Finnish Ski Association

Finnish Ski Association
Suomen Hiihtoliitto
Finlands skidförbund
Formation 1908 (1908)
Type sports governing body
Headquarters Helsinki & 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 and Noridc skiing. However, sections for alpine skiing and freestyle skiing are included in Ski Sport Finland.

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

Chairmen

References

  1. Liselott Lindström (12 December 2010). "Sundberg fortsätter leda Skidförbundet" (in Swedish). Yle Sport. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
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