Finnish Paralympic Committee

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Finnish Paralympic Committee (Finnish: Suomen Paralympiakomitea) is the National Paralympic Committee in Finland for the Paralympic Games movement. It is a non-profit organisation that selects teams, and raises funds to send Finnish competitors to Paralympic events organised by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).

Finnish Paralympic Committee
National Paralympic Committee
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Country	Finland
Code	FIN
Created	1994
Continental Association	EPC
Headquarters	Helsinki, Finland
President	Sari Rautio^[1]
Secretary General	Antti Heikkinen
Website	www.paralympia.fi

The organisation was founded in 1994.^[2]

The visual identity was created by British designer Richard Johnson.

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^ "Finland". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
^ Disability sport, By Karen P. DePauw, Susan J. Gavron, Google Books

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