Liisa SUIKHONEN

Liisa Suihkonen made her international début at the 1966 World Championships and also competed at the 1968 Olympic Winter Games and 1970 and 1974 World Championships, but did not reach the podium at any of those meets. The high point of her career came at the 1976 Winter Olympics, when she won a silver in the relay, in her only start of those games. Domestically Suikhonen won one Finnish title in 1966 in the 10 km. During and after her sporting career Suihkonen worked as a school teacher. She has also worked with the Suonenjoki City Council, and from 1997 she has been the chairman of Suonenjoen Vasama.