Strength athletics in Finland refers to the participation of Finnish competitors and events in the field of strength athletics in association with the World's Strongest Man.
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.
| Year: | 2011 |
| Finland's Strongest Man | |
| Location: | Finland |
| Establishment: | 1987 |
| Format: | Multi-event competition |
| Current Champion: |  Jarkko Mehtälä |
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.[1]
Both Janne Virtanen and Jani Illikainen hold the record with four wins, while Ilkka Nummisto and Riku Kiri hold three wins 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.
| Year | Champion | Runner-Up | 3rd Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Jari Leino/Kari Pötrönen | |||
| 1988 | ||||
| 1989 | ||||
| 1990 | ||||
| 1991 | ||||
| 1992 | Marko Varalahti | |||
| 1993 | Jarmo Ruotsalainen | |||
| 1994 | Jorma Ojanaho | |||
| 1995 | Jukka Laine | |||
| 1996 | Marko Varalahti | |||
| 1997 | Jorma Ojanaho | |||
| 1998 | Jukka Laine | |||
| 1999 | Juha-Matti Räsänen | |||
| 2000 | Juha-Matti Räsänen | |||
| 2001 | Pasi Paavisto | |||
| 2002 | Harri Simonen | |||
| 2003 | Tomi Lotta | |||
| 2004 | Jani Illikainen | |||
| 2005 | Juha-Pakka Aitala | |||
| 2006 | Esa Qvintus | |||
| 2007 | Janne Hartikainen | |||
| 2008 | ||||
| 2009 | ||||
| 2010[2] | ||||
| 2011 | ||||
| 2014[3] | Arto Niemi-Nikkola | Jarno Kirselä | Juha Jokinen | |
| 2018 | ||||
| 2019 | ||||
| 2020 | ||||
| 2021 | Severi Allonen | |||
| 2022 | Teemu Pohto | |||
| 2023 | Mika Törrö | |||
| 2024 | Mika Törrö |
| Champion | Times | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | ||
| 4 | ||
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The Nordic Strongman Championships consists of athletes from Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark.[4]
| Year | Champion | Runner-Up | 3rd Place | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 |  IFSA Nordic Championships Kristiansand, Norway | |||
| 2012 | Michael Licht | Nordic Championships Harstad, Norway | ||
| 2013 | Ole Martin Hansen | Juha-Matti Järvi | Giants Live Nordic Championships Norway | |