Jouko Karjalainen (born 27 July 1956 in

Kajaani Kajaani (; ), is a town in Finland and the regional capital of Kainuu. Kajaani is located southeast of Oulujärvi, Lake Oulu, which drains into the Gulf of Bothnia through the Oulujoki, Oulu River. The population of Kajaani is approximately , w ...

) is a Finnish former

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skier. He won two silver medals in the individual Nordic combined at the

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and the

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. Karjalainen also has four

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medals, including two silvers (3 x 10 km team: 1982 (tied with

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), 1984) and two bronzes (15 km individual and 3 x 10 km team: Both 1985). He also won the Nordic combined event at the

Holmenkollen ski festival The Holmenkollen Ski Festival ( or ) is a traditional annual Nordic skiing event in Holmenkollen, Oslo, Norway. The full official name of the event is Holmenkollen FIS World Cup Nordic. History It takes place in March and has been arranged every ...

in 1981.

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Holmenkollen winners since 1892
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