 Official poster for the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1938.(in Finnish) | |
| Host city | Lahti |
|---|---|
| Country | Finland |
| Events | 5 |
| Opening | 24 February 1938 (1938-02-24) |
| Closing | 28 February 1938 (1938-02-28) |
TheFIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1938 took place February 24–28, 1938 inLahti,Finland. This was the Finnish city's second time hosting the championships after having done so in1926.
February 25, 1938
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |  Pauli Pitkänen (FIN) | 1:09:37 |
| Silver |  Alfred Dahlqvist (SWE) | 1:10:02 |
| Bronze | Kalle Jalkanen (FIN) | 1:10:56 |
187 of 188skiers completed the event.
February 27, 1938
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Kalle Jalkanen (FIN) | 4:06:09 |
| Silver | Alvar Rantalahti (FIN) | 4:10:44 |
| Bronze |  Lars Bergendahl (NOR) | 4:10:54 |
62 of the 99 skiers completed the event.
February 28, 1938
| Medal | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Finland (Juho 'Jussi' Kurikkala,Martti Lauronen,Pauli Pitkänen,Klaes Karppinen) | 2:38:42 |
| Silver | Norway (Ragnar Ringstad,Olav Økern,Arne Larsen,Lars Bergendahl) | 2:42:30 |
| Bronze | Sweden (Sven Hansson,Donald Johansson,Sigurd Nilsson,Martin Matsbo) | 2:43:05 |
February 24, 1938
| Medal | Athlete | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Olaf Hoffsbakken (NOR) | 432.60 |
| Silver | John Westbergh (SWE) | 412.80 |
| Bronze | Hans Vinjarengen (NOR) | 411.20 |
February 27, 1938
| Medal | Athlete | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Asbjørn Ruud (NOR) | 226.4 |
| Silver |  Stanisław Marusarz (POL) | 226.2 |
| Bronze | Hilmar Myhra (NOR) | 225.0 |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finland (FIN) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | Norway (NOR) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |
