{"id":21504,"date":"2026-02-27T19:32:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T17:32:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/helsinkihorseshow.fi\/uncategorized\/maatta-and-vastamaa-are-fridays-pohjola-winners\/"},"modified":"2026-09-10T11:58:47","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T08:58:47","slug":"maatta-and-vastamaa-are-fridays-pohjola-winners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/helsinkihorseshow.fi\/en\/news-2\/maatta-and-vastamaa-are-fridays-pohjola-winners\/","title":{"rendered":"M\u00e4\u00e4tt\u00e4 and Vastamaa Are Friday’s Pohjola Winners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

On Friday at the Helsinki Horse Show\u2019s national Kultajousi Arena, the second class of the Pohjola Small Road to Helsinki final was held, won by Salla M\u00e4\u00e4tt\u00e4 and Celabelle, as well as the first final class of the Pohjola Road to Helsinki for Finnish horses, which was won by Venla Vastamaa riding Toivo Mattila. Riders competing at the Bronze level had a day off on Friday. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n

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Salla M\u00e4\u00e4tt\u00e4 – Celabelle, photo by Heidi Lammi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

The second final class of the Pohjola Small Road to Helsinki competition, held at the 115 cm level, was won by Salla M\u00e4\u00e4tt\u00e4, riding Celabelle, who represents the Ruohoj\u00e4rven Kartano riding club in M\u00e4nts\u00e4l\u00e4. Camilla Segercrantz from Espoo, riding Coriostro, took second place in the class, and Janni Rinne from Lahti, riding Stuart Little, took third. Class winner M\u00e4\u00e4tt\u00e4 was in high spirits at the Messukeskus; the pair had placed third in Thursday\u2019s class. \u201cI\u2019m really proud of my horse \u2018Elsa\u2019\u2014she\u2019s definitely the perfect horse for me. Overall, the competition has gotten off to a really good start, better than I could have hoped for. Tomorrow, we\u2019ll be aiming for a clean and fast run,\u201d M\u00e4\u00e4tt\u00e4 sums up. The Finnish Horse Association\u2019s own \u201cPohjola Suomenhevoset Road to Helsinki\u201d final will be held at Messukeskus with two classes competing at a 1-meter jump height. In Friday\u2019s first final class, Venla Vastamaa from Vesilahti emerged victorious riding Mattila\u2019s Toivo (Liising \u2013 Viesker). Second place went to Emma Kivim\u00e4ki from Vantaa riding the 16-year-old gelding P\u00e4\u00e4llikk\u00f6 (Musta Magia \u2013 Kihis), and third place went to Ida Johansson from Suunti riding the mare Telman Hilma (Corleone \u2013 Sipori). Vastamaa, the class winner, was in high spirits at the Messukeskus interview station. \u201cThe series went well, even though it was hard to find my rhythm on the track today. Toivo trusts me and helps me through the tough spots\u2014he\u2019s an absolutely amazing horse,\u201d Vastamaa said, praising his race partner. The indoor season has been a long haul for the pair, but they\u2019ve started to find their stride as we head into late winter. \u201cLet\u2019s try to find a better rhythm for tomorrow. After the Horse Show, I\u2019m not sure yet what will happen, but our main goals for the summer are the Finnish Horse Derby and the breed\u2019s show jumping championships.\u201d There are a total of three final classes in the Bronze and Small divisions of the Pohjola Road to Helsinki, and two for Finnish horses. The combined results of the final classes determine the ranking of the riders and horses in the overall Pohjola Road to Helsinki competition. You can follow the competition on both the national and international stages via the ClipMyHorse.TV broadcast. The full HIHS 2026 program is available at www.helsinkihorseshow.fi<\/a> <\/p>\n\n

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Venla Vastamaa and Toivo Mattila, photo by Sari Riccardella, HIHS<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

Feb. 27. National show jumping results, Helsinki International Horse Show, Messukeskus<\/strong>Pohjola Small Road to Helsinki 2, 115 cm, main course and jump-off. Started 18th, placed 5th.1) Salla M\u00e4\u00e4tt\u00e4 \u2013 Celabelle, Ruohoj\u00e4rven Kartanon Ratsastajat ry 0-0\/31262) Camilla Segercrantz \u2013 Coriostro, Keisarinm\u00e4en Ratsastajat ry 0-0\/31.413) Janni Rinne \u2013 Stuart Little, Ruohoj\u00e4rven Kartanon Ratsastajat ry 0-0\/32.02 Pohjola Finnish Horses Road to Helsinki 1 presented by Hankkija: 100 cm, basic course and jump-off. Started 10th, placed 3rd.1) Venla Vastamaa \u2013 Mattilan Toivo, Vesilahden Seudun Ratsastajat ry 0-0\/36.392) Emma Kivim\u00e4ki \u2013 P\u00e4\u00e4llikk\u00f6, KiVa Riding Club 0-0\/38.393) Ida Johansson \u2013 Telman Hilma, Siuntio Sports Riders Association 0-4\/36.1Full results: LINK<\/a>Series competition rules: LINK<\/a> <\/p>\n\n

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