In addition to his personal titles, Salminen is a six-time winner of the International Six Days Enduro (ISDE) World Trophy with Team Finland.
After the 2004 season, he wanted a new challenge and moved to the United States to ride for KTM in the Grand National Cross Country series.
[3] Salminen returned to the World Enduro Championship for the 2007 season, with David Knight replacing him in the KTM factory team in the US.
[4] In the 2008 season, Salminen won nine of the sixteen rounds and broke compatriot Kari Tiainen's record (77) for most wins in the world championship.
[5] As BMW withdrew from the championship after non-satisfactory results, Salminen moved to Husqvarna for 2011 and won a record eighth class title.