Finnish Ski Association

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Finnish Ski Association
Suomen Hiihtoliitto
Finlands skidförbund
Formation1908 (1908)
TypeSports governing body
HeadquartersHelsinki & Lahti
Location
Official language
Finnish
Swedish

The Finnish Ski Association (Finnish: Suomen Hiihtoliitto, Swedish: Finlands skidförbund[1]) is a skiing governing body in Finland, based in Helsinki and Lahti. It is a member of FIS, and runs cross-country skiing, ski jumping, Nordic skiing, and alpine skiing.

It was established in 1908 as Liitto Suomen hiihtourheilun edistämiseksi. The first chairman was . Its modern name was adopted in 1931.

Chairmen[]

  • 1908–1911
  • 1911–1912
  • 1912–1913 Eino Saastamoinen
  • 1914–1915
  • 1915–1931 Toivo Aro
  • 1931
  • 1931–1937
  • 1937–1941
  • 1941–1942
  • 1942
  • 1942–1954
  • 1954–1960
  • 1960–1967
  • 1967–1985
  • 1986–1989
  • 1990–1995
  • 1996–2000 Esko Aho
  • 2000–2002
  • 2003–2004
  • 2005–2009
  • 2009–2013
  • 2013-2017
  • 2017–

References[]

  1. ^ "Finnish Ski Association".

External links[]

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