Medal summary
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres |  Carl Fredrik Bunæs (NOR) | 10.5 |  Owe Jonsson (SWE) | 10.6 | Sven Hörtevall (SWE) | 10.7 |
| 200 metres | Carl Fredrik Bunæs (NOR) | 21.2 | Owe Jonsson (SWE) | 21.6 |  Börje Strand (FIN) | 21.6 |
| 400 metres | Alf Petersson (SWE) | 47.1 | Jussi Rintamäki (FIN) | 47.6 | Hans-Olof Johansson (SWE) | 47.7 |
| 800 metres | Dan Waern (SWE) | 1:48.9 | Olavi Salonen (FIN) | 1:49.7 | Jan Henrik Bentzon (NOR) | 1:49.9 |
| 1500 metres | Dan Waern (SWE) | 3:44.8 | Sten Jonsson (SWE) | 3:45.9 | Olavi Salonen (FIN) | 3:46.0 |
| 5000 metres | Reijo Höykinpuro (FIN) | 14:12.4 | Simo Saloranta (FIN) | 14:15.8 |  Niels Nielsen (DEN) | 14:16.0 |
| 10,000 metres | Reijo Höykinpuro (FIN) | 30:03.2 | Niels Nielsen (DEN) | 30:03.8 | Ola Tellesbø (NOR) | 30:03.8 |
| Marathon | Tenho Salakka (FIN) | 2:26:14 | Evert Nyberg (SWE) | 2:26:37 | Arnold Vaide (SWE) | 2:26:40 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Lage Tedenby (SWE) | 8:51.0 | Gunnar Tjörnebo (SWE) | 8:52.0 | Esko Sirén (FIN) | 8:52.4 |
| 110 m hurdles | Bo Forssander (SWE) | 14.4 | Raimo Koivu (FIN) | 14.8 | Jan Gulbrandsen (NOR) | 14.9 |
| 400 m hurdles | Jussi Rintamäki (FIN) | 51.1 | Hannu Ehoniemi (FIN) | 52.0 | Jan Gulbrandsen (NOR) | 52.1 |
| High jump | Stig Pettersson (SWE) | 2.11 m | Richard Dahl (SWE) | 2.01 m |  Jón Thordur Ólafsson (ISL) | 2.01 m |
| Pole vault | Eeles Landström (FIN) | 4.50 m | Risto Ankio (FIN) | 4.50 m | Kjell Hovik (NOR) Per-Olof Jonasson (FIN) | 4.45 m |
| Long jump | Jorma Valkama (FIN) | 7.45 m | Aarre Asiala (FIN) | 7.31 m | Juhani Manninen (FIN) | 7.30 m |
| Triple jump | Kari Rahkamo (FIN) | 15.47 m | Vilhjálmur Einarsson (ISL) | 15.34 m | Odd Bergh (NOR) | 15.27 m |
| Shot put | Erik Uddebom (SWE) | 16.96 m | Jarmo Kunnas (FIN) | 16.90 m | Alpo Nisula (FIN) | 16.49 m |
| Discus throw | Stein Haugen (NOR) | 54.09 m | Paavo Lammi (FIN) | 53.06 m | Erik Uddebom (SWE) | 52.87 m |
| Hammer throw | Birger Asplund (SWE) | 62.98 m | Kalevi Horppu (FIN) | 62.23 m | Magne Føleide (NOR) | 59.61 m |
| Javelin throw | Willy Rasmussen (NOR) | 79.16 m | Väinö Kuisma (FIN) | 78.38 m | Pauli Nevala (FIN) | 77.57 m |
| Decathlon | Seppo Suutari (FIN) | 7178 pts | Markus Kahma (FIN) | 6843 pts | Björgvin Hólm (ISL) | 6229 pts |
| 4 × 100 m relay | Sweden (SWE) | 41.2 | Finland (FIN) | 41.5 | Denmark (DEN) | 41.8 |
| 4 × 400 m relay | Sweden (SWE) | 3:10.6 | Norway (NOR) | 3:13.8 | Finland (FIN) | 3:13.8 |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres | Ulla-Britt Wieslander (SWE) | 12.4 | Solgunn Bovall (SWE) | 12.5 | Lone Hadrup (DEN) | 12.5 |
| 200 metres | Ulla-Britt Wieslander (SWE) | 25.1 | Solgunn Bovall (SWE) | 25.1 | Lone Hadrup (DEN) | 25.7 |
| 400 metres | Elisabeth Östberg (SWE) | 56.6 | Ann-Marie Tegelius (SWE) | 57.8 | Aulikki Jaakkola (FIN) | 58.8 |
| 800 metres | Ellen Jørgensen (DEN) | 2:17.3 | Ylva Lindberg (SWE) | 2:18.2 | Saara Vilén (FIN) | 2:18.5 |
| 80 m hurdles | Nina Hansen (DEN) | 11.5 | Sirkka Norrlund (FIN) | 11.5 | Gunilla Cederström (SWE) | 11.7 |
| High jump | Mette Oxvang (DEN) | 1.64 m | Leena Kaarna (FIN) | 1.61 m | Riitta-Maija Soppi (FIN) | 1.61 m |
| Long jump | Nina Hansen (DEN) | 5.82 m | Oddrun Lange (NOR) | 5.70 m | Brita Johansson (FIN) | 5.65 m |
| Shot put | Karen Inge Halkier (DEN) | 14.00 m | Maj-Britt Stolpe (SWE) | 13.06 m | Vieno Väliahde (FIN) | 12.91 m |
| Discus throw | Inkeri Talvitie (FIN) | 45.40 m | Karen Inge Halkier (DEN) | 42.76 m | Edel Leverås (NOR) | 42.29 m |
| Javelin throw | Ingrid Almqvist (SWE) | 50.85 m | Raija Talvensaari (FIN) | 47.13 m | Sirpa Toivola (FIN) | 47.04 m |
| Pentathlon | Nina Hansen (DEN) | 4367 pts | Gunilla Cederström (SWE) | 4353 pts | Tuovi Vahtera (FIN) | 4127 pts |
| 4 × 100 m relay | Sweden (SWE) | 48.2 | Denmark (DEN) | 48.5 | Finland (FIN) | 48.7 |
