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competed at the

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. 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

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. Finnish athletes have appeared in every edition of the

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since the nation's official debut in

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Medalists

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

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

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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): ;Track and road events ;Men ;Women ;Field events ;Men ;Women ;Combined event –

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Badminton

Finland entered one male badminton player into the Olympic tournament.

Kalle Koljonen Kalle Koljonen (born 26 February 1994) is a Finnish badminton player. In 2014, he won a bronze medal at the European Men's Team Championships in Basel. He won his first international title at the 2015 Hungarian International. Koljonen became fir ...

, 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 Airi Mikkelä (born 5 April 1993) is a Finnish badminton player. She started playing badminton at 8 years old, then in 2009, she joined Finnish national badminton team. In 2010, she participated at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore. In ...

who qualified to compete at the Games in the women's singles declined the invitation after she has decided to retire in July 2020.

Boxing

Finland entered one female boxer into the Olympic tournament.

Mira Potkonen Mira Marjut Johanna Potkonen (née ''Miettinen'', born 17 November 1980) is a Finnish lightweight boxer. She won a bronze medal in the 60 kg category at the 2016 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships and the 2016 Summer Olympics, the latte ...

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.

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

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.

Sailing

Finnish sailors qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the

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, the class-associated Worlds, and the continental regattas. On 12 December 2019, windsurfer and London 2012 silver medalist

Tuuli Petäjä-Sirén Tuuli Petäjä-Sirén (born 9 November 1983 in Espoo) is a Finnish windsurfer. She won a silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the women's RS:X. She was chosen as athlete of the year in Finland in 2012. At the opening ceremony of the 20 ...

and Rio 2016 Laser sailor

Kaarle Tapper Kaarle Tapper (born 19 September 1995) is a Finnish competitive sailor. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, in the men's Laser class. He has qualified to represent Finland at the 2020 Summer Olympics The , offic ...

were officially nominated to the Finnish roster for the Games, with two-time Olympian

Tuula Tenkanen Tuula Tenkanen (born 11 August 1990 in Espoo) is a Finnish sailor, who specialized in one-person dinghy (Laser Radial) class. She represented her nation Finland at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Career She trained a ...

(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. 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.

Skateboarding

Finland entered one skateboarder into the Olympic tournament.

Lizzie Armanto Elizabeth Marika Armanto (born January 26, 1993) is an American-Finnish professional skateboarder. Early life and career Armanto was born to a Finnish father and an American mother. She holds dual citizenship in the United States and Finland. ...

was automatically selected among the top 16 eligible skateboarders in the women's park based on the

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Olympic Rankings of June 30, 2021.

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 Ida Hulkko (born 12 December 1998) is a Finnish swimmer specializing in the breaststroke. She competed at the 2017 European Short Course Swimming Championships, as well as the 2018 European Aquatics Championships, placing 5th in the 50m breasts ...

(women's 100 m breaststroke) and eventual European champion

Ari-Pekka Liukkonen Ari-Pekka Liukkonen (born 9 February 1989) is a Finnish swimmer and European champion. He competed in the 50 m freestyle event at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He is the Finnish record holder over that distance with a time of 21.58 sec, as well ...

(men's 50 m freestyle) achieving the A-standard to join Mattsson in the pool for the rescheduled Games.

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

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, 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

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. ;Greco-Roman

References

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