The Finnish Olympic Committee chooses Mika Lehtimäki’s successor

IL-TV’s live broadcast starts before the press conference.

Jan Vapaavuori will be there when the new top sports director is announced. Jenni Gästgivar

The Finnish Olympic Committee publishes today Mika Lehtimäki successor as the director of the elite sports unit.

The press conference in Helsinki starts at 12 noon. IL-TV will broadcast the event live and the broadcast can be viewed in this article. The chairman of the Olympic Committee will be present at the event Jan Vapaavuorivice chairman Sari Multala and CEO Taina Susiluoto.

Lehtimäki resigned from the director’s position last spring following a harassment scandal. He had previously received a warning for inappropriate behavior.

Susijeng’s former head coach has been speculated to be the new head of the elite sports unit Henrik Dettmann and CEO of the Lapland sports college Mika Kulmalaa.

Evening News said that the former head coach of the Young Lions is also in the final stages of recruiting a manager Antti Pennanen and a walker Valentin Kononen.

Last week Over reported that a former top skier Matti Heikkinen should be washed with strong force.

This is how Jan Vapaavuori commented on Mika Lehtimäki’s uproar last March.

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