The 1938 World Ski Championships were held from February 24 to February 28, 1938 in Finnish Lahti . The 1926 World Cup has already been held here, with Lahti becoming the first city to host the World Cup for the second time. In the team event, Finnish athletes excelled, winning 5 medals, of which 3 were gold.
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Cross-country skiing men
18 km
February 25, 1938
| Medal | Sportsman | Time |
| Gold | Pauli Pitkianen | 1:09:37 |
| Silver | Alfred Dalquist | 1:10:02 |
| Bronze | Kalle Yalkanen | 1:10:56 |
50 km
February 27, 1938
| Medal | Sportsman | Time |
| Gold | Kalle Yalkanen | 4:06:09 |
| Silver | Alwar Rantalahti | 4:10:44 |
| Bronze | Lars Bergendahl | 4:10:54 |
4 × 10 km relay
February 28, 1938
| Medal | Team | Time |
| Gold | Finland ( Jussi Kurikkala , Martti Lauronen , Pauli Pitkianen , Klaes Karppinen ) | 2:38:42 |
| Silver | Norway ( Ragnar Ringstad , Olav Eckern , Arne Larsen , Lars Bergendahl ) | 2:42:30 |
| Bronze | Sweden ( Sven Hansson , Donald Johansson , Sigurd Nilsson , Martin Matsbu ) | 2:43:05 |
Men's Nordic Combined
February 24, 1938
| Medal | Sportsman | Glasses |
| Gold | Olaf Hoffsbacken | 432.6 |
| Silver | Yoon Westberg | 412.8 |
| Bronze | Hans Vinyarengen | 411.2 |
Ski Jumping Men
February 27, 1938
| Medal | Sportsman | Glasses |
| Gold | Asbjorn Ruud | 226.4 |
| Silver | Stanislav Marusaz | 226.1 |
| Bronze | Hilmar Muhra | 225.0 |
Medal standings
| A place | A country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | Finland | 3 | one | one | five |
| 2 | Norway | 2 | one | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | Sweden | 0 | 2 | one | 3 |
| four | Poland | 0 | one | 0 | one |
Bold indicates the maximum number of medals in each category.