Athletics
23 athletes represented Finland. It was the second appearance of the nation in athletics, as well as at the Olympics. The Finland athletics team finished with 6 gold medals, 4 silvers, and 3 bronzes—a great improvement over the single bronze Finland won in 1908.
Hannes Kolehmainen finished with the Olympic records in the 5000 and 10000 metres, as well as gold medals in both events and the individual cross country. Armas Taipale added another gold medal and Olympic record in the discus throw, bettering the new Olympic record that Elmer Niklander set and briefly held in the preliminary round; Taipale won a second gold in the two handed version of the discus. Juho Saaristo set an Olympic record in the javelin, though it was quickly surpassed; he finished with the silver medal. The Finns swept the medals in the two handed javelin throw, with Saaristo atop the standings.
Ranks given are within that athlete's heat for running events.
| Athlete | Events | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Paavo Aho | Shot put | N/A | 12.40 | 10 | Did not advance | ||
| Shot put | N/A | 23.30 | 6 | Did not advance | |||
| Jalmari Eskola | Ind. cross country | N/A | 46:54.8 | 4 | |||
| Johan Halme | Triple jump | N/A | 13.79 | 11 | Did not advance | ||
| Javelin throw | N/A | 54.65 | 4 | Did not advance | |||
| Two hand javelin | N/A | 88.54 | 9 | Did not advance | |||
| Matti Harju | 1500 m | N/A | ? | 4 | Did not advance | ||
| Ind. cross country | N/A | Did not finish | |||||
| Väinö Heikkilä | Ind. cross country | N/A | 54:08.0 | 25 | |||
| Verner Järvinen | Discus throw | N/A | 38.60 | 15 | Did not advance | ||
| Two hand discus | N/A | 66.69 | 12 | Did not advance | |||
| Franz Johansson | 5000 m | N/A | 15:31.4 | 3 | Did not start | ||
| Ind. cross country | N/A | 48:03.0 | 11 | ||||
| Arne Kallberg | Marathon | N/A | Did not finish | ||||
| Hannes Kolehmainen | 5000 m | N/A | 15:38.9 | 1 | 14:36.6 OR | 1 ! | |
| 10000 m | N/A | 33:49.0 OR | 1 | 31:20.8 OR | 1 ! | ||
| Ind. cross country | N/A | 45:15.6 | 1 ! | ||||
| Tatu Kolehmainen | 100000 m | N/A | 32:47.8 | 1 | Did not finish | ||
| Marathon | N/A | Did not finish | |||||
| Emil Kukko | Long jump | N/A | 6.11 | 24 | Did not advance | ||
| Javelin throw | N/A | 44.66 | 18 | Did not advance | |||
| Pentathlon | N/A | Elim-4 35 | 12 | ||||
| Wilhelm Kyrönen | Ind. cross country | N/A | 47:32.0 | 7 | |||
| Arvo Laine | High jump | N/A | 1.75 | 13 | Did not advance | ||
| Karl Lindholm | 5000 m | N/A | Did not finish | Did not advance | |||
| Ind. cross country | N/A | Did not finish | |||||
| Jonni Myyrä | Javelin throw | N/A | 51.33 | 8 | Did not advance | ||
| Elmer Niklander | Shot put | N/A | 13.65 | 4 | Did not advance | ||
| Discus throw | N/A | 42.09 OR | 4 | Did not advance | |||
| Two hand shot put | N/A | 26.67 | 1 | 27.14 | 3 ! | ||
| Two hand discus | N/A | 72.05 | 3 | 77.96 | 2 ! | ||
| Urho Peltonen | Javelin throw | N/A | 49.20 | 9 | Did not advance | ||
| Two hand javelin | N/A | 100.24 | 3 | Not held | 3 ! | ||
| Lauri Pihkala | 800 m | Did not finish | Did not advance | ||||
| Juho Saaristo | Javelin throw | N/A | 55.37 OR | 2 | 58.66 | 2 ! | |
| Two hand javelin | N/A | 109.42 | 1 | Not held | 1 ! | ||
| Väinö Siikaniemi | Javelin throw | N/A | 52.43 | 5 | Did not advance | ||
| Two hand javelin | N/A | 101.13 | 2 | Not held | 2 ! | ||
| Albin Steinroos | 100000 m | N/A | 33:28.4 | 4 | 32:21.8 | 3 ! | |
| Ind. cross country | N/A | 47:23.4 | 6 | ||||
| Armas Taipale | Discus throw | N/A | 43.91 OR | 1 | 45.21 OR | 1 ! | |
| Two hand discus | N/A | 80.03 | 1 | 82.86 | 1 ! | ||
| Valdemar Wickholm | 110 m hurdles | 16.6 | 2 | 16.6 | 2 | Did not advance | |
| Decathlon | N/A | 7058.795 | 7 | ||||
| Jalmari Eskola Hannes Kolehmainen Albin Stenroos |
Team cross country | N/A | 11 | 2 ! | |||
| Matti Harju Franz Johansson Hannes Kolehmainen Karl Lindholm Albin Stenroos |
3000 m team | N/A | 12 | 2 | Did not advance | ||
Read more about this topic: Finland At The 1912 Summer Olympics