List of Finnish records in Olympic weightlifting

Last updated September 05, 2025

The following are the national records in Olympic weightlifting in Finland. Records are maintained in each weight class for the snatch lift, clean and jerk lift, and the total for both lifts by the Finnish Weightlifting Federation (Suomen Painonnostoliitto).

Current records

Men

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
55 kg
Snatch	83 kg	Kai Ollonen	10 November 2023		Rovaniemi, Finland
Clean & Jerk	105 kg	Kai Ollonen	10 November 2023		Rovaniemi, Finland
Total	188 kg	Kai Ollonen	10 November 2023		Rovaniemi, Finland
61 kg
Snatch	101 kg	Standard
Clean & Jerk	125 kg	Kai Ollonen	26 April 2025		Rovaniemi, Finland
Total	225 kg	Standard
67 kg
Snatch	113 kg	Henri Kaikkonen	13 November 2021	Nordic Championships	Copenhagen, Denmark
Clean & Jerk	140 kg	Henri Kaikkonen	18 June 2021		Kouvola, Finland
Total	248 kg	Henri Kaikkonen	18 June 2021		Kouvola, Finland
73 kg
Snatch	130 kg	Panagiotis Topali	21 February 2025		Kokkola, Finland
Clean & Jerk	153 kg	Standard
Total	277 kg	Panagiotis Topali	21 February 2025		Kokkola, Finland
81 kg
Snatch	136 kg	Timo Heikuksela	16 November 2024		Kouvola, Finland
Clean & Jerk	168 kg	Timo Heikuksela	17 May 2025		Helsinki, Finland
Total	301 kg	Timo Heikuksela	16 November 2024		Kouvola, Finland
89 kg
Snatch	148 kg	Eero Retulainen	29 January 2020	World Cup	Rome, Italy
Clean & Jerk	187 kg	Eero Retulainen	23 February 2020		Pori, Finland
Total	329 kg	Eero Retulainen	5 October 2019	Mediterranean Cup	Serravalle, San Marino
96 kg
Snatch	152 kg	Jesse Nykänen	29 November 2020		Tampere, Finland
Clean & Jerk	188 kg	Eero Retulainen	7 November 2018	World Championships	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan	^[1]
Total	338 kg	Eero Retulainen	11 April 2019	European Championships	Batumi, Georgia
102 kg
Snatch	148 kg	Roni Peltonen	18 February 2024	European Championships	Sofia, Bulgaria	^[2]
Clean & Jerk	193 kg	Hannes Keskitalo	13 September 2023	World Championships	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	^[3]
Total	336 kg	Hannes Keskitalo	13 September 2023	World Championships	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	^[3]
109 kg
Snatch	156 kg	Hannes Keskitalo	26 November 2022		Tampere, Finland
Clean & Jerk	203 kg	Hannes Keskitalo	10 March 2024		Kalajoki, Finland
Total	358 kg	Hannes Keskitalo	26 November 2022		Tampere, Finland
+109 kg
Snatch	161 kg	Matias Tuovinen	7 July 2024		Orivesi, Finland
Clean & Jerk	202 kg	Matias Tuovinen	7 July 2024		Orivesi, Finland
Total	363 kg	Matias Tuovinen	7 July 2024		Orivesi, Finland

Women

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
45 kg
Snatch	67 kg	Sonja Koponen	25 February 2025		Kokkola, Finland
Clean & Jerk	83 kg	Sonja Koponen	25 February 2025		Kokkola, Finland
Total	150 kg	Sonja Koponen	25 February 2025		Kokkola, Finland
49 kg
Snatch	70 kg	Kirsi-Marja Mukkala	18 June 2021		Kouvola, Finland
Clean & Jerk	84 kg	Sonja Koponen	29 March 2025		Tampere, Finland
Total	153 kg	Sonja Koponen	17 May 2025		Tampere, Finland
55 kg
Snatch	81 kg	Anette Kirkanen	25 February 2025		Kokkola, Finland
Clean & Jerk	99 kg	Laura Liukkonen	22 February 2020		Pori, Finland
Total	176 kg	Anette Kirkanen	25 February 2025		Kokkola, Finland
59 kg
Snatch	95 kg	Saara Retulainen	14 February 2024	European Championships	Sofia, Bulgaria	^[2]
Clean & Jerk	119 kg	Saara Retulainen	14 February 2024	European Championships	Sofia, Bulgaria	^[2]
Total	214 kg	Saara Retulainen	14 February 2024	European Championships	Sofia, Bulgaria	^[2]
64 kg
Snatch	95 kg	Anni Vuohijoki	5 November 2018	World Championships	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan	^[1]
Clean & Jerk	121 kg	Saara Retulainen	23 November 2024		Tampere, Finland
Total	214 kg	Saara Retulainen	8 March 2024		Kalajoki, Finland
71 kg
Snatch	107 kg	Janette Ylisoini	17 April 2025	European Championships	Chișinău, Moldova
Clean & Jerk	125 kg	Janette Ylisoini	9 March 2024		Kalajoki, Finland
Total	232 kg	Janette Ylisoini	17 April 2025	European Championships	Chișinău, Moldova
76 kg
Snatch	104 kg	Janette Ylisoini	19 October 2024	Nordic Championships	Runavík, Denmark
Clean & Jerk	129 kg	Janette Ylisoini	29 March 2025		Kerava, Finland
Total	233 kg	Janette Ylisoini	29 March 2025		Kerava, Finland
81 kg
Snatch	95 kg	Meri Ilmarinen	15 March 2019		Vihti, Finland
Clean & Jerk	120 kg	Meri Ilmarinen	15 March 2019		Vihti, Finland
Total	215 kg	Meri Ilmarinen	15 March 2019		Vihti, Finland
87 kg
Snatch	97 kg	Standard
Clean & Jerk	121 kg	Meri Ilmarinen	10 April 2021	European Championships	Moscow, Russia	^[4]
Total	215 kg	Meri Ilmarinen	10 April 2021	European Championships	Moscow, Russia	^[5]
+87 kg
Snatch	100 kg	Standard
Clean & Jerk	120 kg	Standard
Total	220 kg	Standard

Historical records

Men (1998–2018)

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place
–56 kg
Snatch	95 kg	Jarkko Welling	3 March 2001		Pori, Finland
Clean & Jerk	123 kg	Jarkko Welling	3 March 2001		Pori, Finland
Total	217 kg	Jarkko Welling	3 March 2001		Pori, Finland
–62 kg
Snatch	120 kg	Jyrki Welling	14 March 1998		Parkano, Finland
Clean & Jerk	147 kg	Jyrki Welling	29 April 1998	European Championships	Riesa, Germany
Total	265 kg	Jyrki Welling	14 March 1998		Parkano, Finland
–69 kg
Snatch	131 kg	Jouni Grönman	3 March 2001		Pori, Finland
Clean & Jerk	160 kg	Jouni Grönman	24 April 1999		Kankaanpää, Finland
Total	290 kg	Jouni Grönman	24 April 1999		Kankaanpää, Finland
–77 kg
Snatch	150 kg	Ali Oksala	29 October 2000		Tampere, Finland
Clean & Jerk	185 kg	Ali Oksala	12 October 2000	European Junior Championships	Rijeka, Croatia
Total	332 kg	Ali Oksala	29 October 2000		Tampere, Finland
–85 kg
Snatch	152 kg	Milko Tokola	13 April 2016	European Championships	Førde, Norway
Clean & Jerk	186 kg	Miika Antti-Roiko	23 May 2009		Kalajoki, Finland
Total	335 kg	Milko Tokola	13 April 2016	European Championships	Førde, Norway
–94 kg
Snatch	162 kg	Benjamin Pirkkiö	22 May 1998		Sofia, Bulgaria
Clean & Jerk	201 kg	Miika Antti-Roiko	11 April 2014	European Championships	Tel Aviv, Israel
Total	360 kg	Benjamin Pirkkiö	7 July 1999	World Junior Championships	Savannah, United States
–105 kg
Snatch	175 kg	Miikka Huhtala	9 October 2004		Lempäälä, Finland
Clean & Jerk	212 kg	Janne Kanerva	14 November 1998		Lahti, Finland
Total	380 kg	Janne Kanerva	14 November 1998		Lahti, Finland
+105 kg
Snatch	174 kg	Antti Everi	20 April 2008	European Championships	Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy
Clean & Jerk	217 kg	Mika Reijonen	28 November 1999	World Championships	Athens, Greece
Total	382 kg	Mika Reijonen	28 November 1999	World Championships	Athens, Greece

Women (1998–2018)

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
–48 kg
Snatch	67 kg	Kirsi-Marja Mukkala	1 September 2018		Tampere, Finland
Clean & Jerk	83 kg	Sini Kukkonen	10 April 2016	European Championships	Førde, Norway
Total	148 kg	Sini Kukkonen	10 April 2016	European Championships	Førde, Norway
–53 kg
Snatch	82 kg	Heidi Harju	20 March 2004		Oulu, Finland
Clean & Jerk	95 kg	Heidi Harju	20 March 2004		Oulu, Finland
Total	177 kg	Heidi Harju	20 March 2004		Oulu, Finland
–58 kg
Snatch	86 kg	Heidi Harju	18 September 2010	World Championships	Antalya, Turkey
Clean & Jerk	104 kg	Laura Liukkonen	18 February 2017	Finnish Championships	Rovaniemi, Finland	^[6]
Total	188 kg	Heidi Harju	13 April 2011	European Championships	Kazan, Russia	^[7]
–63 kg
Snatch	91 kg	Saara Leskinen	25 February 2018		Tampere, Finland
Clean & Jerk	115 kg	Anni Vuohijoki	1 September 2018		Tampere, Finland
Total	204 kg	Anni Vuohijoki	1 September 2018		Tampere, Finland
–69 kg
Snatch	94 kg	Anni Vuohijoki	11 May 2018		Meissen, Germany
Clean & Jerk	118 kg	Anni Vuohijoki	26 May 2018		Gennevilliers, France
Total	208 kg	Anni Vuohijoki	4 April 2017		Rovaniemi, Finland
–75 kg
Snatch	105 kg	Karoliina Lundahl	13 November 1998		Lahti, Finland
Clean & Jerk	127 kg	Karoliina Lundahl	23 April 2001	European Championships	Trenčín, Slovakia
Total	230 kg	Karoliina Lundahl	13 November 1998		Lahti, Finland
–90 kg
Snatch	107 kg	Karoliina Lundahl	23 October 1999		St. Joseph, United States
Clean & Jerk	125 kg	Karoliina Lundahl	23 October 1999		St. Joseph, United States
Total	232 kg	Karoliina Lundahl	23 October 1999		St. Joseph, United States
+90 kg
Snatch	100 kg	Standard
Clean & Jerk	120 kg	Standard
Total	220 kg	Standard

References

General

Finnish records 17 May 2025 updated

Specific

1 2 "2018 IWF World Championships". IWF . Retrieved 14 March 2019.
1 2 3 4 "European Championships". IWF . Retrieved 4 March 2024.
1 2 "2023 IWF World Championships". IWF . Retrieved 13 September 2023.
↑ "Women's 87kg Group B Results". easywl.com. 10 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
↑ "Women's 87kg Group B Results". easywl.com. 10 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
↑ "Yleisen sarjan SM-kilpailut, Rovaniemi". Finnish Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 19 February 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
↑ "Women's Category 58 kg Results" (PDF). EWF. 2011-04-12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2011-05-03.

External links

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[WC_2018-1] 1 2 "2018 IWF World Championships". IWF . Retrieved 14 March 2019.

[EC_2024-2] 1 2 3 4 "European Championships". IWF . Retrieved 4 March 2024.

[WC_2023-3] 1 2 "2023 IWF World Championships". IWF . Retrieved 13 September 2023.

[4] "Women's 87kg Group B Results". easywl.com. 10 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.

[5] "Women's 87kg Group B Results". easywl.com. 10 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.

[Rovaniemi-6] "Yleisen sarjan SM-kilpailut, Rovaniemi". Finnish Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 19 February 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.

[7] "Women's Category 58 kg Results" (PDF). EWF. 2011-04-12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2011-05-03.

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