1996 Finnish Figure Skating Championships

The Finnish Figure Skating Championships is a figure skating national championship

Figure skating competition

-International:* International competitions sanctioned by the International Skating Union. These competitions are held using ISU rules; skaters are entered by their respective national skating federations....

held annually to determine the national champions of Finland

Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

. Skaters compete at the senior and junior levels in the disciplines of men's singles

Single skating

Single skating is a discipline of figure skating, wherein a single person skates alone. Men's singles and ladies' singles are both Olympic disciplines and are both governed by the International Skating Union. The other Olympic figure skating events are pair skating and ice dancing...

and women's singles

Single skating

and seniors ice dancing

Ice dancing

Ice dancing is a form of figure skating which draws from the world of ballroom dancing. It was first competed at the World Figure Skating Championships in 1952, but did not become a Winter Olympic Games medal sport until 1976....

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The 1996 competition took place between January 5 and 7, 1996.

Men

Rank	Name
1	Markus Leminen Markus Leminen Markus Peter Leminen is a Finnish former figure skater who competed in men's singles. He was a six-time gold medalist at the Finnish Figure Skating Championships. He coaches at the Mariposa School of Skating in Barrie, Ontario.-Results:-External links:* -Navigation:...
2	Jukka Kalliomäki
3	Antti Koskinen

Ladies

Rank	Name
1	Mila Kajas Mila Kajas Mila Johanna Kajas is a Finnish figure skater. She placed 12th at the 1994 Winter Olympics. She won the silver medal at the 1993 Trophee Lalique.-Results:-References:*...
2	Kaisa Kella
3	Alisa Drei Alisa Drei Alisa Drei is a Finnish figure skater.Drei began skating at the age of three in Moscow; she and her mother subsequently moved to Finland and received Finnish citizenship. She resided in Riihimäki, Finland and her coach was her mother, Elena Drei-Koskinen.Drei announced her retirement on December...
4	Jenni Numminen
5	Hannele Lundström
6	Jessica Grahn
7	Leena-Kaisa Viitanen
8	Nelli Petänen
9	Sari Kauppinen
10	Selja Teitti
11	Riikka Salonen
12	Mirka Honko

Ice dancing

Rank	Name
1	Katri Kuusniemi / Jamie Walker
2	Maikki Uotila Maikki Uotila Maikki Uotila-Kraatz is a Finnish ice dancer. She is a former Finnish national champion with Toni Mattila. She married Victor Kraatz on June 19, 2004. The two coach in Vancouver, where they are the ice dancing directors at the BC Centre of Excellence. She and Kraatz have one son, born September... / Toni Mattila

Men

Rank	Name
1	Pasi Honkanen
2	Edu Pyöriäinen
3	Jari Hoikkala
4	Tero Hämäläinen
5	Joni Juvonen
6	Kimmo Helle
7	Petri Mäkinen
8	Petteri Lankinen

Ladies

Rank	Name
1	Sanna-Maija Wiksten
2	Elina Kettunen Elina Kettunen Elina Kettunen is a Finnish retired competitive figure skater. She is the 2001 Finnish national champion. She placed 11th at the 2002 Winter Olympics.-Results:-External links:...
3	Annukka Laukkanen
4	Laura Nordström
5	Sara Lindroos
6	Anna Potaseff
7	Alexandra Schauman Alexandra Schauman Alexandra Schauman is a Finnish figure skater who competed as a single skater. She has appeared on the British television programme Dancing on Ice...
8	Pia Airaksinen
9	Helleka Tuovila
10	Miia Marttinen
11	Leena Huhta
12	Tiina Weckman
13	Janina Grahn
14	Sanni Priha
15	Heidi Nurmenkari
16	Henna Kankaanranta
17	Satu Hoikkala
18	Jenni Ahjokivi

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