Matti Heikkinen

Matti Heikkinen
	Heikkinen during the 2009–10 Tour de Ski
Personal information
Born	19 December 1983 (age 42); Kajaani, Finland
Sport
Country	Finland
Sport	Skiing
Club	Vantaan Hiihtoseura
World Cup career
Seasons	17 – (2003–2019)
Indiv. starts	203
Indiv. podiums	15
Indiv. wins	4
Team starts	16
Team podiums	0
Overall titles	0 – (5th in 2017)
Discipline titles	0
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing Finland
World Championships
	Updated on 2 April 2019

Last updated January 17, 2026

Matti Heikkinen (born 19 December 1983 in Kajaani) is a Finnish former cross-country skier and World Champion who competed from 2002 to 2019.

Career

Heikkinen won his first World Championship at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2011 in Holmenkollen 2011. Winning 15 km, he is the first Finnish men's World Champion for over a decade. He also won two bronze medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in Liberec, earning them in the 15 km and 4 × 10 km relay events.

In December 2009, Heikkinen took his first World Cup victory on the 15 km freestyle event in Davos.^[1]

Heikkinen finished fifth in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada.

He announced his retirement from cross-country skiing in March 2019.^[2]

Heikkinen lives in Jyväskylä and studies at the University of Jyväskylä School of Business.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).^[3]

Olympic Games

Year	Age	15 km individual	30 km skiathlon	50 km mass start	Sprint	4 × 10 km relay	Team sprint
2010	26	39	DNF	—	—	5	—
2014	30	20	39	15	—	6	—
2018	34	10	21	25	—	4	—

World Championships

4 medals – (1 gold, 3 bronze)

Year	Age	15 km individual	30 km skiathlon	50 km mass start	Sprint	4 × 10 km relay	Team sprint
2009	25	Bronze	11	37	—	Bronze	—
2011	27	Gold	18	—	—	4	—
2013	29	12	17	25	—	5	—
2015	31	21	16	20	—	8	—
2017	33	11	18	Bronze	—	5	—
2019	35	—	12	11	—	4	—

World Cup

Season standings

Season	Age	Discipline standings			Ski Tour standings
Season	Age	Overall	Distance	Sprint	Nordic Opening	Tour de Ski	World Cup Final	Ski Tour Canada
2003	19	NC	N/a	—	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a
2004	20	NC	NC	—	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a
2005	21	156	98	NC	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a
2006	22	NC	NC	—	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a
2007	23	169	113	—	N/a	—	N/a	N/a
2008	24	65	44	71	N/a	—	14	N/a
2009	25	30	19	102	N/a	26	19	N/a
2010	26	13	9	72	N/a	12	24	N/a
2011	27	25	18	54	DNF	DNF	21	N/a
2012	28	44	28	NC	—	24	DNF	N/a
2013	29	39	27	NC	18	DNF	18	N/a
2014	30	28	18	NC	17	DNF	9	N/a
2015	31	20	15	NC	7	—	N/a	N/a
2016	32	17	17	NC	—	18	N/a	6
2017	33	5		NC		5	24	N/a
2018	34	35	24	NC	14	—	DNF	N/a
2019	35	119	82	NC	DNF	DNF	48	N/a

Individual podiums

4 victories – (1 WC, 3 SWC)
15 podiums – (5 WC, 10 SWC)

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place
1	2009–10	21 November 2009	Beitostølen, Norway	15 km Individual F	World Cup	3rd
2		12 December 2009	Davos, Switzerland	15 km Individual F	World Cup	1st
3		2 January 2010	Oberhof, Germany	15 km Pursuit C	Stage World Cup	3rd
4	2010–11	3 January 2010	Oberstdorf, Germany	10 km + 10 km Pursuit C/F	Stage World Cup	1st
5	2014–15	25 January 2015	Rybinsk, Russia	15 km + 15 km Skiathlon C/F	World Cup	3rd
6	2015–16	25 January 2015	Val di Fiemme, Italy	9 km Pursuit F	Stage World Cup	3rd
7		9 March 2016	Canmore, Canada	15 km + 15 km Skiathlon C/F	Stage World Cup	3rd
8		11 March 2016	Canmore, Canada	15 km Individual F	Stage World Cup	1st
9		12 March 2016	Canmore, Canada	15 km Pursuit C	Stage World Cup	2nd
10	2016–17	4 December 2016	Lillehammer, Norway	15 km Pursuit C	Stage World Cup	1st
11		2–4 December 2016	Nordic Opening	Overall Standings	World Cup	2nd
12		10 December 2016	Davos, Switzerland	30 km Individual F	World Cup	3rd
13		7 January 2017	Val di Fiemme, Italy	15 km Mass Start C	Stage World Cup	3rd
14		8 January 2017	Val di Fiemme, Italy	9 km Pursuit F	Stage World Cup	2nd
15	2017–18	26 November 2017	Rukatunturi, Finland	15 km Pursuit F	Stage World Cup	2nd

References

↑ "Finland's Matti Heikkinen wins 15K cross-country skiing World Cup race". The Associated Press . 12 December 2009. Retrieved 12 December 2009.^{[ dead link ]}
↑ Landén, Petter (3 March 2019). "Finske stjärnan i tårar – avslutar sin karriär" (in Swedish). Expressen . Retrieved 17 January 2020.
↑ "Athlete : HEIKKINEN Matti". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 30 January 2018.

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[1] "Finland's Matti Heikkinen wins 15K cross-country skiing World Cup race". The Associated Press . 12 December 2009. Retrieved 12 December 2009.^{[ dead link ]}

[2] Landén, Petter (3 March 2019). "Finske stjärnan i tårar – avslutar sin karriär" (in Swedish). Expressen . Retrieved 17 January 2020.

[FISprofile-3] "Athlete : HEIKKINEN Matti". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 30 January 2018.

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