Sanna Puustinen (born 24 March 1988; in marriage also known as Sanna Piilo) is a

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curler.Piilo, Sanna , Curling.fi
/ref> Puustinen grew up in

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but lives in

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. Puustinen has represented Finland in four

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. She was an alternate at her first European Championships in 2005. She didn't play in any games, and the team placed 10th. She played in

2011 European Curling Championships The 2011 Le Gruyère European Curling Championships were held in Moscow, Russia from December 2 to 10.Heidi Hossi, and

Eszter Juhász Eszter Juhász (born 23 February 1988 in Hungary) is a Finnish curler. She started curling in 2006 at the age of 18. Eszter Juhász was born in Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanni ...

team skipped by

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, and placed 12th (8-1 in the B Division). The team returned to the Euros at the

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, with new lead

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. The team finished in 11th place, winning the B Division, and promoting Finland to the A Division of the

2014 European Curling Championships The 2014 European Curling Championships were held November 22 to 29 at the Palladium de Champéry in Champéry, Switzerland. Switzerland last hosted the European Curling Championships in 2010, when it was also held in Champéry. The Group C compe ...

. There, Puustinen led her rink to a 5–4 record, and a 6th-place finish. This qualified Finland for the

2015 World Women's Curling Championship The 2015 World Women's Curling Championship (branded as the Zen-Noh World Women's Curling Championship 2015 for sponsorship reasons) was held from March 14 to 22 at the Tsukisamu Gymnasium in Sapporo, Japan. It marks the second time that a worl ...

. Puustinen also played at the

2012 European Mixed Curling Championship The 2012 European Mixed Curling Championship was held from September 30 to October 6 at the Milli Piyango Curling Arena in Erzurum, Turkey. In the final, Scotland, skipped by Ewan MacDonald, defeated Sweden, skipped by Rickard Hallström, with a s ...

, playing

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for the Finnish team, skipped by

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. There, she won a bronze medal. Puustinen has won four

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s, winning in 2011 with

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in 2012 with

, 2013 with

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and in 2014 as skip.

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* 1988 births Living people Finnish female curlers Sportspeople from Helsinki Sportspeople from Hyvinkää Finnish curling coaches {{Finland-curling-bio-stub