List of flag bearers for Finland at the Olympics

Finland at the Olympics
IOC code	FIN
NOC	Finnish Olympic Committee
Website	sport.fi/olympiakomitea (Finnish) (Swedish)
Medals	Gold Silver Bronze Total 0 0 0 0
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
Winter appearances
1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

2010 Winter Olympics national flag bearers

This is a list of flag bearers who have represented Finland at the Olympics.^[1]

Flag bearers carry the national flag of their country at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.

#	Event year	Season	Flag bearer	Sport
47	2016	Summer	Tuuli Petäjä-Sirén	Sailing
46	2014	Winter	Rukajärvi, EnniEnni Rukajärvi	Snowboarding
45	2012	Summer	Seppälä, Hanna-MariaHanna-Maria Seppälä	Swimming
44	2010	Winter	Peltonen, VilleVille Peltonen	Ice hockey
43	2008	Summer	Hirvi, JuhaJuha Hirvi	Shooting sport
42	2006	Winter	Lahtela, JanneJanne Lahtela	Freestyle skiing
41	2004	Summer	Johanson, ThomasThomas Johanson	Sailing
40	2002	Winter	Nieminen, ToniToni Nieminen	Ski jumping
39	2000	Summer	Karjalainen, Olli-PekkaOlli-Pekka Karjalainen	Athletics (track and field)
38	1998	Winter	Ahonen, JanneJanne Ahonen	Ski jumping
37	1996	Summer	Kolehmainen, MikkoMikko Kolehmainen	Canoe racing
36	1994	Winter	Kirvesniemi-Hämälainen, Marja-LiisaMarja-Liisa Kirvesniemi-Hämälainen	Cross-country skiing
35	1992	Summer	Koskela, HarriHarri Koskela	Greco-Roman wrestling
34	1992	Winter	Blomqvist, TimoTimo Blomqvist	Ice hockey
33	1988	Summer	Salomäki, JoukoJouko Salomäki	Greco-Roman wrestling
32	1988	Winter	Niittylä, PerttiPertti Niittylä	Speed skating
31	1984	Summer	Rechardt, EskoEsko Rechardt	Sailing
30	1984	Winter	Valtonen, JormaJorma Valtonen	Ice hockey
29	1980	Summer	Tallberg, PeterPeter Tallberg	Sailing
28	1980	Winter	Ikola, HeikkiHeikki Ikola	Biathlon
27	1976	Summer	Virén, LasseLasse Virén	Athletics
26	1976	Winter	Miettinen, RaunoRauno Miettinen	Nordic combined
25	1972	Summer	Nummisto, IlkkaIlkka Nummisto	Canoe racing
24	1972	Winter	Mieto, JuhaJuha Mieto	Cross-country skiing
23	1968	Summer	Linnosvuo, PenttiPentti Linnosvuo	Shooting sport
22	1968	Winter	Kankkonen, VeikkoVeikko Kankkonen	Ski jumping
21	1964	Summer	Ekman, EugenEugen Ekman	Artistic gymnastics
20	1964	Winter	Hakulinen, VeikkoVeikko Hakulinen	Biathlon[2]
19	1960	Summer	Landström, EelesEeles Landström	Athletics
18	1960	Winter	Korhonen, PaavoPaavo Korhonen	Nordic combined
17	1956	Summer	Landström, EelesEeles Landström	Athletics
16	1956	Winter	Hyvärinen, AnttiAntti Hyvärinen	Ski jumping
15	1956	Equestrian	Estola, ErkkiErkki Estola
14	1952	Summer	Suvivuo, VäinöVäinö Suvivuo	Athletics
13	1952	Winter	Hasu, HeikkiHeikki Hasu	Nordic combined
12	1948	Summer	Sonck, HannesHannes Sonck	Athletics
11	1948	Winter	Vanninen, PekkaPekka Vanninen	Cross-country skiing
10	1936	Summer	Järvinen, AkillesAkilles Järvinen	Athletics
9	1936	Winter	Nurmela, SuloSulo Nurmela	Cross-country skiing
8	1932	Summer	Järvinen, AkillesAkilles Järvinen	Athletics
7	1932	Winter	Blomqvist, OssiOssi Blomqvist	Speed skating
6	1928	Summer	Järvinen, AkillesAkilles Järvinen	Athletics
5	1928	Winter	Järvinen, EskoEsko Järvinen	Nordic combined/ski jumping
4	1924	Summer	Niklander, ElmerElmer Niklander	Athletics
3	1920	Summer	Hagelberg, EmilEmil Hagelberg	Modern pentathlon
2	1912	Summer	Saastamoinen, EinoEino Saastamoinen	Artistic gymnastics
1	1908	Summer	Zilliacus, BrunoBruno Zilliacus^a	Athletics

• ^{^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.^[3]

See also

• Finland at the Olympics

References

1. Finland. Olympics at Sport-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Accessed 25 October 2011.
2. Hakulinen competed in biathlon during these Olympics, having competed in cross-country skiing in 1952, 1956 and 1960.
3. Mallon, Bill and Buchanan, Ian. TO NO EARTHLY KING. September 1999. International Society of Olympic Historians. Accessed 27 October 2011.