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Joutseno
Ahvenlampi
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Ahvenlammella:
| K-Point: | 40 m |
  Hill record: |
41.5 m (Raimo Tuovinen ) |
| Year of destruction: | 2008 |
| Coordinates: | 61.118908, 28.459381 ✔ 
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| K-Point: | 25 m |
| Year of destruction: | 2008 |
| Coordinates: | 61.119056, 28.459207 ✔
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| K-Point: | 10 m |
| Year of destruction: | ca. 2018 |
| Coordinates: | 61.119125, 28.459201 ✔
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| Further jumps: | no |
| Plastic matting: | no |
| Year of construction: | 1960 |
| Status: | destroyed |
| Ski club: | Joutsenon Kullervo |
| Coordinates: | 61.118908, 28.459381 ✔
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History:
The ski jumping complex by the small lake Ahvenlampi in Joutseno, today part of Lappeenranta, was a typical Finnish local jumping site. Three wooden hills were built on the forested slope, with approximate sizes of K40, K25 and a small training hill (K10–15). The study “Kaakkois-Suomen hyppyrimäet 1930–2020” gives 12 January 1963 as the date of the official opening, when Olympic and world champion in Nordic combined Paavo Korhonen performed the inaugural jump on the largest hill. The host of the complex was the club Joutsenon Kullervo.
Many well-known athletes from the region were associated with Ahvenlampi. In the regional study, the co-holders of the K40 hill record (41.5 m) are listed as Raimo Tuovinen (LMS), Kalevi Neuvonen (SiU) and Veijo Stranden (JoKu), and the local press adds that Stranden and Pekka Korhonen won world titles in veterans’ categories and were among the leading figures of ski jumping in the area for many years. Ville Kantee, later a Finnish World Cup competitor, is also considered a product of the Ahvenlampi hills.
The hills were kept in use until the first decade of the 21st century, but over time the wooden structures deteriorated and the site increasingly fell victim to vandalism. According to articles in the newspaper Etelä-Saimaa, in 2007 a decision was made to dismantle the two largest wooden hills, leaving only the small hill for the youngest jumpers. The K40 inrun tower was demolished in the summer of 2008, and the last remnants of the smallest hill disappeared only a few years later. Today, only the earth contours of the landing slope and the steps on the hillside remain, now used as part of a fitness trail. The area around the lake currently serves as an illuminated cross-country skiing track and a popular recreational spot, featuring a swimming area, sauna and a shelter.
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