Lasse Paakkonen (born 8 July 1986 in

Raahe Raahe (; ; ) is a town in Finland, located on the western coast of the country. Raahe is situated in the North Ostrobothnia region, along the Gulf of Bothnia. The population of Raahe is approximately , while the sub-region has a population of a ...

) is a Finnish cross-country skier who has been competing since he was seven years old. He finished tenth in the team sprint event at the

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, British Columbia, Canada. Paakkonen's best World Cup finish was 15th in an individual sprint event at

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in 2009. Although concentrating in the sprint event, he has also won National Championship medals in long-distance events. Lasse Paakkonen lives in

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. He studies in the

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School of Business with Marketing as his major.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

Olympic Games

World Cup

Season standings

References

External links

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Lasse Paakkonen official home page
1986 births Living people Sportspeople from Raahe Cross-country skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics Finnish male cross-country skiers Olympic cross-country skiers for Finland Skiers from North Ostrobothnia 21st-century Finnish sportsmen {{Finland-XC-skiing-bio-stub