Aila Flöjt
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Aila Flöjt is a Finnish
ski orienteering competitor
. At the World Ski Orienteering Championships
in 1975 she won a gold medal
with the Finnish
relay team
, together with Raili Sallinen
and Sinikka Kukkonen
, and placed seventh in the individual contest. At the 1977 World Championships in Velingrad
, Bulgaria
, she won a gold medal in the relay, with Kaija Halonen
and Sinikka Kukkonen, and placed fifth in the individual contest.
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...
ski orienteering competitor
Competition
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. At the World Ski Orienteering Championships
World Ski Orienteering Championships
The World Ski Orienteering Championships is the official event to award the titles of World Champions in ski orienteering. The World Championships is organized every odd year. The programme includes Sprint, Middle and Long Distance competitions, and a Relay for both men and women...
in 1975 she won a gold medal
Gold medal
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with the Finnish
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...
relay team
Relay race
During a relay race, members of a team take turns running, orienteering, swimming, cross-country skiing, biathlon, or ice skating parts of a circuit or performing a certain action. Relay races take the form of professional races and amateur games...
, together with Raili Sallinen
Raili Sallinen
Raili Sallinen is a Finnish ski orienteering competitor. At the World Ski Orienteering Championships in 1975 she won a gold medal with the Finnish relay team, together with Aila Flöjt and Sinikka Kukkonen, and placed fifth in the individual contest....
and Sinikka Kukkonen
Sinikka Kukkonen
Sinikka Kukkonen is a Finnish orienteering competitor. She is World Champion in both orienteering and ski orienteering...
, and placed seventh in the individual contest. At the 1977 World Championships in Velingrad
Velingrad
Velingrad is a town in Pazardzhik Province, Southern Bulgaria, located at the western end of Chepino Valley, part of the Rhodope Mountains. It is the administrative center of the homonymous Velingrad Municipality and one of the most popular Bulgarian balneological resorts...
, Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
, she won a gold medal in the relay, with Kaija Halonen
Kaija Halonen
Kaija Halonen is a Finnish ski orienteering competitor. At the World Ski Orienteering Championships in 1977 in Velingrad, Bulgaria, she won a gold medal in the relay, with Aila Flöjt and Sinikka Kukkonen, and placed fourth in the individual contest....
and Sinikka Kukkonen, and placed fifth in the individual contest.