Matti Nykänen

Biography

Matti Ensio Nykänen (17 July 1963 – 4 February 2019) was a Finnish ski jumper who competed from 1981 to 1991. Widely considered to be the greatest male ski jumper of all time, he won five Winter Olympic medals (four gold), nine World Championships medals (five gold), and 22 Finnish Championship medals (14 gold).

Known For

Haapasalo ja kaverit

himself

Matti Nykänen – The Legend

Self (archive footage)

Matti Nykänen Files

Himself (archive footage)

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2025	Matti Nykänen – The Legend	Self (archive footage)
2019	Matti Nykänen Files	Himself (archive footage)

Year	TV Show	Role
2017	Haapasalo ja kaverit	himself