Cross-Country Skiing
Hilla Niemelä
- Distance
- Nationality
- Finland
- Hometown
- Lempäälä, Finland (trains in Vuokatti)
- Born
- 24 November 2001
- Turned pro
- 2019
- Primary discipline
- Distance
About Hilla Niemelä
Finnish cross-country skier (Ikaalisten Urheilijat, trains in Vuokatti) specializing in distance and classic events. Represented Finland at the youth World Championships and European Youth Olympic Festival before joining the senior World Cup circuit. Won her first Finnish national title in the women's 5km individual classic at the 2026 Finnish Championships in Inari, narrowly beating veteran Krista Pärmäkoski by 3 seconds, which also secured her the overall Finnish Cup title. Her father, Ville Niemelä, a former competitive skier, is her coach.
No English Wikipedia page exists as of research date; biographical details sourced from FIS, her own account on Robit's athlete feature (2021), and ProXCskiing's April 2026 report on her first Finnish national title.
Sponsors: Madshus (skis, boots) - per FIS's official athlete biography (manufacturer-updated equipment field); Robit (personal/technical sponsor, per Robit's own athlete feature).
Setup
2 items
Skis
Madshus current
Confirmed via FIS's official athlete biography (manufacturer-updated field: 'Skis: Madshus'). Reusing existing DB Madshus cross-country race ski entry.
Madshus cross-country race ski.
Boots
Madshus
Confirmed via FIS's official athlete biography (manufacturer-updated field: 'Boots: Madshus'). Reusing existing DB Madshus cross-country race boot entry.
Madshus cross-country race boot.
Setup verified 13 July 2026