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Team Finland WOC 2009 - 13 runners
Team Overview - Disciplines*
| Name | Sprint | Middle | Long | Relay | |
| 1. | Topi Anjala | 15th place Qual: 6th place |  medal | ||
| 2. | Anni-Maija Fincke | 6th place Qual: 12nd place | 7th place Qual: 2nd place | ||
| 3. | Tero Föhr | 12nd place Qual: 2nd place | 11st place Qual: 2nd place | medal | |
| 4. | Mats Haldin | 4th place Qual: 15th place | medal | ||
| 5. | Bodil Holmström | 14th place Qual: 6th place | medal | ||
| 6. | Jarkko Huovila | 33rd place Qual: 2nd place | 22nd place Qual: 9th place | ||
| 7. | Pasi Ikonen | 30th place Qual: 7th place | |||
| 8. | Minna Kauppi | 13rd place Qual: 1st place | 4th place Qual: 2nd place | medal Qual: 1st place | medal |
| 9. | Katri Lindeqvist | 23rd place Qual: 5th place | |||
| 10. | Petteri Muukkonen | 39th place Qual: 9th place | |||
| 11. | Merja Rantanen | 5th place Qual: 3rd place | 24th place Qual: 4th place | medal | |
| 12. | Karoliina Sundberg | 15th place Qual: 8th place | |||
| 13. | Tuomas Tervo | 13rd place Qual: 12nd place |
Note! The first 15 go to the final in the qualification races.
Detailed Team information
Topi Anjala
| Club | Ikaalisten Nouseva Voima (FIN) |
| Born date | 05.07.1984 |
| Info/Biography | Made his WOC-debut 2007 with a 25th place on the long distance. After being DSQ on the long distance in NOC, he showed his form by taking foruth place on the middle. |
Anni-Maija Fincke
| Club | Tampereen Pyrintö |
| Born date | 21.12.1984 |
| Info/Biography | Changed from VeVe to TP ahead of 2008-season. |
Tero Föhr
| Club | Vehkalahden Veikot (FIN) |
| Born date | 01.08.1980 |
| Info/Biography | Anchored his club Vehkalahden Veikot to the Jukola-win in 2006. Won his first international event in WC 5 in Norway June 2008, after beating Wingstedt and Hubmann in the finish. |
Mats Haldin
| Club | IFK Göteborg (SWE) |
| Born date | 17.05.1975 |
| Info/Biography | Living in Halden since 2002-2007, moved to Göteborg ahead of 2008-season. Haldin has been one of the best runners of world- still only with the silver medal from EOC 2004 as individual reward. A strong relay-runner, with several victories in both Tiomila and Jukola for Halden. Comes from the swedish speaking part of Finland. Still on his search for the first individual WOC-medal. |
Bodil Holmström
| Club | Turun Suunistajat (FIN) |
| Born date | 19.06.1981 |
| Info/Biography | Now running for Turun after many years in OK 77 from Grankulla. Comes from the Swedish speaking part of Finland. Had her best season so far in 2009 and is now getting closer to a podium position. Technically strong and a good relay runner. |
Jarkko Huovila
| Club | Tampereen Pyrintö (FIN) |
| Born date | 15.11.1975 |
| Info/Biography | Finally won an individual WOC-medal by taking third place in Japan, and got one step closer to the gold in Denmark with silver in the middle race. Has made all his best international results on Middle and relay. Lived in Halden since 2000-2006, before moving back to Finland and now running for Tampereen Pyrintö. Jarkko was a very important part of Haldens relay-successes. Many of Jarkko runs on "the long night" are legendary. |
Pasi Ikonen
| Club | Vaajakosken Terä (FIN) |
| Born date | 30.06.1980 |
| Info/Biography | A major break thru in his first senior season by taking the gold medal in Finland 2001 on the middle distance. Well known for never using a compass (he doesn\'t even bring it with him). But since 2001 he has not taken a WOC-medal. Living together with Minna Kauppi. |
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Minna Kauppi
| Club | Asikkalan Raikas (FIN) |
| Born date | 25.11.1982 |
| Info/Biography | Former junior-star who is now one of the big queens. A fast runner, who has constantly improved stability in her performances. Took her first major title winning EOC 2006- and then steered Finland to the relay gold in WOC 2006. Individually her best races has been on middle distance, but came second to Simone Niggli on the WC-long distance in Sweden 2007- a race Minna should have won if she had chosen the right lane to the finish. Brought her club Asikkalan Raikas to a victory in the 2007 Venla-relay. Got her first individual WOC-gold on the long distance in 2007, shared with Heli Jukkola. In 2008 she got two more golds, winning middle from an early start number, and with the Finnish relay team. In 2009 she has been the best woman so far, winning three out of four WC-races and the World Games sprint. A favorite for all diciplins at WOC 2009. |
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Katri Lindeqvist
| Club | Paimion Rasti (FIN) |
| Born date | 05.09.1980 |
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Petteri Muukkonen
| Club | Vehkaladen Veikot |
Merja Rantanen
| Club | Jämsän Retki Veikot (FIN) |
| Born date | 07.12.1980 |
Karoliina Sundberg
| Info/Biography | Currently nothing available. |
Tuomas Tervo
| Club | Rajamäen Rykmentti (FIN) |
| Born date | 09.01.1983 |
| Info/Biography | Ran the sprint at WOC 2008, but could not qualify for the final. |