Arto Tiainen was a 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...

 cross country skier.

Champion

He won two medals at the 1964 Winter Olympics

1964 Winter Olympics

The 1964 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IX Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Innsbruck, Austria, from January 29 to February 9, 1964...

, a silver in the 4 x 10 km relay and a bronze in the 50 km. Additionally, Tianen won two medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships

FIS Nordic World Ski Championships

The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships have been held in various numbers and types of events since 1925 for men and since 1954 for women. Championship events include nordic skiing's three disciplines: cross-country skiing, ski jumping, and nordic combined...

, a silver in 50 km (1966) and a bronze in the 4 x 10 km (1958).

Award

Tianen's biggest cross country skiing success came at the Holmenkollen ski festival

Holmenkollen ski festival

The Holmenkollen Ski Festival is a traditional annual Nordic skiing event in Holmenkollen, Oslo, Norway. The full official name of the event is Holmenkollen FIS World Cup Nordic. It takes place in March and has been arranged every year since 1892, except for 1898 and during World War II...

, where he won the 50 km event in both 1964 and 1965. For his successes, Tiainen earned the Holmenkollen medal

Holmenkollen medal

The Holmenkollen medal is Norwegian skiing's highest award for competitors. It signifies top placings in international championships and other international events, including the Holmenkollen events....

 in 1965 (Shared with Bengt Eriksson

Bengt Eriksson

Bengt Eriksson is a former Swedish nordic combined skier. He earned a silver in the individual event at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo....

 and Arne Larsen

Arne Larsen

Arne Kjell Larsen is a retired Norwegian Nordic combined skier who competed internationally in the early 1960s....

).

Politics

Arto Tiainen was a Social Democratic

Social Democratic Party of Finland

The Social Democratic Party of Finland is one of the three major political parties in Finland, along with the Centre Party and the National Coalition Party. Jutta Urpilainen is the current SDP leader. The party has been in the Finnish government cabinet for long periods and has set many...

member of the Finnish Parliament from 22 January 1970 to 22 March 1970.