1939 Finnish Figure Skating Championships

The Finnish Figure Skating Championship was awarded in five events in 1939.

Men's single skating

Competed in Helsinki on 26 February 1939.

Rank Name Placing figure Points
1st place, gold medalist(s) Marcus Nikkanen 3 258.0
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Bertel Nikkanen 6 230.4

Source: [1]

Women's single skating
Participants of the women's single skating

Competed in Tampere on 12 February 1939.

Rank Name Placing figure Points
1st place, gold medalist(s) Maj-Len Helin 5 276.364
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ilma Suuronen 11 250.904
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Sirkka Mikkolainen 14 236.640
4 Sisko Terho 21 210.792
5 Sylvi Marjanen 24 205.284
6 Kaino Saari 30 154.132

Source: [2]

Boys' single skating

Won by Aarne Ellilä.[3]

Girls' single skating

Competed in Hämeenlinna on 4–5 February 1939.

Rank Name Placing figure
1st place, gold medalist(s) Sirkka Mikkolainen 7
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Paula Grönroos 8
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Kirsti Linna 20
4 Kaisa Saarinen 24
5 Liisa Helanterä 24
6 Leena Miettinen 32
7 Sisko Ahera 33
8 Lisbeth Wichman 38
9 Maila Hyytinen 42
10 Ulla Forsberg 53
11 Louise Bäckman 55
12 Gunnel Fredriksson 58
13 Helvi Järvinen 65
14 Hilkka Pullinen 72
15 Anni Lundvall 73

Source: [4]

Pair skating

Competed in Helsinki on 26 February 1939.

Rank Name Placing figure Points
1st place, gold medalist(s) Hilkka Linna & Edvard Linna 3 9.43
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Kaino Saari & Erkki Loimuneva 6 8.50

Source: [5]

Sources
  • "Suomenmestarit kautta aikain" (in Finnish). Helsinki, Finland: Finnish Figure Skating Association. Retrieved 11 December 2021.

References
  1. "Hilkka ja E. Linna Suomen mestarit pariluistelussa. Marcus Nikkanen mestari miesten sarjassa". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 27 February 1939. p. 14. ISSN 0355-2047. Retrieved 11 December 2021 – via Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.
  2. "Maj-Len Helin vann FM i konståkning". Åbo Underrättelser (in Swedish). 13 February 1939. p. 1. ISSN 0785-398X. Retrieved 14 December 2021 – via Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.
  3. "Suomenmestarit kautta aikain. Yksinluistelu/SM-Juniorit" (in Finnish). Helsinki, Finland: Finnish Figure Skating Association. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  4. "Sirkka Mikkolainen jälleen tyttöjen kaunoluistelumestariksi". Turun Sanomat (in Finnish). 6 February 1939. p. 2. ISSN 0356-133X. Retrieved 13 December 2021 – via Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.
  5. "Hilkka ja E. Linna uusivat Suomen kaunoluistelumestaruutensa". Uusi Suomi (in Finnish). 27 February 1939. p. 7. ISSN 0355-5461. Retrieved 12 December 2021 – via Digital Collections of National Library of Finland.
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