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- ↑ Death notice. Helsingin Sanomat, 19 January 2019, p. C 15
- 1 2 "Raimo Vartia on poissa". Finnish Basketball Association. 20 December 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Raimo Vartia Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ↑ Raimo Vartia – Finnish Basketball Association
- ↑ National Team Statistics – Finnish Basketball Association
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