Suvi Minkkinen (born 8 December 1994) is a Finnish biathlete. She made her World Cup debut in 2017 in Östersund, Sweden. At the club level, she represents Joutsan Pommi. In addition to biathlon, she has also competed in cross-country skiing at the national level.
She participated in her first Olympics at the 2018 Winter Olympics. At the 2026 Winter Olympics she won bronze in the Women's pursuit event, becoming the first Finnish female to medal in biathlon at the Olympic games.
Biathlon results All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.
Olympic Games 1 medal EventIndividualSprintPursuitRelay 2018 Pyeongchang69th————— 2022 Beijing DNS 51st 43rd — 16th 11th 2026 Milano-Cortina 20th 6th Bronze 19th 7th 6th
World Championships 1 medal EventIndividualSprintPursuitMass startRelayMixed relaySingle Mixed relay 2019 Östersund56th73rd——22nd—— 2020 Rasen-Antholz39th80th——11th—— 2021 Pokljuka 57th 85th — — 14th 13th — 2023 Oberhof8th35th24th25th13th11th10th 2024 Nové Město23rd47th29th—17th20th12th 2025 Lenzerheide4th Bronze6th8th15th9th10th *During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
World Cup Season Overall Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Points Position Points Position Points Position Points Position Points Position2019-20 37 70th 2 65th 21 65th 14 59th – –2020-21 24 76th – – 5 85th 19 60th – –2021-22 148 43rd – – 49 45th 81 28th 18 41st 2022-23 228 27th 10 57th 98 23rd 91 22nd 29 34th 2023-24 113 42nd 12 57th 61 37th 40 43rd – –2024-25 694 7th 90 9th 271 4th 164 10th 169 8th2025-26 881 5th 68 17th 315 5th 380 2nd 118 10th
Individual podiums No. Season Date Location Level RacePlace12024–25 7 December 2024 Kontiolahti World Cup Sprint 3rd214 February 2025 Lenzerheide World Championships Sprint 3rd321 March 2025 Oslo World Cup Sprint 3rd42025–26 5 December 2025 Östersund World Cup Sprint 1st57 December 2025 Östersund World Cup Pursuit 2nd620 December 2025 Annecy–Le Grand-Bornand World Cup Pursuit 2nd78 January 2026 Oberhof World Cup Sprint 2nd811 January 2026 Oberhof World Cup Pursuit 2nd915 February 2026 Milano-CortinaWinter Olympic GamesPursuit 3rd1014 March 2026 Otepää World CupPursuit 2nd
Relay podiums No. Season Date Location Level RacePlace Teammate12023–24 3 March 2024 Oslo Holmenkollen World Cup Single Mixed Relay 3rd Otto Invenius22024–25 12 January 2025 Oberhof World Cup Single Mixed Relay 1st Tero Seppälä316 March 2025 Pokljuka World Cup Single Mixed Relay 3rd Tero Seppälä42025–26 24 January 2026 Nové Město World Cup Single Mixed Relay 1st Tero Seppälä515 March 2026 Otepää World Cup Single Mixed Relay 3rd Tero Seppälä
References
External links
Suvi Minkkinen at Milano Cortina 2026