Tuomas Heikkila

Tuomas Heikkilä (born 1998) is a Finnish orienteering competitor and long-distance runner. His achievements in orienteering include winning national title, and bronze medals at the European Orienteering Championships.

Sports career

Born in 1998, Heikkilä competes in orienteering, representing the club Helsingin Suunnistajat. He also competes in athletics, in long-distance running.

2023 Heikkilä won a bronze medal in sprint at the 2023 European Orienteering Championships, one second behind silver medalist Kasper Fosser, and one second ahead of Martin Regborn and Ralph Street. At the same championships he won a bronze medal in the mixed relay, with the Finnish team. In 2023 he also won the national title in sprint orienteering.

2024 Competing at the 2024 World Orienteering Championships in Edinburgh, he qualified for the sprint final, where he placed eighth.

2026 In July 2026 Heikkilä won a bronze medal in individual sprint at the 2026 World Orienteering Championships in Genova.