# Finland at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Finland competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. 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 the COVID-19 pandemic. Finnish athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games since the nation's official debut in 1908. Finland left the 2020 Summer Olympics with two bronze medals; its last Summer Olympic gold medal was won in the 2008 Games.

## Medalists

| 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 |

## Competitors

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 |

## Archery

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 the 2021 Final Qualification Tournament in Paris, France.
| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | 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 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Athletics

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):

### 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

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Elmo Lakka | 110 m hurdles | 13.48 | 5 'q | 13.67 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Topi Raitanen | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:19.17 SB | 2 Q | — | — | 8:17.44 SB | 8 |
| Jarkko Kinnunen | 50 km walk | — | — | — | — | 4:04:28 | 26 |
| Aleksi Ojala | 50 km walk | — | — | — | — | 4:14:02 | 38 |
| Aku Partanen | 50 km walk | — | — | — | — | 3:52:39 SB | 9 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Sara Kuivisto | 800 m | 2:00.15 NR | 4 q | 1:59.41 NR | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Sara Kuivisto | 1500 m | 4:04.10 NR | 4 Q | 4:02.35 NR | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Reetta Hurske | 100 m hurdles | 13.10 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Annimari Korte | 100 m hurdles | 13.06 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Viivi Lehikoinen | 400 m hurdles | 55.67 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Kristian Pulli | Long jump | 7.96 | 12 q | 7.92 | 9 |
| Lassi Etelätalo | Javelin throw | 84.50 | 5 Q | 83.28 | 8 |
| Oliver Helander | Javelin throw | 78.81 | 17 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Toni Kuusela | Javelin throw | 76.96 | 26 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Kristiina Mäkelä | Triple jump | 14.21 | 12 q | 14.17 | 11 |
| Senni Salminen | Triple jump | 14.20 | 13 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ella Junnila | High jump | 1.86 | =22 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Elina Lampela | Pole vault | NM | – | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Wilma Murto | Pole vault | 4.55 | =8 q | 4.50 | =5 |
| Silja Kosonen | Hammer throw | 70.49 | 14 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Krista Tervo | Hammer throw | NM | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Combined event – Women's heptathlon

| 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 |
| Maria Huntington | Points | 1094 | 978 | 694 | 933 | 880 | 723 | 833 | 6135 | 17 |

## Badminton

Finland entered one male badminton player into the Olympic tournament. Kalle Koljonen, the 2021 European Championships bronze medalists, secured a spot at the Games after finished 28th in the BWF World Race to Tokyo Rankings. 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.
| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Elimination | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | 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 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Boxing

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 | Final |
| Athlete | Event | 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 | |

## Equestrian

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).

### Dressage

| Athlete | Horse | Event | Grand Prix | Grand Prix | Grand Prix Freestyle | Grand Prix Freestyle | Overall | Overall |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Score | Rank | Technical | Artistic | Score | Rank |
| Henri Ruoste | Kontestro | Individual | 64.674 | 52 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
Qualification Legend: Q = Qualified for the final; q = Qualified for the final as a lucky loser

## Golf

Finland entered two male and two female golfers into the Olympic tournament.
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Total | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | Par | Rank |
| Kalle Samooja | Men's | 75 | 68 | 70 | 67 | 280 | −4 | =45 |
| Sami Välimäki | Men's | 70 | 70 | 68 | 67 | 275 | −9 | =27 |
| Matilda Castren | Women's | 68 | 70 | 68 | 70 | 276 | −8 | =18 |
| Sanna Nuutinen | Women's | 70 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 277 | −7 | =20 |

## Sailing

Finnish sailors qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the 2018 Sailing World Championships, the class-associated Worlds, and the continental regattas.
On 12 December 2019, windsurfer and London 2012 silver medalist Tuuli Petäjä-Sirén and Rio 2016 Laser sailor Kaarle Tapper were officially nominated to the Finnish roster for the Games, with two-time Olympian Tuula Tenkanen (women's Laser Radial) joining the squad more than a year later. 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.
| Athlete | Event | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Net points | Final rank |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | M* | Net points | Final rank |
| Kaarle Tapper | Men's Laser | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 29 | 36 | 8 | 6 | 12 | — | — | 16 | 109 | 9 |
| Tuuli Petäjä-Sirén | Women's RS:X | 11 | 15 | 18 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 22 | 12 | 11 | EL | 130 | 14 |
| Tuula Tenkanen | Women's Laser Radial | 9 | 6 | 14 | 33 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 32 | 9 | — | — | 8 | 95 | 5 |
| Akseli Keskinen Sinem Kurtbay | Mixed Nacra 17 | 16 | 9 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 12 | EL | 131 | 13 |
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

## Shooting

Finnish shooters achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2018 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.
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Eetu Kallioinen | Men's skeet | 123 | 3 Q | 36 | 4 |
| Lari Pesonen | Men's skeet | 114 | 28 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Satu Mäkelä-Nummela | Women's trap | 113 | 24 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Skateboarding

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 the World Skate Olympic Rankings of June 30, 2021.
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Lizzie Armanto | Women's park | 30.01 | 14 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## 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)):
On 12 December 2019, breaststroke swimmer and 2013 world bronze medalist Matti Mattsson was officially nominated to the Finnish roster for his third consecutive Games, with rookie Ida Hulkko (women's 100 m breaststroke) and eventual European champion Ari-Pekka Liukkonen (men's 50 m freestyle) achieving the A-standard to join Mattsson in the pool for the rescheduled Games.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Ari-Pekka Liukkonen | Men's 50 m freestyle | 22.25 | =26 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ari-Pekka Liukkonen | Men's 100 m freestyle | 50.48 | 46 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Matti Mattsson | Men's 100 m breaststroke | 1:00.02 | 21 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Matti Mattsson | Men's 200 m breaststroke | 2:08.44 | 3 Q | 2:08.22 | 5 Q | 2:07.13 | |
| Ida Hulkko | Women's 100 m breaststroke | 1:06.19 | 7 Q | 1:07.02 | 12 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mimosa Jallow | Women's 100 m backstroke | 1:00.06 | 17 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Fanny Teijonsalo | Women's 50 m freestyle | 24.77 | 17 Q | 24.91 | 15 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Fanny Teijonsalo | Women's 100 m freestyle | 54.69 | 23 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Wrestling

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 the 2021 European Qualification Tournament in Budapest, Hungary, while another Finnish wrestler claimed one of the remaining slots in the men's Greco-Roman 130 kg at the 2021 World Qualification Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria.
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 | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Arvi Savolainen | Men's −97 kg | Rosillo (CUB) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Aleksanyan (ARM) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | Did not advance | Dzhuzupbekov (KGZ) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Saravi (IRI) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | 5 |
| Elias Kuosmanen | Men's −130 kg | Kajaia (GEO) L 0–5 $^{VT}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Semenov (ROC) L 0–4 $^{ST}$ | Did not advance | 16 |