| Finland at the 2020 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | FIN |
| NOC | Finnish Olympic Committee |
| Website | olympiakomitea |
| inTokyo, Japan July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23) – August 8, 2021 (2021-08-08) | |
| Competitors | 45 in 11 sports |
| Flag bearers (opening) | Satu Mäkelä-Nummela Ari-Pekka Liukkonen |
| Flag bearer (closing) | Mira Potkonen |
| Medals Ranked 85th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
Finland competed at the2020 Summer Olympics inTokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of theCOVID-19 pandemic.[1] Finnish athletes have appeared in every edition of theSummer Olympic Games since the nation's official debut in1908. Finland left the 2020 Summer Olympics with two bronze medals; its last Summer Olympic gold medal was won in the2008 Games.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bronze | Matti Mattsson | Swimming | Men's 200 m breaststroke | 29 July |
| Bronze | Mira Potkonen | Boxing | Women's lightweight | 5 August |
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archery | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Athletics | 9 | 12 | 21 |
| Badminton | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Boxing | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Equestrian | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Golf | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Sailing | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Shooting | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Skateboarding | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Swimming | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Wrestling | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 22 | 23 | 45 |
One Finnish archer directly qualified for the men's individual recurve at the Games by reaching the quarterfinal stage and obtaining one of seven available spots at the2021 Final Qualification Tournament inParis,France.
| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final /BM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Antti Vikström | Men's individual | 649 | 45 |  Mohamad (MAS)L 5–6 | Did not advance | |||||
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Finnish athletes further achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[2][3]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Elmo Lakka | 110 m hurdles | 13.48 | 5 'q | 13.67 | 7 | Did not advance | |
| Topi Raitanen | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:19.17SB | 2Q | — | 8:17.44SB | 8 | |
| Jarkko Kinnunen | 50 km walk | — | 4:04:28 | 26 | |||
| Aleksi Ojala | 4:14:02 | 38 | |||||
| Aku Partanen | 3:52:39SB | 9 | |||||
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Sara Kuivisto | 800 m | 2:00.15NR | 4q | 1:59.41NR | 6 | Did not advance | |
| 1500 m | 4:04.10NR | 4Q | 4:02.35NR | 7 | Did not advance | ||
| Reetta Hurske | 100 m hurdles | 13.10 | 6 | Did not advance | |||
| Annimari Korte | 13.06 | 5 | Did not advance | ||||
| Viivi Lehikoinen | 400 m hurdles | 55.67 | 5 | Did not advance | |||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Kristian Pulli | Long jump | 7.96 | 12q | 7.92 | 9 |
| Lassi Etelätalo | Javelin throw | 84.50 | 5Q | 83.28 | 8 |
| Oliver Helander | 78.81 | 17 | Did not advance | ||
| Toni Kuusela | 76.96 | 26 | Did not advance | ||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Kristiina Mäkelä | Triple jump | 14.21 | 12q | 14.17 | 11 |
| Senni Salminen | 14.20 | 13 | Did not advance | ||
| Ella Junnila | High jump | 1.86 | =22 | Did not advance | |
| Elina Lampela | Pole vault | NM | – | Did not advance | |
| Wilma Murto | 4.55 | =8q | 4.50 | =5 | |
| Silja Kosonen | Hammer throw | 70.49 | 14 | Did not advance | |
| Krista Tervo | NM | — | Did not advance | ||
| Athlete | Event | 100H | HJ | SP | 200 m | LJ | JT | 800 m | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maria Huntington | Result | 13.20 | 1.80 | 12.49 | 24.50 | 6.10 | 42.91 | 2:19.28 | 6135 | 17 |
| Points | 1094 | 978 | 694 | 933 | 880 | 723 | 833 |
Finland entered one male badminton player into the Olympic tournament.Kalle Koljonen, the2021 European Championships bronze medalists, secured a spot at the Games after finished 28th in the BWF World Race to Tokyo Rankings.[4]Airi Mikkelä who qualified to compete at the Games in the women's singles declined the invitation after she has decided to retire in July 2020.[5][6]
| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Elimination | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final /BM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Kalle Koljonen | Men's singles |  Wraber (AUT)W (21–13, 21–17) |  Axelsen (DEN)L (9–21, 13–21) | 2 | Did not advance | ||||
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Finland entered one female boxer into the Olympic tournament.Mira Potkonen in the women's lightweight)qualified by topping the list of eligible boxers from Europe in her weight division of the IOC's Boxing Task Force Rankings.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Mira Potkonen | Women's lightweight |  Hamadouche (FRA)W 3–1 |  Oh Y-j (KOR)W 4–1 |  Yıldız (TUR)W 3–2 |  Ferreira (BRA)L 0–5 | Did not advance | |
Finland entered one dressage rider into the Olympic equestrian competition, by finishing in the top two, outside the group selection, of the individual FEI Olympic Rankings for Group A (North Western Europe).[7]
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Grand Prix | Grand Prix Freestyle | Overall | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Technical | Artistic | Score | Rank | |||
| Henri Ruoste | Kontestro | Individual | 64.674 | 52 | Did not advance | |||
Qualification Legend:Q = Qualified for the final;q = Qualified for the final as a lucky loser
Finland entered two male and two female golfers into the Olympic tournament.
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | Par | Rank | ||
| Kalle Samooja | Men's | 75 | 68 | 70 | 67 | 280 | −4 | =45 |
| Sami Välimäki | 70 | 70 | 68 | 67 | 275 | −9 | =27 | |
| Matilda Castren | Women's | 68 | 70 | 68 | 70 | 276 | −8 | =18 |
| Sanna Nuutinen | 70 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 277 | −7 | =20 | |
Finnish sailors qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the2018 Sailing World Championships, the class-associated Worlds, and the continental regattas.[8]
On 12 December 2019, windsurfer and London 2012 silver medalistTuuli Petäjä-Sirén and Rio 2016 Laser sailorKaarle Tapper were officially nominated to the Finnish roster for the Games, with two-time OlympianTuula Tenkanen (women's Laser Radial) joining the squad more than a year later.[9][10] Nacra 17 sailors Sinem Kurtbay and Akseli Keskinen completed the lineup on April 21, 2021, as the former's original partner Janne Järvinen handed a prison sentence for money laundering and drug offenses.[11]
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | M* | ||||
| Kaarle Tapper | Men's Laser | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 29 | 8 | 6 | 12 | — | 16 | 109 | 9 | ||
| Tuuli Petäjä-Sirén | Women's RS:X | 11 | 15 | 18 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | EL | 130 | 14 | |
| Tuula Tenkanen | Women's Laser Radial | 9 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 32 | 9 | — | 8 | 95 | 5 | ||
| Akseli Keskinen Sinem Kurtbay | Mixed Nacra 17 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 12 | EL | 131 | 13 | |
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race
Finnish shooters achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the2018 ISSF World Championships, the 2019 ISSF World Cup series, European Championships or Games, and European Qualifying Tournament, if they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by June 6, 2021.[12]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Eetu Kallioinen | Men's skeet | 123 | 3Q | 36 | 4 |
| Lari Pesonen | 114 | 28 | Did not advance | ||
| Satu Mäkelä-Nummela | Women's trap | 113 | 24 | Did not advance | |
Finland entered one skateboarder into the Olympic tournament.Lizzie Armanto was automatically selected among the top 16 eligible skateboarders in the women's park based on theWorld Skate Olympic Rankings of June 30, 2021.
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Lizzie Armanto | Women's park | 30.01 | 14 | Did not advance | |
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)):[13][14]
On 12 December 2019, breaststroke swimmer and 2013 world bronze medalistMatti Mattsson was officially nominated to the Finnish roster for his third consecutive Games, with rookieIda Hulkko (women's 100 m breaststroke) and eventual European championAri-Pekka Liukkonen (men's 50 m freestyle) achieving the A-standard to join Mattsson in the pool for the rescheduled Games.[9][10]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Ari-Pekka Liukkonen | Men's 50 m freestyle | 22.25 | =26 | Did not advance | |||
| Men's 100 m freestyle | 50.48 | 46 | Did not advance | ||||
| Matti Mattsson | Men's 100 m breaststroke | 1:00.02 | 21 | Did not advance | |||
| Men's 200 m breaststroke | 2:08.44 | 3Q | 2:08.22 | 5Q | 2:07.13 | | |
| Ida Hulkko | Women's 100 m breaststroke | 1:06.19 | 7Q | 1:07.02 | 12 | Did not advance | |
| Mimosa Jallow | Women's 100 m backstroke | 1:00.06 | 17 | Did not advance | |||
| Fanny Teijonsalo | Women's 50 m freestyle | 24.77 | 17Q | 24.91 | 15 | Did not advance | |
| Women's 100 m freestyle | 54.69 | 23 | Did not advance | ||||
Finland qualified two wrestlers for each of the following classes into the Olympic competition. One of them granted an Olympic license by advancing to the top two finals of the men's Greco-Roman 97 kg at the2021 European Qualification Tournament inBudapest,Hungary, while another Finnish wrestler claimed one of the remaining slots in the men's Greco-Roman 130 kg at the2021 World Qualification Tournament inSofia,Bulgaria.[15][16]
Key:
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage | Final /BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Arvi Savolainen | Men's −97 kg |  Rosillo (CUB)W 3–1PP |  Aleksanyan (ARM)L 1–3PP | Did not advance |  Dzhuzupbekov (KGZ)W 3–1PP |  Saravi (IRI)L 1–3PP | 5 |
| Elias Kuosmanen | Men's −130 kg |  Kajaia (GEO)L 0–5VT | Did not advance |  Semenov (ROC)L 0–4ST | Did not advance | 16 | |