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PRIZE MONEY BY NATION · 44th OF 168

Finland prize money

Finland's sportspeople have won £20,813,301 in prize money across 24 sports, which puts Finland 44th of the 168 nations on our prize money by nation table. Jarkko Nieminen has won the most, £5,822,063 in tennis .

PRIZE MONEY WON £21m
NATION RANK44th of 168
EARNERS253
SPORTS24
TOP SPORT · TENNIS £10m
SHARE OF WORLD0.2%

Finland's highest earners

The top 60 of 253 people, every sport together

Finland's sportspeople ranked by prize money won, with their sport.
# NAME SPORT PRIZE MONEY
1 Jarkko Nieminen Tennis £5,822,063£5.8m
2 Sami Valimaki Golf £3,947,159£3.9m
3 Emil Ruusuvuori Tennis £3,371,729£3.4m
4 Mika Immonen Pool £1,280,272£1.3m
5 Otto Virtanen Tennis £1,252,050£1.3m
6 Osku Palermaa Bowling £418,492£418k
7 Robin Hull Snooker £366,479£366k
8 Kerttu Niskanen Cross-country skiing £312,960£313k
9 Suvi Minkkinen Biathlon £266,966£267k
10 Iivo Niskanen Cross-country skiing £186,421£186k
11 Ilkka Herola Nordic combined £175,066£175k
12 Petri Makkonen Pool £162,684£163k
13 Tero Pitkämäki Athletics £151,880£152k
14 Krista Parmakoski Cross-country skiing £132,600£133k
15 Tanja Poutiainen Alpine skiing £132,024£132k
16 Oliver Lindell Golf £127,765£128k
17 Jonne Koski CrossFit £111,278£111k
18 Santtu Tahvanainen Bowling £108,549£109k
19 Tomas Kayhko Bowling £100,989£101k
20 Antti Aalto Ski jumping £85,319£85k
21 Johanna Matintalo Cross-country skiing £84,377£84k
22 Niko Kytosaho Ski jumping £79,185£79k
23 Eduard Hallberg Alpine skiing £76,857£77k
24 Jasmi Joensuu Cross-country skiing £76,285£76k
25 Olli Tuominen Squash £74,620£75k
26 Tero Seppala Biathlon £68,376£68k
27 Jenny Rautionaho Ski jumping £60,200£60k
28 Markus Juva Pool £57,383£57k
29 Lauri Vuorinen Cross-country skiing £57,216£57k
30 Anni Karava Freestyle skiing £56,862£57k
31 Casper Matikainen Pool £54,548£55k
32 Emilia Soini Squash £53,933£54k
33 Marcus Sandell Alpine skiing £50,775£51k
34 Eero Hirvonen Nordic combined £50,032£50k
35 Elian Lehto Alpine skiing £47,374£47k
36 Juulia Turkkila / Matthias Versluis Figure skating £44,361£44k
37 Mikko Korhonen Golf £43,684£44k
38 Tapio Pulkkanen Golf £39,708£40k
39 Jani Uski Pool £37,941£38k
40 Antti Ruuskanen Athletics £36,842£37k
41 Joni Maeki Cross-country skiing £36,762£37k
42 Ari Mannio Athletics £36,090£36k
43 Minja Korhonen Nordic combined £36,041£36k
44 Arseny Sevastyanov Pool £35,932£36k
45 Jon Sallinen Freestyle skiing £35,635£36k
46 Saga Vanninen Athletics £34,586£35k
47 Olli Hiidensalo Biathlon £28,504£29k
48 Kimmo Lehtonen Bowling £28,068£28k
49 Wilma Heltelä Athletics £27,820£28k
50 Henrik Haapalainen CrossFit £27,444£27k
51 Sonja Leinamo Biathlon £26,624£27k
52 Venla Lehtonen Biathlon £23,162£23k
53 Joonas Jehkinen Bowling £22,895£23k
54 Perttu Hyvarinen Cross-country skiing £22,764£23k
55 Andreas Romar Alpine skiing £22,332£22k
56 Arsi Ruuskanen Cross-country skiing £21,627£22k
57 Severi Vierela Freestyle skiing £21,379£21k
58 Henrik Mustonen Squash £20,605£21k
59 Inka Hamalainen Biathlon £18,889£19k
60 Jasmin Kahara Cross-country skiing £18,481£18k

The top 12, side by side

Jarkko Nieminen £5.8m Sami Valimaki £3.9m Emil Ruusuvuori £3.4m Mika Immonen £1.3m Otto Virtanen £1.3m Osku Palermaa £418k Robin Hull £366k Kerttu Niskanen £313k Suvi Minkkinen £267k Iivo Niskanen £186k Ilkka Herola £175k Petri Makkonen £163k

Jarkko Nieminen alone accounts for 28.0% of Finland's total. The top ten between them hold 82.8%, and the other 243 share the rest.

Prize money by sport

Where Finland's £20,813,301 came from

Finland's prize money split by sport, with the number of earners and the top earner in each.
SPORT PRIZE MONEY SHARE EARNERS TOP EARNER
Tennis £10,445,842£10.4m 50.2% 3 Jarkko Nieminen
Golf £4,158,317£4.2m 20.0% 4 Sami Valimaki
Pool £1,700,332£1.7m 8.2% 39 Mika Immonen
Cross-country skiing £1,068,122£1.1m 5.1% 37 Kerttu Niskanen
Bowling £718,256£718k 3.5% 19 Osku Palermaa
Biathlon £464,017£464k 2.2% 12 Suvi Minkkinen
Athletics £386,278£386k 1.9% 33 Tero Pitkämäki
Snooker £366,579£367k 1.8% 2 Robin Hull
Alpine skiing £352,657£353k 1.7% 13 Tanja Poutiainen
Nordic combined £281,621£282k 1.4% 11 Ilkka Herola
Ski jumping £266,232£266k 1.3% 12 Antti Aalto
Squash £149,157£149k 0.7% 3 Olli Tuominen
Freestyle skiing £144,835£145k 0.7% 9 Anni Karava
CrossFit £138,722£139k 0.7% 2 Jonne Koski
Figure skating £44,361£44k 0.2% 1 Juulia Turkkila / Matthias Versluis
Snowboarding £34,476£34k 0.2% 7 Rene Rinnekangas
Show jumping £29,352£29k 0.1% 28 Anni Hjerpe
Badminton £26,152£26k 0.1% 8 Kalle Koljonen
Table tennis £17,060£17k 0.1% 4 Benedek Olah
Swimming £7,368£7k 0.0% 1 Laura Lahtinen
Triathlon £6,203£6k 0.0% 1 Henrik Goesch
Chess £2,820£3k 0.0% 1 Dmitry V. Sklyarov
Trail running £2,564£3k 0.0% 1 Anna-Stiina Erkkila
Gymnastics £1,978£2k 0.0% 2 Maisa Kuusikko

The split between sports

Tennis £10m Golf £4.2m Pool £1.7m Cross-country skiing £1.1m Bowling £718k Biathlon £464k Athletics £386k Snooker £367k Alpine skiing £353k Nordic combined £282k Ski jumping £266k Squash £149k Freestyle skiing £145k CrossFit £139k
Figure skating £44k
Snowboarding £34k Show jumping £29k Badminton £26k Table tennis £17k
Swimming £7,368
Triathlon £6,203
Chess £2,820
Trail running £2,564
Gymnastics £1,978

Tennis is Finland's biggest earner at 50.2% of the total. We hold nobody from Finland in surfing, speed skating, motorsport, handball, rodeo, sled dog racing, Enhanced Games, Go, curling, shogi, keirin, 3x3 basketball, fencing, gravel racing, speedway.

The nations either side of Finland

Finland is 44th of 168 on total prize money

The nations ranked around Finland by total prize money won.
# NATION PRIZE MONEY EARNERS
32 Slovakia £58,690,691£58.7m 76
33 Fiji £56,400,033£56.4m 7
34 Colombia £54,307,165£54.3m 79
35 Denmark £45,356,277£45.4m 246
36 New Zealand £41,710,442£41.7m 152
37 Chinese Taipei £36,871,037£36.9m 437
38 Poland £36,459,824£36.5m 375
39 Greece £32,009,197£32.0m 79
40 Bulgaria £26,820,967£26.8m 85
41 Zimbabwe £24,416,046£24.4m 7
42 Kazakhstan £24,398,287£24.4m 102
43 Wales £22,440,638£22.4m 54
44 Finland £20,813,301£20.8m 253
45 Venezuela £20,750,802£20.8m 104
46 Ukraine £19,869,537£19.9m 176
47 Egypt £19,486,543£19.5m 199
48 Portugal £17,907,261£17.9m 110
49 Thailand £16,387,841£16.4m 218
50 Hungary £14,998,149£15.0m 130
51 Hawaii £13,952,897£14.0m 71
52 Belarus £13,553,505£13.6m 38
53 Slovenia £13,390,512£13.4m 153
54 Philippines £12,312,347£12.3m 159
55 Indonesia £10,967,176£11.0m 317
56 Uruguay £10,735,741£10.7m 12

Finland against its neighbours

Slovakia £59m Fiji £56m Colombia £54m Denmark £45m New Zealand £42m Chinese Taipei £37m Poland £36m Greece £32m Bulgaria £27m Zimbabwe £24m Kazakhstan £24m Wales £22m Finland £21m Venezuela £21m Ukraine £20m Egypt £19m Portugal £18m Thailand £16m Hungary £15m Hawaii £14m Belarus £14m Slovenia £13m Philippines £12m Indonesia £11m Uruguay £11m

Frequently asked questions

How much prize money has Finland won?

£20,813,301 across 253 people in 24 sports. That ranks Finland 44th of the 168 nations we hold prize money for.

Who is Finland's highest earning sportsperson?

Jarkko Nieminen, with £5,822,063 in tennis prize money: 28.0% of everything Finland has won. Next is Sami Valimaki on £3,947,159.

Which sport has earned Finland the most prize money?

Tennis, at £10,445,842 across 3 players, ahead of golf on £4,158,317.

Which nation is just above Finland?

Wales, 43rd on £22,440,638. Venezuela is 45th, just below, on £20,750,802.

Where to next

Every nation is ranked on prize money by nation. Finland's tennis money has its own page: Finland in tennis.Finland's golf money has its own page: Finland in golf.Finland's pool money has its own page: Finland in pool.Finland's cross-country skiing money has its own page: Finland in cross-country skiing.Finland's bowling money has its own page: Finland in bowling.Finland's biathlon money has its own page: Finland in biathlon.Finland's athletics money has its own page: Finland in athletics.Finland's snooker money has its own page: Finland in snooker.Finland's alpine skiing money has its own page: Finland in alpine skiing.Finland's Nordic combined money has its own page: Finland in Nordic combined.Finland's ski jumping money has its own page: Finland in ski jumping.Finland's squash money has its own page: Finland in squash.Finland's freestyle skiing money has its own page: Finland in freestyle skiing.Finland's CrossFit money has its own page: Finland in CrossFit.Finland's snowboarding money has its own page: Finland in snowboarding.Finland's show jumping money has its own page: Finland in show jumping.Finland's badminton money has its own page: Finland in badminton.Finland's table tennis money has its own page: Finland in table tennis.Finland's gymnastics money has its own page: Finland in gymnastics. One place up is Wales. One place down is Venezuela.