List of flag bearers for Finland at the Olympics

Finland at the
Olympics
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
1	1908	Summer	Bruno Zilliacus^a	Athletics	^[2]
2	1912	Summer	Eino Saastamoinen	Artistic gymnastics
3	1920	Summer	Emil Hagelberg	Modern pentathlon
4	1924	Winter	Armas Palmros	Nordic combined / ski jumping
5	1924	Summer	Elmer Niklander	Athletics
6	1928	Winter	Esko Järvinen	Nordic combined / ski jumping
7	1928	Summer	Akilles Järvinen	Athletics
8	1932	Winter	Ossi Blomqvist	Speed skating
9	1932	Summer	Akilles Järvinen	Athletics
10	1936	Winter	Sulo Nurmela	Cross-country skiing
11	1936	Summer	Akilles Järvinen	Athletics
12	1948	Winter	Pekka Vanninen	Cross-country skiing
13	1948	Summer	Hannes Sonck	Athletics
14	1952	Winter	Heikki Hasu	Nordic combined
15	1952	Summer	Väinö Suvivuo	Athletics
16	1956	Winter	Antti Hyvärinen	Ski jumping
17	1956	Equestrian	Erkki Estola	Equestrian (did not compete)
18	1956	Summer	Eeles Landström	Athletics
19	1960	Winter	Paavo Korhonen	Nordic combined
20	1960	Summer	Eeles Landström	Athletics
21	1964	Winter	Veikko Hakulinen	Biathlon^[3]
22	1964	Summer	Eugen Ekman	Artistic gymnastics
23	1968	Winter	Veikko Kankkonen	Ski jumping
24	1968	Summer	Pentti Linnosvuo	Shooting sport
25	1972	Winter	Juha Mieto	Cross-country skiing
26	1972	Summer	Ilkka Nummisto	Canoe racing
27	1976	Winter	Rauno Miettinen	Nordic combined
28	1976	Summer	Lasse Virén	Athletics
29	1980	Winter	Heikki Ikola	Biathlon
30	1980	Summer	Peter Tallberg	Sailing
31	1984	Winter	Jorma Valtonen	Ice hockey
32	1984	Summer	Esko Rechardt	Sailing
33	1988	Winter	Pertti Niittylä	Speed skating
34	1988	Summer	Jouko Salomäki	Greco-Roman wrestling
35	1992	Winter	Timo Blomqvist	Ice hockey
36	1992	Summer	Harri Koskela	Greco-Roman wrestling
37	1994	Winter	Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi	Cross-country skiing
38	1996	Summer	Mikko Kolehmainen	Canoe racing
39	1998	Winter	Janne Ahonen	Ski jumping
40	2000	Summer	Olli-Pekka Karjalainen	Athletics
41	2002	Winter	Toni Nieminen	Ski jumping
42	2004	Summer	Thomas Johanson	Sailing
43	2006	Winter	Janne Lahtela	Freestyle skiing
44	2008	Summer	Juha Hirvi	Shooting sports
45	2010	Winter	Ville Peltonen	Ice hockey
46	2012	Summer	Hanna-Maria Seppälä	Swimming
47	2014	Winter	Enni Rukajärvi	Snowboarding
48	2016	Summer	Tuuli Petäjä-Sirén	Sailing
49	2018	Winter	Janne Ahonen	Ski jumping	^[4]
50	2020	Summer	Satu Mäkelä-Nummela	Shooting sports	^[5]
50	2020	Summer	Ari-Pekka Liukkonen	Swimming	^[5]
51	2022	Winter	Valtteri Filppula	Ice hockey	^[6]
52	2024	Summer	Eetu Kallioinen	Shooting sports	^[7]
52	2024	Summer	Sinem Kurtbay	Sailing	^[7]

^{^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.^[8]

References

^ Finland. Olympics at Sport-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Accessed 25 October 2011.
^ ^a ^b "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.
^ "The Flagbearers for the PyeongChang 2018 Opening Ceremony" (PDF). olympics.com. IOC. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
^ "The flagbearers for the Tokyo 2020 Opening Ceremony" (PDF). olympics.com. IOC. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
^ "The flagbearers for the Beijing 2022 Opening Ceremony" (PDF). olympics.com. IOC. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
^ "Paris 2024: Opening ceremony flagbearers information" (PDF). olympics.com. IOC. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
^ Mallon, Bill and Buchanan, Ian. TO NO EARTHLY KING. September 1999. International Society of Olympic Historians. Accessed 27 October 2011.

[1] Finland. Olympics at Sport-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Accessed 25 October 2011.

[Oly-2] "Flagbearers for Finland". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 27 December 2023.

[3] Hakulinen competed in biathlon during these Olympics, having competed in cross-country skiing in 1952, 1956 and 1960.

[4] "The Flagbearers for the PyeongChang 2018 Opening Ceremony" (PDF). olympics.com. IOC. Retrieved 26 July 2024.

[5] "The flagbearers for the Tokyo 2020 Opening Ceremony" (PDF). olympics.com. IOC. Retrieved 26 July 2024.

[6] "The flagbearers for the Beijing 2022 Opening Ceremony" (PDF). olympics.com. IOC. Retrieved 26 July 2024.

[7] "Paris 2024: Opening ceremony flagbearers information" (PDF). olympics.com. IOC. Retrieved 27 July 2024.

[8] Mallon, Bill and Buchanan, Ian. TO NO EARTHLY KING. September 1999. International Society of Olympic Historians. Accessed 27 October 2011.

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