| Finnish Open | |
|---|---|
| Tournament information | |
| Venue | SOKOS Hotel |
| Location | Helsinki |
| Country |  Finland |
| Established | 1979 |
| Organisation(s) | FDO / BDO, category C / WDF category 2 |
| Prize fund | €4,700 |
| Month(s) Played | May |
| Current champion(s) | |
 Daniel Larsson | |
The Finnish Open [1] is a darts tournament that began in 1981. It was abandoned for a year before being recurred in 1983 where it has been held annually.
| Year | Champion (average in final) | Score | Runner-up (average in final) | Total Prize Money | Champion | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Kexi Heinäharju | ?–? | Risto Nurmela | ? | ? | ? |
| 1983 | Tapani Uitos | ?–? | Aimo Kuusio | ? | ? | ? |
| 1984 |  Mike Gregory | ?–? | Colin Baker | ? | ? | ? |
| 1985 | Dave Whitcombe | ?–? | Cliff Lazarenko | ? | ? | ? |
| 1986 |  Jocky Wilson | ?–? | Mike Gregory | ? | ? | ? |
| 1987 | Mike Gregory | ?–? | Bob Anderson | ? | ? | ? |
| 1988 | Peter Evison | ?–? | Bob Anderson | ? | ? | ? |
| 1989 | Steve Gittins | ?–? |  Jann Hoffmann | ? | ? | ? |
| 1990 | Phil Taylor | ?–? | Alan Warriner-Little | ? | ? | ? |
| 1991 | Per Skau | ?–? | Jann Hoffmann | ? | ? | ? |
| 1992 | John Lowe | ?–? | Jann Hoffmann | ? | ? | ? |
| 1993 | Alan Warriner-Little | ?–? |  Roland Scholten | ? | ? | ? |
| 1994 | Andy Fordham | ?–? | Raymond van Barneveld | ? | ? | ? |
| 1995 | Raymond van Barneveld | ?–? |  Peter Hinkley | ? | ? | ? |
| 1996 | Martin Adams | ?–? | Matt Clark | ? | ? | ? |
| 1997 | Mervyn King | ?–? | Ronnie Baxter | ? | ? | ? |
| 1998 | Ronnie Baxter | 5–1 | Andy Jenkins | ? | ? | ? |
| 1999 | Paul Williams | ?–? |  Erik Clarys | ? | ? | ? |
| 2000 | Mervyn King | ?–? | Marko Pusa | ? | ? | ? |
| 2001 | Bob Taylor | ?–? | Matt Clark | ? | ? | ? |
| 2002 | Martin Adams | ?–? | Jarkko Komula | ? | ? | ? |
| 2003 | Co Stompé | ?–? | Martin Atkins | ? | ? | ? |
| 2004 | Raymond van Barneveld | ?–? | Mika Forss | €4,360 | €2,000 | €800 |
| 2005 | Marko Pusa (95.34) | 5–2 | Mervyn King (84.27) | ? | ? | ? |
| 2006 | Martin Atkins | ?–? | Jelle Klaasen | ? | ? | ? |
| 2007 |  Dietmar Burger (91.68) | 5–3 | Sami Sanssi (87.66) | €4,700 | €2,000 | €1,000 |
| 2008 | Steve West (86.43) | 5–4 |  Robert Wagner (87.99) | €4,700 | €2,000 | €1,000 |
| 2009 | Robert Wagner | 5–4 | Oskar Lukasiak | €4,700 | €2,000 | €1,000 |
| 2010 | Paul Knighton | 5–2 | Johnny Nijs | €4,700 | €2,000 | €1,000 |
| 2011 | Paul Jennings | 5–2 | Sami Sanssi | €4,700 | €2,000 | €1,000 |
| 2012 | Johan Engström | 6–5 | Mats Andersson | €4,700 | €2,000 | €1,000 |
| 2013 |  Madars Razma | 6–3 | Ron Meulenkamp | €4,300 | €1,800 | €900 |
| 2014 | Jeffrey de Graaf | 6–5 |  Darius Labanauskas | €4,700 | €2,000 | €1,000 |
| 2015 | Daniel Larsson | 7–3 | Ulf Ceder | €4,700 | €2,000 | €1,000 |
| 2016 | Tony Alanentalo | def. | Daniel Larsson | €4,700 | €2,000 | €1,000 |
| 2017 |  Boris Koltsov | def. | Edwin Torbjörnsson | €5,180 | €2,000 | €1,000 |
| 2018 | Boris Koltsov | def. |  Hannu Suominen | €4,900 | €2,000 | €1,000 |
Martin Adams, Mervyn King, Mike Gregory, Raymond van Barneveld, John Lowe. Mike Gregory, Raymond van Barneveld, Jann Hoffmann . Jarkko Komula. Mervyn King, Ulf Ceder, Marko Pusa, Bob Taylor, Matt Clark. Sami Sanssi. Robert Wagner. Daniel Larsson v's Madars Razma, 2015, Semi Final . Jeffrey de Graaf. John Lowe.
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