Finland at the Olympics – Wikipedia

Posted on February 28, 2017 by lordneo

Sporting event delegation

Finland first participated at the Olympic Games in 1908, and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games and every Winter Olympic Games since then. Finland was also the host nation for the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.
Finnish athletes have won a total of 305 medals at the Summer Games, mostly in athletics and wrestling. Finland has also won 175 medals at the Winter Games, mostly in nordic skiing events.

The National Olympic Committee for Finland is the Finnish Olympic Committee, and was created and recognized in 1907, when Finland was an autonomous part, the Grand Duchy of Finland of the Russian Empire (until 1917). Finland has earned medals at every Olympics since 1908, a feat matched only by Finland’s neighboring country Sweden.

Hosted Games[edit]

Finland has hosted the Games on one occasion.

*Purple border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

SummerWinter Olympic medalists[edit]

Summer Games[edit]

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
Gold	Volmari Iso-Hollo	1932 Los Angeles	Athletics	Men’s 3000 metres steeplechase
Gold	Lauri Lehtinen	1932 Los Angeles	Athletics	Men’s 5000 metres
Gold	Matti Järvinen	1932 Los Angeles	Athletics	Men’s javelin throw
Gold	Hermanni Pihlajamäki	1932 Los Angeles	Wrestling	Men’s freestyle featherweight
Gold	Väinö Kokkinen	1932 Los Angeles	Wrestling	Men’s Greco-Roman middleweight
Silver	Heikki Savolainen	1932 Los Angeles	Gymnastics	Men’s horizontal bar
Silver	Matti Sippala	1932 Los Angeles	Athletics	Men’s javelin throw
Silver	Ville Pörhölä	1932 Los Angeles	Athletics	Men’s hammer throw
Silver	Volmari Iso-Hollo	1932 Los Angeles	Athletics	Men’s 10,000 metres
Silver	Akilles Järvinen	1932 Los Angeles	Athletics	Men’s decathlon
Silver	Kyösti Luukko	1932 Los Angeles	Wrestling	Men’s freestyle middleweight
Silver	Väinö Kajander	1932 Los Angeles	Wrestling	Men’s Greco-Roman welterweight
Silver	Onni Pellinen	1932 Los Angeles	Wrestling	Men’s Greco-Roman light heavyweight
Bronze	Bruno Ahlberg	1932 Los Angeles	Boxing	Men’s Welterweight
Bronze	Heikki Savolainen	1932 Los Angeles	Gymnastics	Men’s artistic individual all-around
Bronze	Heikki Savolainen	1932 Los Angeles	Gymnastics	Men’s parallel bars
Bronze	Einari Teräsvirta	1932 Los Angeles	Gymnastics	Men’s horizontal bar
Bronze	Einari Teräsvirta Heikki Savolainen Martti Uosikkinen Mauri Nyberg-Noroma Veikko Pakarinen	1932 Los Angeles	Gymnastics	Men’s artistic team all-around
Bronze	Eino Penttilä	1932 Los Angeles	Athletics	Men’s javelin throw
Bronze	Armas Toivonen	1932 Los Angeles	Athletics	Men’s marathon
Bronze	Lauri Virtanen	1932 Los Angeles	Athletics	Men’s 10,000 metres
Bronze	Lauri Virtanen	1932 Los Angeles	Athletics	Men’s 5000 metres
Bronze	Aatos Jaskari	1932 Los Angeles	Wrestling	Men’s freestyle bantamweight
Bronze	Eino Leino	1932 Los Angeles	Wrestling	Men’s freestyle welterweight
Bronze	Lauri Koskela	1932 Los Angeles	Wrestling	Men’s Greco-Roman featherweight
Gold	Gunnar Höckert	1936 Berlin	Athletics	Men’s 5000 metres
Gold	Ilmari Salminen	1936 Berlin	Athletics	Men’s 10,000 metres
Gold	Volmari Iso-Hollo	1936 Berlin	Athletics	Men’s 3000 metres steeplechase
Gold	Kustaa Pihlajamäki	1936 Berlin	Wrestling	Men’s freestyle featherweight
Gold	Lauri Koskela	1936 Berlin	Wrestling	Men’s Greco-Roman lightweight
Gold	Sten Suvio	1936 Berlin	Boxing	Men’s Welterweight
Gold	Ale Saarvala	1936 Berlin	Gymnastics	Men’s horizontal bar
Silver	Lauri Lehtinen	1936 Berlin	Athletics	Men’s 5000 metres
Silver	Arvo Askola	1936 Berlin	Athletics	Men’s 10,000 metres
Silver	Kaarlo Tuominen	1936 Berlin	Athletics	Men’s 3000 metres steeplechase
Silver	Sulo Bärlund	1936 Berlin	Athletics	Men’s shot put
Silver	Yrjö Nikkanen	1936 Berlin	Athletics	Men’s javelin throw
Silver	Aarne Reini	1936 Berlin	Wrestling	Men’s Greco-Roman featherweight
Bronze	Volmari Iso-Hollo	1936 Berlin	Athletics	Men’s 10,000 metres
Bronze	Kalervo Toivonen	1936 Berlin	Athletics	Men’s javelin throw
Bronze	Hjalmar Nyström	1936 Berlin	Wrestling	Men’s freestyle heavyweight
Bronze	Hermanni Pihlajamäki	1936 Berlin	Wrestling	Men’s freestyle lightweight
Bronze	Eino Virtanen	1936 Berlin	Wrestling	Men’s Greco-Roman welterweight
Bronze	Martti Uosikkinen Heikki Savolainen Mauri Noroma Ale Saarvala Ale Saarvala Esa Seeste Ilmari Pakarinen Einari Teräsvirta Eino Tukiainen	1936 Berlin	Gymnastics	Men’s artistic team all-around
Gold	Lennart Viitala	1948 London	Wrestling	Men’s freestyle flyweight
Gold	Tapio Rautavaara	1948 London	Athletics	Men’s javelin throw
Gold	Veikko Huhtanen	1948 London	Gymnastics	Men’s artistic individual all-around
Gold	Paavo Aaltonen Veikko Huhtanen Kalevi Laitinen Olavi Rove Aleksanteri Saarvala Sulo Salmi Heikki Savolainen Einari Teräsvirta	1948 London	Gymnastics	Men’s artistic team all-around
Gold	Paavo Aaltonen	1948 London	Gymnastics	Men’s pommel horse
Gold	Veikko Huhtanen	1948 London	Gymnastics	Men’s pommel horse
Gold	Heikki Savolainen	1948 London	Gymnastics	Men’s pommel horse
Gold	Paavo Aaltonen	1948 London	Gymnastics	Men’s vault
Silver	Kaisa Parviainen	1948 London	Athletics	Women’s javelin throw
Silver	Erkki Kataja	1948 London	Athletics	Men’s pole vault
Silver	Pauli Janhonen	1948 London	Shooting	Men’s 300 metre free rifle, three positions
Silver	Kelpo Gröndahl	1948 London	Wrestling	Men’s Greco-Roman light heavyweight
Silver	Kurt Wires	1948 London	Canoeing	Men’s K-1 10,000 metres
Silver	Veikko Huhtanen	1948 London	Gymnastics	Men’s parallel bars
Silver	Olavi Rove	1948 London	Gymnastics	Men’s vault
Bronze	Reino Kangasmäki	1948 London	Wrestling	Men’s Greco-Roman flyweight
Bronze	Thor Axelsson Nils Björklöf	1948 London	Canoeing	Men’s K-2 10,000 metres
Bronze	Thor Axelsson Nils Björklöf	1948 London	Canoeing	Men’s K-2 1000 metres
Bronze	Paavo Aaltonen	1948 London	Gymnastics	Men’s artistic individual all-around
Bronze	Veikko Huhtanen	1948 London	Gymnastics	Men’s horizontal bar
Gold	Kelpo Gröndahl	1952 Helsinki	Wrestling	Men’s Light heavyweight
Gold	Pentti Hämäläinen	1952 Helsinki	Boxing	Men’s Bantamweight
Gold	Kurt Wires Yrjö Hietanen	1952 Helsinki	Canoeing	Men’s K-2 10000 metres
Gold	Kurt Wires Yrjö Hietanen	1952 Helsinki	Canoeing	Men’s K-2 1000 metres
Gold	Thorvald Strömberg	1952 Helsinki	Canoeing	Men’s K-1 10000 metres
Gold	Sylvi Saimo	1952 Helsinki	Canoeing	Women’s K-1 500 metres
Silver	Kalervo Rauhala	1952 Helsinki	Wrestling	Men’s Middleweight
Silver	Thorvald Strömberg	1952 Helsinki	Canoeing	Men’s K-1 1000 metres
Silver	Vilho Ylönen	1952 Helsinki	Shooting	Men’s 50 metre rifle three positions
Bronze	Tauno Kovanen	1952 Helsinki	Athletics	Men’s javelin throw
Bronze	Tauno Kovanen	1952 Helsinki	Wrestling	Men’s Heavyweight
Bronze	Leo Honkala	1952 Helsinki	Wrestling	Men’s Flyweight
Bronze	Ilkka Koski	1952 Helsinki	Boxing	Men’s Heavyweight
Bronze	Harry Siljander	1952 Helsinki	Boxing	Men’s Light heavyweight
Bronze	Erkki Mallenius	1952 Helsinki	Boxing	Men’s Light welterweight
Bronze	Erkki Pakkanen	1952 Helsinki	Boxing	Men’s Lightweight
Bronze	Paavo Aaltonen Kalevi Laitinen Onni Lappalainen Kaino Lempinen Berndt Lindfors Olavi Rove Heikki Savolainen Kalevi Viskari	1952 Helsinki	Gymnastics	Men’s artistic team all-around
Bronze	Veikko Lommi Kauko Wahlsten Oiva Lommi Lauri Nevalainen	1952 Helsinki	Rowing	Men’s coxless four
Bronze	Olavi Ojanperä	1952 Helsinki	Canoeing	Men’s C-1 1000 metres
Bronze	Ernst Westerlund Paul Sjöberg Ragnar Jansson Adolf Konto Rolf Turkka	1952 Helsinki	Sailing	Men’s 6 Metre
Bronze	Tauno Mäki	1952 Helsinki	Shooting	Men’s 100 meter running deer
Bronze	Ole Mannonen Lauri Vilkko Olavi Rokka	1952 Helsinki	Modern pentathlon	Men’s team
Gold	Pentti Linnosvuo	1956 Melbourne	Shooting	Men’s 50 metre pistol
Gold	Rauno Mäkinen	1956 Melbourne	Wrestling	Men’s Greco-Roman featherweight
Gold	Kyösti Lehtonen	1956 Melbourne	Wrestling	Men’s Greco-Roman lightweight
Silver	Olavi Mannonen	1956 Melbourne	Modern pentathlon	Men’s Individual
Bronze	Voitto Hellsten	1956 Melbourne	Athletics	Men’s 400 metres
Bronze	Veikko Karvonen	1956 Melbourne	Athletics	Men’s marathon
Bronze	Jorma Valkama	1956 Melbourne	Athletics	Men’s long jump
Bronze	Pentti Hämäläinen	1956 Melbourne	Boxing	Men’s Featherweight
Bronze	Raimo Heinonen Onni Lappalainen Olavi Leimuvirta Berndt Lindfors Martti Mansikka Kalevi Suoniemi	1956 Melbourne	Gymnastics	Men’s artistic team all-around
Bronze	Wäinö Korhonen	1956 Melbourne	Modern pentathlon	Men’s Individual
Bronze	Berndt Katter Wäinö Korhonen Olavi Mannonen	1956 Melbourne	Modern pentathlon	Men’s team
Bronze	Kauko Hänninen Veli Lehtelä Matti Niemi Toimi Pitkänen Reino Poutanen	1956 Melbourne	Rowing	Men’s coxed four
Bronze	Vilho Ylönen	1956 Melbourne	Shooting	Men’s 300 metre free rifle, three positions
Bronze	Erkki Penttilä	1956 Melbourne	Wrestling	Men’s freestyle featherweight
Bronze	Taisto Kangasniemi	1956 Melbourne	Wrestling	Men’s freestyle heavyweight
Gold	Eugen Ekman	1960 Rome	Gymnastics	Men’s pommel horse
Silver	Pentti Linnosvuo	1960 Rome	Shooting	Men’s 25 metre rapid fire pistol
Bronze	Eeles Landström	1960 Rome	Athletics	Men’s pole vault
Bronze	Jorma Limmonen	1960 Rome	Boxing	Men’s Featherweight
Bronze	Veli Lehtelä Toimi Pitkänen	1960 Rome	Rowing	Men’s coxless pair
Gold	Pauli Nevala	1964 Tokyo	Athletics	Men’s javelin throw
Gold	Pentti Linnosvuo	1964 Tokyo	Shooting	Men’s 25 metre rapid fire pistol
Gold	Väinö Markkanen	1964 Tokyo	Shooting	Men’s 50 metre pistol
Bronze	Pertti Purhonen	1964 Tokyo	Boxing	Men’s Welterweight
Bronze	Hannu Rantakari	1964 Tokyo	Gymnastics	Men’s vault
Gold	Kaarlo Kangasniemi	1968 Mexico City	Weightlifting	Men’s 90 kg
Silver	Jorma Kinnunen	1968 Mexico City	Athletics	Men’s javelin throw
Silver	Olli Laiho	1968 Mexico City	gymnastics	Men’s pommel horse
Bronze	Arto Nilsson	1968 Mexico City	Boxing	Men’s Light welterweight
Gold	Pekka Vasala	1972 Munich	Athletics	Men’s 1500 metres
Gold	Lasse Virén	1972 Munich	Athletics	Men’s 5000 metres
Gold	Lasse Virén	1972 Munich	Athletics	Men’s 10,000 metres
Silver	Reima Virtanen	1972 Munich	Boxing	Men’s Middleweight
Bronze	Tapio Kantanen	1972 Munich	Athletics	Men’s 3000 metres steeplechase
Bronze	Kyösti Laasonen	1972 Munich	Archery	Men’s individual
Bronze	Risto Hurme Veikko Salminen Martti Ketelä	1972 Munich	Modern pentathlon	Men’s team
Bronze	Risto Björlin	1972 Munich	Wrestling	Men’s Greco-Roman 57 kg
Gold	Lasse Virén	1976 Montreal	Athletics	Men’s 5000 metres
Gold	Lasse Virén	1976 Montreal	Athletics	Men’s 10,000 metres
Gold	Pertti Karppinen	1976 Montreal	Rowing	Men’s Single Sculls
Gold	Pertti Ukkola	1976 Montreal	Wrestling	Men’s Greco-Roman 57 kg
Silver	Hannu Siitonen	1976 Montreal	Athletics	Men’s javelin throw
Silver	Antti Kalliomäki	1976 Montreal	Athletics	Men’s pole vault
Gold	Tomi Poikolainen	1980 Moscow	Archery	Men’s Archery
Gold	Pertti Karppinen	1980 Moscow	Rowing	Men’s Single Sculls
Gold	Esko Rechardt	1980 Moscow	Sailing	Men’s Finn
Silver	Kaarlo Maaninka	1980 Moscow	Athletics	Men’s 10,000 metres
Bronze	Päivi Meriluoto	1980 Moscow	Archery	Women’s Archery
Bronze	Kaarlo Maaninka	1980 Moscow	Athletics	Men’s 5000 metres
Bronze	Mikko Huhtala	1980 Moscow	Wrestling	Men’s Greco-Roman 74 kg
Bronze	Jouko Lindgren Georg Tallberg	1980 Moscow	Sailing	Men’s 470
Gold	Juha Tiainen	1984 Los Angeles	Athletics	Men’s hammer throw
Gold	Arto Härkönen	1984 Los Angeles	Athletics	Men’s javelin throw
Gold	Pertti Karppinen	1984 Los Angeles	Rowing	Men’s Single Sculls
Gold	Jouko Salomäki	1984 Los Angeles	Wrestling	Men’s Greco-Roman 74 kg
Silver	Tiina Lillak	1984 Los Angeles	Athletics	Women’s javelin throw
Silver	Tapio Sipilä	1984 Los Angeles	Wrestling	Men’s Greco-Roman 68 kg
Bronze	Arto Bryggare	1984 Los Angeles	Athletics	Men’s 110 metres hurdles
Bronze	Joni Nyman	1984 Los Angeles	Boxing	Men’s Welterweight
Bronze	Rauno Bies	1984 Los Angeles	shooting	Men’s 25 metre rapid fire pistol
Bronze	Jouni Grönman	1984 Los Angeles	weightlifting	Men’s 67.5 kg
Bronze	Pekka Niemi	1984 Los Angeles	Weightlifting	Men’s 100 kg
Bronze	Jukka Rauhala	1984 Los Angeles	Wrestling	Men’s freestyle 68 kg
Gold	Tapio Korjus	1988 Seoul	Athletics	Men’s javelin throw
Silver	Harri Koskela	1988 Seoul	Wrestling	Men’s Greco-Roman 90 kg
Bronze	Seppo Räty	1988 Seoul	Athletics	Men’s javelin throw
Bronze	Tapio Sipilä	1988 Seoul	Wrestling	Men’s Greco-Roman 68 kg
Gold	Mikko Kolehmainen	1992 Barcelona	Canoeing	Men’s K-1 500 metres
Silver	Ismo Falck Jari Lipponen Tomi Poikolainen	1992 Barcelona	Archery	Men’s team
Silver	Seppo Räty	1992 Barcelona	Athletics	Men’s javelin throw
Bronze	Jyri Kjäll	1992 Barcelona	Boxing	Men’s light welterweight
Bronze	Antti Kasvio	1992 Barcelona	Swimming	Men’s 200 metre freestyle
Gold	Heli Rantanen	1996 Atlanta	Athletics	Women’s javelin throw
Silver	Jani Sievinen	1996 Atlanta	Swimming	Men’s 200 metre individual medley
Silver	Marko Asell	1996 Atlanta	Wrestling	Men’s Greco-Roman 74 kg
Bronze	Seppo Räty	1996 Atlanta	Athletics	Men’s javelin throw
Gold	Arsi Harju	2000 Sydney	Athletics	Men’s shot put
Gold	Jyrki Järvi Thomas Johanson	2000 Sydney	Sailing	49er class
Silver	Juha Hirvi	2000 Sydney	Shooting	Men’s 50 metre rifle three positions
Bronze	Marko Yli-Hannuksela	2000 Sydney	Wrestling	Men’s Greco-Roman 76 kg
Silver	Marko Kemppainen	2004 Athens	Shooting	Men’s skeet
Silver	Marko Yli-Hannuksela	2004 Athens	Wrestling	Men’s Greco-Roman 74 kg
Gold	Satu Mäkelä-Nummela	2008 Beijing	Shooting	Women’s trap
Silver	Minna Nieminen Sanna Sten	2008 Beijing	Rowing	Women’s lightweight double sculls
Bronze	Tero Pitkämäki	2008 Beijing	Athletics	Men’s javelin throw
Bronze	Henri Häkkinen	2008 Beijing	Shooting	Men’s 10 metre air rifle
Silver	Tuuli Petäjä	2012 London	Sailing	Women’s sailboard
Bronze	Silja Kanerva, Silja Lehtinen, Mikaela Wulff	2012 London	Sailing	Elliott 6m
Silver	Antti Ruuskanen	2012 London	Athletics	Men’s javelin throw
Bronze	Mira Potkonen	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Boxing	Women’s lightweight
Bronze	Matti Mattsson	2020 Tokyo	Swimming	Men’s 200 metre breaststroke
Bronze	Mira Potkonen	2020 Tokyo	Boxing	Women’s lightweight

Winter Games[edit]

Summary by Summer Olympic Sport[edit]

Sailing[edit]

Summary by Winter Olympic Sport[edit]

Alpine skiing[edit]

Beginning in 1948, Finland has taken part in alpine skiing in 12 previous Olympic games with a medal record of 1 silver in 2006.^[1]^[2]^[3] In 2010, Finland took part in 7 alpine skiing events with a team of 4, their highest placing being 6th (in women’s slalom).^[4]

Biathlon[edit]

Since biathlon was introduced in the Olympics in 1960, Finland has taken part in the sport in all previous 14 games, with a medal record of 4 silvers and 2 bronzes, latest won in 1998,^[5] plus 1 silver from military patrol.^[6]^[7]^[8] In 2010, Finland took part in 6 biathlon events with a team of 4, their highest placing being 41st (in men’s sprint).^[9]

Bobsleigh[edit]

Finland has never participated Olympic bobsleigh.^[10]^[11]

Cross-country skiing[edit]

Finland has taken part in cross country skiing in all previous Winter Olympic Games with a medal record of 19 golds, 22 silvers and 32 bronzes.^[12]^[13]^[14] In 2010, Finland took part in all 12 cross country skiing events with team of 17, winning bronze in women’s 30 kilometre classical and 4 × 5 kilometre relay.^[15]

Curling[edit]

Finland has participated Olympic curling twice, first in 2002, and last in 2006, when they won silver.^[16]^[17]^[18]

Figure skating[edit]

Beginning in the 1920 Summer Olympics, Finland has taken part in figure skating in 15 Olympic games with a medal record of 1 gold and 1 silver, latest won in 1924.^[19]^[20]^[21] In 2010, Finland took part in 2 figure skating events with a team of 3, their highest placing being 6th (in ladies’ singles).^[22]

Freestyle skiing[edit]

Since freestyle skiing became an Olympic sport in 1992, Finland has taken part in it in all previous games, with a medal record of 1 gold, 2 silvers and 1 bronze, latest medal won in 2006.^[23]^[24]^[25] In 2010, Finland took part in 2 freestyle skiing events with a team of 4, their highest placing being 14th (in men’s moguls).^[26]

Ice hockey[edit]

Beginning in 1952, Finland has taken part in ice hockey in 15 previous Olympic games, with a medal record of 1 gold, 2 silvers and 5 bronzes.^[27]^[28]^[29]

Luge[edit]

Finland has never participated Olympic luge.^[11]^[30]

Nordic combined[edit]

Beginning in the first Winter Olympic games, Finland has taken part in Nordic combined in 20 previous games, with a medal record of 4 golds, 8 silvers and 2 bronzes, latest medal won in 2006.^[31]^[32]^[33] In 2010, Finland took part in all 3 Nordic combined events with a team of 4, their highest placing being 4th (in individual large hill/10 km).^[34]

Short track speed skating[edit]

Finland has never participated Olympic short track speed skating.^[11]^[35]

Skeleton[edit]

Finland has never participated Olympic skeleton.^[11]^[36]

Ski jumping[edit]

Beginning at the first Winter Olympics, Finland has taken part in ski jumping in 20 previous games, with a medal record of 10 golds, 8 silvers and 4 bronzes, making Finland the most successful ski jumping country up to 2010, latest medals won in 2006.^[37]^[38]^[39]^[40] In 2010, Finland took part in all 3 ski jumping events with a team of 5, their highest placing being 4th (in normal hill individual and large hill team).^[41]

Snowboarding[edit]

Since snowboarding became an Olympic sport in 1998, Finland has participated in it in all previous games, with a medal record of 1 silver and 1 bronze.^[42]^[43]^[44] In 2010, Finland took part in 2 snowboarding events with a team of 5, winning silver in men’s halfpipe.^[45]

Speed skating[edit]

Beginning in the first Olympic Winter Games in 1924, Finland has taken part in speed skating in 20 previous Olympics, with a medal record of 7 golds, 8 silvers and 9 bronzes, latest medal won in 1968.^[46]^[47]^[48] In 2010, Finland took part in 2 speed skating events with a team of 4, their highest placing being 5th (in men’s 500 metres).^[49]