The General Assembly of the Finnish Student Sports Federation (OLL) has elected Ms Marjukka Mattila as President for 2017. Marjukka Mattila is a 24-year-old student from University of Jyväskylä and is currently working as Vice President at the Finnish Student Sports Federation.

The General Assembly also elected the Federation's Board for the following year. Mr Juho Paavola from the Student Union SAMMAKKO of Satakunta University of Applied Sciences and Mr Otto Takala from the Student Union of Sport Institute of Finland Tahkon Talli were elected as Vice Presidents. Mr Pekka Petäkoski from the Student Union of Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences was re-elected a Member of Board.


 
The General Assembly also adopted the action plan for the year 2017. The main themes for next year are upcoming municipal elections and decreasing sedentary behavior among students with social marketing. Another goal for 2017 is to successfully adopt a new registration system for National Student Championships.

The meeting gathered around 60 representatives from student unions and universities’ sports services in the Sport Institute of Finland in Vierumäki on November 3 and 4, 2016.

For more information, please see www.oll.fi.