Saga Andersson

Not to be confused with Saga Anderson.

Saga Andersson

Personal information
Nationality	Finnish
Born	(2000-03-30) 30 March 2000 (age 25)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Pole Vault
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	Pole vault: 4.52m (Espoo, 2025)

Saga Andersson (born 30 March 2000) is a track and field athlete from Finland. She has won multiple Finnish indoor national championships in the pole vault. ^[1]

Early life

Andersson trains in Myllypuro in eastern Helsinki, and competes for Espoo IF. She is coached by her father Björn Andersson. Her younger sister Silja Andersson also pole vaults competitively. ^{[2] [3]}

Career

In 2017, Andersson set a personal best height of 4.42m and finished fourth in the pole vault at the 2017 European Athletics U20 Championships. She won the Finnish Indoor Athletics Championships title that year, and retained her title in 2018. ^{[4] [5]}

In February 2022, she won the Finnish Indoor Athletics Championships in Kuopio. ^[6] In June 2022, Andersson set a new personal best clearance of 4.43m. ^[7] She finished second behind Elina Lampela at the Finnish Athletics Championships in June 2022, with a height of 4.25 metres. ^[8] Later that year, she competed at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, finishing in 16th place. Later that year she also competed at 2022 European Athletics Championships in Munich, finishing in 13th place. ^[9]

She finished second behind Lampela again at the Finnish Indoor Championships in February 2023. ^[10] Andersson improved her personal best to 4.50m at the Nordic Championships in Copenhagen in May 2023. ^[11] She was runner-up to Wilma Murto at the 2023 Finnish Championships with 4.40 metres. ^[12]

She was runner-up to her sister at the 2025 Finnish Indoor Championships. ^{[13] [14]} She was named in the Finnish team for the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome, but did not progress to the final. ^{[15] [16]} She competed at the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, but did not progress to the final. ^[17]

She was selected for the Finnish team for the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan. ^[18]

Personal life

Andersson has a following on social media, and has posted videos on social media which have had millions of views. ^[19]

References

1. "Saga Andersson". World Athletics. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
2. "Saga Andersson enjoys pole vaulting again – the difficult seasons were instructive: "Now I can handle the unpleasant feelings"". Svenska.yle. 6 October 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
3. Hannula, Matti (11 June 2022). "An exciting set-up between sisters in Vantaa: will little sister Silja soon jump higher than the number one name in Finnish pole vaulting, Saga Andersson?". vantaansanomat. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
4. "Finnish Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 18 Feb 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
5. "Stronger and faster Saga Andersson has trained away the uncertainty: "I learned quite a lot from last year"". Svenska.yle.fi. 31 May 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
6. "Finnish Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 19 February 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
7. "Saga Andersson broke his record: "I have found confidence in the jump again" - Results review 6.2. – VIDEO". yleisurheilu.fi. 2 June 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
8. "Finnish Championships". World Athletics. 25 June 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
9. "10 questions for a partner athlete — introducing Saga Andersson". Vantaa.fi. 25 October 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
10. "Finnish Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 18 February 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
11. Bevensee, Camilla (27 May 2023). "Four Nordic champions to Denmark on the first day of the championship". dansk-atletik.de. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
12. "Finnish Championships". World Athletics. 27 July 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
13. "Kähärä, who fought to become champion: "I'm used to giving my best in the last one" - Silja Andersson's turn to win - Kosonen and Davidila become champions". yleisurheilu.fi. 17 February 2024. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
14. "Finnish indoor championships". World Athletics. 17 February 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
15. "Women Pole Vault Results - European Athletics Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
16. "Tässä on Suomen 67 urheilijan joukkue Rooman EM-kisoihin – Wilma Murto ansaitsi Suomelle yllätyspaikan". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 30 May 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
17. "Women's Pole Vault Results - European Athletics Indoor Championships 2025". Watch Athletics. 8 March 2025. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
18. "Federation completed the squad for the World Championships in Tokyo: the back door to the World Championships is still open for a couple of athletes". yle.fi. 28 August 2025. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
19. "Saga Andersson, 23, posted a harmless video - the consequences were startling: "I don't understand!"". is.fi. 29 July 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.