| Finland at the 1988 Winter Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | FIN |
| NPC | Finnish Paralympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| Medals Ranked 4th |
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| Winter Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Finland competed at the 1988 Winter Paralympics held in Innsbruck, Austria. In total, athletes representing Finland won nine gold medals, eight silver medals and eight bronze medals and the country finished in 4th place in the medal table. [1]
In total three medals were won by Finnish competitors:
The majority of the country's medals at the games (22 out of 25) were won in cross-country skiing.
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