The Finnish Figure Skating Championships () are held annually to crown the

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of Finland. Skaters compete in men's singles, women's singles,

pair skating Pair skating is a figure skating discipline defined by the International Skating Union (ISU) as "the skating of two persons in unison who perform their movements in such harmony with each other as to give the impression of genuine Pair Skating ...

, and

ice dance Ice dance (sometimes referred to as ice dancing) is a discipline of figure skating that historically draws from ballroom dancing. It joined the World Figure Skating Championships in 1952, and became a Winter Olympic Games medal sport in 1976. Ac ...

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 Skating Finland, formerly known as the Finnish Figure Skating Association (FFSA) (, ''STLL'') is the national association for figure skating in Finland. The FFS has its origins in the Finnish Skating Association (''Suomen Luisteluliitto'') which ...

(), the sport's national governing body.

Markus Leminen Markus Peter Leminen (born 14 October 1975 in Vantaa) is a Finnish former figure skater who competed in men's singles. He is a six-time Finnish national champion. He coaches at the Bradford District Skating Club in Bradford, Ontario Onta ...

currently holds the record for winning the most Finnish championships 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 not with the same partner).

Susanna Rahkamo Dr. Susanna Rahkamo (born 25 February 1965) is a Finnish former competitive figure skater, sports leader and leadership consultant. Education and research Susanna Rahkamo holds a PhD (Aalto University, Industrial Engineering) and a master's deg ...

and Petri Kokko hold the record in ice dance (with six), while Kokko has won an additional two championship titles while partnered with Virpi Kunnas.

Senior medalists

Men's singles

Women's singles

Pairs

Ice dance

Junior medalists

Men's singles

Women's singles

Pairs

Ice dance

Records

References

External links

Finnish Figure Skating Association
(in Finnish) {{Top sport leagues in Finland Figure skating national championships Figure skating in Finland

Figure Skating Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, with its introduction occurring at the Figure skating at the 1908 Summer Olympi ...