Finland at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Finland at the
2024 Summer Olympics
Finland at the; 2024 Summer Olympics
IOC code	FIN
NOC	Finnish Olympic Committee
Website	olympiakomitea.fi (in Finnish and Swedish)
in Paris, France; July 26, 2024 – August 11, 2024
Competitors	36 in 12 sports
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
	1908; 1912; 1920; 1924; 1928; 1932; 1936; 1948; 1952; 1956; 1960; 1964; 1968; 1972; 1976; 1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020; 2024;
Other related appearances
	1906 Intercalated Games

Finland is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It will signify the nation's participation in every single edition at the Summer Olympics, since the nation's official debut in 1908.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	2	9	11
Badminton	1	0	1
Boxing	0	1	1
Cycling	0	1	1
Equestrian	TBD	TBD	5
Golf	1	0	1
Judo	2	0	2
Sailing	3	4	7
Shooting	2	1	3
Skateboarding	0	1	1
Swimming	1	0	1
Wrestling	2	0	2
Total	14	17	36

Athletics

Finnish track and field athletes achieved the entry standards for Paris 2024, either by passing the direct qualifying mark (or time for track and road races) or by world ranking, in the following events (a maximum of 3 athletes each):^[1]

Key

Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
Q = Qualified for the next round
q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
NR = National record
N/A = Round not applicable for the event
Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Track and road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Repechage		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Aku Partanen	Men's 20 km walk	—
Nathalie Blomqvist	Women's 5000 metres			—
Lotta Harala	Women's 100 m hurdles
Reetta Hurske	Women's 100 m hurdles
Viivi Lehikoinen	Women's 400 m hurdles
Camilla Richardsson	Women's marathon	—

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Position	Result	Position
Oliver Helander	Men's javelin throw
Ella Junnila	Women's high jump
Wilma Murto	Women's pole vault
Silja Kosonen	Women's hammer throw
Krista Tervo	Women's hammer throw

Badminton

Finland entered one badminton players into the Olympic tournament based on the BWF Race to Paris Rankings.

Athlete	Event	Group stage				Elimination	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Kalle Koljonen	Men's singles

Boxing

Athlete	Event
Athlete	Event	Rank
Pihla Kaivo-oja	Women's 50 kg

Cycling

Road

Finland entered one female rider to compete in the road race events at the Olympic, through the establishment UCI Nation Ranking.^[2]

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Anniina Ahtosalo	Women's road race
Anniina Ahtosalo	Women's time trial

Equestrian

Finland entered a squad of five equestrianist. Finnish equestrians qualified for the team dressage events and individual eventing events, through the establishments of final olympics ranking.

Dressage

Athlete	Horse	Event	Grand Prix		Grand Prix Special		Grand Prix Freestyle		Overall
Athlete	Horse	Event	Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Technical	Artistic	Score	Rank
		Individual			—


	See above	Team					—

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualified for the final based on position in group; q = Qualified for the final based on overall position

Eventing

Athlete	Horse	Event	Dressage		Cross-country			Jumping						Total
			Dressage		Cross-country			Qualifier			Final			Total
			Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Rank
Veera Manninen	Sir Gregg	Individual
Sanna Siltakorpi	Bofey Click	Individual

Golf

Finland entered one golfer into the Olympic tournament. Sami Välimäki qualified directly for the games in the men's individual competitions, based on his world ranking performances, as the top 60 ranked players, on the IGF World Rankings.

Athlete	Event	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Total
Athlete	Event	Score	Score	Score	Score	Score	Par	Rank
Sami Välimäki	Men's

Sailing

Finnish sailors qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the 2023 Sailing World Championships, the class-associated Worlds, and the continental regattas.^[3]^[4]

Elimination events

Athlete	Event	Race																									Final rank
Athlete	Event	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	QF	SF1	SF2	SF3	SF4	SF5	SF6	F1	F2	F3	F4	F5	F6	Final rank
Jakob Eklund	Men's IQFoil										—

Medal race events

Athlete	Event	Race																Net points	Final rank
Athlete	Event	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	M*	Net points	Final rank
Kaarle Tapper	Men's ILCA 7											—
Monika Mikkola	Women's ILCA 6											—
Ronja Grönblom Veera Hokka	Women's 49erFX
Sinem Kurtbay Akseli Keskinen	Mixed Nacra 17

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

Shooting

Finnish shooters achieved quota places for the following events based on their results at the 2022 and 2023 ISSF World Championships, 2022, 2023, and 2024 European Championships, 2023 European Games, and 2024 ISSF World Olympic Qualification Tournament.^[5]

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Aleksi Leppä	Men's 50 m rifle 3 positions
Eetu Kallioinen	Men's skeet
Noora Antikainen	Women's trap

Swimming

Finnish swimmers achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):^[6]

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Matti Mattsson	Men's 200 m breaststroke

Wrestling

Finland qualified two wrestlers for the following classes into the Olympic competition. Jonni Sarkkinen qualified for the games by winning the semifinal round at the 2024 European Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan; meanwhile Arvi Savolainen qualified for the games through the 2024 World Qualification Tournament in Istanbul, Turkey.

Key:

VT (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by fall.
VB (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by injury (VF for forfeit, VA for withdrawal or disqualification)
PP (ranking points: 3–1 or 1–3) – Decision by points – the loser with technical points.
PO (ranking points: 3–0 or 0–3) – Decision by points – the loser without technical points.
ST (ranking points: 4–0 or 0–4) – Great superiority – the loser without technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
SP (ranking points: 4–1 or 1–4) – Technical superiority – the loser with technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.

Greco-Roman

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Repechage	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Jonni Sarkkinen	Men's −77 kg
Arvi Savolainen	Men's −97 kg

References

^ "Athletics at Paris 2024: The entry standards". International Olympic Committee. 20 December 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
^ "Road cycling at París 2024: Quota distribution for next Olympic Games decided following publication of UCI World Ranking by Nations". International Olympic Committee. 18 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
^ "Suomalaiskaksikko lunasti purjehduksen olympiapaikan, mutta pettyi MM-kisojen menestykseen". Yle Urheilu (in Finnish). 16 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
^ "Suomelle historiallinen olympiapaikka miesten purjelautailussa". Yle Urheilu (in Finnish). 2024-04-25. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
^ "Quota Places by Nation and Number". issf-sports.org/. ISSF. 1 January 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
^ "Paris 2024 - Swimming Info". World Aquatics. Retrieved 2024-02-15.

[1] "Athletics at Paris 2024: The entry standards". International Olympic Committee. 20 December 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.

[2] "Road cycling at París 2024: Quota distribution for next Olympic Games decided following publication of UCI World Ranking by Nations". International Olympic Committee. 18 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.

[3] "Suomalaiskaksikko lunasti purjehduksen olympiapaikan, mutta pettyi MM-kisojen menestykseen". Yle Urheilu (in Finnish). 16 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.

[4] "Suomelle historiallinen olympiapaikka miesten purjelautailussa". Yle Urheilu (in Finnish). 2024-04-25. Retrieved 2024-04-26.

[5] "Quota Places by Nation and Number". issf-sports.org/. ISSF. 1 January 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2022.

[6] "Paris 2024 - Swimming Info". World Aquatics. Retrieved 2024-02-15.

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