Inka Hamalainen prize money
€22,100 in World Cup and World Championships prize money across the 2024/25 and 2025/26 seasons, from 14 paid races. The biggest single payday is €3,500, for the women's sprint at the Östersund World Cup 2025/26.
The IBU pays the first 30 in every individual race and the first eight teams in every relay a fixed sum for the place. Each figure on this page is that sum, at the place Inka Hamalainen finished.
Inka Hamalainen prize money by season
World Cup and World Championships, each season in full
season running total
Up €17,700 on the season before, in a year the World Cup ladder rose from €15,000 to €20,000 for a win.
Where Inka Hamalainen's money comes from
The same total split by kind of race
Inka Hamalainen's biggest paydays
The ten races that paid the most
Every paid race
14 of them, newest first
| Race | Date | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| Otepää Women's sprint | 13 March 2026 | 25th | €750 |
| Ruhpolding Women's relay | 14 January 2026 | 8th | €600 |
| Oberhof Women's relay | 10 January 2026 | 4th | €3,250 |
| Oberhof Women's sprint | 8 January 2026 | 16th | €2,200 |
| Hochfilzen Women's relay | 13 December 2025 | 4th | €3,250 |
| Östersund Women's pursuit | 7 December 2025 | 22nd | €1,100 |
| Östersund Women's sprint | 5 December 2025 | 12th | €3,500 |
| Östersund Women's individual | 2 December 2025 | 30th | €250 |
| Östersund Mixed relay | 30 November 2025 | 4th | €3,250 |
| Östersund Women's relay | 29 November 2025 | 6th | €1,750 |
| Ruhpolding Women's relay | 18 January 2025 | 8th | €500 |
| Oberhof Women's sprint | 9 January 2025 | 30th | €200 |
| Kontiolahti Women's relay | 1 December 2024 | 8th | €500 |
| Kontiolahti Mixed relay | 30 November 2024 | 7th | €1,000 |
Where two athletes tie on a place they share the money for the places they cover, so a tie for 12th pays each the average of 12th and 13th.
Inka Hamalainen at each event
Every stop of the two seasons Inka Hamalainen was paid at
| Event | Paid races | Best | Won there |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kontiolahti 2024/25 World Cup round 1 | 2 | relay | €1,500 |
| Oberhof 2024/25 World Cup round 4 | 1 | 30th | €200 |
| Ruhpolding 2024/25 World Cup round 5 | 1 | relay | €500 |
| Östersund 2025/26 World Cup round 1 | 5 | 12th | €9,850 |
| Hochfilzen 2025/26 World Cup round 2 | 1 | relay | €3,250 |
| Oberhof 2025/26 World Cup round 4 | 2 | 16th | €5,450 |
| Ruhpolding 2025/26 World Cup round 5 | 1 | relay | €600 |
| Otepää 2025/26 World Cup round 8 | 1 | 25th | €750 |
Where Inka Hamalainen sits on the money list
Ranked 109 of 233 across both seasons
| # | Athlete | Country | Wins | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99 | Anna Weidel | Germany | €26,900 | |
| 100 | Sara Andersson | Sweden | €26,800 | |
| 101 | Juni Arnekleiv | Norway | €26,500 | |
| 102 | Sophie Chauveau | France | €26,100 | |
| 103 | Sophia Schneider | Germany | €24,450 | |
| 104 | Anton Dudchenko | Ukraine | €23,950 | |
| 105 | Antonin Guigonnat | France | €23,900 | |
| 106 | Lea Meier | Switzerland | €23,350 | |
| 107 | Khrystyna Dmytrenko | Ukraine | €23,300 | |
| 108 | Malte Stefansson | Sweden | €22,450 | |
| 110 | Joanna Jakiela | Poland | €21,150 | |
| 111 | Tamara Steiner | Austria | €20,850 | |
| 112 | Didier Bionaz | Italy | €20,800 | |
| 113 | Thierry Langer | Belgium | €20,100 | |
| 114 | Kamila Zuk | Poland | €19,650 | |
| 115 | Roman Rees | Germany | €17,725 | |
| 116 | David Komatz | Austria | €17,250 | |
| 117 | Martin Nevland | Norway | €17,200 | |
| 118 | Sean Doherty | United States | €17,150 | |
| 119 | Elisa Gasparin | Switzerland | €17,000 |
The rest of the Finland team
Every Finland athlete the IBU paid, by prize money
| # | Athlete | Paid races | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Suvi Minkkinen | 54 | €312,350 |
| 54 | Tero Seppala | 40 | €80,000 |
| 89 | Olli Hiidensalo | 16 | €33,350 |
| 93 | Sonja Leinamo | 10 | €31,150 |
| 98 | Venla Lehtonen | 17 | €27,100 |
| 109 | Inka Hamalainen | 14 | €22,100 |
| 128 | Tuomas Harjula | 7 | €13,800 |
| 145 | Otto Invenius | 6 | €10,200 |
| 151 | Arttu Heikkinen | 6 | €9,350 |
| 195 | Jaakko Ranta | 2 | €2,500 |
| 229 | Heikki Laitinen | 1 | €500 |
| 230 | Noora Kaisa Keranen | 1 | €500 |
Frequently asked questions
How much prize money has Inka Hamalainen won in biathlon?
€22,100 across the 2024/25 and 2025/26 seasons, from 14 paid races. That is 109th of the 233 athletes the IBU paid, and 62nd among the women.
How much did Inka Hamalainen win in 2024/25?
€2,200 from 4 paid races in the 2024/25 season.
How much did Inka Hamalainen win in 2025/26?
€19,900 from 10 paid races in the 2025/26 season.
What was Inka Hamalainen's biggest payday?
€3,500 at the Östersund World Cup 2025/26 on 5 December 2025, where Inka Hamalainen finished 12th in the women's sprint.
How many races has Inka Hamalainen won?
None across the 2024/25 and 2025/26 seasons. Inka Hamalainen's best individual finish in that time was 12th.
How much has Inka Hamalainen won in relays?
€14,100 from 8 paid relays, which is 64% of the total. A relay pays every athlete on a team the full rung for the team's place.
How does Inka Hamalainen compare with the rest of the Finland team?
Inka Hamalainen took 4.1% of the €542,900 the IBU paid Finland's 12 athletes across the two seasons, 6th of them.
Where to next
The events Inka Hamalainen raced, and the athletes around them