2000 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 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

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The 2000 competition took place between January 15 and 16, 2000 in Tampere

Tampere

Tampere is a city in southern Finland. It is the most populous inland city in any of the Nordic countries. The city has a population of , growing to approximately 300,000 people in the conurbation and over 340,000 in the metropolitan area. Tampere is the third most-populous municipality in...

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The event was used to help determine the Finnish team to the 2000 European Figure Skating Championships

2000 European Figure Skating Championships

The European Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of European Champion. Skaters compete in the categories of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing....

Men

Rank	Name	TFP	SP	FS
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:...	1.5	1	1
2	Joni Juvonen	3.5	3	2
3	Tero Hämäläinen	4.0	2	3
4	Pasi Honkanen	6.0	4	4

Ladies

Rank	Name	TFP	SP	FS
1	Susanna Pöykiö Susanna Pöykiö Susanna Pöykiö is a Finnish figure skater. She is a two-time European medalist, having won silver in 2005 and bronze in 2009. She is a five time Finnish national champion....	1.5	1	1
2	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...	3.0	2	2
3	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:...	5.0	4	3
4	Sanna-Maija Wiksten	6.5	5	4
5	Laura Nordström	7.5	3	6
6	Tiina Weckman	7.5	7	5
7	Annukka Laukkanen	10.0	6	7
8	Mia Marttinen	13.5	9	8
9	Marjut Turunen	13.0	8	9
10	Iina Potaseff	15.0	10	10
11	Kati Simola	16.5	11	11

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