Career
At age thirty-one, Heinonen made her official debut for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed in women"s skeet shooting. She placed seventeenth in the qualifying rounds of the event, with a total score of 61 points. Heinonen currently resides in Haapavesi, Finland, where she trains full time at Haapaveden Ampumaseura, under her personal coach Rauli Honka.