Lasse Paakkonen
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 July 1986 Raahe, Finland |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Sport | Skiing |
| Club | Pyhäjärven Pohti |
| World Cup career | |
| Seasons | 9 – (2009–2017) |
| Indiv. starts | 41 |
| Indiv. podiums | 0 |
| Team starts | 7 |
| Team podiums | 0 |
| Overall titles | 0 – (70th in 2010) |
| Discipline titles | 0 |
Lasse Paakkonen (born 8 July 1986 in Raahe) is a Finnish cross-country skier who has been competing since he was seven years old. He finished tenth in the team sprint event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Paakkonen's best World Cup finish was 15th in an individual sprint event at Germany in 2009. Although concentrating in the sprint event, he has also won National Championship medals in long-distance events.
Lasse Paakkonen lives in Jyväskylä, Finland. He studies in the University of Jyväskylä School of Business with Marketing as his major.
