiihtoliitto, Swedish: Finlands skidförbund[1]) is a skiing governing body in Finland. It is based in the towns of Helsinki and Lahti. It is a member of FIS. It runs cross-country skiing, ski jumping and Noridc skiing. Sections for alpine skiing and freestyle skiing are instead within the Ski Sport Finland.
Suomen Hiihtoliitto Finlands skidförbund | |
| Formation | 1908 |
|---|---|
| Type | sports governing body |
| Headquarters | Helsinki & Lahti |
| Location | |
Official language | Finnish Swedish |
It was established in 1908 as Liitto Suomen hiihtourheilun edistämiseksi. The first chairman was Lennart Munck Af Flukila. It modern name was adopted in 1931.
Chairmen
change- 1908–1911 Lennart Munck Af Flukila
- 1911–1912 Artur Antman
- 1912–1913 Eino Saastamoinen
- 1914–1915 Frans Ilander
- 1915–1931 Toivo Aro
- 1931 Armas Palmros
- 1931–1937 Juho Hillo
- 1937–1941 Tauno Aarre
- 1941–1942 Kalle Vierto
- 1942 Armas Palamaa
- 1942–1954 Yrjö Kaloniemi
- 1954–1960 Akseli Kaskela
- 1960–1967 Ali Koskimaa
- 1967–1985 Hannu Koskivuori
- 1986–1989 Matti Autio
- 1990–1995 Eino Petäjäniemi
- 1996–2000 Esko Aho
- 2000–2002 Paavo M. Petäjä
- 2003–2004 Seppo Rehunen
- 2005–2009 Jaakko Holkeri
- 2009– Matti Sundberg
References
change- ↑ Liselott Lindström (12 December 2010). "Sundberg fortsätter leda Skidförbundet" (in Swedish). Yle Sport. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
Other websites
change- National members of the International Ski Federation (in Swedish)