In 1990, a separate freestyle race was held on the day before the classic technique competition.

Due to poor snow conditions in the 1990s, the event had to be moved five times from Hämeenlinna to Lahti.

Consequently, a decision was made to change the location permanently, and from 2001 onwards the Finlandia-hiihto has been raced on a course that takes the competitors from Lahti to Hollola and back.

In 2011 Finlandia-hiihto became a part of the FIS Marathon Cup series, which boosted the prestige and visibility of the event.

The 2020 race had to be cancelled, for the 1st time in the event's history, due to lack of snow on account of the exceptionally mild winter in Finland.