Finland at the 2008 Summer Olympics


Finland competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. The athletes were named in four selections: first took place on December 19, 2007, 2nd on April 16, 3rd on May 20 and 4th on July 21, 2008.
The goal of the Finnish Olympic team in the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games was three medals with at least one gold medal.
Shooter Juha Hirvi and dressage rider Kyra Kyrklund made Finnish olympic history by participating in their sixth Olympic Games. They shared the record with three winter Olympians: cross-country skiers Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi and Harri Kirvesniemi and ice hockey player Raimo Helminen.

Medalists


;Notes

Archery

Athletics

;Men
;Track & road events
;Field events
;Combined events – Decathlon
AthleteEvent100 m400 m1500 mFinalRank
Mikko HalvariResult11.186.8813.721.9350.6016.2547.7155.115:20.26648625
Mikko HalvariPoints8217857117407877058230665449648625

;Women
;Field events
;Combined events – Heptathlon
AthleteEvent200 m800 mFinalRank
Niina KeloResult13.951.6514.8225.905.7651.482:20.97591123*
Niina KeloPoints985795849806777889810591123*

* The athlete who finished in second place, Lyudmila Blonska of the Ukraine, tested positive for a banned substance. Both the A and the B tests were positive, therefore Blonska was stripped of her silver medal, and Kelo moved up a position.

Badminton

Canoeing

Sprint

Qualification Legend: QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to final

Diving

Equestrian

Dressage

Judo

Rowing

;Women
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A ; FB=Final B ; FC=Final C ; FD=Final D ; FE=Final E ; FF=Final F ; SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Sailing

;Men
;Women
;Open
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; CAN = Race cancelled;

Shooting

;Men
;Women

Swimming

;Men
;Women

Tennis

;Men

Weightlifting

Wrestling

;Men's Greco-Roman