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 Grand Duchy of Finland as part of the Russian Empire . Finland earned medals at 50 straight Olympics Games between 1908 and 2022 until the country's first-ever Olympics without a medal 2024 . Its neighbouring country Sweden has a longer medalling streak, with one or more medals at every Olympic event so far.
Hosted Games
Finland has hosted the Games on one occasion.
Medals
*Purple border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Medals by Summer Games
Medals by Winter Games
Summer and Winter Olympic medalists
Summer Olympics
Medal
Name
Games
Sport
Event
Bronze
Eero Berg
1924 Paris
Athletics
Men's 10,000 metres
Bronze
Vilho Tuulos
1924 Paris
Athletics
Men's triple jump
Bronze
Hans Dittmar
1924 Paris
Sailing
Monotype class
Bronze
Lennart Hannelius
1924 Paris
Shooting
Men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol
Bronze
Werner Ekman Konrad Huber Robert Huber Georg Nordblad Toivo Tikkanen Magnus Wegelius
1924 Paris
Shooting
Men's team clay pigeons
Bronze
Arvo Haavisto
1924 Paris
Wrestling
Men's freestyle lightweight
Bronze
Vilho Pekkala
1924 Paris
Wrestling
Men's freestyle middleweight
Bronze
Väinö Ikonen
1924 Paris
Wrestling
Men's Greco-Roman bantamweight
Bronze
Kalle Westerlund
1924 Paris
Wrestling
Men's Greco-Roman lightweight
Bronze
Onni Pellinen
1924 Paris
Wrestling
Men's Greco-Roman light heavyweight
Gold
Harri Larva
1928 Amsterdam
Athletics
Men's 1500 metres
Gold
Ville Ritola
1928 Amsterdam
Athletics
Men's 5000 metres
Gold
Paavo Nurmi
1928 Amsterdam
Athletics
Men's 10,000 metres
Gold
Toivo Loukola
1928 Amsterdam
Athletics
Men's 3000 metres steeplechase
Gold
Paavo Yrjölä
1928 Amsterdam
Athletics
Men's decathlon
Gold
Kaarlo Mäkinen
1928 Amsterdam
Wrestling
Men's freestyle bantamweight
Gold
Arvo Haavisto
1928 Amsterdam
Wrestling
Men's freestyle welterweight
Gold
Väinö Kokkinen
1928 Amsterdam
Wrestling
Men's Greco-Roman middleweight
Silver
Paavo Nurmi
1928 Amsterdam
Athletics
Men's 5000 metres
Silver
Paavo Nurmi
1928 Amsterdam
Athletics
Men's 3000 metres steeplechase
Silver
Akilles Järvinen
1928 Amsterdam
Athletics
Men's decathlon
Silver
Kustaa Pihlajamäki
1928 Amsterdam
Wrestling
Men's freestyle featherweight
Silver
Aukusti Sihvola
1928 Amsterdam
Wrestling
Men's freestyle heavyweight
Silver
Hjalmar Nyström
1928 Amsterdam
Wrestling
Men's Greco-Roman heavyweight
Bronze
Eino Purje
1928 Amsterdam
Athletics
Men's 1500 metres
Bronze
Ove Andersen
1928 Amsterdam
Athletics
Men's 3000 metres steeplechase
Bronze
Martti Marttelin
1928 Amsterdam
Athletics
Men's marathon
Bronze
Vilho Tuulos
1928 Amsterdam
Athletics
Men's triple jump
Bronze
Heikki Savolainen
1928 Amsterdam
Gymnastics
Men's pommel horse
Bronze
Bertel Broman
1928 Amsterdam
Sailing
Men's 12' Dinghy
Bronze
Eino Leino
1928 Amsterdam
Wrestling
Men's freestyle lightweight
Bronze
Edvard Westerlund
1928 Amsterdam
Wrestling
Men's Greco-Roman lightweight
Bronze
Onni Pellinen
1928 Amsterdam
Wrestling
Men's Greco-Roman light heavyweight
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 Olympics
Summary by summer sports
Non-participations
Finland has participated in most summer sports, but they have yet to participate in: Baseball /Softball , Cricket , Handball , Lacrosse , Rugby football (neither Rugby sevens or the discontinued discipline Rugby union ), Sport climbing , Surfing , Triathlon , Volleyball and Water polo .
Finland never participated in the following discontinued sports: Basque pelota , Croquet , Jeu de paume , Karate , Polo , Rackets , Roque , Tug of war and Water motorsports .
Aquatics
For aquatics disciplines, follow these links: Artistic swimming , Diving , Swimming .
Finland has yet to participate in Water polo .
Archery was included in the Olympic programme four times between 1900 and 1920. It returned in 1972 and has remained in the Olympic programme ever since.
Artistic swimming has been included in the Olympic programme since 1984.
There are no men's events in the sport.
Games
Swimmers
Events
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total
Ranking
1992 Barcelona
1
1/2
0
0
0
0
Total
0
0
0
0
–
Athletics has been included in the Olympic programme since the inaugural 1896 Summer Olympics.
Finnish athletes also won 1 gold and 1 bronze medal in athletics at the 1906 Intercalated Games . IOC has retroactively decided to no longer recognize those games as official Olympic games.
Badminton has been included in the Olympic programme since 1992.
Basketball
3x3 basketball has been included in the Olympic programme since 2020.
Finland has yet to participate in the discipline.
Basketball has been included in the Olympic programme since 1936.
Games
Players
Events
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total
Ranking
1952 Helsinki
11
1/1
0
0
0
0
1964 Tokyo
12
1/1
0
0
0
0
Total
0
0
0
0
–
Boxing has been included in the Olympic programme since 1904 with the exception of 1912.
Canoe slalom was first included in the Olympic programme in 1972. It returned in 1992 and has remained in the programme since then.
Finland has yet to participate in the discipline.
Canoe sprint (including the discontinued discipline canoe marathon) has been included in the Olympic programme since 1936.
BMX freestyle has been included in the Olympic programme since 2020.
Finland has yet to participate in the discipline.
BMX racing has been included in the Olympic programme since 2008.
Finland has yet to participate in the discipline.
Mountain biking has been included in the Olympic programme since 1996.
Finland has yet to participate in the discipline.
Road cycling was included in the Olympic programme in 1896. It returned in 1912 and has remained in the Olympic programme ever since.
Track cycling was included in the inaugural 1896 Summer Olympic programme and has been included in all Summer Games except for 1912.
Diving has been included in the Olympic programme since 1904.
Dressage
Dressage had one event included in 1900. It returned to the Olympic programme in 1912 and has remained in the Olympic programme ever since.
Eventing
Eventing has been included in the Olympic programme since 1912.
Show jumping
Show Jumping was included in the Olympic programme in 1900. It returned in 1912 and has remained in the Olympic programme ever since.
Discontinued disciplines
Equestrian driving was conducted during the 1900 Summer Olympics and equestrian vaulting during the 1920 Summer Olympics .
Finland did not participate in either discipline.
Fencing has been included in the Olympic programme since the inaugural 1896 Games.
Field hockey was first included in the Olympic programme in 1908. It returned in 1920 before becoming a permanent Olympic sport in 1928.
Games
Players
Events
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total
Ranking
1952 Helsinki
11
1/1
0
0
0
0
Total
0
0
0
0
–
Football has been included in the Olympic programme since 1900 with the exception of 1932.
Golf was included in the Olympic programme in 1900 and 1904. It returned in 2016 and has remained in the Olympic programme ever since.
Artistic gymnastics has been included in the Summer Olympic programme since the inaugural 1896 Games.
Rhythmic gymnastics has been included in the Olympic programme since 1984.
There are no men's events in the discipline.
Trampoline has been included in the Olympic programme since 2000.
Finland has yet to participate in the discipline.
Judo has been included in the Olympic programme since 1964 with the exception of the 1968 Games.
Modern pentathlon has been included in the Olympic programme since 1912.
Rowing has been included in the Olympic programme since 1900.
Sailing has been included in the Olympic programme since 1900 with the exception of the 1904 Games.
Shooting was included in the inaugural 1896 Summer Olympic programme and has been included in all Summer Games except for 1904 and 1928.
Skateboarding has been included in the Olympic programme since 2020.
Games
Skateboarders
Events
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total
Ranking
2020 Tokyo
1
1/4
0
0
0
0
Total
0
0
0
0
–
Long course swimming has been included in the Olympic programme since the inaugural 1896 Summer Olympics.
Marathon swimming has been included in the Olympic programme since 2008.
Finland has yet to participate in the discipline.
Table tennis has been included in the Olympic programme since 1988.
Games
Players
Events
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total
Ranking
2016 Rio de Janeiro
1
1/4
0
0
0
0
Total
0
0
0
0
–
Taekwondo has been included in the Olympic programme since 2000.
Tennis was originally included in the Olympic programme between 1896 and 1924. Tennis returned to the games in 1988 and has remained in the programme since then.
Weightlifting was first included in the Olympic programme at the inaugural 1896 Summer Olympics. It was excluded from the 1900, 1908 and 1912 Games but have been included every other time.
Wrestling was included in the inaugural 1896 Summer Olympic programme and has been included in all Summer Games except for 1900.
Finnish wrestlers also won 1 gold and 1 silver medal at the 1906 Intercalated Games. IOC has retroactively decided to no longer recognize those games as official Olympic games.
Summary by winter sports
Non-participations
Finland has participated in all winter sports except Bobsleigh ,[ 2] Luge ,[ 3] Short track speed skating [ 4] and Skeleton .[ 5] [ 6]
Alpine skiing has been included in the Olympic programme since 1936.
Beginning in 1948 , Finland has taken part in alpine skiing in 12 previous Olympic games with a medal record of 1 silver in 2006 .[ 7] [ 8] [ 9] In 2010 , Finland took part in 7 alpine skiing events with a team of 4, their highest placing being 6th (in women's slalom ).[ 10]
An event in military patrol , a precursor sport to biathlon, was held at the 1924 Winter Olympics. Biathlon arrived as its own sport at the 1960 Winter Olympics.
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 ,[ 11] plus 1 silver from military patrol .[ 12] [ 13] [ 14] In 2010 , Finland took part in 6 biathlon events with a team of 4, their highest placing being 41st (in men's sprint ).[ 15]
Cross-country skiing has been was included in the Olympic programme since the inaugural 1924 Winter Olympics.
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.[ 16] [ 17] [ 18] 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 .[ 19]
Curling was included in the Olympic programme during the inaugural 1924 Winter Olympics. It didn't return until 1998, but has remained in the Games since then.
Finland has participated Olympic curling three times, first in 2002 , then in 2006 , when they won silver.[ 20] [ 21] [ 22] Their most recent participation was in 2018.
Figure skating was first included in the Olympic programme in the 1908 and 1920 Summer Olympics. It was moved to the Winter Olympics with the inaugural 1924 Winter Olympics and has been included in every Winter Olympic Games.
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 .[ 23] [ 24] [ 25] In 2010 , Finland took part in 2 figure skating events with a team of 3, their highest placing being 6th (in ladies' singles ).[ 26]
Freestyle skiing has been included in the Olympic programme since 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 .[ 27] [ 28] [ 29] In 2010 , Finland took part in 2 freestyle skiing events with a team of 4, their highest placing being 14th (in men's moguls ).[ 30]
Ice hockey was first included in the Olympic programme in the 1920 Summer Olympics. It was moved to the Winter Olympics with the inaugural 1924 Winter Olympics and has been included in every Winter Olympic Games.
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.[ 31] [ 32] [ 33]
Military patrol was included at the 1924 Olympics. It was included as a demonstration sport at the 1928, 1936 and 1948 Winter Olympics. Since 1960 it has been replaced by its successor sport biathlon.
Finland did participate and won the silver medal.
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Nordic combined has been included in the Olympic programme since the inaugural 1924 Winter Games. There are no women's events in the sport.
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 .[ 34] [ 35] [ 36] 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 ).[ 37]
Ski jumping has been included in the Olympic programme since the inaugural 1924 Winter Games.
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 .[ 38] [ 39] [ 40] [ 41] 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 ).[ 42]
Snowboarding has been included in the Olympic programme since 1998.
Finland has participated in the sport in all previous games, with a medal record of 1 silver and 1 bronze.[ 43] [ 44] [ 45] In 2010 , Finland took part in 2 snowboarding events with a team of 5, winning silver in men's halfpipe .[ 46]
Speed skating has been included in the Olympic programme since the inaugural 1924 Winter Olympics.
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 .[ 47] [ 48] [ 49] 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 ).[ 50]
Medals in art competitions
Art competitions held at Summer Olympics between 1912 and 1948, and at the 1906 Intercalated Games .
Finland won 3 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze medal in art competitions, and 2 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze medal at the Intercalated Games.
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