Chief of State : Ms Tarja Halonen Head of Government : Mr Matti Vanhanen Minister/ Secretary of State/ Chairman of agency responsible for sports : Minister for Culture and Sports Mr Stefan Wallin Chairman of the National Olympic Committee : Mr Roger Talermo Chairman of the National Sports Confederation : Mr Timo Laitinen
Land surface : 338 000 km²
Population : 5,3 millions
Capital : Helsinki
Language : finnish, swedish
Currency : euro
GDP per capita ($PPP) : 34 769 €
Budget of State (2009): 46 291 M € Budget of the ministry responsible for sports: 119 M € Principal financing source for sport:
municipalities, volunteering National sports federations : 132 Sports people member of a club : 1,1 M members
National and international political priorities in the sports sector (2009) Children and youth sport, health enhancing sports
Organisation of sport in the country (2009) Sport Division of the Ministry of Education creates favourable preconditions for sports by financing and guiding the activities of the minucipalities and sport federations. The municipalities and sport clubs are responsible for organising sports on the local level.
Results of the last Olympic Games Summer Games (Beijing, 2008) Total of available medals: 4 Total of won medals: ( … th by gold ranking)
Gold: 1 ; Silver: 1 ; Bronze: 2 Winter Games (Turin, 2006)
Total of available medals : 9 Total of won medals: ( … th by gold ranking)
Gold: 0 ; Silver: 6 ; Bronze: 3
World champion in 2009 (including non olympic sport):
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