Frans Heikkinen
Frans Heikkinen was a Finnish cross-country skier]. He competed in the 1936 Winter Olympics and finished seventh in the 50 km event.
Heikkinen was born to a farmer and had a sister Eeva and three brothers, Lauri, Jaakko and Esko; all siblings were accomplished cross-country skiers. He worked as a teacher in Sotkamo, where in the early 1930s he married a fellow teacher Hilppa Liisa Iivonen. He died from a brain hemorrhage during the Continuation War, aged 37.World Championships
