Nella Nyqvist


Nella Nyqvist is a Finnish badminton player from Helsingfors club.

Early life and career

Nyqvist, aged 6, was inspired by her parents to pick badminton. Her background is strong, mother Saara Hynninen and father Ilkka Nyqvist both played competitively at the national level. Her younger brother Niilo, too is a competitive player. She had her primary education from Myllypuro. She is coached by her parents and Ville Lång, a former men's singles player from her country.
She has won national championships in both singles and doubles disciplines. Her first title came when she was still a teenager in 2021 and has since won a total 4 titles in singles and 3 titles in women's doubles with Jenny Vähäsarja. Internationally, she won Latvian International Series in 2024 and Estonian International Series in 2025.

Achievements

European Junior Championships

Girls' singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResultRef
2020Pajulahti Sports Institute, Lahti, Finland

BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 2 runners-up)

Women's singles
YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2024Finnish Internationalsilver2