| Finland at the 1984 Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC code | FIN |
| NOC | Finnish Olympic Committee |
| Website | sport |
| in Sarajevo | |
| Competitors | 45 (40 men, 5 women) in 6 sports |
| Flag bearers | Jorma Valtonen, ice hockey |
| Medals Ranked 4th |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Finland competed at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen | Cross-country skiing | Women's 5 km |
| Gold | Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen | Cross-country skiing | Women's 10 km |
| Gold | Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen | Cross-country skiing | Women's 20 km |
| Gold | Matti Nykänen | Ski jumping | Men's large hill (K120 individual 90m) |
 Silver | Aki Karvonen | Cross-country skiing | Men's 15 km |
| Silver | Jouko Karjalainen | Nordic combined | Men's individual |
| Silver | Matti Nykänen | Ski jumping | Men's normal hill (K90 individual 70m) |
 Bronze | Harri Kirvesniemi | Cross-country skiing | Men's 15 km |
| Bronze | Juha Mieto Aki Karvonen Harri Kirvesniemi Kari Ristanen | Cross-country skiing | Men's 4 × 10 km relay |
| Bronze | Aki Karvonen | Cross-country skiing | Men's 50 km |
| Bronze | Eija Hyytiäinen Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen Marjo Matikainen Pirkko Määttä | Cross-country skiing | Women's 4 × 5 km relay |
| Bronze | Jukka Ylipulli | Nordic combined | Men's individual |
| Bronze | Jari Puikkonen | Ski jumping | Men's normal hill (K90 individual 70m) |
| Event | Athlete | Misses 1 | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 km Sprint | Risto Punkka | 4 | 34:28.5 | 34 |
| Tapio Piipponen | 1 | 32:28.7 | 15 | |
| Toivo Mäkikyrö | 2 | 32:22.5 | 13 |
| Event | Athlete | Time | Penalties | Adjusted time 2 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 km | Keijo Tiitola | 1'14:32.8 | 5 | 1'19:32.8 | 18 |
| Arto Jääskeläinen | 1'14:23.3 | 5 | 1'19:23.3 | 16 | |
| Tapio Piipponen | 1'12:38.4 | 6 | 1'18:38.4 | 12 |
| Athletes | Race | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Misses 1 | Time | Rank | |
| Keijo Tiitola Toivo Mäkikyrö Arto Jääskeläinen Tapio Piipponen | 2 | 1'43:16.0 | 7 |
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 15 km | Kari Härkönen | 42:49.3 | 13 |
| Juha Mieto | 42:05.8 | 4 | |
| Harri Kirvesniemi | 41:45.6 | | |
| Aki Karvonen | 41:34.9 | | |
| 30 km | Kari Ristanen | 1'33:02.6 | 17 |
| Juha Mieto | 1'31:48.3 | 8 | |
| Harri Kirvesniemi | 1'31:37.4 | 7 | |
| Aki Karvonen | 1'30:59.7 | 5 | |
| 50 km | Kari Ristanen | 2'23:10.6 | 15 |
| Juha Mieto | 2'21:53.1 | 10 | |
| Harri Kirvesniemi | 2'18:34.1 | 4 | |
| Aki Karvonen | 2'17:04.7 | | |
| Athletes | Race | |
|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | |
| Kari Ristanen Juha Mieto Harri Kirvesniemi Aki Karvonen | 1'56:31.4 | |
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 5 km | Marjo Matikainen | 18:21.6 | 22 |
| Eija Hyytiäinen | 18:11.6 | 19 | |
| Pirkko Määttä | 17:48.0 | 10 | |
| Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen | 17:04.0 | | |
| 10 km | Erja Kuivalainen | 35:35.2 | 37 |
| Eija Hyytiäinen | 34:33.8 | 25 | |
| Pirkko Määttä | 34:13.4 | 19 | |
| Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen | 31:44.2 | | |
| 20 km | Erja Kuivalainen | 1'07:26.4 | 29 |
| Eija Hyytiäinen | 1'05:38.8 | 17 | |
| Pirkko Määttä | 1'04:37.6 | 9 | |
| Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen | 1'01:45.0 | | |
| Athletes | Race | |
|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | |
| Pirkko Määttä Eija Hyytiäinen Marjo Matikainen Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen | 1'07:36.7 | |
Top two teams (shaded ones) advanced to the medal round.
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Czechoslovakia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 7 | 10 |
 Canada | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 10 | 8 |
 Finland | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 19 | 5 |
 United States | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 17 | 4 |
 Austria | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 37 | 2 |
 Norway | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 43 | 1 |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
 West Germany | 7–4 | Finland |
| Rk | Team | GP | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th | Raimo Summanen | 6 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| 6th | Petri Skriko | 6 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
Events:
| Athlete | Event | Ski Jumping | Cross-country | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance 1 | Distance 2 | Points | Rank | Time | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Rauno Miettinen | Individual | 79.5 | 86.0 | 205.5 | 6 | 49:02.2 | 197.470 | 9 | 402.970 | 4 |
| Jouko Karjalainen | 83.0 | 83.0 | 196.9 | 15 | 46:32.0 | 220.000 | 1 | 416.900 | | |
| Jukka Ylipulli | 84.0 | 86.0 | 208.3 | 5 | 48:28.5 | 202.525 | 5 | 410.825 | | |
| Athlete | Event | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Points | Distance | Points | Points | Rank | ||
| Markku Pusenius | Normal hill | 79.5 | 89.2 | 85.0 | 99.0 | 188.2 | 20 |
| Jari Puikkonen | 81.5 | 95.4 | 91.5 | 117.4 | 212.8 | | |
| Pentti Kokkonen | 84.0 | 101.4 | 84.0 | 99.9 | 201.3 | 12 | |
| Matti Nykänen | 91.0 | 114.1 | 84.0 | 99.9 | 214.0 | | |
| Pentti Kokkonen | Large hill | 98.5 | 90.1 | 99.0 | 92.3 | 182.4 | 14 |
| Markku Pusenius | 100.5 | 93.4 | 97.0 | 87.5 | 180.9 | 16 | |
| Jari Puikkonen | 103.5 | 100.1 | 102.0 | 96.5 | 196.6 | 5 | |
| Matti Nykänen | 116.0 | 119.1 | 111.0 | 112.1 | 231.2 | | |
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 500 m | Urpo Pikkupeura | 39.88 | 27 |
| Jouko Vesterlund | 39.15 | 17 | |
| 1000 m | Urpo Pikkupeura | 1:19.13 | 23 |
| Jouko Vesterlund | 1:18.12 | 12 | |
| 1500 m | Pertti Niittylä | 2:00.01 | 9 |
| 5000 m | Pertti Niittylä | 7:17.97 | 6 |
| 10,000 m | Pertti Niittylä | 15:15.18 | 18 |
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