Sonja Leinamo prize money
€31,150 in World Cup and World Championships prize money across the 2024/25 and 2025/26 seasons, from 10 paid races. The biggest single payday is €16,000, for the women's individual 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 Sonja Leinamo finished.
Sonja Leinamo prize money by season
World Cup and World Championships, each season in full
season running total
Up €18,550 on the season before, in a year the World Cup ladder rose from €15,000 to €20,000 for a win.
Where Sonja Leinamo's money comes from
The same total split by kind of race
Sonja Leinamo's biggest paydays
The ten races that paid the most
Every paid race
10 of them, newest first
| Race | Date | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruhpolding Women's relay | 14 January 2026 | 8th | €600 |
| Oberhof Women's relay | 10 January 2026 | 4th | €3,250 |
| Hochfilzen Women's relay | 13 December 2025 | 4th | €3,250 |
| Östersund Women's individual | 2 December 2025 | 2nd | €16,000 |
| Östersund Women's relay | 29 November 2025 | 6th | €1,750 |
| Ruhpolding Women's relay | 18 January 2025 | 8th | €500 |
| Oberhof Women's pursuit | 11 January 2025 | 29th | €300 |
| Oberhof Women's sprint | 9 January 2025 | 8th | €4,500 |
| Kontiolahti Women's sprint | 7 December 2024 | 27th | €500 |
| Kontiolahti Women's relay | 1 December 2024 | 8th | €500 |
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.
Sonja Leinamo at each event
Every stop of the two seasons Sonja Leinamo was paid at
| Event | Paid races | Best | Won there |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kontiolahti 2024/25 World Cup round 1 | 2 | 27th | €1,000 |
| Oberhof 2024/25 World Cup round 4 | 2 | 8th | €4,800 |
| Ruhpolding 2024/25 World Cup round 5 | 1 | relay | €500 |
| Östersund 2025/26 World Cup round 1 | 2 | 2nd | €17,750 |
| Hochfilzen 2025/26 World Cup round 2 | 1 | relay | €3,250 |
| Oberhof 2025/26 World Cup round 4 | 1 | relay | €3,250 |
| Ruhpolding 2025/26 World Cup round 5 | 1 | relay | €600 |
Where Sonja Leinamo sits on the money list
Ranked 93 of 233 across both seasons
| # | Athlete | Country | Wins | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 83 | Paula Botet | France | 1 | €34,850 |
| 84 | Polona Klemencic | Slovenia | €34,750 | |
| 85 | Sivert Guttorm Bakken | Norway | €34,700 | |
| 86 | Anna Gandler | Austria | €34,000 | |
| 87 | Ida Lien | Norway | €34,000 | |
| 88 | Simon Eder | Austria | €33,550 | |
| 89 | Olli Hiidensalo | Finland | €33,350 | |
| 90 | Linn Gestblom | Sweden | €33,300 | |
| 91 | Johanna Skottheim | Sweden | €32,850 | |
| 92 | Johannes Kühn | Germany | €32,700 | |
| 94 | Sverre Dahlen Aspenes | Norway | €29,650 | |
| 95 | Samuela Comola | Italy | €29,400 | |
| 96 | Marlene Fichtner | Germany | €29,050 | |
| 97 | Lena Repinc | Slovenia | €27,750 | |
| 98 | Venla Lehtonen | Finland | €27,100 | |
| 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 |
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 Sonja Leinamo won in biathlon?
€31,150 across the 2024/25 and 2025/26 seasons, from 10 paid races. That is 93rd of the 233 athletes the IBU paid, and 50th among the women.
How much did Sonja Leinamo win in 2024/25?
€6,300 from 5 paid races in the 2024/25 season.
How much did Sonja Leinamo win in 2025/26?
€24,850 from 5 paid races in the 2025/26 season.
What was Sonja Leinamo's biggest payday?
€16,000 at the Östersund World Cup 2025/26 on 2 December 2025, where Sonja Leinamo finished 2nd in the women's individual.
How many races has Sonja Leinamo won?
None across the 2024/25 and 2025/26 seasons, from 1 individual podium.
How much has Sonja Leinamo won in relays?
€9,850 from 6 paid relays, which is 32% of the total. A relay pays every athlete on a team the full rung for the team's place.
How does Sonja Leinamo compare with the rest of the Finland team?
Sonja Leinamo took 5.7% of the €542,900 the IBU paid Finland's 12 athletes across the two seasons, 4th of them.
Where to next
The events Sonja Leinamo raced, and the athletes around them