Heikkilä began his international career by winning the bronze medal in team jumping on the normal hill at the Junior World Championships in 1987 in Asiago . On December 29, 1989 he made his debut in the Ski Jumping World Cup . In the opening competition of the Four Hills Tournament 1989/90 in Oberstdorf he reached the 51st place. On January 12, 1990, in Harrachov , he managed to win World Cup points for the only time in his career. With the two World Cup points won by 14th place, he finished the 1989/90 season in 56th place in the overall World Cup ranking. From January 1991, Heikkilä only started at World Cup competitions in Lahti due to a lack of success , before ending his active ski jumping career entirely in 1992.
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