Heimo Taskinen (born 25 February 1947 in Varpaisjärvi) is a Finnish ski-orienteering competitor and world champion. He won a gold medal at the first World Ski Orienteering Championships in Hyvinkää in 1975 in the relay event with the Finnish team (with Pekka Pökälä, Jorma Karvonen and Olavi Svanberg).[1] He also received an individual bronze medal in 1975.