FINNISH MILITARY SHOOTING TEAM
Helena Juppala, best military athlete in Finland in 2001.

General Ilkka Hollo, the chief of staff in the HQ finnish defense forces,
presenting the award of the best military athlete in Finland to Helena Juppala
(photo FDF).

  
Helena Juppala is awarded as the best military athlete in Finland in 2001. Her best achievements were european champion in standard rifle (3x20 shot, 300 m, 577 points), nordic military champion and five finnish national champions. More over she won the finnish military champion in standard rifle (3x20 shot, 300 m) by new finnish military record, which is now 587 points.

She is located, as a professonial sea coast guard, at Finnish Archipelago Sea Coast Guard District, in Turku, western Finland.

  

 
Helena Juppala and Jukka Salonen (world champion 1994 in standard rifle) discussing about secrets of big bore rifle shooting in Zagreb, Croatia 1999. Helena Juppala has been outstanding female shooter also in the national team in Finland for many years.  

Updated 01.02.2003