Matti Heikkinen
Matti Heikkinen is a Finnish former cross-country skier and World Champion who competed from 2002 to 2019.
Career
Heikkinen won his first World Championship at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2011 in Holmenkollen 2011. Winning 15 km, he is the first Finnish men's World Champion for over a decade. He also won two bronze medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in Liberec, earning them in the 15 km and 4 × 10 km relay events.In December 2009, Heikkinen took his first World Cup victory on the 15 km freestyle event in Davos.
Heikkinen finished fifth in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada.
He announced his retirement from cross-country skiing in March 2019.
Heikkinen lives in Jyväskylä and studies at the University of Jyväskylä School of Business.
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).World Championships
- 4 medals –
| Year | Age | 15 km individual | 30 km skiathlon | 50 km mass start | Sprint | 4 × 10 km relay | Team sprint |
| 2009 | 25 | [FIS Nordic World Ski Championships FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009|2009 – Men's 15 kilometre classical|Bronze] | 11 | 37 | — | Bronze | — |
| 2011 | 27 | Gold | 18 | — | — | 4 | — |
| 2013 | 29 | 12 | 17 | 25 | — | 5 | — |
| 2015 | 31 | 21 | 16 | 20 | — | 8 | — |
| 2017 | 33 | 11 | 18 | Bronze | — | 5 | — |
| 2019 | 35 | — | 12 | 11 | — | 4 | — |
World Cup
Individual podiums
- 4 victories –
- 15 podiums –
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place |
| 1 | 2009–10 | 21 November 2009 |  |