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Mika Kojonkoski (born 19 April 1964 in Rauma, Finland) is a Finnish ski jumping coach^[1] and politician. Kojonkoski was a ski jumper himself in the 1980s, but he never reached the level of the best Finnish jumpers like Matti Nykänen. His best result was his 9th place in Chamonix, he also achieved a 16th place in the 1985 Ski flying World Championships in Planica.

Kojonkoski quickly became a known figure as a ski coach. After starting up as coach of Finland's junior team, Kojonkoski was hired as the new Austrian coach in 1997. He returned home to Finland to take over the national team in 1999, before he took over the Norwegian team in 2002 where he helped create stars like Sigurd Pettersen, Lars Bystøl, Bjørn Einar Romøren, Anders Jacobsen and Tom Hilde.

Kojonkoski is an active politician in his hometown of Kuopio, where he represents the National Coalition Party.

Personal life

Mika has three children with his wife Ulla.

National teams coached

Team	Years
Austria	1997–1999
Finland	1999–2002
Norway	2002-2011

References

^ Lidz, Franz (13 February 2002). "Fly Guy". CNN. Archived from the original on February 15, 2002. Retrieved 21 April 2011.

Mika Kojonkoski at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation

[1] Lidz, Franz (13 February 2002). "Fly Guy". CNN. Archived from the original on February 15, 2002. Retrieved 21 April 2011.

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-'''Mika Kojonkoski''' (born [[April 19]] [[1964]]) is a [[Finland|Finnish]] ski jumping coach and [[politician]]. Kojonkoski was a ski jumper himself in the 1980's, but he never reached the level of the best Finnish jumpers like [[Matti Nykänen]]. His best result was his 16th place in the [[Ski flying World Championships|1985 Ski flying World Championships]].
+'''Mika Kojonkoski''' (born 19 April 1964 in [[Rauma, Finland]]) is a [[Finland|Finnish]] ski jumping coach<ref>{{cite news|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/olympics/2002/daily_guide/news/2002/02/13/day6_feature/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020215060109/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/olympics/2002/daily_guide/news/2002/02/13/day6_feature/|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 15, 2002|title=Fly Guy|last=Lidz|first=Franz|date=13 February 2002|work=[[CNN]]|accessdate=21 April 2011}}</ref> and [[politician]]. Kojonkoski was a ski jumper himself in the 1980s, but he never reached the level of the best Finnish jumpers like [[Matti Nykänen]]. His best result was his 9th place in [[Chamonix]], he also achieved a 16th place in the [[FIS Ski-Flying World Championships 1985|1985 Ski flying World Championships]] in Planica.
-As a coach however, Kojonkoski quickly became a known figure. After starting up as coach of Finland's junior team, Kojonkoski were hired as the new [[Austria]]n coach in 1997. He returned home to Finland to take over the national team in 1999, before he took over the [[Norway|Norwegian]] team in 2002 were he helped created start like [[Roar Ljøkelsøy]], [[Sigurd Pettersen]], [[Lars Bystøl]], [[Bjørn Einar Romøren]] and [[Anders Jacobsen (ski jumper)|Anders Jacobsen]].
+Kojonkoski quickly became a known figure as a ski coach. After starting up as coach of Finland's junior team, Kojonkoski was hired as the new [[Austria]]n coach in 1997. He returned home to Finland to take over the national team in 1999, before he took over the [[Norway|Norwegian]] team in 2002 where he helped create stars like [[Sigurd Pettersen]], [[Lars Bystøl]], [[Bjørn Einar Romøren]], [[Anders Jacobsen (ski jumper)|Anders Jacobsen]] and [[Tom Hilde]].
-Kojonkoski is an active [[politician]] in his hometown of Kuopio, where he represent the [[National Coalition Party (Finland)|National Coalition Party]]
+Kojonkoski is an active [[politician]] in his hometown of Kuopio, where he represents the [[National Coalition Party]].
+== Personal life ==
-Mika has three children with his wife Ulla.
+Mika has three children with his wife Ulla.
 == National teams coached ==
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 | {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Finland]]
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 | {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Norway]]
-| 2002-
+| 2002-2011
 |}
+==References==
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