The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1939 took place February 11–19, 1939 in Zakopane, Poland. This was the Polish city's second time hosting the championships after having done so in 1929. It also marked the last time the event officially took place before World War II and the last time that these championships would be held on an annual basis which they had been done since 1924.
Team Finland in open ceremony
Olavi Alakulppi
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Olavi Eelis Alakulppi was a Finnish military officer and cross-country skier.
Pauli Pitkänen and Alakulppi (right) in Zakopane