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The Finnish Figure Skating Championships (Finnish : Taitoluistelun SM-kilpailut) are held annually to crown the national champions of Finland. Skaters compete in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance 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 Finnish Figure Skating Association, the sport's national governing body.
Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Ref. |
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1907–08 | Sakari Ilmanen | ||||
1909–10 | Walter Jakobsson | ||||
1910–11 | |||||
1911–12 | Sakari Ilmanen | ||||
1912–13 | Björnsson Schauman | ||||
1913–14 | |||||
1914–15 | |||||
1915–16 | |||||
1916–17 | |||||
1918–19 | |||||
1919–20 | Sakari Ilmanen | ||||
1920–21 | |||||
1921–22 | |||||
1922–23 | Gunnar Jakobsson | ||||
1923–24 | Sakari Ilmanen | Gunnar Jakobsson | |||
1926–27 | Marcus Nikkanen | ||||
1927–28 | |||||
1928–29 | |||||
1929–30 | |||||
1930–31 | Bertel Nikkanen | ||||
1931–32 | Gunnar Jakobsson | ||||
1932–33 | Bertel Nikkanen | ||||
1933–34 | Marcus Nikkanen | ||||
1934–35 | |||||
1935–36 | Martti Gylden | ||||
1936–37 | Bertel Nikkanen | ||||
1937–38 | Marcus Nikkanen | Martti Gylden | Bertel Nikkanen | ||
1938–39 | Bertel Nikkanen | ||||
1940 | No competition held due to the Winter War | ||||
1941 | Birger Nyman | ||||
1944–45 | Marcus Nikkanen | ||||
1945–46 | |||||
1946–47 | Lars Björkman | Kalle Tuulos | |||
1947–48 | |||||
1948–49 | Kalle Tuulos | ||||
1949–50 | |||||
1950–51 | |||||
1951–52 | |||||
1952–53 | |||||
1953–54 | |||||
1954–55 | |||||
1955–56 | |||||
1956–57 | Ragnar Wikström | ||||
1957–58 | |||||
1959–60 | |||||
1960–61 | |||||
1961–62 | |||||
1962–63 | |||||
1963–64 | |||||
1964–65 | Raimo Poutiainen | ||||
1965–66 | Ilkka Varhee | ||||
1966–67 | Ragnar Wikström | ||||
1967–68 | Tapio Seppälä | ||||
1968–69 | Ragnar Wikström | ||||
1969–70 | Pekka Leskinen | ||||
1970–71 | |||||
1974–75 | |||||
1977–78 | Antti Kontiola | ||||
1978–79 | |||||
1979–80 | |||||
1980–81 | |||||
1982–83 | |||||
1983–84 | |||||
1984–85 | Oula Jääskeläinen | ||||
1985–86 | |||||
1986–87 | |||||
1987–88 | Jari Kauppi | ||||
1988–89 | |||||
1989–90 | |||||
1990–91 | Oula Jääskeläinen | ||||
1991–92 | Markus Leminen | ||||
1992–93 | |||||
1993–94 | Oula Jääskeläinen | ||||
1994–95 | Markus Leminen | ||||
1995–96 | Jukka Kalliomäki | Antti Koskinen | |||
1997 | |||||
1997–98 | Helsinki | Eduard Pyöriäinen | Tero Hämäläinen | ||
1998–99 | Joensuu | Tero Hämäläinen | Pasi Honkanen | ||
1999–2000 | Tampere | Joni Juvonen | Tero Hämäläinen | ||
2000–01 | Mikkeli | Eduard Pyöriäinen | |||
2001–02 | Helsinki | Visa Tuominen | Joni Juvonen | ||
2002–03 | Turku | Ari-Pekka Nurmenkari | Mikko Minkkinen | Antti Aalto | |
2003–04 | Vantaa | Antti Aalto | Mikko Minkkinen | ||
2004–05 | Oulu | Tommi Piiroinen | Joni Juvonen | ||
2005–06 | Tampere | Valtter Virtanen | Mikko Minkkinen | [1] | |
2006–07 | Mikkeli | Tommi Piiroinen | |||
2007–08 | Rauma | Mikko Minkkinen | Ari-Pekka Nurmenkari | Valtter Virtanen | [2] |
2008–09 | Helsinki | Ari-Pekka Nurmenkari | Valtter Virtanen | Lasse Sääkslahti | [3] |
2009–10 | Jyväskylä | Mikko Minkkinen | Valtter Virtanen | [4] | |
2010–11 | Turku | Bela Papp | Valtter Virtanen | Ari-Pekka Nurmenkari | [5] |
2011–12 | Tampere | Ari-Pekka Nurmenkari | Matthias Versluis | Bela Papp | [6] |
2012–13 | Joensuu | Valtter Virtanen | Viktor Zubik | [7] | |
2013–14 | Espoo | Matthias Versluis | Valtter Virtanen | Bela Papp | [8] |
2014–15 | Vantaa | Valtter Virtanen | Tomi Pulkkinen | Viktor Zubik | [9] |
2015–16 | Mikkeli | Roman Galay | Matthias Versluis | [10] | |
2016–17 | Tampere | No other competitors | [11] | ||
2018 | Kouvola | Valtter Virtanen | Bela Papp | Roman Galay | [12] |
2019 | Roman Galay | Valtter Virtanen | No other competitors | [13] | |
2020 | Vantaa | Lauri Lankila | [14] | ||
2021 | No competition held due to the COVID-19 pandemic | [15] | |||
2022 | Pori | Valtter Virtanen | Makar Suntsev | Jan Ollikainen | [16] |
2023 | Joensuu | Matias Lindfors | [17] | ||
2024 | Helsinki | Makar Suntsev | Valtter Virtanen | Arttu Juusola | [18] |
2025 | Rauma | Valtter Virtanen | Arttu Juusola | Jan Ollikainen | [19] |
Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Ref. |
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1910–11 | Ludowika Jakobsson / Walter Jakobsson | ||||
1920–21 | |||||
1923–24 | Olga Saario / Edvard Linna | ||||
1925–26 | |||||
1926–27 | |||||
1936–37 | Aune Lähteenmäki / Walter Lähteenmäki | ||||
1937–38 | Hilkka Linna / Edvard Linna | Aune Lähteenmäki / Valter Lähteenmäki | Kaino Saari / Erkki Loimuneva | ||
1938–39 | Hilkka Linna / Edvard Linna | Kaino Saari / Erkki Loimuneva | |||
1940 | No competition held due to the Winter War | ||||
1940–41 | Aune Lähteenmäki / Walter Lähteenmäki | ||||
1946–47 | Leena Pietilä / Biger Nyman | ||||
1947–48 | Harriet Pantaenius / Lars Björkman | ||||
1948–49 | |||||
1949–50 | |||||
1950–51 | Leena Pietilä / Lars Björkman | Inkeri Soininen / Kalle Tuulos | |||
1951–52 | |||||
1952–53 | |||||
1953–54 | Inkeri Soininen / Paavo Mäkelä | ||||
1954–55 | Leena Pietilä / Lars Björkman | ||||
1955–56 | Soile Drufva / Nils Kankkonen | ||||
1956–57 | |||||
1957–58 | |||||
1958–59 | Marketta Thomenius / Ilkka Varhee | ||||
1959–60 | |||||
1960–61 | Soile Drufva / Nils Kankkonen | ||||
1961–62 | Eeva Sjögren / Ragnar Wikström | ||||
1962–63 | Kaija Väisänen / Risto Soininen | ||||
1963–64 | |||||
1964–65 | |||||
1966–67 | Tuija Vainikkainen / Raimo Turunen | ||||
1981–82 | Maija Pekkala / Pekka Pekkala | ||||
1983–84 | |||||
1984–85 | |||||
2002–03 | Turku | Suvi Asikainen / Riku Pötry | No other competitors | ||
2016–17 | Tampere | Emilia Simonen / Matthew Penasse | [11] | ||
2021 | No competition held due to the COVID-19 pandemic | [15] | |||
2022 | Pori | Milania Väänänen / Mikhail Akulov | No other competitors | [16] | |
2023 | Joensuu | [17] | |||
2024 | Helsinki | [18] | |||
2025 | Rauma | [19] |
Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Ref. |
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1997–98 | Ari-Pekka Nurmenkari | ||||
1998–99 | |||||
1999–2000 | |||||
2000–01 | |||||
2001–02 | Mikko Minkkinen | ||||
2002–03 | Tommi Piironen | ||||
2003–04 | |||||
2004–05 | Valtter Virtanen | ||||
2005–06 | Samuli Tyyskä | ||||
2006–07 | |||||
2007–08 | Rauma | Bela Papp | Samuli Tyyskä | Otto-Eemeli Laamanen | |
2008–09 | Helsinki | Bela Papp | Matthias Versluis | ||
2009–10 | Jyväskylä | Viktor Zubik | Julian Lagus | Bela Papp | |
2010–11 | Turku | Matthias Versluis | Juho Pirinen | ||
2011–12 | Tampere | Tino Olenius | Juho Pirinen | Erik Martoma | |
2012–13 | Joensuu | Erik Martoma | |||
2013–14 | Espoo | Roman Galay | Tino Olenius | ||
2014–15 | Vantaa | Tino Olenius | Juho Pirinen | ||
2015–16 | Mikkeli | Kasperi Riihimäki | Lauri Lankila | No other competitors | [10] |
2016–17 | Tampere | Benjam Papp | Lucas Tiilikainen | Mikla Rasia | [11] |
2018 | Kouvola | Lauri Lankila | [12] | ||
2019 | Lauri Lankila | Lucas Tiilikainen | Nuutti Järvinen | [13] | |
2020 | Vantaa | Jan Ollikainen | Makar Suntsev | Mattias Lindfors | [14] |
2021 | No competition held due to the COVID-19 pandemic | [15] | |||
2022 | Pori | Matias Lindfors | Yaroslav Krestyannikov | Arttu Juusola | [16] |
2023 | Joensuu | Jari Krestyannikov | Matias Heinonen | Severi Varpio | [17] |
2024 | Helsinki | Matias Heinonen | Anton Erkama | Benjamin Eriksson | [18] |
2025 | Rauma | Benjamin Eriksson | Anton Erkama | [19] |
Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Ref. |
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1997 | Sara Lindroos | ||||
1997–98 | Susanna Pöykiö | ||||
1998–99 | |||||
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 | 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 | [10] |
2016–17 | Tampere | Sofia Sula | Jade Rautiainen | Linnea Ceder | [11] |
2018 | Kouvola | Vera Stolt | Laura Karhunen | [12] | |
2019 | Kouvola | Fanny Lindfors | Milania Väänänen | Mai Helske | [13] |
2020 | Vantaa | Nella Pelkonen | Olivia Lisko | Janna Jyrkinen | [14] |
2021 | No competition held due to the COVID-19 pandemic | [15] | |||
2022 | Pori | Janna Jyrkinen | Petra Lahti | Iida Karhunen | [16] |
2023 | Joensuu | Iida Karhunen | Rosa Reponen | Petra Lahti | [17] |
2024 | Helsinki | Petra Lahti | Karina Innos | [18] | |
2025 | Rauma | Venla Sinisalo | Annika Pellonmaa | [19] |
Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Ref. |
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1999–2000 | Suvi Asikainen / Riku Pötry | ||||
2000–01 | |||||
2021 | No competition held due to the COVID-19 pandemic | [15] |
Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Ref. |
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1996–97 | Jessica Huot / Juha Valkama | ||||
1997–98 | |||||
1999–2000 | |||||
2000–01 | |||||
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 | |||||
2011–12 | Sara Aghai / Jussiville Partanen | ||||
2012–13 | |||||
2015–16 | Mikkeli | Kaisa Ukkonen / Antonio Viitanen | Viola Kumpulainen / Kaius Kumpulainen | [10] | |
2016–17 | Tampere | Monica Lindfors / Juho Pirinen | [11] | ||
2019 | Kouvola | Margareta Poutiainen / Mirko Niskanen | No other competitors | [13] | |
2020 | Vantaa | Daniela Ivanitskiy / Samu Kyyhkynen | Sanni Rytkönen / Miitri Niskanen | Margareta Poutiainen / Mirko Niskanen | [14] |
2021 | No competition held due to the COVID-19 pandemic | [15] | |||
2022 | Pori | Daniela Ivanitskiy / David Goldshteyn | Emma Aalto / Lucas Tiilikainen | Hilda Taylor / Urho Reina | [16] |
2023 | Joensuu | Hilda Taylor / Urho Reina | No other competitors | [17] | |
2024 | Helsinki | Hilda Taylor / Nolen Hickey |
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| [18] |
2025 | Rauma |
| [19] |
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