The General Assembly of the Finnish Student Sports Federation (OLL) has elected Mr Mio Kortelainen, from Laurea University of Applied Sciences, as President for 2024.

The new vice chairs of OLL, who were elected as well as the new President at the General Assembly in Tampere which ended on November 9, are Tomas Kurenniemi from Aalto University and Marika Uusi-Illikainen from University of Jyväskylä. Meanwhile Tiia Tjukanov from Moveo sports services was elected as Board Member. The meeting gathered many representatives from student unions and universities’ sports services in both Tampere and remotely around Finland.

Helena Collin, Sport Centre Manager at SportUni, the sports services of the universities in Tampere, was awarded the Flame of the Year prize.  Collin has shown exceptional initiative in the network of university sports services. The Flame of the Year award is awarded annually to an active sports participant who has selflessly devoted his time to promoting student sports. 

OLL Trophy was awarded to the Student Union of Kajaani University of Applied Sciences KAMO., which has been doing exemplary work in areas such as sports tutoring in the last few years.  The OLL Trophy is an annual award given to one of the Federation’s member organisations which has gone above and beyond with its sport and exercise activities.

The future of OLL was also discussed during the General Assembly, as the Federation is about to implement its new strategy. The General Assembly made decisions about a new membership model, which will see the Federation invite universities to become full members and to promote wellbeing and the ability to study from the perspective of physical activity.
Next year the Finnish Student Sports Federation will be celebrating its 100-year history in university sports, renovating their ongoing mission of making active lifestyle part of student life.

For more information about the Finnish Student Sports Federation (OLL), please visit: www.oll.fi

ph.: OLL