| Kari Sallinen | |
| Birth Date: | 24 September 1959 |
| Nationality: | Finnish |
| Sport: | Orienteering |
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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.[3]
His mother is Raili Sallinen.