Medal summary
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres |  Carl Fredrik Bunæs (NOR) | 10.6 |  Pauli Ny (FIN) | 10.7 |  Sven Hörtevall (SWE) | 10.8 |
| 200 metres | Bengt-Göran Fernström (SWE) | 21.9 | Sven-Åke Löfgren (SWE) | 22.0 | Richard Simonsen (NOR) | 22.1 |
| 400 metres | Bengt-Göran Fernström (SWE) | 47.5 | Hans-Olof Johansson (SWE) | 48.2 | Matti Honkanen (FIN) | 48.4 |
| 800 metres | Erkki Niemelä (FIN) | 1:49.7 | Olavi Salonen (FIN) | 1:50.0 | Pekka Juutilainen (FIN) | 1:50.8 |
| 1500 metres | Olavi Salonen (FIN) | 3:49.0 | Sven-Olof Larsson (SWE) | 3:49.7 | Arne Hamarsland (NOR) | 3:51.7 |
| 5000 metres | Sven-Olof Larsson (SWE) | 14:15.0 | Odd Fuglem (NOR) | 14:23.6 | Reijo Höykinpuro (FIN) | 14:24.8 |
| 10,000 metres | Jan-Erik Karlsson (SWE) | 30:10.8 | Simo Saloranta (FIN) | 30:10.8 | Pål Benum (NOR) | 30:14.6 |
| Marathon | Eino Oksanen (FIN) | 2:22:01 CR | Paavo Pystynen (FIN) | 2:22:07 | Eino Valle (FIN) | 2:23:40 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Bengt Persson (SWE) | 8:50.2 CR | Esko Sirén (FIN) | 8:51.6 | Jouko Kuha (FIN) | 8:56.8 |
| 110 m hurdles | Kjellfred Weum (NOR) | 14.9 | Juhani Vuori (FIN) | 14.9 | Raimo Asiala (FIN) | 15.0 |
| 400 m hurdles | Jaakko Tuominen (FIN) | 52.4 | Hannu Ehoniemi (FIN) | 52.9 | Jussi Rintamäki (FIN) | 53.2 |
| High jump | Stig Pettersson (SWE) | 2.11 m | Kjell-Åke Nilsson (SWE) | 2.08 m | Henrik Hellén (FIN) | 2.05 m |
| Pole vault | Pentti Nikula (FIN) | 4.72 m CR | Taisto Laitinen (FIN) | 4.72 m | Risto Ankio (FIN) | 4.60 m |
| Long jump | Pentti Eskola (FIN) | 7.65 m CR | Rainer Stenius (FIN) | 7.34 m | Aarre Asiala (FIN) | 7.27 m |
| Triple jump | Yrjö Tamminen (FIN) | 15.49 m CR | Martin Jensen (NOR) | 15.43 m | Asko Ruuskanen (FIN) | 15.33 m |
| Shot put | Bjørn Bang Andersen (NOR) | 17.35 m CR | Matti Yrjölä (FIN) | 17.22 m | Erik Uddebom (SWE) | 17.20 m |
| Discus throw | Stein Haugen (NOR) | 52.88 m | Niilo Hangasvaara (FIN) | 52.80 m | Pentti Repo (FIN) | 52.68 m |
| Hammer throw | Birger Asplund (SWE) | 61.06 m | Sverre Strandli (NOR) | 60.72 m | Kalevi Horppu (FIN) | 60.21 m |
| Javelin throw | Pauli Nevala (FIN) | 78.92 m | Terje Pedersen (NOR) | 78.43 m | Gunnar Arntsen (NOR) | 76.89 m |
| Decathlon | Markus Kahma (FIN) | 7034 pts |  Valbjörn Thorláksson (ISL) | 6931 pts | Seppo Suutari (FIN) | 6641 pts |
| 4 × 100 m relay | Finland (FIN) | 41.0 CR |  Denmark (DEN) | 42.2 | Only two teams finished | |
| 4 × 400 m relay | Sweden (SWE) | 3:16.1 | Finland (FIN) | 3:16.3 | Norway (NOR) | 3:20.9 |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres | Ulla-Britt Wieslander (SWE) | 11.9 CR | Else Hadrup (DEN) | 11.9 | Maija Koivusaari (FIN) | 12.1 |
| 200 metres | Ulla-Britt Wieslander (SWE) | 24.4 CR | Else Hadrup (DEN) | 24.9 | Hilkka Kivistö (FIN) | 25.7 |
| 400 metres | Hilkka Hivisto (FIN) | 57.2 | Elisabeth Östberg (SWE) | 57.3 | Eeva Haimi (FIN) | 57.8 |
| 800 metres | Yvonne Strandberg (SWE) | 2:18.2 | Anita Aittala (FIN) | 2:18.7 | Eeva-Liisa Kalliolahti (FIN) | 2:19.4 |
| 80 m hurdles | Ulla-Britt Wieslander (SWE) | 11.1 CR | Nina Hansen (DEN) | 11.4 | Sirkka Norrlund (FIN) | 11.5 |
| High jump | Berit Larsson (SWE) | 1.64 m | Leena Kaarna (FIN) | 1.64 m | Pirkko Heikkilä (FIN) | 1.55 m |
| Long jump | Gunilla Cederström (SWE) | 5.87 m CR | Berit Tøien (NOR) | 5.77 m | Nina Hansen (DEN) | 5.68 m |
| Shot put | Karen Inge Halkier (DEN) | 13.70 m | Gun-Britt Flink (SWE) | 13.35 m | Eila Ronkonen (FIN) | 13.05 m |
| Discus throw | Wivianne Freivald (SWE) | 48.18 m CR | Marjatta Mäkinen (FIN) | 47.05 m | Inkeri Lehtonen (FIN) | 45.34 m |
| Javelin throw | Unn Thorvaldsen (NOR) | 50.10 m | Raija Talvensaari (FIN) | 45.99 m | Britt Johansson (SWE) | 45.42 m |
| Pentathlon | Nina Hansen (DEN) | 4513 pts CR | Lena Kindberg (SWE) | 4202 pts | Tuovi Vahtera (FIN) | 4124 pts |
| 4 × 100 m relay | Denmark (DEN) | 47.4 CR | Sweden (SWE) | 47.7 | Finland (FIN) | 47.9 |
