The Finnish Figure Skating Championships (Finnish : Taitoluistelun SM-kilpailut) are a figure skating national championship held annually by the Finnish Figure Skating Association to determine the national champions of Finland (see also: Finnish Champion ). Medals may be awarded in the disciplines of singles (men's and ladies’), pair skating, and ice dancing. Not all disciplines have been held in every year due to a lack of participants.
Season | Location | Gold [1] | Silver | Bronze | Details |
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1996–97 | |||||
1997–98 | Ari-Pekka Nurmenkari | ||||
1998–99 | Ari-Pekka Nurmenkari | ||||
1999–2000 | Ari-Pekka Nurmenkari | ||||
2000–01 | Ari-Pekka Nurmenkari | ||||
2001–02 | Mikko Minkkinen | ||||
2002–03 | Tommi Piironen | ||||
2003–04 | Tommi Piironen | ||||
2004–05 | Valtter Virtanen | ||||
2005–06 | Samuli Tyyskä | ||||
2006–07 | Samuli Tyyskä | ||||
2007–08 | Rauma | Bela Papp | Samuli Tyyskä | Otto-Eemeli Laamanen | |
2008–09 | Helsinki | Bela Papp | Matthias Versluis | Otto-Eemeli Laamanen | |
2009–10 | Jyväskylä | Viktor Zubik | Julian Lagus | Bela Papp | |
2010–11 | Turku | Matthias Versluis | Julian Lagus | Juho Pirinen | |
2011–12 | Tampere | Tino Olenius | Juho Pirinen | Erik Martoma | |
2012–13 | Joensuu | Tino Olenius | Juho Pirinen | Erik Martoma | |
2013–14 | Espoo | Roman Galay | Juho Pirinen | Tino Olenius | |
2014–15 | Vantaa | Roman Galay | Tino Olenius | Juho Pirinen | |
2015–16 | Mikkeli | Kasperi Riihimäki | Lauri Lankila | No other competitors | [11] |
2016–17 | Tampere | Benjam Papp | Lucas Tiilikainen | Mikla Rasia | [12] |
2017–18 | Kouvola | Benjam Papp | Lauri Lankila | Mikla Rasia | [13] |
2018–19 | Kouvola | Lauri Lankila | Lucas Tiilikainen | Nuutti Järvinen | [14] |
2019–20 | Vantaa | Jan Ollikainen | Makar Suntsev | Mattias Lindfors | [15] |
2020–21 | No competition held due to the COVID-19 pandemic | [16] | |||
2021–22 | Pori | Matias Lindfors | Yaroslav Krestyannikov | Arttu Juusola | [17] |
2022–23 | Joensuu | Jari Krestyannikov | Matias Heinonen | Severi Varpio | [18] |
2023–24 | Helsinki | Matias Heinonen | Anton Erkama | Benjamin Eriksson | [19] |
Season | Location | Gold [1] | Silver | Bronze | Details |
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1996–97 | Sara Lindroos | ||||
1997–98 | Susanna Pöykiö | ||||
1998–99 | Susanna Pöykiö | ||||
1999–2000 | Tytti Tervonen | ||||
2000–01 | Mari Hirvonen | ||||
2001–02 | Sari Hakola | ||||
2002–03 | Laura Lepistö | ||||
2003–04 | Kiira Korpi | ||||
2004–05 | Laura Lepistö | ||||
2005–06 | Krista Suhonen | ||||
2006–07 | Jenni Vähämaa | ||||
2007–08 | Rauma | Alisa Mikonsaari | Sofia Otala | Sera Väistö | |
2008–09 | Helsinki | Alisa Mikonsaari | Noora Pitkänen | Sofia Otala | |
2009–10 | Jyväskylä | Beata Papp | Cecilia Törn | Timila Shtrestha | |
2010–11 | Turku | Juulia Turkkila | Nea Viiri | Seidi Rantanen | |
2011–12 | Tampere | Eveliina Viljanen | Emilia Toikkanen | Krista Pitkäniemi | |
2012–13 | Joensuu | Lyydia Määttänen | Liubov Efimenko | Jenni Saarinen | |
2013–14 | Espoo | Jenni Saarinen | Emmi Peltonen | Viveca Lindfors | |
2014–15 | Vantaa | Karoliina Luhtonen | Anni Järvenpää | Joanna Kallela | |
2015–16 | Mikkeli | Sallianna Öztürk | Joanna Kallela | Emma Niemi | [11] |
2016–17 | Tampere | Sofia Sula | Jade Rautiainen | Linnea Ceder | [12] |
2017–18 | Kouvola | Sofia Sula | Vera Stolt | Laura Karhunen | [13] |
2018–19 | Kouvola | Fanny Lindfors | Milania Väänänen | Mai Helske | [14] |
2019–20 | Vantaa | Nella Pelkonen | Olivia Lisko | Janna Jyrkinen | [15] |
2020–21 | No competition held due to the COVID-19 pandemic | [16] | |||
2021–22 | Pori | Janna Jyrkinen | Petra Lahti | Iida Karhunen | [17] |
2022–23 | Joensuu | Iida Karhunen | Rosa Reponen | Petra Lahti | [18] |
2023–24 | Helsinki | Iida Karhunen | Petra Lahti | Karina Innos | [19] |
Season | Location | Gold [1] | Silver | Bronze | Details |
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1980–81– 1998–99 | No competitors | ||||
1999–2000 | Suvi Asikainen / Riku Pötry | ||||
2000–01 | Suvi Asikainen / Riku Pötry | ||||
2011–12– 2019–20 | No competition held | ||||
2020–21 | No competition held due to the COVID-19 pandemic | [16] | |||
2021–22- 2023-24 | No competition held | [17] |
Season | Location | Gold [1] | Silver | Bronze | Details |
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1996–97 | Jessica Huot / Juha Valkama | ||||
1997–98 | Jessica Huot /Juha Valkama | ||||
1998–99 | |||||
1999–2000 | Jessica Huot / Juha Valkama | ||||
2000–01 | Jessica Huot / Juha Valkama | ||||
2001–02 | |||||
2002–03 | |||||
2003–04 | |||||
2004–05 | |||||
2005–06 | |||||
2006–07 | Janna Hujanen / Ossi Kanervo | ||||
2007–08 | Oksana Klimova / Sasha Palomäki | ||||
2008–09 | Olesia Karmi / Eero Kivinen | ||||
2009–10 | Olesia Karmi / Max Lindholm | ||||
2010–11 | Olesia Karmi / Max Lindholm | ||||
2011–12 | Sara Aghai / Jussiville Partanen | ||||
2012–13 | Sara Aghai / Jussiville Partanen | ||||
2013–14 | |||||
2014–15 | |||||
2015–16 | Mikkeli | Kaisa Ukkonen / Antonio Viitanen | Viola Kumpulainen / Kaius Kumpulainen | [11] | |
2016–17 | Tampere | Monica Lindfors / Juho Pirinen | [12] | ||
2017–18 | Kouvola | ||||
2018–19 | Kouvola | Margareta Poutiainen / Mirko Niskanen | No other competitors | [14] | |
2019–20 | Vantaa | Daniela Ivanitskiy / Samu Kyyhkynen | Sanni Rytkönen / Miitri Niskanen | Margareta Poutiainen / Mirko Niskanen | [15] |
2020–21 | No competition held due to the COVID-19 pandemic | [16] | |||
2021–22 | Pori | Daniela Ivanitskiy / David Goldshteyn | Emma Aalto / Lucas Tiilikainen | Hilda Taylor / Urho Reina | [17] |
2022–23 | Joensuu | Hilda Taylor / Urho Reina | No other competitors | [18] | |
2023-24 | Helsinki | Hilda Taylor / Nolen Hickey | Enna Kesti / Oskari Liedenpohja | Cilla Laine / Urho Reina | [19] |
Season | Location | Gold [1] | Silver | Bronze | Details |
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1996–97 | |||||
1997–98 | |||||
1998–99 | |||||
1999–2000 | |||||
2000–01 | |||||
2001–02 | |||||
2002–03 | |||||
2003–04 | |||||
2004–05 | Sasha Palomäki | ||||
2005–06 | Bela Papp | ||||
2006–07 | Ville Väätäinen | ||||
2007–08 | Julian Lagus | ||||
2008–09 | Juho Pirinen | ||||
2009–10 | Erik Martoma | ||||
2010–11 | Roman Galay | ||||
2011–12 | Roman Galay | ||||
2012–13 | Christianas Volodinas | ||||
2013–14 | Tampere | Lauri Lankila | Aleksi Nenonen | ||
2014–15 | Vantaa | Lauri Lankila | Mikla Rasia | ||
2015–16 | Vierumäki | Mikla Rasia | Warttu Riihimäki | Nuutti Järvinen | |
2016–17 | Kotka | Warttu Riihimäki | Jan Ollikainen | Makar Suntsev | [20] |
2017–18 | Tampere | Toivo Kokk | Makar Suntsev | [21] | |
2018–19 | Porvoo | Matias Lindfors | Jari Krestyannikov | Max Sene | [22] |
2019-20 2020-21 | No competition held | ||||
2021-22 | Helsinki | Anton Erkama | Benjamin Eriksson | Romulus Peltonen | [23] |
Season | Location | Gold [1] | Silver | Bronze | Details |
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1996–97 | |||||
1997–98 | |||||
1998–99 | |||||
1999–2000 | |||||
2000–01 | |||||
2001–02 | Kiira Korpi | ||||
2002–03 | Laura Karppinen | ||||
2003–04 | Aino Sundholm | ||||
2004–05 | Sissi Keränen | ||||
2005–06 | Sofia Otala | ||||
2006–07 | Heini Turunen | ||||
2007–08 | Jyväskylä | Timila Shrestha | Matleena Laakso | Ines Karvinen | [24] |
2008–09 | Vierumäki | Timila Shrestha | Krista Pitkäniemi | Eevi Ruutti | [25] |
2009–10 | Tampere | Nea Viiri | Seidi Rantanen | Nelma Hede | [26] |
2010–11 | Espoo | Nelma Hede | Elle Koivunotko | Emilia Toikkanen | [27] |
2011–12 | Lappeenranta | Jenni Saarinen | Lyydia Määttänen | Emmi Peltonen | |
2012–13 | Espoonlahti | Emmi Peltonen | Viveca Lindfors | Joanna Kallela | |
2013–14 | Tampere | Anni Järvenpää | Lilli Saksela | Charlotta Löfgren | |
2014–15 | Vantaa | Petra Laakkonen | Sofia Sula | Mia Koskinen | |
2015–16 | Vierumäki | Linnea Ceder | Sofia Sula | Enja Ruokonen | |
2016–17 | Kotka | Vera Stolt | Vilma Leppänen | Minttu Heikkinen | [28] |
2017–18 | Tampere | Fanny Lindfors | Olivia Lisko | Mai Helske | [29] |
2018–19 | Porvoo | Janna Jyrkinen | Olivia Lisko | Nella Pelkonen | [30] |
2019-20 2020-21 | No competition held | ||||
2021-22 | Helsinki | Amanda Eskelin | Venla Hautalahti | Darja Tributson | [23] |
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