The 2009 Finnish Figure Skating Championships were the Finnish Figure Skating Championships

Finnish Figure Skating Championships

The Finnish Figure Skating Championships are a figure skating national championship held annually to determine the national champions of Finland. Figure skaters compete in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing...

 of the 2008-2009 figure skating season

Figure skating season

The figure skating season is the period of time in which competitions are contested in the sport of figure skating. The skating season begins on July 1 of one year and goes until the end of June of the next. The seasons are referred to by the years they span...

. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies 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 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....

 on the senior and junior levels for the title of national champion 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...

. The results of the national championships were one of the criteria used to choose the Finnish teams to the 2009 World Figure Skating Championships

2009 World Figure Skating Championships

The 2009 World Figure Skating Championships were the World Figure Skating Championships for the 2008–2009 season. Commonly called "Worlds", they are an annual figure skating competition in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion...

, the 2009 European Figure Skating Championships

2009 European Figure Skating Championships

The 2009 European Figure Skating Championships were the European Championships of the 2008–2009 season. Skaters competed in the categories of men's singles, ladies singles, pairs, and ice dancing. The competition was open to skaters from a European Member nation of the International Skating Union...

, and the 2009 World Junior Figure Skating Championships

2009 World Junior Figure Skating Championships

The 2009 World Junior Figure Skating Championships was the World Junior Figure Skating Championships for the 2008–2009 figure skating season. Commonly called "World Juniors" and "Junior Worlds", they are an annual figure skating competition in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of...

.

The 2009 Championships took place between 19 December and 21 December 2008 in the Helsingin jäähalli

Helsingin jäähalli

Helsinki Ice Hall is an indoor arena located in Helsinki, Finland. It is capable of holding 8,200 people.It is the home arena for HIFK of the SM-liiga...

 in Helsinki

Helsinki

Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...

.

Competition notes

• The junior compulsory dance was the Paso Doble and the senior compulsory dance was the Finnstep.

Senior Men

Rank	Name	Nation	Points	SP	FS Free skating The free skating competition of figure skating, sometimes called the "free skate" or "long program", is usually the second of two phases in major figure skating competitions in single skating and pair skating. It is the longer of the two programs, the other one being the Short Program...
1	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	190.20	1	1
2	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	152.21	2	2
3	Lasse Sääkslahti	JYTLS	104.27	3	3
4	Matias Piispanen	TTK	91.28	4	4

Senior Ladies

Rank	Name	Nation	Points	SP	FS Free skating The free skating competition of figure skating, sometimes called the "free skate" or "long program", is usually the second of two phases in major figure skating competitions in single skating and pair skating. It is the longer of the two programs, the other one being the Short Program...
1	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	167.13	3	1
2	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	150.34	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	147.80	2	3
4	Minna Parviainen	ETK	118.09	4	4
5	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	112.90	5	5
6	Helena Stenbacka	ETK	103.00	6	6
7	Heidi Toivanen	KULS	89.57	7	7

Senior Ice Dancing

Rank	Name	Nation	Points	CD	OD Original dance The original dance was a segment of an ice dancing competition. It was usually the second of three programs, sandwiched between the compulsory dances and the free dance. Until 1994, it was known as the original set pattern dance...	FD Free dance (figure skating) The free dance is a part of an ice dancing competition. It is the second part of the competition to be contested, after the short dance.-Structure and content:...
1	Oksana Klimova Oksana Klimova Oksana Klimova is a Russian ice dancer. She competed with Sasha Palomäki for Finland from 2007 to 2010. They are the 2009 & 2010 Finnish national champions. They teamed up in summer 2007.-Competitive highlights:* J = Junior level...  / 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	140.80	1	1	1
2	Henna Lindholm / Ossi Kanervo	HSK	108.00	2	2	2

Junior Men

Rank	Name	Nation	Points	SP	FS Free skating The free skating competition of figure skating, sometimes called the "free skate" or "long program", is usually the second of two phases in major figure skating competitions in single skating and pair skating. It is the longer of the two programs, the other one being the Short Program...
1	Bela Papp	HL	148.00	1	1
2	Matthias Versluis	ESJT	130.37	5	2
3	Otto-Eemeli Laamanen	TTK	122.69	2	6
4	Viktor Zubik	HSK	117.64	6	4
5	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:...	TTK	115.98	4	5
6	Filip Nordman	HSK	115.66	3	7
7	Julian Lagus	TTK	115.25	7	3
8	Joonas Halonen	TTK	87.71	8	8

Junior Ladies

Rank	Name	Nation	Points	SP	FS Free skating The free skating competition of figure skating, sometimes called the "free skate" or "long program", is usually the second of two phases in major figure skating competitions in single skating and pair skating. It is the longer of the two programs, the other one being the Short Program...
1	Alisa Mikonsaari	LL	111.08	3	1
2	Noora Pitkänen	LRTL	105.09	5	3
3	Sofia Otala	TTK	103.49	12	2
4	Laima Krasnitskaja	KULS	102.60	1	9
5	Meri Savolainen	KOOVE	101.96	10	4
6	Sofia Ahanen	ESJT	101.50	11	5
7	Riina Varjokari	HL	101.28	9	6
8	Cecilia Törn	TTK	101.09	6	8
9	Matleena Laakso	PORIT	100.86	4	10
10	Sissi Keränen	ESJT	100.53	2	13
11	Ines Karvinen	ESJT	96.83	7	15
12	Lotta Jarkko	TRT	96.47	8	16
13	Iida Aho	HL	96.02	16	7
14	Reetta Romppanen	LTL	93.85	17	11
15	Jenni Autio	JTL	92.10	13	20
16	Janna-Juulia Vuorela	HTL	92.08	14	18
17	Aino Poikonen	JYTLS	90.97	19	14
18	Mala Shrestha	HSK	89.76	21	12
19	Oona Lindahl	ETK	89.42	18	19
20	Sera Väistö	JOKA	87.93	20	17
WD	Petra Arponen	TTK

Junior Ice Dancing

Rank	Name	Nation	Points	CD	OD Original dance The original dance was a segment of an ice dancing competition. It was usually the second of three programs, sandwiched between the compulsory dances and the free dance. Until 1994, it was known as the original set pattern dance...	FD Free dance (figure skating) The free dance is a part of an ice dancing competition. It is the second part of the competition to be contested, after the short dance.-Structure and content:...
1	Olesia Karmi / Eero Kivinen	HSK	107.72	1	1	1
2	Riikka Peura / Max Lindholm	HSK	96.76	2	2	2