This is a list of flag bearers who have represented Finland at the Olympics.Finland. Olympics at Sport-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Accessed 25 October 2011.
Flag bearers carry the national flag of their country at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.
# Event year Season Flag bearer Sport 1 1908 Summer Athletics 2 1912 Summer Artistic gymnastics 3 1920 Summer Modern pentathlon 4 1924 Winter Nordic combined / ski jumping 5 1924 Summer Athletics 6 1928 Winter Nordic combined / ski jumping 7 1928 Summer Athletics 8 1932 Winter Speed skating 9 1932 Summer Athletics 10 1936 Winter Cross-country skiing 11 1936 Summer Athletics 12 1948 Winter Cross-country skiing 13 1948 Summer Athletics 14 1952 Winter Nordic combined 15 1952 Summer Athletics 16 1956 Winter Ski jumping 17 1956 Equestrian Equestrian (did not compete) 18 1956 Summer Athletics 19 1960 Winter Nordic combined 20 1960 Summer Athletics 21 1964 Winter BiathlonHakulinen competed in biathlon during these Olympics, having competed in cross-country skiing in 1952, 1956 and 1960. 22 1964 Summer Artistic gymnastics 23 1968 Winter Ski jumping 24 1968 Summer Shooting sport 25 1972 Winter Cross-country skiing 26 1972 Summer Canoe racing 27 1976 Winter Nordic combined 28 1976 Summer Athletics 29 1980 Winter Biathlon 30 1980 Summer Sailing 31 1984 Winter Ice hockey 32 1984 Summer Sailing 33 1988 Winter Speed skating 34 1988 Summer Greco-Roman wrestling 35 1992 Winter Ice hockey 36 1992 Summer Greco-Roman wrestling 37 1994 Winter Cross-country skiing 38 1996 Summer Canoe racing 39 1998 Winter Ski jumping 40 2000 Summer Athletics 41 2002 Winter Ski jumping 42 2004 Summer Sailing 43 2006 Winter Freestyle skiing 44 2008 Summer Shooting sports 45 2010 Winter Ice hockey 46 2012 Summer Swimming 47 2014 Winter Snowboarding 48 2016 Summer Sailing492018WinterSki jumping502020SummerShooting sportsSwimming512022WinterIce hockey522024SummerShooting sportsSailing
Russian officials told Finland that, because they were a part of Russia at the time, they were not allowed to fly their own flag. They then refused to fly the Russian flag, but still joined the parade.Mallon, Bill and Buchanan, Ian. TO NO EARTHLY KING. September 1999. International Society of Olympic Historians. Accessed 27 October 2011.
See also Finland at the Olympics
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