40th CISM World Championship
Thun, Switzerland 10.-16.11.2005

The CISM-2005 rifle shooting events took its place in fine Gundelsey Shooting Centre in Thun, Switzerland. Look at the ranges

And the pistol competitions were held in Riedbach, Bern.

The participants were accomodated in to rooms for 20-person. The finnish male shooters shared the room with swedish ones.
From left: Mikko Taussi, Jussi Puustinen and Kai Jahnsson.

The teams are preparing for opening ceremony.

Janne Boström (on right) from Nammo Lapua were very interested in how the finnish shooters will do in rifle shooting.
Janne and Kimmo Tulonen were conscripts at the same time in the Finnish Military Sport School in Häme Regiment, Lahti-Finland (some years ago).

Marko Räsänen, who works as a frontier guard in the FIN-RUS state border line near Juntusranta, is having a tight conversation in pistol ranges.

The nordic co-operation: Gyda Olsson (NOR), Kristina Vestveit (NOR), Helena Juppala (FIN) and Timo Taskinen (FIN) having a moment
with playcards in the restaurant of the Gundelsey Shooting Centre.

The best shooters of standard rifle: from left Thomas Farnik (AUT), Jason Parker (USA) and Henri Häkkinen (FIN).

The Team Finland in Thun 2005.
From left: Marko Leppä, Timo Taskinen, Ari Lähdesmäki, Jussi Puustinen, Henri Häkkinen, Marko Räsänen, Kimmo Tulonen,
Mikko Taussi, Pekka Vaarala, Helena Juppala, Kai Jahnsson, Matti Viljakainen.

Look at the CISM-Thun here
Look at the Gundelsey Shooting Ranges in Thun here

Oulu 12.11.2005