| Finland at the 1948 Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC code | FIN |
| NOC | Finnish Olympic Committee |
| Website | sport |
| in St. Moritz | |
| Competitors | 24 (men) in 5 sports |
| Flag bearer | Pekka Vanninen |
| Medals Ranked 8th |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
Finland competed at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Heikki Hasu | Nordic Combined | Men's individual |
 Silver | August Kiuru Teuvo Laukkanen Sauli Rytky Lauri Silvennoinen | Cross-country skiing | Men's 4 x 10 km relay |
| Silver | Martti Huhtala | Nordic combined | Men's individual |
| Silver | Lassi Parkkinen | Speed skating | Men's 10,000m |
 Bronze | Benjamin Vanninen | Cross-country skiing | Men's 50 km |
| Bronze | Pentti Lammio | Speed skating | Men's 10,000m |
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Aimo Vartiainen | Downhill | 3:36.4 | 53 | ||||
| Pentti Alonen | 3:22.3 | 39 | |||||
| Pentti Alonen | Slalom | 1:18.1 | 26 | 1:17.7 | 36 | 2:35.8 | 32 |
| Aimo Vartiainen | 1:14.0 | 20 | 1:11.0 | 26 | 2:25.0 | 21 | |
Men's combined
The downhill part of this event was held along with the main medal event of downhill skiing. For athletes competing in both events, the same time was used (see table above for the results). The slalom part of the event was held separate from the main medal event of slalom skiing (included in table below).
| Athlete | Slalom | Total (downhill + slalom) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time 1 | Time 2 | Rank | Points | Rank | |
| Aimo Vartiainen | – | – | – | DSQ | – |
| Pentti Alonen | 1:29.0 | 1:11.2 | 26 | 26.38 | 28 |
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 18 km | Pauli Salonen | 1'22:28 | 24 |
| Olavi Sihvonen | 1'22:26 | 23 | |
| Eero Rautiola | 1'20:18 | 12 | |
| Martti Huhtala | 1'19:28 | 10 | |
| Teuvo Laukkanen | 1'18:51 | 8 | |
| August Kiuru | 1'18:25 | 7 | |
| Sauli Rytky | 1'18:10 | 6 | |
| Heikki Hasu | 1'16:43 | 4 | |
| 50 km | Martti Sipilä | DNF | – |
| Pekka Kuvaja | 4'10:02 | 7 | |
| Pekka Vanninen | 3'57:58 | 4 | |
| Benjamin Vanninen | 3'57:28 | | |
| Athletes | Race | |
|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | |
| Lauri Silvennoinen Teuvo Laukkanen Sauli Rytky August Kiuru | 2'41:06 | |
Events:
The cross-country skiing part of this event was combined with the main medal event, meaning that athletes competing here were skiing for two disciplines at the same time. Details can be found above in this article, in the cross-country skiing section.
The ski jumping (normal hill) event was held separate from the main medal event of ski jumping, results can be found in the table below. Athletes would perform three jumps, of which the two best jumps (distance and form) were counted.
| Athlete | Event | Cross-country | Ski Jumping | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Distance 1 | Distance 2 | Distance 3 | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Pauli Salonen | Individual | 207.00 | 9 | 63.0 | 62.0 (fall) | 60.5 | 206.3 | 10 | 413.30 | 7 |
| Olavi Sihvonen | 207.00 | 8 | 60.0 | 65.0 | 60.0 | 209.2 | 7 | 416.20 | 5 | |
| Martti Huhtala | 224.15 | 2 | 62.0 | 61.0 | 61.5 | 209.5 | 6 | 433.65 | | |
| Heikki Hasu | 240.00 | 1 | 57.0 | 61.5 | 64.0 | 208.8 | 8 | 448.80 | | |
| Athlete | Event | Distance 1 | Distance 2 | Total points | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erkki Rajala | Normal hill | DNF | – | DNF | – |
| Leo Laakso | 66.0 | 69.5 | 221.7 | 6 | |
| Aatto Pietikäinen | 69.0 | 68.0 | 215.4 | 8 | |
| Matti Pietikäinen | 69.5 | 69.0 | 224.6 | 4 |
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 500 m | Kalevi Laitinen | 45.3 | 17 |
| Lassi Parkkinen | 45.2 | 16 | |
| Antero Ojala | 44.8 | 14 | |
| Keijo Lehdikkö | 44.7 | 13 | |
| 1500 m | Pentti Lammio | 2:23.9 | 21 |
| Antero Ojala | 2:21.4 | 12 | |
| Kalevi Laitinen | 2:20.3 | 7 | |
| Lassi Parkkinen | 2:19.6 | 4 | |
| 5000 m | Antero Ojala | 9:06.2 | 26 |
| Kalevi Laitinen | 8:53.0 | 15 | |
| Lassi Parkkinen | 8:45.0 | 9 | |
| Pentti Lammio | 8:40.7 | 8 | |
| 10,000 m | Kalevi Laitinen | DNF | – |
| Pentti Lammio | 17:42.7 | | |
| Lassi Parkkinen | 17:36.0 | | |
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Sweden competed at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
The United States competed at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland competed as Great Britain at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
France competed at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
Norway competed at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
Austria competed at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
Italy competed at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland. Nino Bibbia won the nation's first medal at the Winter Games.
Switzerland was the host nation for the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz. It was the second time that Switzerland had hosted the Winter Games, after the 1928 Winter Olympics, also in St. Moritz.
Hungary competed at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
Czechoslovakia competed at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland. The country's only medal was a silver in ice hockey.
Athletes from the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia competed at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
Poland competed at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
Belgium competed at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
Greece competed at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
Argentina competed at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland. It was only the second time that Argentinian athletes had competed at the Winter Games, after missing the 1932 Winter Olympics and the 1936 Winter Olympics.
Bulgaria competed at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
Chile competed at the Winter Olympic Games for the first time at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
Turkey competed at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
Lebanon competed in the Winter Olympic Games for the first time at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland.