Veikko Heinonen (4 October 1934 – 4 November 2015) was a Finnish former ski jumper who competed in the 1950s, winning a silver medal at the

1954 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1954 took place 13-21 February 1954 in Falun, Sweden. These were the first races where women competed with events in the 10 km and 3 × 5 km relay. It also saw the 18 km reduced to 15 km in men's cross-country ...

on the large hill in Falun. He was born in

Lahti Lahti (; sv, Lahtis) is a city and municipality in Finland. It is the capital of the region of Päijänne Tavastia (Päijät-Häme) and its growing region is one of the main economic hubs of Finland. Lahti is situated on a bay at the southern e ...

in 1934, and died in 2015.

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* 1934 births 2015 deaths Sportspeople from Lahti Finnish male ski jumpers FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in ski jumping 20th-century Finnish people {{Finland-skijumping-bio-stub