Juuso Pykälistö (born 21 May 1975) is a

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rally driver, born in

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. He has driven in the

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with Citroën and

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. Pykälistö has won the

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twice. His best showing was 8th in 2005 at Sardinia. From 2004 through 2006, Pykälistö was a test driver for Citroën, testing the new Citroën C4 WRC on gravel. As of 2020, Pykälistö is a

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pilot at Tampere–Pirkkala Airport. He lives in

Nurmijärvi Nurmijärvi () is the most populated rural municipality of Finland, located north of the capital Helsinki. The neighboring municipalities of Nurmijärvi are Espoo, Vantaa, Tuusula, Hyvinkää and Vihti, and it is part of the Greater Helsinki. Th ...

Complete WRC results

References

External links

Profile, Rally Paradise
1975 births Living people People from Padasjoki Finnish rally drivers Sportspeople from Päijät-Häme {{Europe-rally-bio-stub