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Recurring figure skating competition
The Finnish Figure Skating Championships (Finnish : Taitoluistelun SM-kilpailut ) are held annually to crown the national champions of Finland. Skaters compete in men's singles, women's singles , pair skating , and ice dance at the senior, junior, and novice levels, although not every discipline is held every year due to a lack of participants. The event is organized by the Skating Finland (Finnish : Suomen Taitoluisteluliitto ), the sport's national governing body.
Markus Leminen currently holds the record for winning the most Finnish Championship titles in men's singles (with ten), while Maj-Len Helin holds the record in women's singles (with eight). Lars Björkman holds the record in pair skating (with six), although these were not all won with the same partner. Susanna Rahkamo and Petri Kokko hold the record in ice dance (with six), and Kokko won two additional titles with a previous partner.
Pairs event medalists
Year
Location
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Ref.
1911
Helsinki
& [ a]
No other competitors
[ 3]
1912
1913
1914
1915
1916
1917
1918
No competition held
1919
Helsinki
No pairs competitors
[ 10]
1920
1921
Helsinki
[ 66]
Elna Henriksson Raj Ruotsi
No other competitors
[ 11]
1922
[ b]
No other competitors
[ 12]
1923
1924
Helsinki
No other competitors
[ 14]
1925
1926
Helsinki
No other competitors
[ 76]
1927
[ 15]
1928–35
No pairs competitors
1936
1937
Aune Lähteenmäki Walter Lähteenmäki
1938
Helsinki
Aune Lähteenmäki Walter Lähteenmäki
Kaino Saari Erkki Loimuneva
[ 68]
1939
Kaino Saari Erkki Loimuneva
No other competitors
[ 26]
1940
No competition due to the Winter War
1941
Helsinki
Aune Lähteenmäki Walter Lähteenmäki
No other competitors
[ 70]
1942
1943
1944
1945
1946
1947
Helsinki
Harriet Pantaenius Lars Björkman
No other competitors
[ 30]
1948
Harriet Pantaenius Lars Björkman
No other competitors
[ 31]
1949
Inkeri Soininen Paavo Mäkelä
No other competitors
[ 77]
1950
1951
Oulu
No other competitors
[ 32]
1952
1953
1954
Inkeri Soininen Paavo Mäkelä
1955
Helsinki
No other competitors
[ 33]
1956
Saile Drufva Nils Kankonnen
[ 35]
1957
1958
1959
Marketta Thomenius Ilkka Varhee
1960
1961
Soile Drufva Nils Kankkonen
1962
1963
Kaija Väisänen Risto Soininen
1964
1965
1966
1967
Tuija Vainikkainen Raimo Turunen
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
Maija Pekkala Pekka Pekkala
1983
1984
1985
1986–2002
No pairs competitors
2003
Turku
No other competitors
[ 42]
2004–16
No pairs competitors
2017
Tampere
No other competitors
[ 57]
2018–20
No pairs competitors
2021
Helsinki
Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
[ 61]
2022
Pori
No other competitors
[ 62]
2023
Joensuu
[ 63]
2024
Helsinki
[ 64]
2025
Rauma
[ 65]
^ Prior to her marriage to Walter Jakobsson , Ludowika Eilers represented Germany in competition.[ 66] [ 3]
^ While Grönman and Kaarela were the only competitors in the 1922 pairs event, they did not receive the minimum required scores to named the Finnish champions.[ 12]
Junior pairs event medalists
Year
Location
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Ref.
1999
Joensuu
No junior pairs competitors
[ 38]
2000
Tampere
No other competitors
[ 39]
2001
Mikkeli
[ 40]
2002–25
No junior pairs competitors since 2001
Junior ice dance event medalists
Year
Location
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Ref.
1999
Joensuu
No junior ice dance competitors
[ 38]
2000
Tampere
Marleena Mäntymaa Lauri Hynninen
No other competitors
[ 39]
2001
Mikkeli
Emmi Leppik Marco Saracino
[ 40]
2002–06
No junior ice dance competitors
2007
Mikkeli
Crista Grönroos Eero Kivinen
[ 46]
2008
Rauma
No other competitors
[ 47]
2009
Helsinki
Riikka Peura Maxim Lindholm
[ 49]
2010
Jyväskylä
No other competitors
[ 50]
2011
Turku
No other competitors
[ 51]
2012
Tampere
No other competitors
[ 52]
2013
Joensuu
[ 53]
2014–15
No junior ice dance competitors
2016
Mikkeli
Kaisa Ukkonen Antonio Viitanen
Viola Kumpulainen Kaius Kumpulainen
No other competitors
[ 56]
2017
Tampere
No other competitors
[ 57]
2018
Kouvola
No junior ice dance competitors
[ 58]
2019
Margareta Poutiainen Mirko Niskanen
No other competitors
[ 59]
2020
Vantaa
Daniela Ivanitskiy Samu Kyyhkynen
Sanni Rytkönen Miitri Niskanen
Margareta Poutiainen Mirko Niskanen
[ 60]
2021
Helsinki
Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
[ 61]
2022
Pori
Daniela Ivanitskiy David Goldshteyn
Emma Aalto Lucas Tiilikainen
[ 62]
2023
Joensuu
No other competitors
[ 63]
2024
Helsinki
Enna Kesti Oskari Liedenpohja
[ 64]
2025
Rauma
Hilda Taylor Alexander Buchholdt
[ 65]
Records
Discipline
Most championship titles
Skater(s)
No.
Years
Ref.
Men's singles
10
1992–93; 1995–2002
[ 78]
Women's singles
8
1937–39; 1941–45
Pairs
[ a]
6
1948–53
Ice dance
6
1987–91; 1995
[ b]
8
1984–85; 1987–91; 1995
^ Lars Björkman won three championship titles while partnered with Harriet Pantaenius (1948–50) and three with Leena Pietilä (1951–53).
^ Petri Kokko won two championship titles while partnered with Virpi Kunnas (1948–50) and six with Susanna Rahkamo (1987–91, 1995).
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^ "Suomi ja Bohjoismaiset kisat" [Finnish and Bohemian Championships]. Keski-Suomen Sanomat (in Finnish). No. 17. 8 February 1913. p. 8. Retrieved 1 August 2025 – via National Library of Finland .
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^ "Suomen mestaruuskilpailut pikaluistelija" [Finnish speed skating championships]. Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). No. 65. 8 March 1915. p. 4. Retrieved 7 August 2025 – via National Library of Finland .
^ "Luistelu" [Skating]. Suomen Urheilulehti (in Finnish). 3 February 1916. p. 290. Archived from the original on 8 August 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2025 – via National Library of Finland .
^ "Voimistelu ja urheilu – Biihtokilpailut Tampereella" [Gymnastics and Sports – Skiing Competitions in Tampere]. Oulun Sanomat (in Finnish). No. 48. 28 February 1917. p. 4. Retrieved 7 August 2025 – via National Library of Finland .
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^ a b c "Kansainväliset luistelukilpailut helsingissä" [International skating competitions in Helsinki]. Etelä-Pohjanmaa (in Finnish). No. 24. 1 March 1921. p. 1. Retrieved 1 August 2025 – via National Library of Finland .
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^ "G. Jakobsson seniormästare i konståkning" [G. Jakobsson senior figure skating champion]. Nya Tidningen (in Swedish). No. 8. 19 February 1923. p. 6. Retrieved 7 August 2025 – via National Library of Finland .
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^ a b c "Suomen mestaruuskilpailut kaunoluistelussa" [Finnish Figure Skating Championships]. Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). No. 44. 14 February 1927. p. 1. Retrieved 1 August 2025 – via National Library of Finland .
^ a b "Suomen mestaruuskilpailut kaunoluistelussa" [Finnish Figure Skating Championships]. Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). No. 22. 23 January 1928. p. 23. Retrieved 31 July 2025 – via National Library of Finland .
^ a b "Suomen mestaruuskilpailut kaunoluistelussa" [Finnish Figure Skating Championships]. Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). No. 48. 18 February 1929. p. 5. Retrieved 31 July 2025 – via National Library of Finland .
^ a b "Kaunoluistelumestarimme: Gunnel Nysten ja Marcus Nikkanen" [Our figure skating champions: Gunnel Nysten and Marcus Nikkanen]. Keskisuomalainen (in Finnish). No. 51. 4 March 1930. p. 5. Retrieved 31 July 2025 – via National Library of Finland .
^ a b "Suomen kaunoluistelumestaruuskilpailut" [Finnish Figure Skating Championships]. Hangon Sanomat (in Finnish). 14 February 1931. p. 2. Retrieved 31 July 2025 – via National Library of Finland .
^ a b "Gunnel Relander ja Gunnar Jakobsson kaunoluistelumestarimme" [Gunnel Relander and Gunnar Jakobsson, our figure skating champions]. Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). No. 45. 15 February 1932. p. 15. Retrieved 31 July 2025 – via National Library of Finland .
^ a b "Ilma Suuronen ja B. Nikkanen voittivat kaunoluistelumestaruudet" [Ilma Suuronen and B. Nikkanen won the figure skating championships]. Turun Sanomat (in Finnish). 6 February 1933. p. 2. Retrieved 31 July 2025 – via National Library of Finland .
^ a b "M. Nikkanen tog lätt FM" [M. Nikkanen easily won the Finnish Championships]. Hufvudstadsbladet (in Swedish). No. 62. 5 March 1934. p. 3. Retrieved 31 July 2025 – via National Library of Finland .
^ a b "Marcus Nikkanen Suomen mestari miesten kaunoluistelussa" [Marcus Nikkanen Finnish champion in men's figure skating]. Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). No. 64. 7 March 1935. p. 9. Retrieved 31 July 2025 – via National Library of Finland .
^ a b "Maj-Len Helin, lovande stjärna i konståkning" [Maj-Len Helin, promising star in figure skating]. Hufvudstadsbladet (in Swedish). No. 44. 15 February 1937. p. 7. Retrieved 31 July 2025 – via National Library of Finland .
^ "Marcus miesten kaunoluistelun mestari" [Marcus Men's Figure Skating Champion]. Uusi Suomi (in Finnish). No. 29. 31 January 1938. p. 7. Retrieved 31 July 2025 – via National Library of Finland .
^ a b "Hilkka ja E. Linna Suomen mestarit pariluistelussa. Marcus Nikkanen mestari miesten sarjassa" [Hilkka and E. Linna are Finnish champions in pair skating. Marcus Nikkanen is the champion in the men's category.]. Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). No. 56. 27 February 1939. p. 14. Retrieved 1 August 2025 – via National Library of Finland .
^ "Birger Nyman finsk mästare i konståkning" [Birger Nyman Finnish figure skating champion]. Hufvudstadsbladet (in Finnish). No. 56. 27 February 1941. pp. 7– 8. Retrieved 1 August 2025 – via National Library of Finland .
^ a b "Konståkarna säkra trots dåligt före" [Figure skaters safe despite bad weather]. Hufvudstadsbladet . No. 41. 12 February 1945. p. 5. Retrieved 1 August 2025 – via National Library of Finland .
^ a b "Marcus Nikkanen vann sit 10:e konståknings-FM" [Marcus Nikkanen won his 10th Finnish figure skating championship]. Hufvudstadsbladet (in Swedish). No. 48. 19 February 1946. p. 2. Retrieved 31 July 2025 – via National Library of Finland .
^ a b c "Leena Pietilä från klarhet till klarhet försvarade mästerskapet med glans" [Leena Pietilä from strength to strength defended the championship with flying colors]. Hufvudstadsbladet (in Swedish). No. 39. 10 February 1947. p. 5. Retrieved 31 July 2025 – via National Library of Finland .
^ a b "Skridskoklubbens konståkare tog tre mästerskap" [Skating club figure skaters won three championships]. Hufvudstadsbladet (in Swedish). No. 42. 11 February 1948. p. 6. Retrieved 31 July 2025 – via National Library of Finland .
^ a b "Kalle Tuulos miesten Kaunoluistelun mestariksi" [Kalle Tuulos becomes Men's Figure Skating Champion]. Laatokka (in Finnish). No. 53. 7 March 1951. p. 4. Retrieved 1 August 2025 – via National Library of Finland .
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^ "Maj-Len Helin hemförde åter mästerskapet" [Maj-Len Helin brought home the championship again]. Hufvudstadsbladet (in Swedish). No. 51. 22 February 1943. p. 5. Retrieved 1 August 2025 – via National Library of Finland .
^ "Strålande prestationer i konståkning" [Brilliant achievements in figure skating]. Hufvudstadsbladet (in Swedish). No. 50. 21 February 1944. p. 5. Retrieved 1 August 2025 – via National Library of Finland .
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