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...

, women'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...

, pair skating

Pair skating

Pair skating is a figure skating discipline. International Skating Union regulations describe pair teams as consisting of "one lady and one man." The sport is distinguished from ice dancing and single skating by elements unique to pair skating, including overhead lifts, twist lifts, death spirals,...

, and 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....

, although not all disciplines are included in the program every year due to the lack of competitors. Skaters compete across the levels of Junior and Senior.

The 2008 competition took place between December 7 and 9, 2007 in Rauma

Rauma, Finland

Rauma is a town and municipality of ca. inhabitants on the west coast of Finland, north of Turku, and south of Pori. Granted town privileges on May 17, 1442 , Rauma is known of its high quality lace , and of the old wooden architecture of its centre , which is a Unesco world heritage...

.

The event was used to help determine the Finnish team to the 2008 European Figure Skating Championships

2008 European Figure Skating Championships

The 2008 European Figure Skating Championships were European Figure Skating Championships of the 2007–2008 season. Skaters competed in the categories of men's singles, ladies singles, pairs, and ice dancing....

. Following the event, the Europeans team was named as: Korpi, Lepistö, and Vähämaa, for ladies, and Minkkinen for the men.

Competition notes

• Jenni Vähämaa
  Jenni Vähämaa
  Jenni Vähämaa is a Finnish figure skater. She is the 2007 Finnish junior national champion and the 2006 & 2007 Nordic Junior Champion.-Career:...
  
   did not compete because the Junior Grand Prix Final was being held the same week-end.
• The junior compulsory dance was the Blues and the senior compulsory dance was the Argentine Tango.

Men

Rank	Name	Nation	Points	SP	FS
1	Mikko Minkkinen Mikko Minkkinen Mikko Minkkinen is a Finnish figure skater. He is the 2008 Finnish national champion and the 2002 Junior national champion. He placed 15th at the 2003 World Figure Skating Championships. He is the 2002 Nordic junior silver medalist and 2008 senior silver medalist.-Results:-Navigation:...	KOOVE	171.69	2	1
2	Ari-Pekka Nurmenkari Ari-Pekka Nurmenkari Ari-Pekka Nurmenkari is a Finnish figure skater. He is a seven-time Finnish national champion and has represented Finland at the World Figure Skating Championships...	TTK	166.97	1	3
3	Valtter Virtanen Valtter Virtanen Valtter Virtanen is a Finnish figure skater. He is a three time Finnish silver medalist.-Competitive highlights:* J = Junior level-External links:...	HSK	160.03	3	2
4	Henry Rautiainen	MTK	117.39	4	4
5	Ossi Kanervo	TTK	96.53	5	5
6	Matias Piispanen	TTK	82.58	6	6

Ladies

Rank	Name	Nation	Points	SP	FS
1	Laura Lepistö Laura Lepistö Laura Anneli Lepistö is a Finnish figure skater. She is the 2010 World bronze medalist, the 2009 European Champion and 2008 & 2010 Finnish national champion.-Personal life:Lepistö was born in Espoo, Finland....	ESJT	164.76	2	1
2	Kiira Korpi Kiira Korpi Kiira Linda Katriina Korpi is a Finnish figure skater. She is the 2007 and 2011 European bronze medalist, 2010 Trophée Eric Bompard champion and a two-time Finnish National Champion .- Personal life :...	TAPPA	164.40	1	2
3	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....	OLK	147.35	3	3
4	Henriikka Hietaniemi Henriikka Hietaniemi Henriikka Hietaniemi is a Finnish figure skater. She is the 2009 Nordic bronze medalist and the 2005 Finnish junior silver medalist.-Programs:-Competitive highlights:* J = Junior level-References:...	MTK	117.32	4	5
5	Elina Vesamäki	ESJT	112.76	6	4
6	Melisa Lähdeoja	RU	99.41	5	6
WD	Niina Laksola	TAPPA

Ice dancing

Rank	Name	Nation	Points	CD	OD	FD
1	Piia Juhamo / Niko Jääskeläinen	HSK	89.75	1	1	1

Men

Rank	Name	Nation	Points	SP	FS
1	Bela Papp	HL	135.90	1	2
2	Samuli Tyyskä Samuli Tyyskä Samuli Tyyskä is a Finnish figure skater. He is the two time Finnish junior national champion. He is the 2007 Nordic junior silver medalist and has competed on the Junior Grand Prix circuit.-Competitive highlights:...	HL	129.48	3	1
3	Otto-Eemeli Laamanen	MTK	123.60	2	3
4	Matthias Versluis	ESJT	119.27	4	4
5	Otto Kumpulainen	JTL	108.44	6	5
6	Lasse Sääkslahti	JYTLS	104.32	5	6
7	Filip Nordman	HSK	100.53	9	7
8	Jussiville Partanen	TAPPA	91.51	7	8
9	Martti Manner	TTK	87.76	10	9
10	Ville Väätäinen	KUTA	82.87	8	10

Ladies

Rank	Name	Nation	Points	SP	FS
1	Alisa Mikonsaari	LL	113.59	6	1
2	Sofia Otala	TTK	108.67	1	4
3	Sera Väistö	JOKA	107.73	3	3
4	Minna Parviainen	ETK	106.91	14	2
5	Christa Bonde Jensen	HL	101.00	9	6
6	Meri Savolainen	KOOVE	100.20	12	5
7	Oona Lindahl	ETK	99.31	2	8
8	Maaret Turtinen	OLK	98.41	4	9
9	Annu Kostiainen	TTLS	97.74	7	10
10	Helena Stenbacka	ETK	97.13	13	7
11	Daisy Nevalainen	HL	96.80	8	11
12	Angelina Kälviäinen	MTK	93.20	11	12
13	Rosa-Maria Salonen	LTL	92.66	5	14
14	Heini Turtinen	OLK	90.28	10	15
15	Aino Poikonen	JYTLS	86.26	15	16
16	Lotta Jarkko	TRT	85.49	18	13
17	Milja Piittinen	OLK	83.53	16	17
18	Sofia Ahanen	ESJT	80.26	17	18

Ice dancing

Rank	Name	Nation	Points	CD	OD	FD
1	Oxana Klimova / Sasha Palomäki Sasha Palomäki Sasha Palomäki is a Finnish ice dancer.Palomäki teamed up with Russian ice dancer Oksana Klimova in the summer of 2007. They are the 2009 and 2010 Finnish national champions. They split after the 2009-10 season....	HSK	137.31	1	1	1
2	Crista Grönroos / Eero Kivinen	HSK	100.06	2	2	2