Strength athletics in Finland
Strength athletics in Finland refers to the participation of Finnish competitors and holding national strongman competitions.
History
Finland had enormous success on the international stage in the 1990s and early 2000s, having won 3 World's Strongest Man titles, and numerous major European and international competitions. In particular, Jouko Ahola was the 1997 World's Strongest Man & 1999 World's Strongest Man champion, Janne Virtanen won the 2000 World's Strongest Man, and Riku Kiri was a 3 time consecutive Europe's Strongest Man champion from 1995-1997. In recent years Finland has struggled in the major international scene, having not made the finals of WSM since 2002, and not having any major international victories.National competitions
Finland's Strongest Man
Finland's Strongest Man is an annual Strongman competition held in Finland and featuring exclusively Finnish athletes, to determine who the strongest Finn of the year is. It was first held in 1987 and has produced 19 champions throughout its 34 consecutive years. It is one of the oldest strongman competitions in the world.Mika Törrö holds the record for the most number of wins with six titles while Janne Virtanen and Jani Illikainen share four titles each. Ilkka Nummisto and Riku Kiri share three titles each as well. Jón Páll Sigmarsson, Bill Kazmaier and Hjalti Arnason were guests in the competition but their placings were not included in the final results.
Champions breakdown
Repeat champions
Regional Competitions
Nordic Strongman Championships
Nordic Strongman Championships consists of athletes from Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark.| Year | Champion | Runner-Up | 3rd Place | ||||||||||
| 2005 |  International CompetitionsWorld's Strongest VikingFinland hosts the summer edition of the World's Strongest Viking competition, with the participation of top athletes of the world.
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