# Finland at the 2016 European Athletics Championships

Finland competed at the 2016 European Athletics Championships. Team Finland consists of 40 athletes and the official goal for the championships is 10 athletes in the top 8.

## Medals

| Medal | Name | Event | Date |
| Bronze | Antti Ruuskanen | Men's javelin throw | 7 July |

## Men's events
### Track and road

| Event | Athletes | Heats | Heats | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Event | Athletes | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| 200 m | Samuli Samuelsson | 21.36 | 19 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Half marathon | Jarkko Järvenpää | — | — | — | — | 1:07:21 | 50 |
| 110 m hurdles | Elmo Lakka | 13.72 PB | 8 q | 13.87 | 21 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 400 m hurdles | Jussi Kanervo | 52.35 | 22 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 400 m hurdles | Oskari Mörö | 50.37 | 4 Q | 49.37 SB | 9 Q | 49.24 SB | 4 |
| 4 x 100 m relay | Eetu Rantala Otto Ahlfors Samuli Samuelsson Ville Myllymäki | 39.68 | 15 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Field

| Event | Athletes | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Event | Athletes | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Long jump | Kristian Bäck [no] | 7.96 | 6 q | 7.91 | 5 |
| Long jump | Henri Väyrynen | 7.78 | 14 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Shot put | Arttu Kangas | 18.91 | 20 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Hammer throw | Tuomas Seppänen | 69.76 | 23 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Hammer throw | David Söderberg | 72.96 | 9 q | 74.22 | 7 |
| Javelin throw | Ari Mannio | 78.55 | 19 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Javelin throw | Tero Pitkämäki | 80.52 | 14 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Javelin throw | Antti Ruuskanen | 88.23 SB | 1 Q | 82.44 | |

## Women's events
### Track and road

| Event | Athletes | Heats | Heats | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Event | Athletes | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| 10,000 m | Johanna Peiponen | — | — | — | — | 34:39.91 | 16 |
| Half marathon | Anne-Mari Hyryläinen | — | — | — | — | 1:13:13 | 20 |
| Half marathon | Minna Lamminen | — | — | — | — | 1:17:48 | 67 |
| Half marathon | Laura Manninen | — | — | — | — | 1:14:16 PB | 35 |
| Half marathon | Team | — | — | — | — | 3:45:17 | 12 |
| 100 m hurdles | Reetta Hurske | 13.16 PB | 9 q | 13.40 | 21 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 100 m hurdles | Nooralotta Neziri | Bye | Bye | 13.05 | 14 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 400 m hurdles | Anniina Laitinen | 1:01.56 | 23 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 400 m hurdles | Hilla Uusimäki | 57.59 PB | 12 q | 57.76 | 22 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 3000 m steeplechase | Sandra Eriksson | 9:41.16 | 3 Q | — | — | 9:45.71 | 10 |
| 3000 m steeplechase | Camilla Richardsson | 9:54.80 | 20 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Field

| Event | Athletes | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Event | Athletes | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| High jump | Linda Sandblom | 1.89 | 13 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Pole vault | Wilma Murto | 4.35 | 11 q | 4.45 | 7 |
| Pole vault | Minna Nikkanen | 4.45 | 9 q | 4.45 | 9 |
| Triple jump | Kristiina Mäkelä | 13.80 | 12 q | 13.95 SB | 9 |
| Discus throw | Salla Sipponen | 54.95 | 19 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Hammer throw | Merja Korpela | 67.78 | 13 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Hammer throw | Inga Linne | 66.53 | 16 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Javelin throw | Jenni Kangas | 59.48 PB | 7 q | 59.41 | 9 |
| Javelin throw | Heidi Nokelainen | 52.40 | 30 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Javelin throw | Sanni Utriainen | 57.19 | 16 | Did not advance | Did not advance |