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Finnish Orienteering Federation
The Finnish Orienteering Federation ( fi, Suomen Suunnistusliitto, SSL, sv, Finlands Orienteringsförbund) is the governing body for the sport of orienteering in Finland. The federation was founded in 1945 and has approximately 60,000 members.orientering
, . Last updated 2016-05-26. Retrieved 2018-11-17.
The Finnish Orienteering Federation publishes the orienteering magazine ''Suunnistaja''.


History

The Finnish Orienteering Federation was among the ten founding members of IOF in 1961. Finland hosted the very first

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Liisa Veijalainen
Liisa Peltola (née Liukkonen, formerly Veijalainen; born 4 April 1951) is a Finnish orienteering competitor. She won the 1976 Individual World Orienteering Championships,World Orienteering Championship, senior statistics 1966-2006
(Retrieved on November 19, 2007)
and took 1978 and 1979. She is also three times Relay World Champion, as a member of the
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International Orienteering Federation Members
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:Category:Orienteering In Finland
{{Commons category, Orienteering in Finland Finland Orienteering Orienteering is a group of sports that require navigational skills using a map and compass to navigate from point to point in diverse and usually unfamiliar terrain whilst moving at speed. Participants are given a topographical map, usually a s ... Finland ...
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Heli Jukkola
Heli Jukkola (born 26 November 1979 in Noormarkku)Profile: Heli Jukkola
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is a Finland, Finnish orienteering Competition, competitor. She won the Long Distance World Orienteering Championships in 2007,World Orienteering Championship 2007
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(Retrieved on November 25, 2007)
In the Middle Distance category, she ...
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Minna Kauppi
Minna Kauppi (born 25 November 1982) is a Finnish orienteer, who was born in Asikkala and lives in Lahti. Kauppi is a nine-time World Champion, including five golds from relays. Kauppi anchored her Finnish club Asikkalan Raikas to a victory in the 2007 Venla relay. See also * List of orienteers * List of orienteering events This is a list of all orienteers events found in Wikipedia and which are notable within the orienteering sport. Foot Orienteering Championships World Championships * World Orienteering Championships * Junior World Orienteering Championships * ... References External links * 1982 births Living people Finnish orienteers Female orienteers Foot orienteers World Orienteering Championships medalists World Games gold medalists World Games silver medalists Competitors at the 2009 World Games Competitors at the 2013 World Games World Games medalists in orienteering People from Asikkala Sportspeople from Päijät-Häme Junior World Oriente ...
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Kirsi Boström
Kirsi Boström (née Tiira; born 20 May 1968, in Parikkala) is a Finnish orienteering competitor and World champion. She won the 1999 Classic distance World Orienteering Championships.World Orienteering Championship, senior statistics 1966-2006
(Retrieved on 25 November 2007)
She won a at the 1995 in with the
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Outi Borgenström-Anjala
Outi Borgenström (formerly Borgenström-Anjala; born 24 January 1956 in Tampere) is a Finnish orienteering competitor. She won the 1979 Individual World Orienteering Championships,World Orienteering Championship, senior statistics 1966-2006
(Retrieved on November 19, 2007)
and took 1974. She is also Relay World Champion, as a member of the Finnish winning team 1978 (silver 1976 and 1981). Borgenström and orienteer
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Mårten Boström
Mårten Boström (born 3 August 1982 in Kirkkonummi) is a Finnish orienteering competitor and long-distance runner. He won a gold medal in ''sprint'' at the 2013 World Orienteering Championships in Vuokatti. He reached the podium in the junior race at the Nordic Cross Country Championships in 2001, taking the bronze. He received a bronze medal in ''sprint'' at the 2004 European Orienteering Championships in Roskilde.European Orienteering Championship senior, statistics 1962-1964, 2000-
(Retrieved on 15 June 2008)
He received a in the ''classic distance'' at the 2001
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