CISM World Champions

The total number Finnish Military Shooters has gained CISM-championship is 52.

The Finnish Military Team has nine rifle and five pistol CISM military world individual champions. Some of those great shooters has even several team championships.

In team competitions rifle shooters has gained eight, pistol shooters fifteen championships and shotgun shooters (skeet) one.

Finland has been four times the best nation in CISM World Championships. Furthermore four shooters has been the best shooter in the championships.

The Finnish CISM World Champions still in service 2020.

Other Finnish CISM individual world champions

Olavi Heikkinen (pistol)
Väinö Markkanen (pistol)
Jouni Vainio (pistol)
Rainer Rosenqvist (rifle)
Johan Laakso (rifle)


CISM Best nation, best shooters and world champions

Best Nation
1976 1 FIN
1977 1 FIN
1978 1 FIN
1980 1 FIN

Best Rifle Shooter
1984 Ralf Westerlund 1131
1986 Ralf Westerlund 1145
1991 Ralf Westerlund 1142
2010 Henri Häkkinen 1152

Best Pistol Shooter
1983 Seppo Mäkinen 1185
1984 Seppo Mäkinen 1178
1986 Seppo Mäkinen 1179
1987 Seppo Mäkinen 1182
1988 Arvo Papponen 1180
1991 Jouni Vainio 1166

300m Standard Rifle
1963 Vilho Ylönen 549
1991 Ralf Westerlund 579
1993 Petri Hujanen 576
2009 Jussi Puustinen 583
2010 Henri Häkkinen 584

300m Standard Rifle Team
1963 FIN 2170
1969 FIN 2160
1977 FIN 2257
1986 FIN 2306
1993 FIN 2288

300m Military Rapid Fire Rifle
1963 Esa Kervinen 510
1966 Rainer Rosenqvist 509
1977 Johan Laakso 550
1984 Ralf Westerlund 559
1986 Ralf Westerlund 566
2006 Henri Häkkinen 571

300m Military Rapid Fire Rifle Team
1963 FIN 1956
1976 FIN 2083
1979 FIN 2138

25m Centre Fire Pistol
1966 Väinö Markkanen 292
1970 Väinö Markkanen 586
1975 Seppo Mäkinen 594
1976 Seppo Mäkinen 594
1978 Seppo Mäkinen 592
1982 Seppo Mäkinen 591
1983 Seppo Mäkinen 593
1988 Seppo Mäkinen 590
1991 Jouni Vainio 582

25m Centre Fire Pistol Team
1963 FIN 1144
1966 FIN 1151
1974 FIN 2343
1975 FIN 2356
1976 FIN 2356
1978 FIN 2349
1983 FIN 2336
1987 FIN 2349

25m Military Rapid Fire Pistol
1966 Väinö Markkanen 298
1975 Seppo Mäkinen 590
1976 Seppo Mäkinen 593
1978 Seppo Mäkinen 593
1979 Olavi Heikkinen 592
1980 Olavi Heikkinen 591
1986 Seppo Mäkinen 594
1988 Arvo Papponen 594

25m Military Rapid Fire Pistol Team
1966 FIN 1174
1976 FIN 2351
1977 FIN 2347
1978 FIN 2341
1980 FIN 2355
1987 FIN 2352
1988 FIN 2357

Shotgun Skeet, Team
2015 FIN 251