List of flag bearers for Finland at the Olympics information
Sporting event delegation
Finland at the Olympics
IOC code
FIN
NOC
Finnish Olympic Committee
Website
www.olympiakomitea.fi(in Finnish and English)
Medals
Gold
146
Silver
150
Bronze
184
Total
480
Summer appearances
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
Winter appearances
1924
1928
1932
1936
1948
1952
1956
1960
1964
1968
1972
1976
1980
1984
1988
1992
1994
1998
2002
2006
2010
2014
2018
2022
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games
This is a list of flag bearers who have represented Finland at the Olympics.[1][2]
Flag bearers carry the national flag of their country at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.
#
Event year
Season
Flag bearer
Sport
51
2022
Winter
Valtteri Filppula
Ice hockey
50
2020
Summer
Satu Mäkelä-Nummela
Shooting sports
Ari-Pekka Liukkonen
Swimming
49
2018
Winter
Janne Ahonen
Ski jumping
48
2016
Summer
Tuuli Petäjä-Sirén
Sailing
47
2014
Winter
Enni Rukajärvi
Snowboarding
46
2012
Summer
Hanna-Maria Seppälä
Swimming
45
2010
Winter
Ville Peltonen
Ice hockey
44
2008
Summer
Juha Hirvi
Shooting sports
43
2006
Winter
Janne Lahtela
Freestyle skiing
42
2004
Summer
Thomas Johanson
Sailing
41
2002
Winter
Toni Nieminen
Ski jumping
40
2000
Summer
Olli-Pekka Karjalainen
Athletics
39
1998
Winter
Janne Ahonen
Ski jumping
38
1996
Summer
Mikko Kolehmainen
Canoe racing
37
1994
Winter
Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi
Cross-country skiing
36
1992
Summer
Harri Koskela
Greco-Roman wrestling
35
1992
Winter
Timo Blomqvist
Ice hockey
34
1988
Summer
Jouko Salomäki
Greco-Roman wrestling
33
1988
Winter
Pertti Niittylä
Speed skating
32
1984
Summer
Esko Rechardt
Sailing
31
1984
Winter
Jorma Valtonen
Ice hockey
30
1980
Summer
Peter Tallberg
Sailing
29
1980
Winter
Heikki Ikola
Biathlon
28
1976
Summer
Lasse Virén
Athletics
27
1976
Winter
Rauno Miettinen
Nordic combined
26
1972
Summer
Ilkka Nummisto
Canoe racing
25
1972
Winter
Juha Mieto
Cross-country skiing
24
1968
Summer
Pentti Linnosvuo
Shooting sport
23
1968
Winter
Veikko Kankkonen
Ski jumping
22
1964
Summer
Eugen Ekman
Artistic gymnastics
21
1964
Winter
Veikko Hakulinen
Biathlon[3]
20
1960
Summer
Eeles Landström
Athletics
19
1960
Winter
Paavo Korhonen
Nordic combined
18
1956
Summer
Eeles Landström
Athletics
17
1956
Equestrian
Erkki Estola
Equestrian (did not compete)
16
1956
Winter
Antti Hyvärinen
Ski jumping
15
1952
Summer
Väinö Suvivuo
Athletics
14
1952
Winter
Heikki Hasu
Nordic combined
13
1948
Summer
Hannes Sonck
Athletics
12
1948
Winter
Pekka Vanninen
Cross-country skiing
11
1936
Summer
Akilles Järvinen
Athletics
10
1936
Winter
Sulo Nurmela
Cross-country skiing
9
1932
Summer
Akilles Järvinen
Athletics
8
1932
Winter
Ossi Blomqvist
Speed skating
7
1928
Summer
Akilles Järvinen
Athletics
6
1928
Winter
Esko Järvinen
Nordic combined / ski jumping
5
1924
Summer
Elmer Niklander
Athletics
4
1924
Winter
Armas Palmros
Nordic combined / ski jumping
3
1920
Summer
Emil Hagelberg
Modern pentathlon
2
1912
Summer
Eino Saastamoinen
Artistic gymnastics
1
1908
Summer
Bruno Zilliacusa
Athletics
^a Russian officials told Finland that, because they were a part of Russia at the time, they were not allowed to fly their own flag. They then refused to fly the Russian flag, but still joined the parade.[4]
^Finland. Olympics at Sport-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Accessed 25 October 2011.
^"Flagbearers for Finland". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
^Hakulinen competed in biathlon during these Olympics, having competed in cross-country skiing in 1952, 1956 and 1960.
^Mallon, Bill and Buchanan, Ian. TO NO EARTHLY KING. September 1999. International Society of Olympic Historians. Accessed 27 October 2011.
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