| Finland at the 1988 Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC code | FIN |
| NOC | Finnish Olympic Committee |
| Website | sport |
| in Calgary | |
| Competitors | 53 (46 men, 7 women) in 7 sports |
| Flag bearer | Pertti Niittylä (speed skating) |
| Medals Ranked 4th |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Finland competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Matti Nykänen | Ski jumping | Normal hill individual | 14 February |
| Gold | Marjo Matikainen | Cross-country skiing | Women's 5 kilometre classical | 17 February |
| Gold | Matti Nykänen | Ski jumping | Large hill individual | 23 February |
| Gold | Ari-Pekka Nikkola Matti Nykänen Jari Puikkonen Tuomo Ylipulli | Ski jumping | Large hill team | 24 February |
 Silver | Finland men's national ice hockey team
| Ice hockey | Men's competition | 28 February |
 Bronze | Marjo Matikainen | Cross-country skiing | Women's 10 kilometre classical | 14 February |
| Bronze | Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi Marjo Matikainen Pirkko Määttä Jaana Savolainen | Cross-country skiing | Women's 4 × 5 kilometre relay | 21 February |
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. [1]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Biathlon | 5 | – | 5 |
| Cross-country skiing | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| Ice hockey | 22 | – | 22 |
| Nordic combined | 4 | – | 4 |
| Ski jumping | 6 | – | 6 |
| Speed skating | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 46 | 7 | 53 |
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Time | Time | Rank | ||
| Nina Ehrnrooth | Giant Slalom | DNF | – | DNF | – |
| Nina Ehrnrooth | Slalom | DNF | – | DNF | – |
| Event | Athlete | Misses 1 | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 km Sprint | Antero Lähde | 3 | 27:59.9 | 42 |
| Juha Tella | 3 | 27:58.3 | 41 | |
| Harri Eloranta | 3 | 27:15.2 | 25 | |
| Tapio Piipponen | 1 | 26:02.2 | 7 |
| Event | Athlete | Time | Misses | Adjusted time 2 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 km | Arto Jääskeläinen | 58:29.5 | 11 | 1'09:29.5 | 58 |
| Harri Eloranta | 58:10.6 | 7 | 1'05:10.6 | 50 | |
| Juha Tella | 57:39.0 | 6 | 1'03:39.0 | 38 | |
| Tapio Piipponen | 55:18.3 | 3 | 58:18.3 | 8 |
| Athletes | Race | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Misses 1 | Time | Rank | |
| Juha Tella Antero Lähde Arto Jääskeläinen Tapio Piipponen | 5 | 1'30:54.4 | 12 |
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 15 km C | Jari Räsänen | 45:04.5 | 30 |
| Jari Laukkanen | 44:22.0 | 25 | |
| Aki Karvonen | 43:54.5 | 20 | |
| Harri Kirvesniemi | 42:42.8 | 8 | |
| 30 km C | Jari Laukkanen | 1'35:51.6 | 52 |
| Kari Ristanen | 1'31:05.2 | 27 | |
| Aki Karvonen | 1'29:49.5 | 19 | |
| Harri Kirvesniemi | 1'26:59.6 | 9 | |
| 50 km F | Antti Ticklén | 2'18:41.8 | 45 |
| Heikki Kivikko | 2'12:27.1 | 29 | |
| Harri Kirvesniemi | 2'11:41.8 | 22 | |
| Kari Ristanen | 2'08:08.1 | 7 | |
| Athletes | Race | |
|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | |
| Jari Laukkanen Harri Kirvesniemi Jari Räsänen Kari Ristanen | 1'48:24.0 | 8 |
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 5 km C | Pirkko Määttä | 15:51.8 | 16 |
| Tuulikki Pyykkönen | 15:38.1 | 12 | |
| Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi | 15:16.7 | 5 | |
| Marjo Matikainen | 15:04.0 | | |
| 10 km C | Tuulikki Pyykkönen | 32:37.7 | 29 |
| Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi | 30:57.0 | 9 | |
| Pirkko Määttä | 30:52.4 | 7 | |
| Marjo Matikainen | 30:20.5 | | |
| 20 km F | Eija Hyytiäinen | 1'02:06.9 | 32 |
| Jaana Savolainen | 1'01:26.8 | 28 | |
| Marjo Matikainen | 58:50.7 | 12 | |
| Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi | 58:45.6 | 11 | |
| Athletes | Race | |
|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | |
| Pirkko Määttä Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi Marjo Matikainen Jaana Savolainen | 1'01:53.8 | |
Pentti Matikainen Hannu Jortikka | Pos. | No. | Name | 1987–88 team |
|---|---|---|---|
| G | 1 | Sakari Lindfors | HIFK |
| G | 19 | Jarmo Myllys | Rauman Lukko |
| G | 30 | Jukka Tammi | Tampereen Ilves |
| D | 2 | Teppo Numminen | Tampereen Tappara |
| D | 3 | Timo Blomqvist |  MODO Hockey |
| D | 4 | Jyrki Lumme | Tampereen Ilves |
| D | 6 | Arto Ruotanen | HV71 |
| D | 7 | Simo Saarinen | HIFK |
| D | 9 | Kari Eloranta |  HC Lugano |
| D | 16 | Jukka Virtanen | TPS |
| D | 29 | Reijo Ruotsalainen | HV71 |
| F | 10 | Timo Susi | Tampereen Tappara |
| F | 11 | Kai Suikkanen | Oulun Kärpät |
| F | 13 | Jari Torkki | Rauman Lukko |
| F | 14 | Raimo Helminen | Tampereen Ilves |
| F | 15 | Iiro Järvi | HIFK |
| F | 17 | Erkki Laine | Färjestad BK |
| F | 18 | Pekka Tuomisto | HIFK |
| F | 20 | Janne Ojanen | Tampereen Tappara |
| F | 21 | Erkki Lehtonen | Tampereen Tappara |
| F | 24 | Reijo Mikkolainen | Tampereen Tappara |
| F | 26 | Esa Keskinen | TPS |
| F | 27 | Kari Laitinen | HIFK |
Top three teams (shaded ones) entered the medal round.
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 8 | +14 | 7 |
| Sweden | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 10 | +13 | 7 |
 Canada | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 7 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 10 | +9 | 6 |
 Poland | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 1 |
 France | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 47 | −37 | 2 |
The top three teams from each group play the top three teams from the other group once. Points from previous games against their own group carry over.
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Soviet Union | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 7 | +18 | 8 |
| Finland | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 7 |
| Sweden | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 16 | −1 | 6 |
| Canada | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 5 |
 West Germany | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 26 | −18 | 2 |
 Czechoslovakia | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 22 | −10 | 2 |
| Rk | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7th | Erkki Lehtonen | 8 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2 |
Men's individual
Events:
| Athlete | Event | Ski Jumping | Cross-country | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Start at | Time | Points | Rank | ||
| Pasi Saapunki | Individual | 193.3 | 28 | 3:54.7 | 42:44.1 | 402.740 | 15 |
| Jukka Ylipulli | 196.7 | 24 | 3:32.0 | 42:55.6 | 401.010 | 16 | |
| Jouko Parviainen | 198.9 | 20 | 3:17.4 | 44:59.6 | 382.420 | 33 | |
| Sami Leinonen | 202.4 | 18 | 2:54.0 | 42:58.4 | 400.590 | 17 | |
Men's Team
Three participants per team.
Events:
| Athletes | Ski jumping | Cross-country | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Start at | Time | Rank | |
| Pasi Saapunki Jouko Parviainen Jukka Ylipulli | 561.3 | 7 | 5:42.5 | 1'25:38.3 | 7 |
| Athlete | Event | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Points | Distance | Points | Points | Rank | ||
| Risto Laakkonen | Normal hill | 81.0 | 97.2 | 76.5 | 86.0 | 183.2 | 23 |
| Ari-Pekka Nikkola | 83.5 | 100.2 | 79.0 | 90.5 | 190.7 | 15 | |
| Jari Puikkonen | 84.0 | 105.5 | 80.0 | 93.6 | 199.1 | 7 | |
| Matti Nykänen | 89.5 | 114.8 | 89.5 | 114.3 | 229.1 | | |
| Pekka Suorsa | Large hill | 99.5 | 83.7 | 97.0 | 79.7 | 163.4 | 38 |
| Ari-Pekka Nikkola | 106.0 | 97.3 | 102.0 | 91.7 | 189.0 | 16 | |
| Jari Puikkonen | 106.0 | 99.3 | 103.5 | 95.3 | 194.6 | 11 | |
| Matti Nykänen | 118.5 | 120.8 | 107.0 | 103.2 | 224.0 | | |
| Athletes | Result | |
|---|---|---|
| Points 1 | Rank | |
| Matti Nykänen Ari-Pekka Nikkola Tuomo Ylipulli Jari Puikkonen | 634.4 | |
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 1500 m | Pertti Niittylä | 1:56.48 | 25 |
| 5000 m | Timo Järvinen | 6:56.68 | 18 |
| Pertti Niittylä | 6:55.18 | 16 | |
| 10,000 m | Timo Järvinen | 14:27.69 | 17 |
| Pertti Niittylä | 14:26.57 | 15 | |
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