Lasse Paakkonen (born 8 July 1986 in Raahe) is a Finnish cross-country skier who has been competing since he was seven years old.

He finished tenth in the team sprint event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Paakkonen's best World Cup finish was 15th in an individual sprint event at Germany in 2009.

He studies in the University of Jyväskylä School of Business with Marketing as his major.

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