Career|The Floorball Association is looking for a successor to Ilmivalla through an open search.
Floor Band Association the executive director changes.
From autumn 2020, he handled the task Pekka Ilmivalta will leave the position in August and will then start work at the Nordic Legal law firm. The office specializes in gambling legislation in the Nordic countries.
Ilmivalta has a bachelor’s degree in law and is a deputy judge.
Before the Floorball Association, Ilmivalta was the legal and responsibility director of the state gambling company Veikkaus. He worked in Veikkaus for a total of 17 years before the Floorball Association.
The Finnish gambling market will change in a historic way in the next few years, when the government’s monopoly will be transformed into a license market.
Dozens of foreign gambling companies are likely to apply for a license
“The Finnish gambling market is opening up and a kind of now-or-never opportunity presented itself to utilize my special expertise related to gambling legislation”, Ilmivalta explains the change of landscape in the Floorball Association’s announcement.
Floorball Association starts looking for a successor to Ilmivalla through an open search. Ilmivalta praises floorball as a sport with the right values and a great sports culture.
“If we could hope for something more, it would perhaps be a couple of clicks more pride in our sport and everything it represents.”
Ilmivalta’s period included, among other things, the corona lockdown, austerity measures and major change negotiations, as well as two World Cup home matches.
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