Finland at the 1998 Winter Olympics
Finland was represented at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan by the Finnish Olympic Committee.
In total, 85 athletes including 51 men and 34 women represented Finland in 10 different sports including alpine skiing, biathlon, cross-country skiing, figure skating, freestyle skiing, ice hockey, Nordic combined, ski jumping, snowboarding and speed skating.
Finland won a total of 12 medals at the games including two gold, four silver and six bronze. Three of the medals came in cross-country skiing, two each in freestyle skiing, ice hockey, Nordic combined and Ski jumping and one in biathlon. Cross-country skier Mika Myllylä was the most successful Finnish athlete at the games, winning one gold and two bronze medals.
Competitors
In total, 85 athletes represented Finland at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan across 10 different sports.| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Alpine skiing | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Biathlon | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Cross-country skiing | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| Figure skating | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Freestyle skiing | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Ice hockey | 22 | 20 | 42 |
| Nordic combined | 4 | – | 4 |
| Ski jumping | 4 | – | 4 |
| Snowboarding | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Speed skating | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 51 | 34 | 85 |
Medalists
Finland won a total of 12 medals at the games including two gold, four silver and six bronze.| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Cross-country skiing | Men's 30 kilometre classical | 9 February | ||
| Ski jumping | Normal hill individual | 11 February | ||
| Freestyle skiing | Men's moguls | 11 February | ||
| Nordic combined | Individual | 14 February | ||
| Ski jumping | Large hill individual | 15 February | ||
| | Nordic combined | Team | 20 February | |
| Freestyle skiing | Men's moguls | 11 February | ||
| Cross-country skiing | Men's 10 kilometre classical | 12 February | ||
| Finland women's national ice hockey team | Ice hockey | Women's tournament | 17 February | |
| | Cross-country skiing | Men's 4 × 10 kilometre relay | 18 February | |
| Biathlon | Men's sprint | 18 February | ||
| Finland men's national ice hockey team | Ice hockey | Men's tournament | 21 February |
Alpine skiing
In total, five Finnish athletes participated in the alpine skiing events – Mika Marila, Kalle Palander, Tanja Poutiainen, Henna Raita and Sami Uotila.Source:
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Biathlon
In total, seven Finnish athletes participated in the biathlon events – Harri Eloranta, Vesa Hietalahti, Katja Holanti, Mari Lampinen, Olli-Pekka Peltola, Paavo Puurunen and Ville Räikkönen.| Event | Athlete | Misses 1 | Time | Rank |
| 10 km Sprint | Harri Eloranta | 2 | 29:21.8 | 20 |
| 10 km Sprint | Paavo Puurunen | 0 | 28:44.0 | 9 |
| 10 km Sprint | Ville Räikkönen | 1 | 28:21.7 |
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| Event | Athlete | Time | Misses | Adjusted time 2 | Rank |
| 20 km | Vesa Hietalahti | DNF | – | DNF | – |
| 20 km | Ville Räikkönen | 57:25.3 | 3 | 1'00:25.3 | 27 |
| 20 km | Paavo Puurunen | 57:11.7 | 3 | 1'00:11.7 | 23 |
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| Event | Athlete | Misses 1 | Time | Rank |
| 7.5 km Sprint | Katja Holanti | 2 | 25:46.2 | 46 |
| 7.5 km Sprint | Mari Lampinen | 0 | 23:55.2 | 8 |
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| Event | Athlete | Time | Misses | Adjusted time 2 | Rank |
| 15 km | Katja Holanti | 58:50.9 | 3 | 1'01:50.9 | 45 |
| 15 km | Mari Lampinen | 55:55.2 | 5 | 1'00:55.2 | 32 |
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Cross-country skiing
In total, 11 Finnish athletes participated in the cross-country skiing events – Juha Alm, Jari Isometsä, Milla Jauho, Harri Kirvesniemi, Mika Myllylä, Anita Nyman, Kati Pulkkinen, Tuulikki Pyykkönen, Sami Repo, Satu Salonen and Kati Sundqvist-Venäläinen.Source:
Figure skating
In total, one Finnish athlete participated in the figure skating events – Alisa Drei in the women's singles.| Athlete | SP | FS | TFP | Rank |
| Alisa Drei | 20 | 19 | 29.0 | 21 |
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Freestyle skiing
In total, four Finnish athletes participated in the freestyle skiing events – Janne Lahtela, Lauri Lassila and Sami Mustonen in the men's moguls and Minna Karhu in the women's moguls.Source:
Ice hockey
In total, 42 Finnish athletes participated in the ice hockey events – Aki-Petteri Berg, Tuomas Grönman, Raimo Helminen, Sami Kapanen, Saku Koivu, Jari Kurri, Janne Laukkanen, Jere Lehtinen, Juha Lind, Jyrki Lumme, Jarmo Myllys, Mika Nieminen, Janne Niinimaa, Teppo Numminen, Ville Peltonen, Kimmo Rintanen, Teemu Selänne, Ari Sulander, Jukka Tammi, Esa Tikkanen, Kimmo Timonen, Antti Törmänen and Juha Ylönen in the men's competition and Sari Fisk, Kirsi Hänninen, Satu Huotari, Marianne Ihalainen, Johanna Ikonen, Sari Krooks, Emma Laaksonen, Sanna Lankosaari, Katja Lehto, Marika Lehtimäki, Riikka Nieminen, Marja-Helena Pälvilä, Tuula Puputti, Karoliina Rantamäki, Tiia Reima, Katja Riipi, Päivi Salo, Maria Selin, Liisa-Maria Sneck and Petra Vaarakallio in the women's competition.Source:
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Nordic combined
In total, four Finnish athletes participated in the Nordic combined events – Samppa Lajunen, Hannu Manninen, Jari Mantila and Tapio Nurmela in the individual competition and the team competition.Source:
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Ski jumping
In total, four Finnish athletes participated in the ski jumping events – Janne Ahonen, Mika Laitinen, Ari-Pekka Nikkola and Jani Soininen in the normal hill individual, large hill individual and the large hill team.Source:
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Snowboarding
In total, six Finnish athletes participated in the snowboarding events – Markus Hurme, Sebu Kuhlberg, Aleksi Litovaara and Jussi Oksanen in the men's halfpipe and Minna Hesso and Satu Järvelä in the women's halfpipe.Source:
Speed skating
In total, one Finnish athletes participated in the speed skating events – Janne Hänninen in the men's 500 m and the men's 1000 m.Source: