# Finland at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics

Finland is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics in Gangwon, South Korea, from January 19 to February 1, 2024. This will be Finland's fourth appearance at the Winter Youth Olympic Games, having competed at every Games since the inaugural edition in 2012.
The Finnish team consisted of 51 athletes (36 men and 15 women) competing in ten sports. Ski jumper Eeli Keranen and biathlete/cross-country skier Hanni Koski were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony.

## Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors (per gender) participating at the games per sport/discipline.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Alpine skiing | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Biathlon | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Cross-country skiing* | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Figure skating | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Freestyle skiing | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Ice hockey | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| Nordic combined | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Ski jumping | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Snowboarding | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Speed skating | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 36 | 15 | 51 |
* Hanni Koski will compete in both biathlon and cross-country skiing. Her total is counted once in the overall number.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Minja Korhonen | Nordic combined | Women's individual normal hill/4 km | 29 January |
| Gold | Nelli-Lotta Karppelin | Cross-country skiing | Women's 7.5 km classical | 30 January |
| Gold | Eemeli Kurttila Heta Hirvonen Minja Korhonen Peter Räisänen | Nordic combined | Mixed team normal hill/4 × 3.3 km | 31 January |
| Bronze | Jaakko Koskinen | Freestyle skiing | Men's slopestyle | 25 January |
| Bronze | Amelie Björksten Altti Pyrrö | Alpine skiing | Parallel mixed team | 26 January |
| Bronze | Nelli-Lotta Karppelin | Cross-country skiing | Women's sprint | 29 January |
| Bronze | Finland men's national under-16 ice hockey team | Ice hockey | Men's tournament | 31 January |

## Alpine skiing

Finland qualified five alpine skiers (two men and three women).

### Men

* TBD
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### Women

* TBD
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## Biathlon
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Time | Misses | Rank |
| Akseli Kirjavainen | Sprint | | | |
| Akseli Kirjavainen | Individual | 47:59.5 | 6 (0+3+0+3) | 36 |
| Eemil Koskinen | Sprint | | | |
| Eemil Koskinen | Individual | 50:14.0 | 9 (3+3+2+1) | 62 |
| Arttu Remes | Sprint | | | |
| Arttu Remes | Individual | 50:39.8 | 10 (3+2+2+3) | 66 |
| Kaapo Saarinen | Sprint | | | |
| Kaapo Saarinen | Individual | 48:59.4 | 6 (2+3+0+1) | 52 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Time | Misses | Rank |
| Eveliina Hakala | Sprint | | | |
| Eveliina Hakala | Individual | 42:30.8 | 6 (0+3+0+3) | 24 |
| Hanni Koski | Sprint | | | |
| Hanni Koski | Individual | 44:25.4 | 7 (2+4+1+0) | 49 |
| Erika Kujala | Sprint | | | |
| Erika Kujala | Individual | 42:49.8 | 6 (0+3+1+2) | 28 |
| Ilona Rantakömi | Sprint | | | |
| Ilona Rantakömi | Individual | 43:46.1 | 5 (1+2+0+2) | 39 |

### Mixed

| Athletes | Event | Time | Misses | Rank |
| Eveliina Hakala Akseli Kirjavainen | Single mixed relay | | | |
| | Mixed relay | | | |

## Cross-country skiing

Finland qualified six cross-country skiers (three per gender).

## Ice hockey

Finland qualified a men's hockey team of 18 athletes.

### Summary

Key:
* OT – Overtime
* GWS – Match decided by game winning shots
| Team | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Team | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Finland | Men's tournament | South Korea | Canada | 2nd | Czech Republic | Canada | |

### Men's tournament
#### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | SOW | SOL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Canada | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Finland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | Semifinals |
| 3 | South Korea (H) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 0 | |

## Ski jumping

Finland qualified four ski jumpers (two per gender).