List of flag bearers for Finland at the Olympics

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

Finland at the Olympics
IOC code	FIN
NOC	Finnish Olympic Committee
Website	www.olympiakomitea.fi (in Finnish and English)
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
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

2010 Winter Olympics national flag bearers

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

#	Event year	Season	Flag bearer	Sport
48	2018	Winter	Janne Ahonen	Ski jumping
47	2016	Summer	Tuuli Petäjä-Sirén	Sailing
46	2014	Winter	Enni Rukajärvi	Snowboarding
45	2012	Summer	Hanna-Maria Seppälä	Swimming
44	2010	Winter	Ville Peltonen	Ice hockey
43	2008	Summer	Juha Hirvi	Shooting sport
42	2006	Winter	Janne Lahtela	Freestyle skiing
41	2004	Summer	Thomas Johanson	Sailing
40	2002	Winter	Toni Nieminen	Ski jumping
39	2000	Summer	Olli-Pekka Karjalainen	Athletics (track and field)
38	1998	Winter	Janne Ahonen	Ski jumping
37	1996	Summer	Mikko Kolehmainen	Canoe racing
36	1994	Winter	Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi-Hämäläinen	Cross-country skiing
35	1992	Summer	Harri Koskela	Greco-Roman wrestling
34	1992	Winter	Timo Blomqvist	Ice hockey
33	1988	Summer	Jouko Salomäki	Greco-Roman wrestling
32	1988	Winter	Pertti Niittylä	Speed skating
31	1984	Summer	Esko Rechardt	Sailing
30	1984	Winter	Jorma Valtonen	Ice hockey
29	1980	Summer	Peter Tallberg	Sailing
28	1980	Winter	Heikki Ikola	Biathlon
27	1976	Summer	Lasse Virén	Athletics
26	1976	Winter	Rauno Miettinen	Nordic combined
25	1972	Summer	Ilkka Nummisto	Canoe racing
24	1972	Winter	Juha Mieto	Cross-country skiing
23	1968	Summer	Pentti Linnosvuo	Shooting sport
22	1968	Winter	Veikko Kankkonen	Ski jumping
21	1964	Summer	Eugen Ekman	Artistic gymnastics
20	1964	Winter	Veikko Hakulinen	Biathlon[2]
19	1960	Summer	Eeles Landström	Athletics
18	1960	Winter	Paavo Korhonen	Nordic combined
17	1956	Summer	Eeles Landström	Athletics
16	1956	Winter	Antti Hyvärinen	Ski jumping
15	1956	Equestrian	Erkki Estola
14	1952	Summer	Väinö Suvivuo	Athletics
13	1952	Winter	Heikki Hasu	Nordic combined
12	1948	Summer	Hannes Sonck	Athletics
11	1948	Winter	Pekka Vanninen	Cross-country skiing
10	1936	Summer	Akilles Järvinen	Athletics
9	1936	Winter	Sulo Nurmela	Cross-country skiing
8	1932	Summer	Akilles Järvinen	Athletics
7	1932	Winter	Ossi Blomqvist	Speed skating
6	1928	Summer	Akilles Järvinen	Athletics
5	1928	Winter	Esko Järvinen	Nordic combined/ski jumping
4	1924	Summer	Elmer Niklander	Athletics
3	1920	Summer	Emil Hagelberg	Modern pentathlon
2	1912	Summer	Eino Saastamoinen	Artistic gymnastics
1	1908	Summer	Bruno 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.