# Finland at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Finland competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021. They won five medals; one gold, three silver and one bronze, all in athletics.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Toni Piispanen | Athletics | Men's 200 metres T51 | 31 August |
| Silver | Leo-Pekka Tähti | Athletics | Men's 100 metres T54 | 1 September |
| Silver | Amanda Kotaja | Athletics | Women's 100 metres T54 | 1 September |
| Silver | Toni Piispanen | Athletics | Men's 100 metres T51 | 3 September |
| Bronze | Marjaana Heikkinen | Athletics | Women's javelin throw F34 | 29 August |

## Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games:
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Archery | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Athletics | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Cycling | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Equestrian | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Shooting | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Swimming | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Table tennis | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 11 | 5 | 16 |
Liisa Lilja was also qualified and selected but had to withdraw due to an injury shortly before the games.

## Archery

Jere Forsberg qualified to compete.
| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Jere Forsberg | Men's individual compound | 682 | 20 | Bye | Polish (USA) W 145–143 | Manshaezadeh (IRI) W 145–143 | Pavlík (SVK) L 141–144 | did not advance | did not advance | 8 |

## Athletics

Six Finnish athletes (Toni Piispanen, Leo Pekka Tahti, Amanda Kotaja & Marjaana Heikkinen have qualified to compete.

### Track events

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Henry Manni | 100m T34 | — | — | 15.84 | 5 |
| Henry Manni | 800m T34 | 1:46.84 | 3 Q | 1:47.34 | 4 |
| Esa-Pekka Mattila | 100m T54 | 14.71 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Toni Piispanen | 100m T51 | — | — | 20.68 | |
| Toni Piispanen | 200m T51 | — | — | 36.81 PR | |
| Leo-Pekka Tähti | 100m T54 | 13.81 | 1 Q | 13.85 | |
| Leo-Pekka Tähti | 400m T54 | 46.91 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance |

### Women's track

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Amanda Kotaja | 100m T54 | 16.43 | 1 Q | 15.93 | |
| Amanda Kotaja | 400m T54 | 57.70 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank |
| Marjaana Heikkinen | Javelin throw F34 | 17.47 | |

## Cycling

Teppo Polvi and Harri Sopanen have both qualified to compete.

### Road

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Teppo Polvi | Men's road race H1–2 | 1 LAP | 7 |
| Teppo Polvi | Men's road time trial H1 | 56:29.24 | 5 |
| Harri Sopanen | Men's road race H1–2 | did not start | did not start |
| Harri Sopanen | Men's road time trial H1 | did not finish | did not finish |

## Equestrian

Katja Karjalainen and Pia-Pauliina Reitti have both qualified to compete.
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Result | Rank |
| Katja Karjalainen | Dr Doolittle | Individual Championship test grade I | 71.893 | 6 |
| Katja Karjalainen | Dr Doolittle | Individual Freestyle test grade I | 74.640 | 6 |
| Pia-Pauliina Reitti | Supremo Road | Individual Championship test grade IV | 66.269 | 12 |

## Paratriathlon

Liisa Lilja was qualified and scheduled to compete but had to withdraw after being injured in a car accident shortly before the games.

## Shooting

Finland entered one athletes into the Paralympic competition. Jarkko Mylly successfully break the Paralympic qualification at the 2018 WSPS World Cup which was held in Châteauroux, France.
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Rank | Score | Rank |
| Jarkko Mylly | Mixed 10 m air rifle prone SH1 | 625.3 | 41 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jarkko Mylly | Mixed 50 m air rifle prone SH1 | 615.2 | 15 | did not advance | did not advance |

## Swimming

Three swimmers, all male, have qualified to compete.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Nader Khalili | 100m backstroke S14 | 1:07.04 | 17 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Leo Lähteenmäki | 50m freestyle S9 | 26.64 | 14 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Antti Latikka | 100m backstroke S13 | 1:03.75 | 8 Q | 1:04.21 | 7 |

## Table tennis

Aino Tapola qualified to compete. She is Finland's first female para table tennis player to compete at the Paralympics.

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Aino Tapola | Individual C1–2 | Oliveira (BRA) L 1–3 | Bucław (POL) L 0–3 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |