Raine is widely regarded as one of the best rifle shooters in the history of practical shooting. He has an unparalleled record of wins across rifle matches for more than 10 consecutive years. This includes all European Championships in 2009, 2012 and 2015, before the IPSC Rifle World Championships cycle had started. In 2017 and 2019, he took silver in the World Championships in his favorite open division.
Raine is not only successful in rifle shooting, he has also mastered the handgun and shotgun disciplines having earned multiple European and World Championship medals. He holds over 50 IPSC President medals and 30+ Finnish champion titles.
Now, with the new Pistol Caliber Carbine, Raine has tested the waters with various borrowed guns, winning the PCC Finnish Championship in 2020. The high quality of Finnish long gun shooting can be seen at this particular PCC match results with current rifle and shotgun world champions taking positions 2, 3 and 4. Raine is ready and eager for the challenges of this new shooting discipline thanks to his JP-5™.
Besides his ongoing shooting career, Raine is also active in teaching shooting to others. He has taught masterclasses in multiple countries over many years and is currently a coach of Finnish Shooting Association. His students have won multiple national and world championship medals.
Career Highlights:
World Championships
- 2022 Pistol (Thailand) - 1st Open
- 2019 Rifle (Sweden) - 2nd Open
- 2017 Rifle (Russia) - 2nd Open
- 2015 Shotgun (Italy) - 2nd Standard
- 2015 Shotgun Shoot-Off (Italy) - 1st Standard
European Championships
- 2015 Rifle (Hungary) - 1st Open
- 2012 Rifle (Bulgaria) - 1st Open
- 2009 Rifle (Norway) - 1st Open
- 2009 Rifle Shoot-Off (Norway) - 1st Open
- 2009 Shotgun (Czech Republic) - 3rd Standard
- 2006 Shotgun (Greece) - 1st Standard
- 2006 Shotgun Shoot-Off (Greece) - 1st Standard
- 2003 Shotgun (Italy) - 2nd Standard
- 2003 Shotgun Shoot-Off (Italy) - 1st Standard
Nordic Championships
- 2014 Rifle (Finland) - 1st Open
- 2010 Rifle (Finland) - 1st Open
- 2009 Pistol (Finland) - 1st Open
- 2007 Shotgun (Finland) - 1st Open
- 2007 Rifle (Finland) - 3rd Open
- 2006 Pistol (Finland) - 2nd Production, 2nd Open
- 2006 Carbine (Finland) - 1st
- 2006 Rifle (Norway) - 3rd Open
- 2005 Rifle (Norway) - 1st Open
- 2002 Shotgun (Finland) - 2nd Standard
Other Major Championships
- 2019 Estonian Rifle Open - 1st Open
- 2012 Danish Rifle Open - 1st Open
- 2012 Estonian Rifle Open - 1st Open
- 2008 Estonian Pistol Open - 1st Open
- 2008 South African 3-Gun Championship - 1st Standard
- 2007 Czech Euro-Open 3-Gun - 1st
- 2006 Czech Euro-Open 3-Gun - 3rd
- 2005 Czech Euro-Open 3-Gun - 2nd
- 2004 Azores Championship - 1st Trap
Finnish Championships
- 2022 Pistol - 1st Open
- 2022 Shotgun - 1st Modified
- 2021 3-Gun - 1st Open
- 2021 Pistol - 1st Open
- 2021 Rifle - 2nd Open
- 2021 Shotgun - 2nd Open
- 2020 Pistol - 3rd Open
- 2020 Shotgun - 1st Modified
- 2020 PCC - 1st
- 2019 Pistol - 2nd Open
- 2018 Pistol - 2nd Open
- 2014 Rifle - 1st Open
- 2012 Pistol - 1st Open
- 2012 Rifle - 1st Open
- 2011 Pistol - 1st Open
- 2011 Rifle - 1st Open
- 2011 Shotgun - 1st Standard
- 2011 3-Gun - 1st Open
- 2010 Pistol - 1st Open
- 2010 Rifle - 1st Open
- 2010 Shotgun - 1st Standard
- 2010 3-Gun - 1st Open
- 2009 Pistol - 1st Open
- 2009 Rifle - 1st Open
- 2009 Shotgun - 1st Standard
- 2009 3-Gun - 1st Open
- 2009 SRA - 1st Open
- 2008 Rifle - 1st Open
- 2008 Shotgun - 1st Standard
- 2008 Pistol - 3rd Production
- 2007 Shotgun - 1st Open
- 2007 3-Gun - 1st Open
- 2007 Rifle - 1st .22 Rimfire
- 2007 Pistol - 2nd Open
- 2007 SRA - 2nd Open
- 2007 Rifle - 2nd Open
- 2007 Pistol - 3rd Open
- 2006 Rifle - 1st Open
- 2006 Pistol - 2nd Production
- 2006 Pistol - 2nd Open
- 2006 Rifle - 1st Carbine
- 2006 Pistol - 3rd Production
- 2005 Pistol - 1st Production
- 2005 Rifle - 3rd Open
- 2004 Shotgun - 2nd Standard
- 2002 Shotgun - 2nd Standard
- 2000 Shotgun - 3rd Standard
- 1993 Pistol - 1st Modified