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Mika Kojonkoski

Mika Kojonkoski (born April 19 1963 in Rauma, Finland) is a 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 1985 Ski flying World Championships.

As a coach however, Kojonkoski quickly became a known figure. 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 Roar Ljøkelsøy, Sigurd Pettersen, Lars Bystøl, Bjørn Einar Romøren and Anders Jacobsen.

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

Mika has three children with his wife Ulla.

National teams coached

Team	Years
Austria	1997-1998
Finland	1999-2001
Norway	2002-

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 '''Mika Kojonkoski''' (born [[April 19]] [[1963]] in [[Rauma, Finland]]) 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]].
-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 create stars like [[Roar Ljøkelsøy]], [[Sigurd Pettersen]], [[Lars Bystøl]], [[Bjørn Einar Romøren]] and [[Anders Jacobsen (ski jumper)|Anders Jacobsen]].
+As a coach however, Kojonkoski quickly became a known figure. 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 [[Roar Ljøkelsøy]], [[Sigurd Pettersen]], [[Lars Bystøl]], [[Bjørn Einar Romøren]] and [[Anders Jacobsen (ski jumper)|Anders Jacobsen]].
-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 (Finland)|National Coalition Party]]
 Mika has three children with his wife Ulla.