Venla Lehtonen prize money
€27,100 in World Cup and World Championships prize money across the 2024/25 and 2025/26 seasons, from 17 paid races. The biggest single payday is €5,000, for the women's pursuit at the Annecy-Le Grand Bornand World Cup 2024/25.
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 Venla Lehtonen finished.
Venla Lehtonen prize money by season
World Cup and World Championships, each season in full
season running total
Down €0 on the season before, in a year the World Cup ladder rose from €15,000 to €20,000 for a win. The 2024/25 figure carries the World Championships, which 2025/26 did not hold.
Where Venla Lehtonen's money comes from
The same total split by kind of race
Venla Lehtonen's biggest paydays
The ten races that paid the most
Every paid race
17 of them, newest first
| Race | Date | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nové Město na Moravě Women's mass start | 25 January 2026 | 27th | €600 |
| Nové Město na Moravě Women's short individual | 23 January 2026 | 23rd | €1,000 |
| Ruhpolding Women's relay | 14 January 2026 | 8th | €600 |
| Oberhof Women's pursuit | 11 January 2026 | 18th | €1,800 |
| 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 | 26th | €700 |
| Östersund Single mixed relay | 30 November 2025 | 8th | €600 |
| Östersund Women's relay | 29 November 2025 | 6th | €1,750 |
| Antholz-Anterselva Women's sprint | 23 January 2025 | 22nd | €1,000 |
| Oberhof Women's pursuit | 11 January 2025 | 17th | €1,650 |
| Oberhof Women's sprint | 9 January 2025 | 23rd | €900 |
| Annecy-Le Grand Bornand Women's mass start | 22 December 2024 | 22nd | €1,000 |
| Annecy-Le Grand Bornand Women's pursuit | 21 December 2024 | 7th | €5,000 |
| Annecy-Le Grand Bornand Women's sprint | 20 December 2024 | 13th | €2,500 |
| 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.
Venla Lehtonen at each event
Every stop of the two seasons Venla Lehtonen was paid at
| Event | Paid races | Best | Won there |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kontiolahti 2024/25 World Cup round 1 | 2 | relay | €1,500 |
| Annecy-Le Grand Bornand 2024/25 World Cup round 3 | 3 | 7th | €8,500 |
| Oberhof 2024/25 World Cup round 4 | 2 | 17th | €2,550 |
| Antholz-Anterselva 2024/25 World Cup round 6 | 1 | 22nd | €1,000 |
| Östersund 2025/26 World Cup round 1 | 3 | 26th | €3,050 |
| Hochfilzen 2025/26 World Cup round 2 | 1 | relay | €3,250 |
| Oberhof 2025/26 World Cup round 4 | 2 | 18th | €5,050 |
| Ruhpolding 2025/26 World Cup round 5 | 1 | relay | €600 |
| Nové Město na Moravě 2025/26 World Cup round 6 | 2 | 23rd | €1,600 |
Where Venla Lehtonen sits on the money list
Ranked 98 of 233 across both seasons
| # | Athlete | Country | Wins | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 93 | Sonja Leinamo | Finland | €31,150 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
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 Venla Lehtonen won in biathlon?
€27,100 across the 2024/25 and 2025/26 seasons, from 17 paid races. That is 98th of the 233 athletes the IBU paid, and 54th among the women.
How much did Venla Lehtonen win in 2024/25?
€13,550 from 8 paid races in the 2024/25 season.
How much did Venla Lehtonen win in 2025/26?
€13,550 from 9 paid races in the 2025/26 season.
What was Venla Lehtonen's biggest payday?
€5,000 at the Annecy-Le Grand Bornand World Cup 2024/25 on 21 December 2024, where Venla Lehtonen finished 7th in the women's pursuit.
How many races has Venla Lehtonen won?
None across the 2024/25 and 2025/26 seasons. Venla Lehtonen's best individual finish in that time was 7th.
How much has Venla Lehtonen won in relays?
€10,950 from 7 paid relays, which is 40% of the total. A relay pays every athlete on a team the full rung for the team's place.
How does Venla Lehtonen compare with the rest of the Finland team?
Venla Lehtonen took 5% of the €542,900 the IBU paid Finland's 12 athletes across the two seasons, 5th of them.
Where to next
The events Venla Lehtonen raced, and the athletes around them