Joonas Kylmäkorpi

Joonas Nikolai Kylmäkorpi (born 14 February 1980) is a Finnish former motorcycle speedway rider and is a four times Long Track World Champion.^[1][2] He earned 12 caps for the Finland national speedway team.^[3]

Joonas Kylmäkorpi

Born	(1980-02-14) 14 February 1980 (age 45) Stockholm, Sweden
Nickname	the Flying Finn
Nationality	Finnish & Swedish
Career history
Sweden
2002–2005	Kaparna
2006–2008	Hammarby
2010	Västervik
2011–2013	Indianerna
2014–2015	Dackarna
2016	Masarna
Great Britain
2001, 2003–2004, 2010–2012, 2014	Eastbourne Eagles
2002	Ipswich Witches
2005, 2015	Coventry Bees
2006–2009	Lakeside Hammers
2013	Peterborough Panthers
2016	Wolverhampton Wolves
Poland
1999, 2006–2007	Gorzów
2000	Częstochowa
2001, 2008	Ostrów
2003	Leszno
2005	Lublin
2009	Gdańsk
2010	Rybnik
2012	Rzeszów
2013–2016	Daugavpils
Denmark
2000	Herning
2005	Brovst
2010–2011	Esbjerg
2015–2016	Region Varde
Individual honours
2010, 2011 2012, 2013	Long Track World Champion
1991	Swedish U21 champion
Team honours
2009	Elite League KO Cup

Caree r

Nicknamed the Flying Finn, he represented Finland in the Speedway World Cup^[4] and won a bronze medal at the Finnish Individual Speedway Championship in 2002.^[5]

However, his real success has come on the longtrack where he won four World Championships in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013

Kylmäkorpi rode in the British leagues from 2001 to 2016, starting with Eastbourne Eagles in 2001.^[6] At Eastbourne he replaced fellow Finnish rider Petri Kokko.^[7] He finished his British leagues career at Eastbourne as their number one rider in 2012.^[8]

Speedway Grand Prix results

2003 Speedway Grand Prix Final Championship standings
(Riding No 24) (34)

Race no.	Grand Prix	Pos.	Pts.	Heats	Draw No
6 /9	Scandinavian SGP	22	2	(0,1)	19
9 /9	Norwegian SGP	24	1	(1,0)	24

2004 Speedway Grand Prix Final Championship standings
(Riding No ?)

Race no.	Grand Prix	Pos.	Pts.	Heats	Draw No
9 /9	Norwegian SGP		1

	permanent speedway rider
	wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve
	rider not classified (track reserve who did not start)

Speedway honours

• Individual World Championship (Speedway Grand Prix):
  • 2003 – 40th place (3 points in 2 events)
  • 2004 – 42nd place (1 points in 1 event)
• Individual U-21 World Championship:
  • 2000 – 12th place (5 points)
• Team World Championship (Speedway World Cup):
  • 2001 – 9th place (7 points in qualifying round 1)
  • 2002 – 8th place (4 points in race-off)
  • 2003 – 7th place (6 points in race-off)
  • 2006 – 7th place (did not start in final tournament – 12 points in qualifying round 1)
  • 2007 – 8th place (6 points in Semi-Final 1)
• 2006 European Pairs Speedway Championship:
  • 2006 – winner of semi-final 2 (10 points in semi-final 2)

World Longtrack Championship

Grand-Prix years

• 2000 6pts (22nd overall)
• 2005 53pts (4th)
• 2006 58pts (Second)
• 2007 48pts (Second)
• 2008 33pts (10th)
• 2009 74pts (7th)
• 2010 140pts (CHAMPION)
• 2011 127pts (CHAMPION)
• 2012 149pts (CHAMPION)
• 2013 126pts (CHAMPION)
• 2014 66pts (Third)
• 2015 46pts (7th).

Best Grand-Prix results

• Eenrum First 2015; Third 2010.
• Forssa First 2010, 2012, Second 2013.
• Forus First 2012, 2013, Second 2011.
• Herxheim First 2015.
• Marmande First 2010, 2012, Second 2011, Third 2007.
• Mühldorf First 2014.
• Pfarrkirchen Second 2010.
• St. Macaire First 2010, Second 2007, 2008.
• Vechta First 2010, 2012, Second 2011, 2013, Third 2009.

Team championship

• 2009 Eenrum (6th) 13/31pts (Rode with Rene Lehtinen, Kaj Laukkanen, Aki Pekka Mustonen)
• 2010 Morizes (5th) 15/24pts (Rode with Rene Lehtinen, Pasi Pulliainen, Aki Pekka Mustonen)

European Grasstrack Championship

Finalist 2000 Saint-Colomb-de-Lauzun 15pts (5th overall).

Personal life

After finishing his sports career in 2017 due to a career-ending injury in December 2016, Joonas Kylmäkorpi began pursuing entrepreneurship. In 2022 Kylmäkorpi co-founded a nicotine pouch manufacturing company with a factory in Poznań, Poland. In 2024, the company introduced their own brand, LUMI, and launched an online shop, TheLumiClub.com. ^[9]

See also

• Finland national speedway team
• List of Speedway Grand Prix riders