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| Host city | Tampere |
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| Country |  Finland |
| Nations | 49 |
| Athletes | 3,302 |
| Sport | 9 |
| Events | 109 |
| Opening | 19 July 2009 |
| Closing | 24 July 2009 |
| Opened by | Tarja Halonen |
| Torch lighter | Pertti Ukkola |
| Main venue | Tampere Ice Stadium (opening) Tampere Stadium (closing) |
| Summer | |
| Winter | |
The 2009 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival was held in Tampere, Finland.
| 2009 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival Sports Programme |
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The mascot for the 2009 European Youth Olympic Festival is Finx, a Eurasian lynx. [1]
Eight venues were used in this edition of European Youth Olympic Festival. [2]
| Venue | Location | Sports |
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| Tampere Stadium | Tampere | Athletics |
| Tampere Exhibition and Sports Centre | Tampere | Gymnastics, Handball, Volleyball |
| Tampere Ice Stadium | Tampere | Judo |
| Tampere Swimming Centre | Tampere | Swimming |
| Pyynikki Ball Games Centre | Tampere | Basketball |
| Hervanta Leisure Centre | Tampere | Basketball |
| Tampere Tennis Centre | Tampere | Tennis |
| Roads of Tampere | Tampere | Cycling |
| Participating National Olympic Committees |
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* Host nation (Finland)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Russia (RUS) | 18 | 10 | 8 | 36 |
| 2 |  Germany (GER) | 10 | 8 | 7 | 25 |
| 3 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 10 | 6 | 9 | 25 |
| 4 |  Belgium (BEL) | 9 | 5 | 4 | 18 |
| 5 |  Spain (ESP) | 9 | 3 | 2 | 14 |
| 6 |  Italy (ITA) | 8 | 7 | 7 | 22 |
| 7 |  France (FRA) | 7 | 10 | 4 | 21 |
| 8 |  Turkey (TUR) | 4 | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| 9 |  Romania (ROU) | 3 | 8 | 5 | 16 |
| 10 |  Poland (POL) | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 |
| 11 |  Serbia (SRB) | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| 12 |  Ukraine (UKR) | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 |
| 13 |  Hungary (HUN) | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
 Netherlands (NED) | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | |
| 15 |  Czech Republic (CZE) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 16 |  Switzerland (SUI) | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 |
| 17 |  Denmark (DEN) | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 18 |  Austria (AUT) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 19 |  Azerbaijan (AZE) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
 Slovakia (SVK) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 21 | Finland (FIN)* | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| 22 |  Ireland (IRL) | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 23 |  Belarus (BLR) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 24 |  Lithuania (LTU) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 25 |  Portugal (POR) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 26 |  Estonia (EST) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Slovenia (SLO) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 28 |  Moldova (MDA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 |  Latvia (LAT) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 30 |  Georgia (GEO) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 31 |  Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Croatia (CRO) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 33 |  Armenia (ARM) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Cyprus (CYP) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
 Israel (ISR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 36 |  Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 |  Greece (GRE) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Totals (37 entries) | 109 | 110 | 123 | 342 | |
Tampere is a city in the Pirkanmaa region, located in the western part of Finland. Tampere is the most populous inland city in the Nordic countries. It has a population of 244,029; the urban area has a population of 341,696; and the metropolitan area, also known as the Tampere sub-region, has a population of 393,941 in an area of 4,970 km2 (1,920 sq mi). Tampere is the second-largest urban area and third most-populous individual municipality in Finland, after the cities of Helsinki and Espoo, and the most populous Finnish city outside the Greater Helsinki area. Today, Tampere is one of the major urban, economic, and cultural hubs in the whole inland region.
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