Kalervo Juhani Kummola (born 21 November 1945) is a Finnish ice hockey executive, businessman, and politician.

He co-founded the hockey club Kiekko-67 at age 21, was later marketing director for HC Turun Palloseura, and chief executive officer of the SM-liiga.

He helped organize multiple World Championships hosted in Finland, was an International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) vice-president from 2003 to 2021, and chairman of the Finnish Olympic Committee from 2005 to 2016.

Other honors given to Kummola include the Knight of the Order of the White Rose of Finland, the Medal of the President of the Slovak Republic, and the Golden Cross of the Finnish Olympic Committee.

[1] Kummola returned to Finland with his family at age 16, and attended the Reserve Officer School to become a second lieutenant in the Finnish Defence Forces.

[7] He later worked as the marketing director for HC Turun Palloseura from 1971 to 1975,[2] then relocated to Tampere when he became chief executive officer of the newly-established professional SM-liiga in 1975.

[1][5] Kummola became a board member of the Finnish Ice Hockey Association in 1975, was elected its vice-president in 1990, and served as its president from 1997 to 2016.

[5] He was one of the founding members of the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 1979,[9] sat on its board of directors for 33 years, and has been chairman of the inductee selection committee since 1986.

[13] One of Kummola's concerns as president was reducing the number of players leaving the country for Sweden, and felt it more of a priority than winning a World Championship.

[4][15] Kummola was a driving force behind construction of the Nokia Arena in Tampere, which took 15 years of planning to build the venue.

[15] He also enacted a ban on tobacco and alcohol for players and officials shall be prohibited, with the reasoning that it upheld ethics in sport in addition to avoiding health hazards.

[10][11] In 2005, he helped the IIHF reach an agreement with the National Hockey League to govern the movement of professional players from Europe to North America.

[14] He was chairman of the IIHF committees for coaching and sport from 2003 to 2008,[18] and was president of the international Champions Hockey League for the 2008–09 season.

[1] VipVision produced entertainment shows for MTV3, and Kummola was in involved with making the Finnish version of Wheel of Fortune, Hyvät herrat (Gentlemen), and Hockey Night in Finland [fi].

[6] He helped organize European Union meetings at the hall, and envisioned a multi-purpose centre expansion next to the Sorsapuisto for major events including World Championships.

[6] Contesting the National Coalition Party nomination for mayor of Tampere in the 2021 Finnish municipal elections, Kummola sought to improve elderly care, medical treatments, and the situation for marginalized youth.

In his first speech as mayor, Kummola sought a balanced budget, and to continue urban development while maintaining safety and comfort of residents.

[6] When his tenure ended as vice-president of the IIHF, the Finnish Broadcasting Company felt that Finland would lose influence in international hockey without his presence.