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Team Finland WOC 2012

Men

Hannu Airila

Jarkko Huovila

Pasi Ikonen

Tuomo Mäkelä

Fredric Portin

Olli-Markus Taivainen

Tuomas Tervo

Women

Sofia Haajanen

Minna Kauppi

Saila Kinni

Venla Niemi

Merja Rantanen

Marika Teini

WOC 2012 Team overviews are made in a cooperation between the WOC 2012 organisers and WorldofO.com. Biographies are updated in August 2011.

Team Overview

 NameSprintMiddleLongRelay
1.Hannu Airila  11st place
Qual: 9th place 		 15th place
2.Sofia Haajanen 33rd place
Qual: 7th place 		   
3.Jarkko Huovila  34th place
Qual: 10th place 		  
4.Pasi Ikonen  17th place
Qual: 6th place 		  
5.Minna Kauppi  medal
Qual: 2nd place 		medal
Qual: 1st place 		5th place
6.Saila Kinni  10th place
Qual: 9th place 		  
7.Tuomo Mäkelä 6th place
Qual: 5th place 		   
8.Venla Niemi 6th place
Qual: 5th place 		  10th place
Qual: 11st place 		5th place
9.Fredric PortinQual: 17th place   14th place
Qual: 8th place 		15th place
10.Merja Rantanen  8th place
Qual: 4th place 		7th place
Qual: 6th place 		5th place
11.Olli-Markus Taivainen  Qual: 17th place  
12.Marika Teini 14th place
Qual: 11st place 		   
13.Tuomas Tervo 23rd place
Qual: 8th place 		  31st place
Qual: 12nd place 		15th place

Results will be updated during the championships in cooperation with the WOC 2012 organizers. See also:

Detailed Team information

Hannu Airila
ClubKalevan Rasti (FIN)
Born date09.07.1985
Born placeKerava
OccupationOrienteering
ResidenceJoensuu (FIN)
HobbiesMusic, books
Favourite terrainKauhee in Joensuu
Selected results 11. place, WOC 2012 Middle
30. place, EOC 2012 Long
19. place, WOC 2010 Middle
41. place, WC 2012 #4, Middle
31. place, WC 2011 #3, Middle
35. place, EOC 2010 Middle
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Sofia Haajanen
ClubSK Pohjantähti (FIN)
Born date15.01.1987
Born placeUleåborg
OccupationStudent / Behavioural Sciences
ResidenceHelsinki (FIN)
HobbiesStudying
Favourite terrainScandinavian
Info/Biography[Info not updated in 2012]
18th place overall in the first edition of the Nordic Orienteering Tour in 2010.
Selected results 33. place, WOC 2012 Sprint
2. place, EOC 2012 Relay
10. place, EOC 2012 Middle
13. place, EOC 2012 Long
17. place, WC 2012 #5, Sprint
23. place, WC 2012 #4, Middle
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Jarkko Huovila
ClubTampereen Pyrintö (FIN)
Born date15.11.1975
ResidenceTampere (FIN)
Info/Biography[Info not updated in 2012]
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.
Selected results 34. place, WOC 2012 Middle
33. place, WOC 2011 Middle
40. place, EOC 2012 Middle
12. place, WC 2012 #4, Middle
22. place, WOC 2009 Middle
6. place, WC 2010 #11, Middle
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Pasi Ikonen
ClubVaajakosken Terä (FIN)
Born date30.06.1980
Born placeVihanti
OccupationSportsman
HobbiesHistory and geography and of course sports in general
Favourite terrainDetailed and fast!
Info/Biography[Info not updated in 2012]
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). Never was back on the very top in the World Cup since 2002 - stabilizing in the top 10 but seldom getting in the top 6. Took an 8th place at WOC middle in 2010. Living together with Minna Kauppi.
Selected results 2. place, WOC 2011 Long
1. place, WC 2011 #7, Middle
17. place, WOC 2012 Middle
23. place, EOC 2012 Middle
8. place, WOC 2010 Middle
4. place, WC 2011 #9, Middle
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Minna Kauppi
ClubAsikkalan Raikas (FIN)
Born date25.11.1982
Born placeAsikkala
OccupationOrienteer
ResidenceJyväskylä (FIN)
HobbiesAll kind of sports + doing things with hands, reading, travelling...
Favourite terrainNice rocks near sea:)
Info/Biography[Info not updated in 2012]
Health problems in 2011 - but ready just in time for WOC 2011 in France - but strong enough? Former junior-star who is now one of the big queens of orienteering. 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 were first on the middle distance, but Kauppi 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 won three out of the four first WC-races and the World Games sprint, but did not manage to match those results at WOC. Winner of the Orienteering Achievement of the year in 2008 for winning Gold at both WOC middle and relay, and silver at the WOC sprint - thus becoming the Queen of the World Orienteering Champs in Olomouc - on top when it really counts! Nominated for the Orienteering Achievement of 2006 for as anchor bringing Finland to gold medals in Relays both at the World Championships and European Championships.
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Selected results 1. place, WOC 2012 Middle
2. place, WOC 2012 Long
2. place, EOC 2012 Middle
3. place, EOC 2012 Long
1. place, WOC 2010 Middle
2. place, WC 2012 #4, Middle
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Saila Kinni
ClubTampereen Pyrintö (FIN)
Born date02.07.1987
ResidenceTampere (FIN)
Selected results 10. place, WOC 2012 Middle
17. place, WOC 2011 Middle
19. place, EOC 2012 Long
44. place, EOC 2012 Middle
29. place, WC 2012 #4, Middle
14. place, WC 2011 #9, Middle
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Tuomo Mäkelä
ClubAngelniemen Ankkuri (FIN)
Born date14.09.1981
ResidenceTurku (FIN)
Selected results 6. place, WOC 2012 Sprint
30. place, EOC 2012 Sprint
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Venla Niemi
ClubTampereen Pyrintö (FIN)
Born date10.07.1990
Born placeTampere
OccupationStudent
ResidenceTampere (FIN)
HobbiesWatching TV
Favourite terrainNorthern Norway
Info/Biography[Info not updated in 2012]
Nominated for the Ultimate Junior of 2008 after winning the gold medal at JWOC middle distance in Gothenburg 2008 and her 5th place in W18 E at Oringen 2008.
Selected results 6. place, WOC 2012 Sprint
10. place, WOC 2012 Long
10. place, EOC 2012 Sprint
4. place, WC 2012 #5, Sprint
16. place, WOC 2011 Sprint
5. place, WOC 2012 Relay
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Fredric Portin
Born date30.11.1989
Selected results 14. place, WOC 2012 Long
31. place, EOC 2012 Sprint
32. place, WC 2012 #4, Middle
36. place, WC 2012 #5, Sprint
31. place, JWOC 2009 Middle
107. place, JWOC 2009 Sprint
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Merja Rantanen
ClubJämsän Retki-Veikot (FIN)
Born date07.12.1980
Born placeJämsänkoski
OccupationOrienteer
ResidenceJämsänkoski (FIN)
HobbiesHandicraft, motorcycling
Favourite terrainForest like inmiddle of finland
Info/Biography[Info not updated in 2012]
Strong start of the 2011 season with a 2nd place in the overall Nordic Tour. Nominated for the Orienteering Achievement of the Year in 2008 after winning the silver medal at EOC middle distance and winning the gold medal with her team at the WOC relay. Has a son Otto born in 2006. Her breakthrough into the orienteering elite in the 2008 season with the EOC middle silver medal. Professional orienteer for several years. Personal best times as of December 2008 were 10.51 on 3000 meter and 17.15 on 5000 meter.
Selected results 7. place, WOC 2012 Long
8. place, WOC 2012 Middle
1. place, WOC 2011 Relay
2. place, EOC 2012 Relay
2. place, WC 2011 #3, Middle
7. place, EOC 2012 Middle
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Olli-Markus Taivainen
ClubPellon Ponsi (FIN)
Born date02.05.1989
Born placeHausjärvi
OccupationSoldier
ResidenceVuokatti (FIN)
HobbiesPunk-attitude
Favourite terrainWilderness
Info/Biography[Info not updated in 2012]
Competing both in orienteering and ski-orienteering. Nominated for the Orienteering Achievement of 2009 for Winning eight World Championships medals, in both ski- and foot-orienteering. 6 of them gold. Undisputed king of the ski-JWOC in Sweden with 4 victories out of 4 races. Ski-WOC gold, silver and bronze in Japan. And finally the Junior World Champion in the middle distance in Italy in JWOC in Foot-O.
Selected results 20. place, EOC 2012 Long
29. place, WOC 2011 Sprint
39. place, EOC 2012 Middle
18. place, WC 2012 #4, Middle
29. place, WOC 2010 Sprint
32. place, WOC 2010 Long
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Marika Teini
ClubSK Pohjantähti (FIN)
Born date31.01.1989
ResidenceVuokatti (FIN)
Selected results 14. place, WOC 2012 Sprint
8. place, EOC 2012 Sprint
34. place, WC 2012 #5, Sprint
37. place, WC 2012 #4, Middle
3. place, JWOC 2009 Long
7. place, JWOC 2009 Middle
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Tuomas Tervo
ClubRajamäen Rykmentti (FIN)
Born date09.01.1983
Born placeHamina
OccupationStudent air traffic controller
ResidenceHelsinki (FIN)
HobbiesRock climbing, piano
Favourite terrainFast and demanding. Guardamar del Segura (Spain)
Info/Biography[Info not updated in 2012]
Ran the sprint at WOC 2008, but could not qualify for the final. Came back for another try in 2009, qualifying for the final and finishing 13th. Another strong race with a 16th place in WOC 2010 sprint.
Selected results 23. place, WOC 2012 Sprint
31. place, WOC 2012 Long
13. place, WOC 2011 Sprint
25. place, EOC 2012 Sprint
41. place, EOC 2012 Middle
16. place, WOC 2010 Sprint
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