| Npc: | FIN |
| Npcname: | Finnish Paralympic Committee |
| Games: | Summer Paralympics |
| Year: | 2020 |
| Location: | Tokyo |
| Competitors: | 16 |
| Sports: | 7 |
| Flagbearer: | Henry Manni Pia-Pauliina Reitti |
| Gold: | 1 |
| Silver: | 3 |
| Bronze: | 1 |
| Appearances: | auto |
Finland competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021.[1] [2] [3] They won five medals; one gold, three silver and one bronze, all in athletics.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August | |||||
| 1 September | |||||
| 1 September | |||||
| 29 August |
The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games:
| width=180 | Sport | width=55 | Men | width=55 | Women | width=55 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 4 | 2 | 6 | |||||
| 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 3 | 0 | 3 | |||||
| 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 11 | 5 | 16 |
Liisa Lilja was also qualified and selected but had to withdraw due to an injury shortly before the games.
See main article: Archery at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and Archery at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Qualification. Jere Forsberg qualified to compete.
See main article: Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. Six Finnish athletes (Toni Piispanen, Leo Pekka Tahti, Amanda Kotaja & Marjaana Heikkinen have qualified to compete.
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||
| align=left rowspan=2 | Henry Manni | 100m T34 | 15.84 | 5 | ||
| 800m T34 | 1:46.84 | 3 Q | 1:47.34 | 4 | ||
| Esa-Pekka Mattila | 100m T54 | 14.71 | 6 | did not advance | ||
| align=left rowspan=2 | Toni Piispanen | 100m T51 | 20.68 | |||
| 200m T51 | 36.81 PR | |||||
| align=left rowspan=2 | Leo-Pekka Tähti | 100m T54 | 13.81 | 1 Q | 13.85 | |
| 400m T54 | 46.91 | 5 | did not advance | |||
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||
| align=left rowspan=2 | Amanda Kotaja | 100m T54 | 16.43 | 1 Q | 15.93 | |
| 400m T54 | 57.70 | 5 | did not advance | |||
See main article: Cycling at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. Teppo Polvi and Harri Sopanen have both qualified to compete.[5] [6]
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left rowspan=2 | Teppo Polvi | Men's road race H1–2 | 1 LAP | 7 |
| Men's road time trial H1 | 56:29.24 | 5 | ||
| align=left rowspan=2 | Harri Sopanen | Men's road race H1–2 | did not start | |
| Men's road time trial H1 | did not finish | |||
See main article: Equestrian at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. Katja Karjalainen and Pia-Pauliina Reitti have both qualified to compete.
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | ||||
| Katja Karjalainen | Dr Doolittle | Individual Championship test grade I | 71.893 | 6 | |
| Individual Freestyle test grade I | 74.640 | 6 | |||
| Pia-Pauliina Reitti | Supremo Road | Individual Championship test grade IV | 66.269 | 12 | |
See main article: Paratriathlon at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. Liisa Lilja was qualified and scheduled to compete but had to withdraw after being injured in a car accident shortly before the games.[7]
See main article: Shooting at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. Finland entered one athletes into the Paralympic competition. Jarkko Mylly successfully break the Paralympic qualification at the 2018 WSPS World Cup which was held in Châteauroux, France.[8]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | |||
| align=left rowspan=2 | Jarkko Mylly | Mixed 10 m air rifle prone SH1 | 625.3 | 41[9] | did not advance | |
| Mixed 50 m air rifle prone SH1 | 615.2 | 15[10] | did not advance | |||
See main article: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. Three swimmers, all male, have qualified to compete.
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||
| Nader Khalili | 100m backstroke S14 | 1:07.04 | 17 | did not advance | ||
| Leo Lähteenmäki | 50m freestyle S9 | 26.64 | 14[11] | did not advance | ||
| Antti Latikka | 100m backstroke S13 | 1:03.75 | 8 Q[12] | 1:04.21 | 7[13] | |
See main article: Table tennis at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. Aino Tapola qualified to compete. She is Finland's first female para table tennis player to compete at the Paralympics.