Finnish championship league 2025-2026 1 Div Group1 8
Team SwissStandard
55 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held on 14 Mar 2026 in Various, Finland. 2 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2138, and top seed was Heikki-Pekka Innala (🇫🇮 FIN, FM, 2263).
Lasse Lehtohalme (🇫🇮 FIN, 1982) won with 1.0/8, ahead of Tero Sihvonen (1.0) and David Collander (1.0).
The biggest upset came in round 8: Lauri Hagelberg (2070) beat Jaakko Kivimaki (2177), a +107-point gap.
Location
🇫🇮Various, Finland
Dates
14 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Team · 8 rounds
Avg top 10
2,138
Participants
55
Titled players · 2
FM×2
Federations · 1 represented
🇫🇮Finland×52
Top 3
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Standings
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| # | Player | Fed | Elo | Pts | Avg opp. | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lehtohalme, Lasse | 🇫🇮FIN | 1982 | 1.0 | 1774 | 2574 | +4.4 |
| 2 | Sihvonen, Tero | 🇫🇮FIN | 1964 | 1.0 | 1982 | 2782 | +10.6 |
| 3 | Collander, David | 🇫🇮FIN | 1935 | 1.0 | 1928 | 2728 | +18.4 |
| 4 | Hagelberg, Lauri | 🇫🇮FIN | 2070 | 1.0 | 2160 | 2960 | +13.2 |
| 5 | Kekalainen, Timo | 🇫🇮FIN | 1981 | 1.0 | 1918 | 2718 | +8.4 |
| 6 | Nieminen, Oliver | 🇫🇮FIN | 1878 | 1.0 | 1993 | 2793 | +19.6 |
| 7 | Kinnunen, Kari | 🇫🇮FIN | 2137 | 1.0 | 2177 | 2977 | +11.6 |
| 8 | Raisanen, Kalervo | 🇫🇮FIN | 2016 | 1.0 | 1961 | 2761 | +8.4 |
| 9 | Nordlund, Jukka | 🇫🇮FIN | 2133 | 1.0 | 2031 | 2831 | +7.2 |
| 10 | FMTammela, Kari | 🇫🇮FIN | 2131 | 1.0 | 2102 | 2902 | +9.8 |
| 11 | Koivusalo, Ville | 🇫🇮FIN | 1947 | 1.0 | 2053 | 2853 | +12.4 |
| 12 | Harju, Jukka | 🇫🇮FIN | 2059 | 1.0 | 2042 | 2842 | +9.8 |
| 13 | Peuhu, Ari | 🇫🇮FIN | 1933 | 1.0 | 1750 | 2550 | +4.6 |
| 14 | Ruotanen, Helge | 🇫🇮FIN | 1953 | 1.0 | 1933 | 2733 | +9.2 |
| 15 | Leppakoski, Miro | 🇫🇮FIN | 1980 | 1.0 | 1948 | 2748 | +18.4 |
| 16 | Valpas, Jami | 🇫🇮FIN | 2019 | 1.0 | 2056 | 2856 | +18.0 |
| 17 | Joentausta, Hannu | 🇫🇮FIN | 2085 | 0.5 | 2129 | 2129 | +0.6 |
| 18 | Taivainen, Jukka | 🇫🇮FIN | 2184 | 0.5 | 2017 | 2017 | -4.4 |
| 19 | Maki, Juha | 🇫🇮FIN | 2018 | 0.5 | 2180 | 2180 | +4.4 |
| 20 | Mikkonen, Harri | 🇫🇮FIN | 1934 | 0.5 | 1896 | 1896 | -1.0 |
| 21 | Koivunen, Jussi | 🇫🇮FIN | 2047 | 0.5 | 1937 | 1937 | -3.0 |
| 22 | Laurila, Antti | 🇫🇮FIN | 1920 | 0.5 | 1969 | 1969 | +3.2 |
| 23 | Mantyniemi, Jaakko | 🇫🇮FIN | 1860 | 0.5 | 1872 | 1872 | +1.0 |
| 24 | Kesanen, Viljami | 🇫🇮FIN | 1867 | 0.5 | 1833 | 1833 | -1.0 |
| 25 | Kukkonen, Jaakko | 🇫🇮FIN | 2065 | 0.5 | 2052 | 2052 | -0.4 |
| 26 | Komulainen, Lauri | 🇫🇮FIN | 2011 | 0.5 | 2064 | 2064 | +0.4 |
| 27 | Torkkola, Simo | 🇫🇮FIN | 1908 | 0.5 | 1748 | 1748 | -2.8 |
| 28 | Koskinen, Veikko | 🇫🇮FIN | 1864 | 0.5 | 1909 | 1909 | +1.4 |
| 29 | Makela, Krister | 🇫🇮FIN | 1731 | 0.5 | 1849 | 1849 | +5.6 |
| 30 | Keipi, Jaakko | 🇫🇮FIN | 1976 | 0.5 | 1857 | 1857 | -2.8 |
| 31 | FMLauren, Martti | 🇫🇮FIN | 2128 | 0.5 | 2012 | 2012 | -2.8 |
| 32 | Peltonen, Simo | 🇫🇮FIN | 1969 | 0.5 | 1911 | 1911 | -3.2 |
| 33 | Tuominen, Joona | 🇫🇮FIN | 2001 | 0.5 | 2118 | 2118 | +2.8 |
| 34 | Peltomaki, Jarmo | 🇫🇮FIN | 1977 | 0.5 | 2048 | 2048 | +3.0 |
| 35 | Viljava, Tapani | 🇫🇮FIN | 2130 | 0.5 | 2104 | 2104 | -0.6 |
| 36 | Karttinen, Risto | 🇫🇮FIN | 1911 | 0.5 | 1935 | 1935 | +1.0 |
| 37 | Olander, Aleksi | 🇫🇮FIN | 2113 | 0.0 | 2106 | 1306 | -9.8 |
| 38 | Alho, Mikko | 🇫🇮FIN | 2031 | 0.0 | 2131 | 1331 | -7.2 |
| 39 | Lindroos, Jukka | 🇫🇮FIN | 1733 | 0.0 | 1994 | 1194 | -8.8 |
| 41 | Pitkanen, Ari | 🇫🇮FIN | 1988 | 0.0 | 1958 | 1158 | -10.6 |
| 42 | Kivimaki, Jaakko | 🇫🇮FIN | 2177 | 0.0 | 2042 | 1242 | -13.2 |
| 43 | Jaakkola, Vilho | 🇫🇮FIN | 0 | 0.0 | 1975 | 1175 | -16.8 |
| 45 | Mustelin, Juhani | 🇫🇮FIN | 1967 | 0.0 | 2018 | 1218 | -8.4 |
| 46 | Aropaltio, Tapio | 🇫🇮FIN | 1947 | 0.0 | 1980 | 1180 | -9.2 |
| 47 | Kivi, Jouni | 🇫🇮FIN | 2025 | 0.0 | 1963 | 1163 | -24.8 |
| 48 | Uusitalo, Martti | 🇫🇮FIN | 1974 | 0.0 | 1955 | 1155 | -18.4 |
| 49 | Vuorisalo, Veli-Matti | 🇫🇮FIN | 2162 | 0.0 | 2122 | 1322 | -11.6 |
| 50 | Ruusunen, Onni | 🇫🇮FIN | 1958 | 0.0 | 2049 | 1249 | -19.6 |
| 51 | Valpas, Jesse | 🇫🇮FIN | 1780 | 0.0 | 1959 | 1159 | -9.2 |
| 53 | Sipila, Markku | 🇫🇮FIN | 1945 | 0.0 | 1963 | 1163 | -9.2 |
| 54 | Vainikka, Toni | 🇫🇮FIN | 2077 | 0.0 | 2093 | 1293 | -9.0 |
| 55 | Collander, Joel | 🇫🇮FIN | 1902 | 0.0 | 1997 | 1197 | -19.6 |
| 40 | FIDE 513776 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1861 | 1061 | 0.0 |
| 44 | FIDE 513270 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1950 | 1150 | 0.0 |
| 52 | FIDE 511722 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 2005 | 1205 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Nieminen, OliverFIN+19.61.0 pts · #6
- 2Leppakoski, MiroFIN+18.41.0 pts · #15
- 3Collander, DavidFIN+18.41.0 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Kivi, JouniFIN-24.80.0 pts · #47
- 2Ruusunen, OnniFIN-19.60.0 pts · #50
- 3Collander, JoelFIN-19.60.0 pts · #55
Biggest upsets
- R8+107 Elo gap