Parliament of Sports Clubs

  • The aim is to increase co-operation between Sports Services and Turku-based sports and exercise clubs
  • The aim of the co-operation is to make the residents of Turku move enough to keep healthy
  • Founded in Turku on 24th of March 2004
  • A panel of experts
  • Turku-based clubs elect the members for the parliament from among themselves
  • The term of office is two years, half of the members have a turn to retire annually
The current Chairperson of the Parliament of Sports Clubs is Henry Toivari and the secretary is Terhi Anttila.


"As a leading service provider, Turku's regional, wholesome, versatile and competent sports club network, has over approxiamately 60 000 members of which over 25 000 are under the age of twenty."