Kari Sallinen (born September 24, 1959) is a Finnish orienteering competitor.

He was the first Finn who won the Individual World Orienteering Championships.

The competition was held in the year 1985 in Bendigo, Australia.

[1][2] He was also part of the Finnish team that obtained bronze in the 1981 Relay World Championship in Thun, Switzerland.

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