| FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1989 | |
| Events: | 15 |
| Country: |  Finland |
| Host City: | Lahti |
| Stadium: | Salpausselkä |
| Opening: | 17 February 1989 |
| Closing: | 26 February 1989 |
| Previous: | 1987 |
The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1989 took place 17–26 February 1989 in Lahti, Finland, for a record fifth time (1926, 1938, 1958, 1978). The women's 5 km was not held after being reintroduced in the previous championships. These championships featured separate races of men's 15 km and women's 10 km both in the classical technique and in the freestyle technique. Additionally, the women's 15 km event debuted and the women's 20 km event was lengthened to 30 km.
22 February 1989
| Medal | Athlete | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 42:40.7 | ||
| Silver | 42:44.0 | ||
| Bronze | 43:08.4 |
20 February 1989
| Medal | Athlete | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 40:39.6 | ||
| Silver | 41:02.9 | ||
| Bronze | 41:10.3 |
18 February 1989
| Medal | Athlete | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 1:24:56.9 | ||
| Silver | 1:25:03,6 | ||
| Bronze | 1:25:09,8 |
26 February 1989
| Medal | Athlete | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 2:15:24.9 | ||
| Silver | 2:16:09.2 | ||
| Bronze | 2:16:18.8 |
24 February 1989
| Medal | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | (Christer Majbäck, Gunde Svan, Lars Håland, Torgny Mogren) | 1:40:12.3 | |
| Silver | (Aki Karvonen, Harri Kirvesniemi, Kari Ristanen, Jari Räsänen) | 1:40:13.6 | |
| Bronze | (Ladislav Švanda, Martin Petrásek, Radim Nyč, Václav Korunka) | 1:40:13.7 |
Among the 19 relay teams competing were Australia, Denmark, Greece, and the Netherlands.
19 February 1989
| Medal | Athlete | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 29:19.0 | ||
| Silver | 30:12.2 | ||
| Bronze | 30:12.9 |
17 February 1989
| Medal | Athlete | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 27:04.5 | ||
| Silver | 27:36.7 | ||
| Bronze | 27:58.8 |
21 February 1989
| Medal | Athlete | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 47:46.6 | ||
| Silver | 47:48.6 | ||
| Bronze | 48:20.8 |
25 February 1989
| Medal | Athlete | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 1:29:59.7 | ||
| Silver | 1:30:07.7 | ||
| Bronze | 1:30:30.6 |
24 February 1989
| Medal | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | (Pirkko Määttä, Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi, Jaana Savolainen, Marjo Matikainen) | 54:49.8 | |
| Silver | (Yuliya Shamshurina, Raisa Smetanina, Tamara Tikhonova, Yelena Välbe) | 54:56.9 | |
| Bronze | (Inger Helene Nybråten, Anne Jahren, Nina Skeime, Marianne Dahlmo) | 55:52.3 |
18/19 February 1989
| Medal | Athlete | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 37.10.7 | ||
| Silver | + 2.39.9 | ||
| Bronze | + 3.04.3 |
23/24 February 1989
| Medal | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | (Trond Einar Elden, Trond-Arne Bredesen, Bård Jørgen Elden) | 1:24.21.7 | |
| Silver | (Andreas Schaad, Hippolyt Kempf, Fredy Glanzmann) | + 1.44.3 | |
| Bronze | (Ralph Leonhardt, Bernd Blechschmidt, Thomas Abratis) | + 1.48.4 |
26 February 1989
| Medal | Athlete | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 114.5 | ||
| Silver | 110.5 | ||
| Bronze | 108.5 |
The event was originally scheduled for 25 February, however, due to adverse weather conditions it was postponed to the following day. Due to strong winds no second round took place and results were taken from the first round.
20 February 1989
| Medal | Athlete | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 218.5 | ||
| Silver | 212.5 | ||
| Bronze | 205.0 |
22 February 1989
| Medal | Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | (Ari-Pekka Nikkola, Jari Puikkonen, Matti Nykänen, Risto Laakkonen) | 645.0 | |
| Silver | (Magne Johansen, Clas Brede Bråthen, Ole Gunnar Fidjestøl, Jon Inge Kjørum) | 626.0 | |
| Bronze | (Jiří Parma, Martin Švagerko, Ladislav Dluhoš, Pavel Ploc) | 595.5 |
Medal winners by nation.