Finland at the 1976 Winter Olympics
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IOC codeFIN
Websitesport.fi/olympiakomitea (in Finnish and Swedish)
Competitors47 (38 men, 9 women) in 8 sports
| Finland at the 1976 Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC code | FIN |
| NOC | Finnish Olympic Committee |
| Website | sport |
| in Innsbruck | |
| Competitors | 47 (38 men, 9 women) in 8 sports |
| Flag bearer | Rauno Miettinen (nordic combined) |
| Medals Ranked 6th |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Finland competed at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Arto Koivisto Juha Mieto Matti Pitkänen Pertti Teurajärvi | Cross-country skiing | Men's 4 × 10 km relay |
| Gold | Helena Takalo | Cross-country skiing | Women's 5 km |
 Silver | Heikki Ikola | Biathlon | Men's 20 km |
| Silver | Henrik Flöjt Heikki Ikola Esko Saira Juhani Suutarinen | Biathlon | Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay |
| Silver | Helena Takalo | Cross-country skiing | Women's 10 km |
| Silver | Marjatta Kajosmaa Hilkka Riihivuori Liisa Suihkonen Helena Takalo | Cross-country skiing | Women's 4 × 5 km relay |
 Bronze | Arto Koivisto | Cross-country skiing | Men's 15 km |
Alpine skiing
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Riitta Ollikka | Downhill | 1:53.85 | 30 | ||||
| Riitta Ollikka | Giant Slalom | 1:40.15 | 34 | ||||
| Riitta Ollikka | Slalom | 54.23 | 26 | 51.39 | 17 | 1:45.62 | 17 |
Biathlon
- Men
| Event | Athlete | Time | Penalties | Adjusted time 1 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 km | Juhani Suutarinen | 1'17:25.89 | 2 | 1'19:25.89 | 13 |
| Esko Saira | 1'15:32.84 | 2 | 1'17:32.84 | 6 | |
| Heikki Ikola | 1'13:54.10 | 2 | 1'15:54.10 | |
- 1 One minute added per close miss (a hit in the outer ring), two minutes added per complete miss.
- Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay
| Athletes | Race | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Misses 2 | Time | Rank | |
| Henrik Flöjt Esko Saira Juhani Suutarinen Heikki Ikola |
2 | 2'01:45.58 | |
- 2 A penalty loop of 200 metres had to be skied per missed target.
Cross-country skiing
- Men
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 15 km | Risto Kiiskinen | 47:21.06 | 32 |
| Pertti Teurajärvi | 46:04.84 | 14 | |
| Juha Mieto | 45:46.27 | 10 | |
| Arto Koivisto | 44:19.25 | | |
| 30 km | Juhani Repo | 1'35:31.06 | 22 |
| Matti Pitkänen | 1'33:44.74 | 13 | |
| Arto Koivisto | 1'32:23.11 | 8 | |
| Juha Mieto | 1'31:20.39 | 4 | |
| 50 km | Juha Mieto | 2'50:03.61 | 34 |
| Pertti Teurajärvi | 2'47:25.60 | 27 | |
| Arto Koivisto | 2'43:44.79 | 10 | |
| Juhani Repo | 2'42:54.89 | 9 | |
- Men's 4 × 10 km relay
| Athletes | Race | |
|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | |
| Matti Pitkänen Juha Mieto Pertti Teurajärvi Arto Koivisto |
2'07:59.72 | |
- Women
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 5 km | Taina Impiö | 17:03.30 | 19 |
| Marjatta Kajosmaa | 16:36.25 | 9 | |
| Hilkka Kuntola | 16:17.74 | 4 | |
| Helena Takalo | 15:48.69 | | |
| 10 km | Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen | 32:37.72 | 22 |
| Marjatta Kajosmaa | 31:35.50 | 11 | |
| Hilkka Kuntola | 31:29.39 | 9 | |
| Helena Takalo | 30:14.28 | | |
- Women's 4 × 5 km relay
| Athletes | Race | |
|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | |
| Liisa Suihkonen Marjatta Kajosmaa Hilkka Kuntola Helena Takalo |
1'08:36.57 | |
Figure skating
- Men
| Athlete | CF | SP | FS | Points | Places | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pekka Leskinen | 13 | 14 | 14 | 166.98 | 119 | 13 |
Ice hockey
First round
Winners (in bold) entered the Medal Round. Other teams played a consolation round for 7th-12th places.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
 Finland |
11–2 |  Japan |
Medal round
| Rank | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 11 | 10 |
| 2 |  Czechoslovakia |
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 6 |
| 3 |  West Germany |
5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 24 | 4 |
| 4 | Finland |
5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 18 | 4 |
| 5 |  United States |
5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 21 | 4 |
| 6 |  Poland |
5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 37 | 2 |
- Czechoslovakia 2-1 Finland
- Finland 5-3 West Germany
- USA 5-4 Finland
- USSR 7-2 Finland
- Finland 7-1 Poland
- Team roster
- Head coaches: Seppo Liitsola & Lasse Heikkilä
Nordic combined
Events:
- normal hill ski jumping (Three jumps, best two counted and shown here.)
- 15 km cross-country skiing
| Athlete | Event | Ski Jumping | Cross-country | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance 1 | Distance 2 | Points | Rank | Time | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Jorma Etelälahti | Individual | 69.0 | 72.0 | 185.1 | 24 | 52:05.85 | 183.35 | 23 | 368.45 | 24 |
| Jukka Kuvaja | 71.0 | 74.5 | 197.3 | 13 | 50:03.26 | 201.74 | 9 | 399.04 | 11 | |
| Rauno Miettinen | 75.0 | 78.5 | 219.9 | 2 | 51:12.21 | 191.40 | 19 | 411.30 | 4 | |
| Erkki Kilpinen | 74.0 | 75.0 | 203.1 | 8 | 50:20.46 | 199.16 | 11 | 402.26 | 10 | |