| Leena Pietilä | |
| Fullname: | Irja Ester Helena Pietilä |
| Also Known As: | Leena Vainio |
| Country: | Finland |
| Birth Date: | 29 March 1925 |
| Birth Place: | Rauma, Finland |
| Death Place: | Mikkeli, Finland |
| Skating Club: | Helsingfors Skridskoklubb |
| Currenttraininglocations: | Helsinki, Finland |
| Retired: | 1953 |
Irja Ester Helena "Leena" Pietilä, married surname: Vainio (born 29 March 1925 – 20 May 2014) was a Finnish figure skater. She was a two-time Nordic champion and a seven-time Finnish national champion.
On 29 March 1925, Pietilä was born in Rauma, Finland.[1]
Pietilä was a figure skater for Helsingfors Skridskoklubb in Helsinki. Pietilä placed 16th at the 1947 World Championships in Stockholm, Sweden; 13th at the 1950 European Championships in Oslo, Norway; and 13th at the 1951 European Championships in Zürich, Switzerland.
In February 1952, Pietilä represented Finland at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway, and finished 20th.[1]
After retiring from competition, Pietilä became an international figure skating judge and coach.
| International | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | ||||||||
| align=left | 20th | |||||||||||||||
| align=left | 16th | |||||||||||||||
| align=left | 13th | 13th | WD | |||||||||||||
| align=left | bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | ||||
| National | ||||||||||||||||
| align=left | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=gold | 1st | ||
| WD = Withdrew |
On May 20, 2014, Pietilä died in Mikkeli, Finland. Pietilä was 89.[1]