Savonlinna is a town in Finland,located in the eastern interior of the country. It lies in the Finnish Lakeland,the South Savo region. The population of Savonlinna is approximately 32,000,while the sub-region has a population of approximately 39,000. It is the 36th most populous municipality in Finland.
Anne Margrethe Hausken Nordberg is a Norwegian orienteering competitor,World champion and European champion. She took the overall victory in the 2008 World Cup.
Magne Dæhli is a Norwegian orienteering competitor,ski-orienteer,and cross-country skier. His achievements include five medals in the relay at the World Orienteering Championships,of which three are gold medals. His best individual performances include a silver medal in the long distance from the European Orienteering Championships,and a bronze medal in the middle distance from the 2019 World Orienteering Championships.
Liisa Anttila is a Finnish orienteering and ski-orienteering champion.
Arja Nuolioja is a Finnish ski-orienteering competitor and world champion.
Virpi Juutilainen is a Finnish ski-orienteering competitor and world champion.
Matti Keskinarkaus is a Finnish ski-orienteering and mountain bike orienteering competitor. He is ski-O world champion and winner of the overall ski-O world cup year 2001.
Sylvi Riitta Saimo was a Finnish sprint canoeist. She was the first female Finnish Olympic Champion at the Summer Olympics,winning a gold medal in K-1 500 m at the 1952 Summer Olympics. She also competed in cross-country skiing,athletics and orienteering. She was a member of the Finnish Parliament from 1966 to 1978.
Olga Shevchenko is a Russian ski-orienteering competitor and world champion. She won a gold medal in the relay event at the World Ski Orienteering Championships in Moscow in 2007,together with Natalia Tomilova and Tatiana Vlasova. She received a bronze medal in the long distance in Levi in 2005.
Olga Novikova is a Kazakhstani ski-orienteering competitor. She was born in Kazakhstan,and later moved to Russia. She is Junior World Champion from 2004. She won a silver medal at the World Ski Orienteering Championships in 2007,competing for Russia. Competing for Kazakhstan,she placed third overall in the World Cup in 2010,and won four gold medals at the 2011 Asian Winter Games.
Pekka Varis is a Finnish ski-orienteering competitor. He won a silver medal in the long distance at the 1998 World Ski Orienteering Championships. He placed second in the overall World Cup in 1997.
Arto Lilja is a Finnish ski-orienteering competitor. He won a bronze medal in the middle distance at the 2004 World Ski Orienteering Championships. He placed third in the overall World Cup in 2003.
Krista Pärmäkoski is a Finnish cross-country skier who has been competing since 2007. Among other career achievements,she is a five-time Olympic medalist.
Tove Alexandersson is a Swedish foot orienteer,ski orienteer,skyrunner,trail runner,ski mountaineer and skysnow runner. Alexandersson has won gold medals at world championships in five different sports plus a silver medal in a sixth sport,and has won a total of 19 gold medals at the World Orienteering Championships,making her the second most successful orienteer in history by number of gold medals at World Championships,behind Simone Niggli-Luder. Alexandersson holds the record for the number of gold medals in a row at the World Orienteering Championships,winning 11 in a row between 2018 and 2022.
Judith Wyder is a Swiss orienteering and ski orienteering competitor and runner. Her achievements include gold medals at the World Orienteering Championships and the European Orienteering Championships,both individually and with the Swiss relay team.
Erlend Slokvik is a Norwegian ski-orienteering competitor,sports coach and sports executive.
Annika Virpi Irene Saarikko is a Finnish politician and minister who served as the Deputy Prime Minister of Finland from 2020 to 2023. She served as the leader of the Finnish Centre Party from 2020 to 2024.
Iivo Henrik Niskanen is a Finnish cross-country skier who has competed in the FIS Cross-Country World Cup since 2011. He is a three-time Olympic champion.
Andrine Benjaminsen is a Norwegian orienteer and ski orienteer.
Hanna Lundberg is a Swedish orienteering competitor who represents the club OK Renen.
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