The Finnish national ski jumping team represents Finland in ski jumping and was at times one of the best in the world in this sport. The Finns have so far won 15 team competitions and 151 individual competitions in the World Cup.
history
First years in the World Cup (1979–1982)
In the first World Cup season 1979/1980 the Finns achieved rather mixed results. In the overall ranking, Jari Puikkonen was the 10th best Finn. At the first World Cup competition in Cortina d'Ampezzo , no Finns made it into the top 15. At the New Year’s competition in Garmisch-Partenkirchen , Jari Puikkonen was the first Finn ever to get on the podium. He took 2nd place. After that, the Finns remained unsuccessful for a long time this season. Surprisingly, at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid , Jouko Törmänen won gold from the large hill. In March the Finns were also successful in the World Cup. On March 11, 1980, Jouko Törmänen was the first Finn to win a World Cup competition. In the end they finished 5th in the overall ranking with 249 points.
The 1980/1981 season went better for Finland. At the Four Hills Tournament , Jari Puikkonen took third place at the start in Oberstdorf . He achieved the first World Cup victory of his career in Innsbruck . He finished third in the overall ranking of the Four Hills Tournament. In the course of this season there were several other Finnish podiums, but the Finns did not achieve great successes. It is also worth mentioning that Jari Puikkonen won the gold medal at the Ski Flying World Championships in 1981 and achieved a double victory in Lahti . In the nation ranking, however, Finland improved from fifth to third. They got 412 points.
In the 1981/1982 season the hour struck for Matti Nykänen . First he won the opening competition of the Four Hills Tournament in Oberstdorf, then he won gold at the World Cup . Finally he won a ski flying in Bad Mitterndorf . He also got two second places this season. In the end, he finished fourth overall. At the World Championships, Jari Puikkonen was also able to win a medal from the normal hill as second. Pentti Kokkonen also took second place in Lahti. In the end, Finland finished third in the overall ranking with 301 points.
Successes (1982–1992)
The 1982/1983 season was dominated by a Finn with Matti Nykänen. After winning the season opener in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Nykännen also won the overall ranking of the Four Hills Tournament . He won the third competition in Innsbruck . Immediately after the Four Hills Tournament Markku Pusenius came second in Harrachov . Nykänen then won the two competitions in Lake Placid, one in Thunder Bay , all three ski-flying in Vikersund , one in Falun and one in Planica . He also got two second places and one third place this season. He also won the bronze medal at the Ski Flying World Championships in Harrachov. In addition to Matti Nykänen and Markku Pusenius, who was third again the next day after his second place, Pentti Kokkonen (three third places) and Tuomo Ylipulli (one third place) also achieved podium places. In the end, Finland finished second in the Nations Cup with 696 points and Matti Nykänen won the World Cup for the first time in his career .
In the 1983/1984 season Matti Nykänen was again the best Finn and also the only one who could win the World Cup, but he was not as dominant as last season. After several second and third places at the beginning and a third place in the overall ranking of the Four Hills Tournament , however, he was able to boast at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo . After a second place on the normal hill, he won the gold medal on the large hill. Another Finn from the normal hill won the bronze medal with Jari Puikkonen. Puikkonen had already finished third in two competitions. In Sapporo also had Veli-Matti Ahonen has two second places. Since no team competition has yet been held at the Olympics, it was made up for directly after the Olympics in Engelberg . Finland won the gold medal with Markku Pusenius , Pentti Kokkonen, Jari Puikkonen and Matti Nykänen. Then there was a Finnish double victory in the ski jumping World Cup in Lahti for the first time - and that in both competitions. Then Nykänen was twice first and once second. Finland won the overall World Cup as a team for the first time . In the individual, Nykänen was the best Finn in second.
The 1984/1985 season was the Finnish season. Finland took six of 21 first, eight of 21 second, and two of 21 third places. In the first competition of the season in Thunder Bay, Pentti Kokkonen came second. In the second competition, Jari Puikkonen was also second, which he repeated a week later in Lake Placid. At the Four Hills Tournament Matti Nykänen came second in Oberstdorf and first in Innsbruck. In the overall standings, Nykänen came second. Jari Puikkonen also took second place in the New Year's competition in Garmisch-Partenkirchen . A little later at the World Championships , Finland didn't get a medal on the normal hill. From the large hill, however, Jari Puikkonen won silver and Matti Nykänen bronze. In the team competition, Finland won the gold medal with Tuomo Ylipulli, Pentti Kokkonen, Matti Nykänen and Jari Puikkonen. Then Nykänen won five more competitions and took three second places. In addition, Ylipulli and Puikkonen each came third once. Matti Nykänen won the gold medal at the Ski Flying World Championships in Planica. In the end, Matti Nykänen was overall World Cup winner for the second time in the individual and Finland for the second time overall winner in the team.
In the 1985/1986 season , a total of three Finns won the World Cup: Matti Nykänen (7 wins), Pekka Suorsa (2) and Jari Puikkonen (1). At the start of the World Cup season in Thunder Bay, Matti Nykänen finished third. After two weeks without a podium, the Finns celebrated their first World Cup victory in Chamonix Pekka Suorsa. A few days later he won again at the start of the Four Hills Tournament in Oberstdorf. These should remain his only World Cup victories. Jari Puikkonen then won in Innsbruck, Anssi Nieminen came third. Puikkonen then took third place in the overall ranking of the Four Hills Tournament. A little later Matti Nykänen celebrated his first win of the season in Harrachov. During the season, Nykänen was able to celebrate six more wins as well as three second and three third places. He also came third at the Ski Flying World Championships in Bad Mitterndorf . Besides him, only Puikkonen and Suorsa could each achieve a podium in Lahti after the tour. They each took second place. In the end, Finland took second place in the national ranking and Nykänen was overall World Cup winner for the third time.
In the 1986/1987 season Matti Nykänen was again the best Finn, but other Finns also achieved podium places. At the start of the season in Thunder Bay Nykänen was 2nd as the best Finn, Jukka Kalso 3rd. The next day Nykänen won. Then there were Finnish podium places again at the Four Hills Tournament , but only sporadically. Jukka Kalso was 2nd in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Tuomo Ylipulli won in Bischofshofen . After Ari-Pekka Nikkola celebrated the first podium of his career as 3rd in Štrbské Pleso immediately after the tour , the Finns could not celebrate again until the end of the season. This started at the Nordic World Ski Championships in Oberstdorf, when Matti Nykänen from the normal hill took 2nd place and Finland won the gold medal in a team with Matti Nykänen, Ari-Pekka Nikkola, Tuomo Ylipulli and Pekka Suorsa . After that there were Finnish winners in four World Cup competitions in a row. In Lahti Ari-Pekka Nikkola won the first competition, Matti Nykänen the second. Nikkola won again in Örnsköldsvik and Nykänen again in Falun. In addition, Tuomo Ylipulli was 3rd in the first competition in Lahti, and 2nd in the second. Pekka Suorsa was 3rd in Falun. At the end of the season in Oslo , Ari-Pekka Nikkola was able to take a podium again, as 2nd. In the end, Matti Nykänen was the best Finn with 133 points and Finland finished 2nd in the Nations Cup with 539 points.
After the top Finnish ski jumpers moved closer together last season, only Matti Nykänen could achieve podium places in the 1987/1988 season . He won ten times and was second twice. At the start in Thunder Bay he won both competitions, also two weeks later in Sapporo . He dominated the Four Hills Tournament almost at will. After he was only 2nd at the start of the tour in Oberstdorf, he then won the other three competitions and sovereignly the overall ranking of the Four Hills Tournament. Nykännen won in St. Moritz and took second place in Engelberg . At the Olympic Winter Games in 1988 Nykänen won both the large and the normal hill. Finland was also able to win the gold medal in the team with Matti Nykänen, Ari-Pekka Nikkola, Tuomo Ylipulli and Jari Puikkonen. In Lahti, Nykänen achieved a double victory for the third time this season after Thunder Bay and Sapporo. He won the bronze medal at the Ski Flying World Championships in Oberstdorf. In the end, Nykänen won the overall World Cup with 282 points and Finland won the Nations Cup with 541 points.
In the 1988/1989 season more Finns were able to achieve podium places. Matti Nykänen was only the third best Finn this season. At the first competition in Thunder Bay, Risto Laakkonen came second, Matti Nykänen came third. The next day he even celebrated his first World Cup victory. A little later in Lake Placid Pekka Suorsa came third. In Sapporo, Nykänen won the first competition, while he was third in the second. Ari-Pekka Nikkola came second here. At the Four Hills Tournament the Finns could always celebrate a podium in at least one competition. In Oberstdorf Laakkonen came second, Nykänen third. In Garmisch-Partenkirchen Nykänen won, Laakkonen took third place. Nikkola was the second best jumper in Innsbruck and Bischofshofen. Laakkonen won the overall standings without having won a single stage. Nykänen finished second, tied with Jens Weißflog . After the tour Nikkola was third in Liberec , Laakkonen second in Harrachov. At the home World Cup in Lahti, the Finns were the strongest nation. Nikkola came second on the normal hill, Jari Puikkonen surprisingly won the gold medal on the large hill, and Nykänen won bronze. In the team, Finland won the gold medal at a World Cup for the fourth time in a row with Ari-Pekka Nikkola, Jari Puikkonen, Matti Nykänen and Risto Laakkonen. After that, Nikkola finished second in Örnsköldsvik and third in Planica. In the end, Finland took second place in the national ranking with 460 points. For the first time in years, Nykänen was only the third-best Finn, finishing ninth in the overall standings. Nikkola was fifth and Laakkonen seventh.
In the 1989/1990 season three Finns were able to achieve podium places (Risto Laakkonen, Ari-Pekka Nikkola, Matti Nykänen). At the start of the season in Thunder Bay, Nikkola was the best Finn in third place. Laakkonen won the next day. A week later, Nykänen finished second in Lake Placid. Nikkola celebrated his first win of the season in the second competition there. At the New Year's competition in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Laakkonen took second place and in the end third in the overall tour result after Nikkola won the competition in Innsbruck. After that, only Nikkola finished on the podium this season. He finished third in Gstaad and won in Engelberg. Nykänen won the silver medal at the Ski Flying World Championships in Vikersund . At the home World Cup in Lahti, Nikkola achieved two third places. In Sollefteå , like in Planica, he came second. However, he won the last competition of the season there. With 287 points Nikkola was able to win the overall World Cup for the first and only time. Finland took third place in the national ranking with 502 points.
In the 1990/1991 season , numerous Finns achieved podium places. At the start of the season in Lake Placid, Ari-Pekka Nikkola finished second and Anssi Nieminen third. A week later, Nikkola achieved his next podium finish in third. Vesa Hakala also came third in Sapporo. During the Four Hills Tournament Nikkola achieved the only Finnish win of the season in Innsbruck. In Bischofshofen he came third. During the Nordic World Ski Championships in 1991 in Val di Fiemme , Nikkola won bronze on the normal hill, while the Finns with Nikkola, Raimo Ylipulli, Hakala and Risto Laakkonen won the silver medal in the team. Then there were three podium finishes: Nikkola second (Bad Mitterndorf), Laakkonen second ( Bollnäs ) and Ylipulli third (Štrbské Pleso). The best Finn in the overall standings was Nikkola in fifth.
statistics
Medal winner at Winter Olympics 
Placements in the Nations Cup
List of jumpers with World Cup points
This list shows all Finnish jumpers in alphabetical order who were able to get World Cup points . The active athletes are marked in bold. In addition, the first and last season in which the athletes were able to win World Cup points are listed.
- Men
As of January 7, 2020
- Women
Status: January 12, 2020
List of jumpers with points in the Grand Prix
This list shows all Finnish jumpers in alphabetical order who were able to score points in the Grand Prix . The jumpers still active are marked in bold.
- Men
As of January 14, 2020
- Women
As of January 14, 2020
All head coaches since 1994
Squad
2020/21
- Men
- Women
2019/20
- Men
- Women
2018/19
2017/18
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A-squad
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Challenger
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- Women
2016/17
- Men
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Challenger
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Juniors
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- Women
2011/12
| A-squad team Sochi
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Team Junior World Championship
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Juniors
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| Coach A-squad team Sochi
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Coach Team Junior World Championship
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Trainer juniors
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function
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| Lauri Hakola |
Trainer
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| Tuomas Virtanen |
Trainer
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2010/11
| A-squad
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Junior national team
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Junior squad
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| Trainers and officials from the senior squad
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Trainer of the national junior team
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Junior squad coach
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| Surname
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function
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| Pekka Niemelae |
Head coach
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| Ville Kantee |
Assistant coach
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| Gerhard Hofer |
technician
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| Janne Frisk |
Ski warden
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| Anssi Örri |
Physiotherapist
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| Surname
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function
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| Lauri Hakola |
Trainer
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| Tuomas Virtanen |
Trainer
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2009/10
| A-squad
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Junior national team
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| Surname
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| Ville Heikkinen
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| Ilkka Herola
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| Jaakko Hautamäki
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| Leevi Hyrkäs
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| Anselmi Ilola
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| Wili Loukasmäki
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| Leevi Mutru
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| Arttu Mäkiaho
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Jarkko Määttä
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| Eetu Nousiainen
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| Sebastian Okas
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| Sami Saapunki
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| Marcus Torni
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| Trainers and officials from the senior squad
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Trainer of the national junior team
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| Surname
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function
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| Janne Väätäinen |
Head coach
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| Pentti Kokkonen |
Assistant coach
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| Surname
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function
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| Kari Patari |
Trainer
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| Antti Kuisma |
Trainer
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2008/09
| A-squad
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B-squad (target Vancouver)
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Juniors
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| Trainers and officials
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Coach B-squad (destination Vancouver)
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Trainer juniors
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| Surname
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function
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| Janne Väätäinen |
Head coach
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| Pentti Kokkonen |
Assistant coach
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| Surname
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function
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| Kari Patari |
Trainer
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| Surname
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function
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| Lauri Hakola |
Trainer
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| Tuomas Virtanen |
Junior manager
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2007/08
| A-squad
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B-squad (target Vancouver)
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Juniors
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| Trainers and officials
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Coach B-squad (destination Vancouver)
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Trainer juniors
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| Surname
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function
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| Pentti Kokkonen |
Trainer
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| Sami Leskinen |
Trainer
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| Kai Lahtinen |
Trainer
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| Marko Haarala |
Trainer
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Web links
Individual evidence
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↑ Dominik Formela: Väätäinen wyselekcjonował kadrę A na sezon 2020/21. In: skijumping.pl. May 15, 2020, accessed August 6, 2020 (Polish).
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↑ Adam Bucholz: Finowie ogłosili pełne kadry na sezon 2020/2021. In: skijumping.pl. May 30, 2020, accessed August 9, 2020 (Polish).
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1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo
1960 Squaw Valley
1964 Innsbruck
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1984 Hadžići
1988 Calgary
1992 Albertville