The EOC Olympic Culture and Legacy Commission gathered at the Finnish Olympic Committee headquarters in Helsinki today, 17 September.

It is the first annual meeting of the newly elected Commission that will act as advisory body to the EOC for the next 4-year term.

Chair of the Commission Susanna Rahkamo, who is also Vice President of the Finnish Olympic Committee, together with NOC Secretary General Mikko Salonen, greeted all the Members and opened the working session.

One of the goal of this EOC working group is to inspire, motivate and convey the Olympic Values to the youth, aiming to transform them into lifetime ambassadors of Olympism in every society around Europe.

Other Commissions with meetings upcoming are: the “Olympic Games” Commission to meet in Lausanne (ANOC HQ) on 25 September, the “Medical & Antidoping” Commission in Rome on 4-5 October; the “European Union” Commission in Brussels on 24 October, the “Olympic Academies” Commission in Rome on 26 October.