Medal summary
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres |  Ole Bernt Skarstein (NOR) | 10.6 |  Aarno Musku (FIN) | 10.7 | Jorma Ehrström (FIN) | 10.8 |
| 200 metres | Aarno Musku (FIN) | 21.6 | Ole Bernt Skarstein (NOR) | 21.7 |  Bo Althoff (SWE) | 21.9 |
| 400 metres | Carl Fredrik Bunæs (NOR) | 47.2 | Bengt-Göran Fernström (SWE) | 48.0 | Heikki Pippola (FIN) | 48.1 |
| 800 metres | Juha Väätäinen (FIN) | 1:50.7 | Anders Gärderud (SWE) | 1:50.8 | Keijo Ceder (FIN) | 1:50.9 |
| 1500 metres | Karl-Uno Olofsson (SWE) | 3:46.4 | Stig Rekdal (NOR) | 3:46.6 | Keijo Ceder (FIN) | 3:47.1 |
| 5000 metres | Bengt Nåjde (SWE) | 14:05.0 CR | Gunnar Larsson (SWE) | 14:14.8 | Odd Fuglem (NOR) | 14:19.0 |
| 10,000 metres | Gunnar Larsson (SWE) | 30:18.4 | Bjarne Sletten (NOR) | 30:36.4 | Erkki Rantala (FIN) | 30:42.0 |
| Marathon | Tenho Salakka (FIN) | 2:24:51 | Per Gunnar Lien (NOR) | 2:24:51 | Paavo Pystynen (FIN) | 2:26:56 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Bengt Persson (SWE) | 8:40.0 CR | Esko Sirén (FIN) | 8:40.6 | Jouko Kuha (FIN) | 8:41.0 |
| 110 m hurdles | Bo Forssander (SWE) | 14.0 CR | Ove Andersson (SWE) | 14.8 | Sture Fröberg (SWE) | 14.8 |
| 400 m hurdles | Bertil Vistam (SWE) | 52.0 | Jan Gulbrandsen (NOR) | 52.5 | Lennart Bring (SWE) | 52.6 |
| High jump | Kjell-Åke Nilsson (SWE) | 2.08 m | Pertti Lantti (FIN) | 2.08 m | Stig Pettersson (SWE) | 2.08 m |
| Pole vault | Aulis Kairento (FIN) | 4.85 m CR | Tapio Mertanen (SWE) | 4.80 m | Hans Lagerqvist (SWE) | 4.75 m |
| Long jump | Rainer Stenius (FIN) | 7.89 m CR | Pentti Eskola (FIN) | 7.77 m | Juhani Manninen (FIN) | 7.65 m |
| Triple jump | Pertti Pousi (FIN) | 15.61 m CR | Kjell Arthur Paulsen (NOR) | 15.50 m | Jorma Gröhn (FIN) | 15.41 m |
| Shot put | Bjørn Bang Andersen (NOR) | 17.80 m CR | Matti Yrjölä (FIN) | 17.43 m | Harald Lorentzen (NOR) | 17.30 m |
| Discus throw | Lars Haglund (SWE) | 57.68 m CR | Pentti Repo (FIN) | 55.24 m | Niilo Hangasvaara (FIN) | 54.78 m |
| Hammer throw | Oddvar Krogh (NOR) | 64.30 m CR | Birger Asplund (SWE) | 63.46 m | Reino Suuripää (FIN) | 60.46 m |
| Javelin throw | Jorma Kinnunen (FIN) | 82.90 m CR | Willy Rasmussen (NOR) | 80.72 m | Väinö Kuisma (FIN) | 76.40 m |
| Decathlon |  Valbjörn Thorláksson (ISL) | 6902 pts | Tore Carbe (SWE) | 6801 pts | Stig Nymander (FIN) | 6782 pts |
| 4 × 100 m relay | Finland (FIN) | 40.3 CR | Sweden (SWE) | 41.5 | Norway (NOR) | 41.6 |
| 4 × 400 m relay | Sweden (SWE) | 3:10.3 CR | Norway (NOR) | 3:10.3 | Only 2 teams finished | |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres | Berit Berthelsen (NOR) | 12.0 | Karin Wallgren (SWE) | 12.0 |  Lone Hadrup (DEN) | 12.2 |
| 200 metres | Berit Berthelsen (NOR) | 24.4 | Karin Wallgren (SWE) | 24.6 | Else Hadrup (DEN) | 25.1 |
| 400 metres | Berit Berthelsen (NOR) | 54.4 CR | Elisabeth Östberg (SWE) | 55.6 | Tove Bakkejord (NOR) | 55.8 |
| 800 metres | Jette Andersen (DEN) | 2:12.0 CR | Gunilla Olausson (SWE) | 2:13.0 | Elisabeth Östberg (SWE) | 2:14.0 |
| 80 m hurdles | Sirkka Norrlund (FIN) | 10.9 CR | Nina Hansen (DEN) | 11.3 | Lena Kindberg (SWE) | 11.5 |
| High jump | Agneta Falkengren (SWE) | 1.64 m CR= | Monica Lidholt (SWE) | 1.64 m | Margareta Bergqvist (SWE) | 1.64 m |
| Long jump | Berit Berthelsen (NOR) | 6.37 m CR | Oddrun Hokland (NOR) | 6.08 m | Maija Koivusaari (FIN) | 5.90 m |
| Shot put | Marjatta Mäkinen (FIN) | 15.66 m CR | Karen Inge Halkier (DEN) | 14.23 m | Gun-Britt Flink (SWE) | 14.00 m |
| Discus throw | Marjatta Mäkinen (FIN) | 51.70 m CR | Sirkka Kauppinen (FIN) | 44.90 m | Inkeri Lehtonen (FIN) | 44.70 m |
| Javelin throw | Ellen Kortsen (DEN) | 47.72 m | Raija Mustonen (FIN) | 45.14 m | Gun-Britt Liljergren (SWE) | 44.74 m |
| Pentathlon | Nina Hansen (DEN) | 4477 pts | Oddrun Hokland (NOR) | 4475 pts | Pirkko Heikkilä (FIN) | 4311 pts |
| 4 × 100 m relay | Norway (NOR) | 47.0 CR | Sweden (SWE) | 47.5 | Finland (FIN) | 47.8 |
