Finland at the 1976 Winter Olympics
Finland participated in the Olympic Winter Games in Innsbruck in 1976 with a delegation of 47 ( 38 men, 9 women) athletes participate. The Nordic combined and ski jumping Rauno Miettinen was selected as the standard-bearer of the Finnish team for the opening ceremony.
Participants by sport
Alpine Skiing
Women:
- Riitta Ollikka Departure: 30th place - 1:53,85 min Giant Slalom: 34th place - 1:40,15 min Slalom: 17th Place - 1:45,62 min
Biathlon
Gentlemen:
- Henrik Flöjt Season (4 x 7,5 km): - 2:01:45,58 h; 2 Error
- Heikki Ikola Single (20 km): - 1:15:54,10 h; 2 Error Season (4 x 7,5 km): - 2:01:45,58 h; 2 Error
- Esko Saira Single (20 km): 6th place - 1:17:32,84 h; 2 Error Season (4 x 7,5 km): - 1:54:37,25 h
- Juhani Suutarinen Single (20 km): 13th Place - 1:19:25,89 h; 2 Error Season (4 x 7,5 km): - 1:54:37,25 h
Hockey
Men: 4th place
- Seppo Ahokainen
- Hannu Haapalainen
- Matti Hagman
- Hannu Kapanen
- Pertti Koivulahti
- Tapio Koskinen
- Reijo Laksola
- Henry Leppä
- Antti Leppänen
- Seppo Lindström
- Pekka Marjamäki
- Matti Murto
- Timo Nummelin
- Esa Peltonen
- Matti Rautiainen
- Timo Saari
- Jorma Vehmanen
- Urpo Ylönen
Figure skating
Gentlemen:
- Pekka Leskinen 13th Place
Speed Skating
Women:
- Paula Irmeli Halonen 500 m: 8th place - 43.99 sec 1000 m: 13th Place - 1:31,72 min 3000 m: 22 space - 5:03,08 min
- Tuula Vilkas 1000 m: 17th Place - 1:32,94 min 1500 m: 20th Place - 2:24,55 min 3000 m: 12th Place - 4:51,71 min
Gentlemen:
- Olavi Köppä 1500 m: 10th place - 2:03,69 min 5000 m: 20th Place - 7:59,52 min 10,000 m: 9th Place - 15:39,73 min
- Pertti Niittylä 500 m: 15th Place - 40.65 sec 1000 m: 8th place - 1:21,43 min
Nordic skiing
Cross-country skiing
Women:
- Taina Impiö 5 km: 19th Place - 17:03,30 min
- Marjatta Kajosmaa 5 km: 9th place - 16:36,25 min 10 km: 11th place - 31:35,50 min 4x5 km relay: - 1:08:36,57 h
- Marja- Liisa Hämäläinen Kirvesniemi - 10 km 22 Playground - 32:37,72 min
- Helena Kivioja - Takalo 5 km: - 15:32,12 min 10 km: - 30:14,28 min 4x5 km relay: - 1:08:36,57 h
- Hilkka Riihivuori - Kuntola 5 km: 4th place - 16:17,74 min 10 km: 9th place - 31:29,39 min 4x5 km relay: - 1:08:36,57 h
- Liisa Suihkonen 4x5 km relay: - 1:08:36,57 h
Gentlemen:
- Risto Kiiskinen 15 km: 32nd - 47:21,06 min
- Arto Koivisto 15 km: - 44:19,25 min 30 km: 8th place - 1:32:23,11 h 50 km: 10th place - 2:43:44,79 h 4x10 km relay: - 2:07:59,72 h
- Juha Mieto 15 km: 10th place - 45:46,27 min 30 km: 4th place - 1:31:20,39 h 50 km: 34th place - 2:50:03,61 h 4x10 km relay: - 2:07:59,72 h
- Matti Pitkänen 30 km: 13th Place - 1:33:44,74 h 4x10 km relay: - 2:07:59,72 h
- Juhani repo 30 km 22 Playground - 1:35:31,06 h 50 km: 9th place - 2:42:54,89 h
- Pertti Teurajärvi 15 km: 14th Place - 46:04,84 min 50 km: 27th place - 2:47:25,60 h 4x10 km relay: - 2:07:59,72 h
Ski Jumping
- Harri flowers Normal hill: 29th place - 210.4 points Large hill: 41st - 160.7 points
- Rauno Miettinen Large hill: 21 Place - 185.4 points
- Esko Rautionaho Normal hill: 11th - 229.6 points Large hill: 12th Place - 197.8 points
- Jouko Törmänen Normal hill: 14th Place - 225.0 points Large hill: 10th place - 204.9 points
Nordic Combined
- Jorma Etelälahti Single ( normal hill / 15 km): 24th Place
- Erkki Kilpinen Single ( normal hill / 15 km): 10th place
- Jukka Kuvaja Single ( normal hill / 15 km): 11th Place
- Rauno Miettinen Single ( normal hill / 15 km): 4th place